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College Career Technology Academy (Ccta)

Q: Is College Career Technology Academy (Ccta) a good school?

College Career Technology Academy (Ccta) ranks in the bottom 1.1% of Texas high schools.

Q: How many students attend College Career Technology Academy (Ccta)?

In the 2024-25 school year, 151 students attended College Career Technology Academy (Ccta).

Q: What is the racial makeup of College Career Technology Academy (Ccta)?

Students at College Career Technology Academy (Ccta) are 95% Hispanic, 3% White, 1% African American.

Public Grades 9-12

1986^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 1% of Texas high schools

Summary

College Career Technology Academy (CCTA) is a small alternative high school in El Paso, TX, serving 151 students in grades 9-12 within the El Paso Independent School District (ISD). The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 1-5% of Texas high schools for the past decade, with critically low academic and graduation outcomes that starkly contrast with nearby schools.

The most alarming metric is CCTA's graduation rate, which was just 28.6% in the 2023-2024 school year—far below the district average of 82.3% and less than half the rate of nearby El Paso High School (87.8%) or Jefferson High School (76.2%). The dropout rate is equally concerning at 14.5%, compared to the district's 1.8% average. Academic proficiency on STAAR End of Course exams is critically low, with English I Reading at 11.1% and U.S. History at 17.7%—a fraction of the district and state averages. This is in stark contrast to nearby Silva Health Magnet, which achieves proficiency rates of 87-95% in the same subjects. Despite spending $25,312 per student—more than double the spending of comprehensive high schools like El Paso High ($9,546)—these investments have not translated into positive outcomes.

CCTA shares a campus with Telles Academy, another low-performing alternative school, though Telles has a 0% dropout rate compared to CCTA's 14.5%. The school likely functions as a disciplinary or credit recovery program for students who have struggled at comprehensive high schools like Austin High School or Bowie High School. However, the data suggests CCTA is not successfully re-engaging these students, but rather serving as a pipeline out of the education system. With no evidence of improvement over the past decade, CCTA remains in a state of chronic crisis.

151

Students ?

10.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,252

Per pupil spending ?

86.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2851 Grant
El Paso, TX 79930-1106

(915) 236-7700

District: El Paso Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.4%

White:

2.6%

African American:

1.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2016 → 1st in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (12% vs 61% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!English II Reading scores 53 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school12%

District avg56%

Texas avg61%

1,986^th of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 1%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^th of 16High Schools in the El Paso Independent School District (Isd)

531^st of 951El 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2013	2.3	1924 of 1973	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	24.0	1605 of 1803	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	1.3	1744 of 1763	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	0.0	1714 of 1718	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	5.3	1642 of 1684	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	0.0	1582 of 1585	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	1.7	1986 of 2009	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	1.6	1967 of 1974	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.1	1907 of 1990	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.1	1902 of 1961	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.5	1780 of 1876	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	1.9	1854 of 1861	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.9	1804 of 1857	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.8	1711 of 1797	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.0	1695 of 1777	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	1.0	1735 of 1762	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	5.1	1631 of 1743	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	8.8	1605 of 1734	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	7.7	1546 of 1652	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	15.9	1442 of 1603	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	7.1	1601 of 1672	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	5.0	1520 of 1568	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	8.5	1465 of 1539	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	8.5	1426 of 1510	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	4.4	1434 of 1497	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	5.1	1371 of 1430	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	14.3	1694 of 1837	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.9	1803 of 1829	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.5	1755 of 1810	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	1683 of 1784	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	5.4	1191 of 1195	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.7	1058 of 1153	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.9	1427 of 1437	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	1259 of 1371	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	1105 of 1278	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.8	1194 of 1195	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	1063 of 1136	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	923 of 1113	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	1.3	1908 of 1936	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	0.9	1500 of 1504	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	0.8	1873 of 1880	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.3	1870 of 1891	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.8	1795 of 1841	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	0.9	1811 of 1815	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.2	1775 of 1798	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.3	1728 of 1781	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	1.5	1851 of 1860	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	2.3	1442 of 1453	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.5	1791 of 1805	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.6	1767 of 1820	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.7	1658 of 1762	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.4	1732 of 1743	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.1	1655 of 1714	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.1	1636 of 1691	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	2.3	1912 of 1937	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	2.8	1498 of 1513	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.4	1877 of 1884	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.0	1832 of 1897	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.5	1755 of 1847	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.7	1839 of 1848	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.0	1748 of 1818	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.1	1710 of 1794	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	1.7	1939 of 1954	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.9	1465 of 1515	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.4	1885 of 1891	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.4	1813 of 1913	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.9	1749 of 1853	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.3	1792 of 1840	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.0	1761 of 1824	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.9	1751 of 1803	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	2.7	1296 of 1299	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.0	1340 of 1357	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	1199 of 1347	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

