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Americas High School

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Americas High School ranks 678 th of 1974 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

678^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,974 Texas High Schools

Better than 66% of Texas high schools

Summary

Americas High School is a public high school located in El Paso, Texas, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 2,188 students. It is part of the Socorro Independent School District, which is ranked 304 out of 961 school districts in Texas and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. Over the past 10 years, Americas High School has consistently ranked in the top half of Texas high schools, with a current ranking of 678 out of 1,974 schools and a 3-star rating.

One of the school's strengths is its strong performance in U.S. History, where it consistently outperforms the district and state averages, with proficiency rates ranging from 72% to 86% over the past 5 years. However, the school's performance in Algebra I has been relatively low, with proficiency rates ranging from 18% to 45% over the same period, which is an area that could benefit from targeted interventions and support. The school's graduation rate has remained relatively stable, ranging from 89.2% to 90.8% over the past 5 years, which is comparable to the district and state averages.

Compared to nearby schools, Mission Early College High School consistently outperforms Americas High School on STAAR End-of-Course exams and has a higher 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Meanwhile, Eastlake High School has a similar performance profile to Americas High School, with some variations in specific subject areas. Overall, Americas High School is a diverse and relatively high-performing school within the Socorro Independent School District, with opportunities for improvement in certain areas.

2,049

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,225

Per pupil spending ?

66.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12101 Pellicano
El Paso, TX 79936-4400

(915) 937-2800

District: Socorro Independent School District (Isd)

Feeder schools for Americas High School:

Elementary:	John Drugan School
	Loma Verde
	Myrtle Cooper Elementary
	Sierra Vista Steam Academy
	More...
	Vista Del Sol Environmental Science
Middle:	Capt Walter E Clarke Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.7%

White:

3.7%

African American:

1.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 70th percentile in 2015 → 66th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (63% vs 56% meeting standards)

✓92% graduate within 4 years

✓Above the Texas median (66th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school63%

District avg63%

Texas avg56%

678^th of 1,974

Texas public high schools ?

Top 34%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 30% (2015) to top 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 8High Schools in the Socorro Independent School District (Isd)

304^th of 961Socorro 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	59.8	678 of 1974	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.5	722 of 1990	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.7	807 of 1961	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.2	793 of 1876	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.6	947 of 1861	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.5	662 of 1857	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.9	638 of 1797	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	53.0	691 of 1777	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	63.3	585 of 1762	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	66.2	528 of 1743	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	61.0	621 of 1734	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	59.6	627 of 1652	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	51.6	779 of 1603	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	55.5	939 of 1672	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	55.5	880 of 1568	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	52.7	920 of 1539	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	58.4	735 of 1510	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	49.9	924 of 1497	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	38.3	1058 of 1430	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	40.9	1039 of 1429	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	38.4	1096 of 1427	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	75.0	173 of 1065	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	59.9	318 of 1069	70.3%	★★★★☆
2022	54.9	344 of 1031	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.9	208 of 1020	79.6%	★★★★☆
2019	85.9	85 of 1024	91.7%	★★★★★
2018	84.2	101 of 1013	90.0%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	61.3	196 of 487	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.9	169 of 486	65.2%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	47.9	740 of 1837	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.2	1071 of 1829	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.1	732 of 1810	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.1	744 of 1784	58.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	48.2	529 of 1437	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.1	554 of 1371	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.1	436 of 1278	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.6	590 of 1195	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.7	356 of 1136	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.5	348 of 1113	68.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	56.7	686 of 1880	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.6	792 of 1891	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.5	780 of 1841	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.9	982 of 1815	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.4	681 of 1798	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.3	562 of 1781	68.4%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	69.3	381 of 1182	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.1	461 of 1172	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.8	519 of 1177	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.9	435 of 1145	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.2	372 of 1137	67.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	57.0	567 of 1805	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.2	570 of 1820	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.5	541 of 1762	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.9	723 of 1743	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.5	487 of 1714	71.6%	★★★★☆
2018	61.1	477 of 1691	71.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	54.9	620 of 1884	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.4	676 of 1897	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.9	600 of 1847	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.4	773 of 1848	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.9	541 of 1818	70.2%	★★★★☆
2018	56.1	591 of 1794	67.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	45.8	904 of 1891	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.9	807 of 1913	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.0	795 of 1853	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.5	939 of 1840	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.1	695 of 1824	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.0	817 of 1803	54.7%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2021	31.5	414 of 588	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.1	289 of 604	52.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	60.7	410 of 1548	73.5%	★★★★☆
2023	61.1	371 of 1478	74.9%	★★★★☆
2022	60.3	347 of 1418	75.5%	★★★★☆
2021	57.0	402 of 1382	70.9%	★★★★☆
2019	56.1	404 of 1357	70.2%	★★★★☆
2018	49.2	505 of 1347	62.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	46.2	820 of 1556	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	64.0	447 of 1576	71.6%	★★★★☆
2022	45.1	824 of 1525	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.6	946 of 1510	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.9	753 of 1526	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.8	1021 of 1539	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2024)84th percentile+20 vs school

