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Jefferson High School

Q: Is Jefferson High School a good school?

Jefferson High School ranks in the bottom 12.2% of Texas high schools.

Q: How many students attend Jefferson High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 998 students attended Jefferson High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Jefferson High School?

Students at Jefferson High School are 99% Hispanic.

Q: What schools feed into Jefferson High School?

Jefferson High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Cooley Elementary Elementary : Zavala Elementary

Public Grades 9-12

1734^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,974 Texas High Schools

Better than 12% of Texas high schools

Summary

Jefferson High School is a public high school in El Paso, Texas, serving 1,040 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the El Paso Independent School District, which is ranked 543 out of 961 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. Unfortunately, Jefferson High School has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Texas high schools over the past decade, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Jefferson High School underperforms compared to the district and state averages on STAAR End-of-Course (EOC) exams. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 26.13% of Jefferson students were proficient or better in Algebra I, compared to 40.8% for the district and 47.01% for the state. The school also has a lower 4-year graduation rate around 84%, which is on par with the district but lower than the state average. Additionally, Jefferson's dropout rate has been higher than the district in recent years, ranging from 2.7% to 6.4%.

Despite its challenges, Jefferson High School is located in close proximity to several other high schools in the El Paso ISD that are performing significantly better, such as Burges High School, El Paso High School, and the highly-ranked Silva Health Magnet. This suggests that factors beyond just the school's immediate environment may be contributing to its struggles, and there may be opportunities for improvement through targeted interventions and collaboration with higher-performing schools in the area.

998

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,054

Per pupil spending ?

89.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4700 Alameda Ave
El Paso, TX 79905-2795

(915) 236-7400

District: El Paso Independent School District (Isd)

Feeder schools for Jefferson High School:

Elementary:	Cooley Elementary
	Zavala Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.0%

White:

0.8%

African American:

0.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 23rd percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (26% vs 56% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg50%

Texas avg56%

1,734^th of 1,974

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 14High Schools in the El Paso Independent School District (Isd)

543^rd of 961El Paso Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	12.7	1734 of 1974	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	1733 of 1990	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	1684 of 1961	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	1592 of 1876	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.6	1633 of 1861	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	1532 of 1857	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	1440 of 1797	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.2	1406 of 1777	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	30.0	1359 of 1762	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	31.8	1336 of 1743	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	30.2	1335 of 1734	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.2	1356 of 1652	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.1	1323 of 1603	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	40.0	1306 of 1672	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	44.0	1164 of 1568	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.6	1272 of 1539	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	26.7	1291 of 1510	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	21.6	1305 of 1497	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	12.5	1316 of 1430	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	14.5	1310 of 1429	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	17.9	1291 of 1427	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	30.5	1290 of 1837	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.0	1478 of 1829	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.3	1332 of 1810	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.4	1154 of 1784	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	872 of 1153	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	1109 of 1437	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	936 of 1371	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.6	826 of 1278	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.6	793 of 1195	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.3	559 of 1136	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.2	433 of 1113	61.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	12.5	1353 of 1504	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	1692 of 1880	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	1663 of 1891	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	1622 of 1841	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.4	1646 of 1815	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	1556 of 1798	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.7	1515 of 1781	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	27.5	811 of 964	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	1061 of 1182	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	1060 of 1172	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.1	1075 of 1177	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.2	1047 of 1145	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.3	1103 of 1137	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	1272 of 1453	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	1547 of 1805	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	1552 of 1820	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	1468 of 1762	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.2	1516 of 1743	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	1425 of 1714	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.9	1358 of 1691	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	19.0	1296 of 1513	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	1593 of 1884	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	1613 of 1897	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	1529 of 1847	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.7	1575 of 1848	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.9	1517 of 1818	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	1486 of 1794	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	15.2	1311 of 1515	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	1575 of 1891	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	1594 of 1913	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	1524 of 1853	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.6	1580 of 1840	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.3	1511 of 1824	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	1509 of 1803	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	5.6	81 of 81	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	26.4	1034 of 1299	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.4	1127 of 1548	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.1	1083 of 1478	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.6	933 of 1418	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.0	960 of 1382	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.6	824 of 1357	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.7	779 of 1347	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	6.6	1464 of 1576	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	48.5	755 of 1525	50.5%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

At Risk (2022)30th percentile+15 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)24th percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2025)20th percentile+8 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)16th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile~ school