High school

At Risk (2022)8th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)1st percentile~ school

Male (2026)1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)<1st percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)<1st percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

U.S. History18%-53 vs state

English I Reading11%-44 vs state

English II Reading7%-53 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (2026)		STAAR Social Studies (2026)	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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
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%)	1.7	1986^th of 2009 public high schools	1.1%		1.6	1967^th of 1974 public high schools	0.4%	19			11.1	6.7	17.7							$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%)	2.4	1963^rd of 2009 public high schools	2.3%					(n/a)	8.3	0.0	0.0	0.0		20.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		$35,493
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)
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%)	79.2	226^th of 2009 public high schools	88.8%		75.3	302^nd of 1974 public high schools	84.7%	76	75.0	88.2	81.1	87.8		72.8	73.1	71.1	21.4	45.9	36.1	$10,336
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%)	22.1	1626^th of 2009 public high schools	19.1%		17.7	1657^th of 1974 public high schools	16.1%	31	17.6	57.4	32.3	38.6	55.5							$10,220
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%)	10.2	1790^th of 2009 public high schools	10.9%		10.9	1770^th of 1974 public high schools	10.3%	20	50.0	37.1	14.6	27.3	43.4							$10,830
El Paso High School	Public	9-12	800 E Schuster Ave	El Paso	79902	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 496-8300	1,636	97	16.8	58.4%	117 (7.2%)	10 (0.6%)	1,483 (90.6%)	12 (0.7%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (0.7%)	44.7	1110^th of 2009 public high schools	44.7%		41	1136^th of 1974 public high schools	42.5%	26	12.5	66.4	45.3	59.2	69.6							$7,815
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%)	16.4	1704^th of 2009 public high schools	15.2%		12.7	1734^th of 1974 public high schools	12.2%	30	15.9	48.7	16.8	24.5	64.1							$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%)	89.6	63^rd of 2009 public high schools	96.9%		87.1	107^th of 1974 public high schools	94.6%	44	68.3	95.4	87.6	92.3	93.5							$9,177
Triumph Public High Schools-Elementary Paso West	Public, Charter	9-12	711 N Mesa St	El Paso	79902	El Paso County	Triumph Public High Schools-West Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 532-7216	97	6	15.9		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	97 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6.7	1849^th of 2009 public high schools	8.0%		6.7	1832^nd of 1974 public high schools	7.2%	17	12.0	35.0	15.6	24.4	36.8							$14,155

Frequently Asked Questions about College Career Technology Academy (Ccta)

Is College Career Technology Academy (Ccta) a good school?

College Career Technology Academy (Ccta) ranks in the bottom 1.1% of Texas high schools.

What is the racial makeup of College Career Technology Academy (Ccta)?

Students at College Career Technology Academy (Ccta) are 95% Hispanic, 3% White, 1% African American.

What district is College Career Technology Academy (Ccta) in?

El Paso Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend College Career Technology Academy (Ccta)?

In the 2024-25 school year, 151 students attended College Career Technology Academy (Ccta).

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