Special Education (2024)74th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2024)69th percentile+5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)68th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)67th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2024)64th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)63rd percentile~ school

Asian (2019)60th percentile-5 vs school

At Risk (2022)60th percentile~ school

Male (2024)52nd percentile-12 vs school

White (2024)47th percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)30th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

U.S. History78%+10 vs state

Biology64%~ state avg

English II Reading59%+3 vs state

English I Reading54%+3 vs state

Algebra I45%~ state avg

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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 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
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%)	59.8	678^th of 1974 public high schools	65.7%		58.5	722^nd of 1990 public high schools	63.7%	44	45.0	64.0	54.5	58.8	78.2									$9,225
Options High School	Public	9-12	12380 Pine Springs	El Paso	79928	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-1300	136	11	12.4	80.1%	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.5%)	130 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16.7	1671^st of 1974 public high schools	15.3%		21.5	1597^th of 1990 public high schools	19.7%	74	0.0	7.7	11.4	25.0	54.3									$32,187
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
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%)	12	1751^st of 1974 public high schools	11.3%		17.2	1666^th of 1990 public high schools	16.3%	85	3.7	27.3	20.7	33.3	41.2									$10,888
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%)	67.2	490^th of 1974 public high schools	75.2%		69.5	441^st of 1990 public high schools	77.8%	49	43.6	64.1	56.3	67.1	88.0									$8,597
Harmony Science Academy (El Paso)	Public, Charter	6-12	9405 Betel Dr	El Paso	79907	El Paso County	Harmony Public Schools - West Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 859-4620	1,034	56	18.5	73.6%	27 (2.6%)	9 (0.9%)	989 (95.6%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	65.3	543^rd of 1974 public high schools	72.5%		71.8	381^st of 1990 public high schools	80.9%	162	78.4	67.3	54.4	60.9	78.2	66.0	55.2	58.6	49.3	34.7	57.5	63.3	27.4	$10,707
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%)								(n/a)	13.6	30.0	9.4	13.2	33.9									$7,709
Del Valle High School	Public	9-12	950 Bordeaux Dr	El Paso	79907	El Paso County	Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 434-3000	1,798	108	16.6	83.4%	17 (0.9%)	5 (0.3%)	1,774 (98.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52.9	831^st of 1974 public high schools	57.9%		49.4	948^th of 1990 public high schools	52.4%	117	55.7	65.4	51.3	56.1	65.0									$10,064
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%)	5.4	1850^th of 1974 public high schools	6.3%		8.2	1823^rd of 1990 public high schools	8.4%	27	10.0	37.5	7.1	12.5	25.0									$9,312
Eastlake High School	Public	9-12	13000 Emerald Pass	El Paso	79928	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-3600	3,004	167	17.9	64.5%	130 (4.3%)	46 (1.5%)	2,782 (92.6%)	9 (0.3%)	7 (0.2%)	4 (0.1%)	26 (0.9%)	52.9	834^th of 1974 public high schools	57.8%		56.3	784^th of 1990 public high schools	60.6%	50	20.3	58.5	49.4	59.3	72.5									$8,028

Frequently Asked Questions about Americas High School

Is Americas High School a good school?

Americas High School ranks 678^th of 1974 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Americas High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,049 students attended Americas High School.

What is the racial makeup of Americas High School?

Students at Americas High School are 94% Hispanic, 4% White, 1% African American.

What district is Americas High School in?

Socorro Independent School District (Isd)

What schools feed into Americas High School?

Americas High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : John Drugan School
Elementary : Loma Verde
Elementary : Myrtle Cooper Elementary
Elementary : Sierra Vista Steam Academy
Elementary : Vista Del Sol Environmental Science
Middle : Capt Walter E Clarke Middle

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