Male (2025)13th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)12th percentile~ school

Female (2025)10th percentile~ school

White (2023)7th percentile-7 vs school

Migrant (2025)<1st percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

U.S. History53%-14 vs state

Biology27%-35 vs state

Algebra I26%-21 vs state

English II Reading22%-35 vs state

English I Reading12%-39 vs state

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Schools Near Jefferson High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR EOC Biology (2025)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2025)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2025)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)			STAAR Mathematics (2025)		STAAR Science (2025)	STAAR Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History End of Course	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Jefferson High School	Public	9-12	4700 Alameda Ave	El Paso	79905	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 236-7400	998	72	13.8	89.5%	8 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	988 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	12.7	1734^th of 1974 public high schools	12.2%		13	1733^rd of 1990 public high schools	12.9%	1	26.1	27.2	12.2	21.5	53.5								$10,054
Silva Health Magnet	Public	9-12	121 Val Verde St	El Paso	79905	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 236-7400	544	36	15.1	66.0%	20 (3.7%)	17 (3.1%)	480 (88.2%)	20 (3.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	87.1	107^th of 1974 public high schools	94.6%		90.2	61^st of 1990 public high schools	96.9%	46	61.7	89.7	92.5	88.2	81.8								$9,177
Bowie High School	Public	9-12	801 S San Marcial St	El Paso	79905	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 236-7000	1,003	74	13.4	95.8%	9 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	992 (98.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10.9	1770^th of 1974 public high schools	10.3%		11.7	1763^rd of 1990 public high schools	11.4%	7	49.4	27.7	14.1	22.4	23.2								$10,830
Delta Academy	Public	6-12	6400 Delta	El Paso	79905	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 236-8975	53	14	3.8	84.9%	1 (1.9%)	2 (3.8%)	50 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	0.0	11.1	0.0	9.1									$40,798
College Career Technology Academy (Ccta)	Public	9-12	2851 Grant	El Paso	79930	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 236-7700	151	15	10.1	86.8%	4 (2.6%)	2 (1.3%)	144 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1.6	1967^th of 1974 public high schools	0.4%		4.1	1907^th of 1990 public high schools	4.2%	60			0.0	4.7	20.8								$13,252
Telles Academy	Public	6-12	2851 Grant Ave Bldg A	El Paso	79930	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 236-7800	26	8	3.2	88.5%	4 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (80.8%)	1 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$35,493
Austin High School	Public	9-12	3500 Memphis Ave	El Paso	79930	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 236-4200	946	69	13.6	88.5%	43 (4.5%)	37 (3.9%)	837 (88.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.8%)	19 (2.0%)	17.7	1657^th of 1974 public high schools	16.1%		10.2	1784^th of 1990 public high schools	10.4%	127	24.9	48.6	22.9	27.8	45.7								$10,220
Young Women's Steam Research & Preparatory Academy	Public	6-12	2231 Arizona Ave	El Paso	79930	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 236-4830	443	26	16.8	60.3%	77 (17.4%)	12 (2.7%)	336 (75.8%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.3%)	75.3	302^nd of 1974 public high schools	84.7%		70.7	408^th of 1990 public high schools	79.5%	106	65.0	82.6	72.3	95.8	74.7	76.6	60.6	77.5	30.7	47.4	50.6	28.1	$10,336
Career & Technical Educational Center	Public	9-12	1170 Walnut St	El Paso	79930	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(915) 236-7900	0	32	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Burges High School	Public	9-12	7800 Edgemere Way	El Paso	79925	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 236-7200	1,394	86	16.1	72.7%	73 (5.2%)	34 (2.4%)	1,252 (89.8%)	10 (0.7%)	3 (0.2%)	5 (0.4%)	17 (1.2%)	47.6	972^nd of 1974 public high schools	50.8%		39.1	1197^th of 1990 public high schools	39.8%	225	32.9	55.7	42.7	55.7	75.8								$9,404

Frequently Asked Questions about Jefferson High School

What district is Jefferson High School in?

El Paso Independent School District (Isd)

Is Jefferson High School a good school?

Jefferson High School ranks in the bottom 12.2% of Texas high schools.

How many students attend Jefferson High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 998 students attended Jefferson High School.

What schools feed into Jefferson High School?

Jefferson High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Cooley Elementary
Elementary : Zavala Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Jefferson High School?

Students at Jefferson High School are 99% Hispanic.

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