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Montwood High School

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Montwood High School ranks 372 nd of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

372^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 81% of Texas high schools

Summary

Montwood High School is a large, comprehensive high school in El Paso, TX, serving 2,499 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Socorro Independent School District (Isd). The school has earned a 4-star rating and ranks in the 81st percentile statewide, a remarkable recovery from a pandemic-era dip, and it consistently outperforms nearby district rivals like Pebble Hills High School, Americas High School, and El Dorado High School in core subjects like English, U.S. History, and Biology.

What truly sets Montwood apart is its exceptional performance with all student groups, especially those who often face the biggest challenges. The school ranks in the 88th percentile statewide for students from low-income backgrounds, Hispanic students, and students receiving special education services, and in the 87th percentile for English Language Learners. This focus on equity means that over 70% of its students, who qualify for free or reduced lunch, are achieving at high levels. The school also boasts a strong graduation rate of 93.5% and the lowest dropout rate in the district at just 0.7%.

While Montwood is a top performer overall, it has one notable area for improvement: Algebra I proficiency, where only 38.46% of students are proficient compared to the state average of 54.03%. This is a stark contrast to its other scores and to nearby J M Hanks High School in the Ysleta Independent School District (Isd), which achieves a 68.67% proficiency rate in the same subject. This suggests that while Montwood’s overall system is strong, there may be specific strategies from neighboring schools that could help it improve in math.

2,499

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,597

Per pupil spending ?

70.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12000 Montwood
El Paso, TX 79936-4400

(915) 937-2400

District: Socorro Independent School District (Isd)

Feeder schools for Montwood High School:

Elementary:	Benito Martinez Elementary
	Bill Sybert School
	Elfida Chavez Elementary
	Helen Ball Elementary
	More...
	O'Shea Keleher Whole Child Academy
Middle:	Montwood Middle
	William D Slider Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.0%

White:

2.5%

African American:

1.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 74th percentile in 2016 → 81st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (75% vs 62% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of Texas high schools

✓94% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Algebra I scores 16 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school75%

District avg69%

Texas avg62%

372^nd of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Top 19%▲ up 8 pts since 2016

From top 26% (2016) to top 19% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 8High Schools in the Socorro Independent School District (Isd)

264^th of 951Socorro 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
2026	72.6	372 of 2009	81.5%	★★★★☆
2025	67.2	490 of 1974	75.2%	★★★★☆
2024	69.5	441 of 1990	77.8%	★★★★☆
2023	63.3	605 of 1961	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.6	647 of 1876	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.2	904 of 1861	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.6	411 of 1857	77.9%	★★★★☆
2018	61.7	529 of 1797	70.6%	★★★★☆
2017	55.4	635 of 1777	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	67.3	463 of 1762	73.7%	★★★★☆
2015	61.8	653 of 1743	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	56.8	743 of 1734	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	58.4	660 of 1652	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	53.5	733 of 1603	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	57.3	890 of 1672	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	59.8	749 of 1568	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	55.3	847 of 1539	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	56.7	781 of 1510	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	53.7	856 of 1497	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	47.6	930 of 1430	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	36.6	1084 of 1429	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	38.8	1090 of 1427	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	67.8	238 of 1086	78.1%	★★★★☆
2024	81.6	127 of 1065	88.1%	★★★★☆
2023	70.0	220 of 1069	79.4%	★★★★☆
2022	75.1	164 of 1031	84.1%	★★★★☆
2021	40.6	542 of 1020	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	96.1	20 of 1024	98.0%	★★★★★
2018	76.2	162 of 1013	84.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	66.0	163 of 530	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.4	229 of 525	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.2	212 of 507	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.5	335 of 488	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.4	391 of 486	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	49.7	674 of 1837	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.9	1077 of 1829	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.5	388 of 1810	78.6%	★★★★☆
2018	55.4	540 of 1784	69.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	73.6	157 of 1195	86.9%	★★★★☆
2024	61.6	320 of 1437	77.7%	★★★★☆
2023	58.4	355 of 1371	74.1%	★★★★☆
2022	46.8	477 of 1278	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.2	654 of 1195	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.8	237 of 1136	79.1%	★★★★☆
2018	52.8	328 of 1113	70.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	72.7	342 of 1936	82.3%	★★★★☆
2024	59.8	605 of 1880	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.3	690 of 1891	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.5	813 of 1841	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.0	930 of 1815	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.7	477 of 1798	73.5%	★★★★☆
2018	56.3	711 of 1781	60.1%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	65.4	466 of 1206	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.6	565 of 1182	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.5	596 of 1172	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	63.2	555 of 1177	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.6	543 of 1145	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.7	720 of 1137	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	77.4	219 of 1860	88.2%	★★★★☆
2024	65.5	377 of 1805	79.1%	★★★★☆
2023	68.2	383 of 1820	79.0%	★★★★☆
2022	62.5	443 of 1762	74.9%	★★★★☆
2021	54.9	663 of 1743	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.8	303 of 1714	82.3%	★★★★☆
2018	65.2	397 of 1691	76.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	75.4	234 of 1937	87.9%	★★★★☆
2024	64.9	389 of 1884	79.4%	★★★★☆
2023	66.5	393 of 1897	79.3%	★★★★☆
2022	62.5	430 of 1847	76.7%	★★★★☆
2021	50.4	805 of 1848	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.9	301 of 1818	83.4%	★★★★☆
2018	63.8	388 of 1794	78.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	69.9	408 of 1954	79.1%	★★★★☆
2024	61.1	558 of 1891	70.5%	★★★★☆
2023	64.6	532 of 1913	72.2%	★★★★☆
2022	59.7	584 of 1853	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.1	898 of 1840	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.1	417 of 1824	77.1%	★★★★☆
2018	62.6	497 of 1803	72.4%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	63.7	222 of 713	68.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	74.7	196 of 1581	87.6%	★★★★☆
2024	70.4	248 of 1548	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	49.9	585 of 1478	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.5	345 of 1418	75.7%	★★★★☆
2021	36.7	850 of 1382	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.6	287 of 1357	78.9%	★★★★☆
2018	52.8	443 of 1347	67.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	46.0	853 of 1584	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.6	949 of 1556	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	69.7	329 of 1576	79.1%	★★★★☆
2022	45.5	814 of 1525	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.5	982 of 1510	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.3	499 of 1526	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.6	222 of 1539	85.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)88th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)88th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2026)88th percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)87th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)82nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)79th percentile~ school

