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What's the biggest difference between YOUNG WOMEN'S STEAM RESEARCH & PREPARATORY ACADEMY and what you expected?
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Enrollment
443
High
DISTRICT 1,062 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EL PASO ISD·NCES 481830013596
YOUNG WOMEN'S STEAM RESEARCH & PREPARATORY ACADEMY
2231 ARIZONA AVE, EL PASO, TX 79930 · (915) 236-4830 · El Paso County
GRADES 06–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL443 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
267 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
67.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +22.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
34.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +13.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 22 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
50.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
443
+261 (+143%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 18.6:1
% White
17%
was 10%
% Hispanic
76%
was 81%
% Black
3%
was 5%
% Asian
2%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About YOUNG WOMEN'S STEAM RESEARCH & PREPARATORY ACADEMY
Located at 2231 ARIZONA AVE, in EL PASO, Texas, YOUNG WOMEN'S STEAM RESEARCH & PREPARATORY ACADEMY is a tight-knit four-year high school that works with 443 students (grades 6 through 12), overseen by EL PASO ISD. That puts it 44% leaner than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 796 students.
EL PASO ISD runs 76 schools in total, collectively educating 48,118 students. YOUNG WOMEN'S STEAM RESEARCH & PREPARATORY ACADEMY is one of those campuses.
On the student-mix side, YOUNG WOMEN'S STEAM RESEARCH & PREPARATORY ACADEMY records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 76%. The remainder breaks down as 17% White, 3% Black, 2% multiracial.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 60% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against El Paso County (around 74%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.
With demographic context factored in, YOUNG WOMEN'S STEAM RESEARCH & PREPARATORY ACADEMY performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 47.6%, the actual is 50.3%, a residual of +2.8 points.
In the area at large, El Paso County reports that the typical household earns roughly $59,806 per year, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. Across El Paso County's 273 public schools (combined enrollment of about 165,404 students), YOUNG WOMEN'S STEAM RESEARCH & PREPARATORY ACADEMY is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: MORENO MONTESSORI, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around YOUNG WOMEN'S STEAM RESEARCH & PREPARATORY ACADEMY. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts YOUNG WOMEN'S STEAM RESEARCH & PREPARATORY ACADEMY at 2nd of 5; the average score across the group is 36.8%.
Geographically, the school is in an urban area.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at YOUNG WOMEN'S STEAM RESEARCH & PREPARATORY ACADEMY has increased 143%, going from 182 students in 2018 to 443 in 2025. The White share of enrollment increased from 10% to 17% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 18.6:1 in 2018 to 16.9:1 today.
On the community side, members of the YOUNG WOMEN'S STEAM RESEARCH & PREPARATORY ACADEMY community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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 H SHigh · 2,835 students
- CORONADO H SHigh · 2,576 students
- CHAPIN H SHigh · 1,766 students
- EL PASO H SHigh · 1,636 students
- HORNEDO MIDDLEMiddle · 1,442 students
- DON HASKINS PK-8Elementary · 1,405 students
Other schools in EL PASO
- EASTLAKE H SHigh · 3,004 students
- PEBBLE HILLS H SHigh · 2,952 students
- FRANKLIN H SHigh · 2,835 students
- SOCORRO H SHigh · 2,579 students
- CORONADO H SHigh · 2,576 students
- MONTWOOD H SHigh · 2,499 students
Nearby schools
- MORENO MONTESSORI0.5 mi · 112
- MORENO EL0.5 mi · 304
- TELLES ACADEMY0.6 mi · 26
- COLLEGE CAREER TECHNOLOGY ACADEMY (CCTA)0.6 mi · 151
- ABOUT FACE PROGRAM EL0.7 mi · 3
- LAMAR EL0.7 mi · 265
Frequently asked questions
About YOUNG WOMEN'S STEAM RESEARCH & PREPARATORY ACADEMYHow many students attend YOUNG WOMEN'S STEAM RESEARCH & PREPARATORY ACADEMY?
YOUNG WOMEN'S STEAM RESEARCH & PREPARATORY ACADEMY enrolls approximately 443 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does YOUNG WOMEN'S STEAM RESEARCH & PREPARATORY ACADEMY serve?
YOUNG WOMEN'S STEAM RESEARCH & PREPARATORY ACADEMY serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many teachers does YOUNG WOMEN'S STEAM RESEARCH & PREPARATORY ACADEMY have?
YOUNG WOMEN'S STEAM RESEARCH & PREPARATORY ACADEMY employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
What is the student diversity at YOUNG WOMEN'S STEAM RESEARCH & PREPARATORY ACADEMY?
Student demographics at YOUNG WOMEN'S STEAM RESEARCH & PREPARATORY ACADEMY are roughly 17% White, 76% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is YOUNG WOMEN'S STEAM RESEARCH & PREPARATORY ACADEMY in?
YOUNG WOMEN'S STEAM RESEARCH & PREPARATORY ACADEMY is part of EL PASO ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.