Enrollment
354
High
DISTRICT 1,062 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EL PASO ISD·NCES 481830012055
Transmountain Early College High School
9570 GATEWAY N BLVD EC, EL PASO, TX 79925 · (915) 887-6805 · El Paso County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL354 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 96% of Texas public high schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public high schools
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
208 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 95 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 97 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 82 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 80 | 23% |
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
96.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +27.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
62.0%
TX avg 45.3%
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 96 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 27 points since 2020.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 25.0% | 71.0% | 3.0% | 1.0% |
| Mathematics | 25.0% | 37.0% | 29.0% | 9.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 96.0% | 62.0% |
| 2024-25 | 91.0% | 64.0% |
| 2023-24 | 92.0% | 66.0% |
| 2022-23 | 83.0% | 40.0% |
| 2021-22 | 88.0% | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 69.0% | N/A |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
83.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+35.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 84% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 49% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 35 points, placing it in Texas's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Transmountain Early College High School
Transmountain Early College High School's state test result (83.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transmountain Early College High School this school | 354 | 58.8% | 83.7% |
| Kermit High School KERMIT | 395 | 60.3% | 44.3% |
| South Texas ISD World Scholars EDINBURG | 403 | 61.3% | 70.3% |
| Young Women's Steam Research & Preparatory Academy EL PASO | 443 | 60.3% | 52.1% |
| Northwest Early College H S (nwechs) EL PASO | 373 | 56.6% | 83.3% |
| Harold T Branch Academy for Career & Technical Ed CORPUS CHRISTI | 248 | 62.1% | 76.3% |
Matched among Texas high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Transmountain Early College High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 83.7% | #57 of 1,385 | #1 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #252 of 1,425 ▼ 77 | #5 of 45 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 96.0% | #25 of 1,425 ▲ 25 | #1 of 45 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +17.5pp | #497 of 1,184 | #10 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 354 | #1,078 of 2,107 | #40 of 61 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #592 of 1,344 | #10 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.3% | #1,016 of 1,346 | #5 of 46 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.8% | #831 of 1,522 | #47 of 52 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.0% | #91 of 557 | #7 of 28 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
354
-42 (-11%) vs 2020
+8% since 2010-11, when it was 327
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 15.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 354 | 24.9 | 14.2:1 | 59% (208) |
| 2023-24 | 350 | 23.9 | 14.6:1 | 63% (220) |
| 2022-23 | 348 | 22.4 | 15.5:1 | 60% (208) |
| 2020-21 | 396 | 25 | 15.8:1 | 67% (264) |
| 2017-18 | 454 | 24.6 | 18.5:1 | 56% (254) |
| 2015-16 | 435 | 22 | 19.8:1 | 62% (269) |
| 2010-11 | 327 | 21 | 15.6:1 | 64% (208) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Transmountain Early College High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (454 to 354); teachers up 1% (24.6 to 24.9).
About Transmountain Early College High School
Transmountain Early College High School is a public small high school in EL PASO, Texas. The school's enrollment of 354 students covers grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 56% lower than the average for high schools in Texas, which is about 796.
The 76 schools of EL PASO ISD, including Transmountain Early College High School, enroll 48,118 students.
At Transmountain Early College High School, Hispanic students make up 83% of the student body. The remaining students are 10% White, 3% multiracial, 2% Black, and 2% Asian. The county population is about 83% Hispanic, within a few points of the school. By the diversity index, Transmountain Early College High School comes in at 30%.
The school reported 24.9 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 14.2:1. The 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas is higher than this school's figure. Eligible students account for 59% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. The gap from the 74% average for public schools in El Paso County is 15 points.
Measured against Texas public high schools, Transmountain Early College High School receives an A+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Transmountain Early College High School would score about 48.6%. It scores 83.7%, a top-10% result among Texas schools on BeatsExpectations.
Within El Paso County, median household income is about $59,806, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 16%. Federal data list 273 public schools in El Paso County, with a combined enrollment of about 165,404.
The school nearest to Transmountain Early College High School is Whitaker Elementary School, at a distance of about 0.7 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Transmountain Early College High School places 1st of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The federal government classifies Transmountain Early College High School's location as City: Large.
Enrollment was 396 in 2020-21 and 354 in 2024-25, a decrease of 42 students. Federal data show the ratio falling from 15.8:1 to 14.2:1.
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El Paso County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
870,779
Census ACS
Median income
$59,806
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
273
165,404 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in EL PASO ISD
- Franklin High SchoolHigh · 2,835 students
- Coronado High SchoolHigh · 2,576 students
- Chapin High SchoolHigh · 1,766 students
- El Paso High SchoolHigh · 1,636 students
- Hornedo Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,442 students
- Don Haskins PK-8Elementary · 1,405 students
Other schools in EL PASO
- Eastlake High SchoolHigh · 3,004 students
- Pebble Hills High SchoolHigh · 2,952 students
- Franklin High SchoolHigh · 2,835 students
- Socorro High SchoolHigh · 2,579 students
- Coronado High SchoolHigh · 2,576 students
- Montwood High SchoolHigh · 2,499 students
Nearby schools
- Whitaker Elementary School0.7 mi · 386
- H R Moye Elementary School1.4 mi · 286
- Coach Archie Duran Elementary School1.4 mi · 648
- Irvin High School1.5 mi · 932
- Canyon Hills Middle School1.5 mi · 408
- Bobby Joe Hill PK-81.6 mi · 656
Frequently asked questions
About Transmountain Early College High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Transmountain Early College High School?
Transmountain Early College High School enrolls approximately 354 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Transmountain Early College High School serve?
Transmountain Early College High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Transmountain Early College High School?
Approximately 14.2:1 students per teacher at Transmountain Early College High School.
What is the student diversity at Transmountain Early College High School?
Student demographics at Transmountain Early College High School are roughly 10% White, 83% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Transmountain Early College High School?
Transmountain Early College High School is overseen by EL PASO ISD in El Paso County.
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