African American (2026)78th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2024)69th percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)69th percentile-13 vs school

At Risk (2022)63rd percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)61st percentile-20 vs school

White (2026)46th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

U.S. History89%+19 vs state

Biology78%+7 vs state

English II Reading68%+8 vs state

English I Reading68%+12 vs state

Algebra I38%-16 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)	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	Total
Montwood High School	Public	9-12	12000 Montwood	El Paso	79936	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-2400	2,499	147	17.0	70.1%	62 (2.5%)	28 (1.1%)	2,374 (95.0%)	14 (0.6%)	1 (0.0%)	6 (0.2%)	14 (0.6%)	72.6	372^nd of 2009 public high schools	81.5%		67.2	490^th of 1974 public high schools	75.2%	118	38.5	77.8	67.8	67.9	89.2	$8,597
El Paso Leadership Academy - H S East	Public, Charter	9-12	2101 Joe Battle Blvd	El Paso	79938	El Paso County	El Paso Leadership Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 298-3900	428	23	18.3	81.1%	11 (2.6%)	3 (0.7%)	411 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	9.7	1797^th of 2009 public high schools	10.6%					(n/a)	18.2	48.6	8.6	20.2	49.4	$7,709
Triumph Public High Schools-Elementary Paso East	Public, Charter	9-12	1599 George Dieter Dr	El Paso	79936	El Paso County	Triumph Public High Schools-West Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 298-3637	129	6	22.2		2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	127 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11.9	1766^th of 2009 public high schools	12.1%		12	1751^st of 1974 public high schools	11.3%	15	15.4	46.2	17.2	30.6	45.5	$10,888
Americas High School	Public	9-12	12101 Pellicano	El Paso	79936	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-2800	2,049	124	16.4	66.3%	76 (3.7%)	29 (1.4%)	1,919 (93.7%)	10 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	11 (0.5%)	60.2	678^th of 2009 public high schools	66.3%		59.8	678^th of 1974 public high schools	65.7%		48.4	70.9	58.6	59.3	84.8	$9,225
El Dorado High School	Public	9-12	12401 Edgemere	El Paso	79938	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-3200	2,109	131	16.1	70.9%	87 (4.1%)	70 (3.3%)	1,914 (90.8%)	14 (0.7%)	2 (0.1%)	7 (0.3%)	15 (0.7%)	52.6	888^th of 2009 public high schools	55.8%		53.4	822^nd of 1974 public high schools	58.4%	66	40.7	70.6	48.8	58.4	75.0	$9,418
J M Hanks High School	Public	9-12	2001 Lee Trevino Dr	El Paso	79935	El Paso County	Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 434-5000	1,364	91	15.0	71.3%	50 (3.7%)	22 (1.6%)	1,280 (93.8%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.4%)	66.8	506^th of 2009 public high schools	74.8%		66.3	515^th of 1974 public high schools	73.9%	9	68.7	72.5	63.2	73.7	79.1	$11,037
El Paso Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	11000 Argal Ct	El Paso	79935	El Paso County	El Paso Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 590-8589	206	6	34.3	79.6%	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.5%)	201 (97.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	28.3	1512^th of 2009 public high schools	24.7%		24.1	1539^th of 1974 public high schools	22.0%	27	55.6	50.0	40.0	54.6	34.9	$5,532
Premier High School-Elementary Paso Eastpointe	Public, Charter	9-12	1231 Lee Trevino	El Paso	79907	El Paso County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 316-3663	125	7	17.8	82.4%	4 (3.2%)	1 (0.8%)	120 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22.3	1622^nd of 2009 public high schools	19.3%		5.4	1850^th of 1974 public high schools	6.3%	228	44.4	33.3	27.8	36.8	57.9	$9,312
Pebble Hills High School	Public	9-12	14400 Pebble Hills Blvd	El Paso	79938	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-9400	2,952	163	18.1	58.8%	182 (6.2%)	120 (4.1%)	2,564 (86.9%)	21 (0.7%)	7 (0.2%)	14 (0.5%)	44 (1.5%)	66.5	515^th of 2009 public high schools	74.4%		64.6	564^th of 1974 public high schools	71.4%	49	61.1	74.3	59.6	68.0	83.8	$8,191
Keys Academy	Public	6-12	12380 Pine Springs	El Paso	79928	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-4000	56	16	3.4	89.3%	1 (1.8%)	3 (5.4%)	50 (89.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)								(n/a)						$32,258

Frequently Asked Questions about Montwood High School

What district is Montwood High School in?

Socorro Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Montwood High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,499 students attended Montwood High School.

What schools feed into Montwood High School?

Montwood High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Benito Martinez Elementary
Elementary : Bill Sybert School
Elementary : Elfida Chavez Elementary
Elementary : Helen Ball Elementary
Elementary : O'Shea Keleher Whole Child Academy
Middle : Montwood Middle
Middle : William D Slider Middle

Is Montwood High School a good school?

Montwood High School ranks 372^nd of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Montwood High School?

Students at Montwood High School are 95% Hispanic, 2% White, 1% African American.

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