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Bel Air High School

Public Grades 9-12
764th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,974 Texas High Schools
Better than 61% of Texas high schools
Summary

Bel Air High School is a public high school located in El Paso, Texas, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,876 students. It is part of the Ysleta Independent School District, which is ranked 243 out of 961 districts in Texas and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bel Air High School's statewide ranking has fluctuated over the years, ranging from 764 out of 1,974 Texas high schools in 2024-2025 to 1,060 out of 1,861 in 2020-2021. Its SchoolDigger rating has also varied, ranging from 3 stars out of 5 in some years to 2 stars in others. The school has shown stronger performance among Hispanic and English Language Learner (ELL) students, with higher rankings in these subgroups compared to other subgroups. However, the school has struggled with lower rankings for African American and Gifted and Talented student subgroups. Bel Air High School has maintained a relatively stable four-year graduation rate, ranging from 84.7% to 88.9% in recent years, and a low dropout rate fluctuating between 1.4% and 2.6%.

Bel Air High School's performance is generally on par with or slightly below other high schools in the Ysleta Independent School District, such as Eastwood High School and J.M. Hanks High School. However, it lags behind the exceptional performance of the nearby Valle Verde Early College High School, which consistently ranks among the top high schools in the state. The school's high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 80.32% to 84.3% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years, may contribute to the school's overall performance and the challenges faced by certain student subgroups.

1,866
Students ?
16.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
$10,042
Per pupil spending ?
83.3%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 731 Yarbrough Dr
       El Paso, TX  79915

(915) 434-2000

District: Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)


Feeder schools for Bel Air High School:

Elementary:    Loma Terrace Elementary
    North Loop Elementary
    Sageland Elementary
Middle:    Bel Air Middle
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
98.6%
White:
0.6%
African American:
0.4%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 43rd percentile in 2015 → 61st in 2025
Strengths
Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2015
Above the Texas median (61st percentile)
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school60%
District avg63%
Texas avg56%
764th of 1,974
Texas public high schools ?
Top 39%▲ up 19 pts since 2015
From bottom 43% (2015) to top 39% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
5th of 10High Schools in the Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)
243rd of 961Ysleta 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202556.0764 of 197461.3%★★★☆☆
202455.0818 of 199058.9%★★★☆☆
202348.8956 of 196151.2%★★★☆☆
202243.11040 of 187644.6%★★☆☆☆
202142.81060 of 186143.0%★★☆☆☆
201953.7773 of 185758.4%★★★☆☆
201852.7728 of 179759.5%★★★☆☆
201751.2730 of 177758.9%★★★☆☆
201655.6821 of 176253.4%★★★☆☆
201548.91001 of 174342.6%★★☆☆☆
201445.11051 of 173439.4%★★☆☆☆
201347.6948 of 165242.6%★★☆☆☆
201246.3928 of 160342.1%★★☆☆☆
201148.11143 of 167231.6%★★☆☆☆
201052.9963 of 156838.6%★★☆☆☆
200953.2909 of 153940.9%★★☆☆☆
200842.81074 of 151028.9%★☆☆☆☆
200749.5935 of 149737.5%★★☆☆☆
200643.3999 of 143030.1%★★☆☆☆
200539.01061 of 142925.8%★☆☆☆☆
200439.91069 of 142725.1%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20212.41015 of 10200.5%☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202250.7658 of 183764.2%★★★☆☆
202143.0908 of 182950.4%★★★☆☆
201956.9536 of 181070.4%★★★★☆
201848.2735 of 178458.8%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202456.5376 of 143773.8%★★★★☆
202347.9529 of 137161.4%★★★☆☆
202243.8538 of 127857.9%★★★☆☆
202148.5452 of 119562.2%★★★☆☆
201955.0342 of 113669.9%★★★★☆
201850.0372 of 111366.6%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202455.1724 of 188061.5%★★★☆☆
202348.3953 of 189149.6%★★☆☆☆
202240.41095 of 184140.5%★★☆☆☆
202144.01023 of 181543.6%★★☆☆☆
201952.4834 of 179853.6%★★★☆☆
201850.9828 of 178153.5%★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202363.8537 of 118254.6%★★★☆☆
202260.2600 of 117248.8%★★☆☆☆
202152.3760 of 117735.4%★★☆☆☆
201951.6742 of 114535.2%★★☆☆☆
201866.0438 of 113761.5%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202462.5443 of 180575.5%★★★★☆
202353.9703 of 182061.4%★★★☆☆
202246.7822 of 176253.3%★★★☆☆
202147.9829 of 174352.4%★★★☆☆
201958.5561 of 171467.3%★★★☆☆
201856.9569 of 169166.4%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202459.1510 of 188472.9%★★★★☆
202352.8722 of 189761.9%★★★☆☆
202245.8891 of 184751.8%★★★☆☆
202147.5881 of 184852.3%★★★☆☆
201957.8566 of 181868.9%★★★☆☆
201856.9567 of 179468.4%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202454.0697 of 189163.1%★★★☆☆
202345.5983 of 191348.6%★★☆☆☆
202241.61019 of 185345.0%★★☆☆☆
202137.81119 of 184039.2%★★☆☆☆
201950.3807 of 182455.8%★★★☆☆
201849.3807 of 180355.2%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202457.6467 of 154869.8%★★★☆☆
202362.7350 of 147876.3%★★★★☆
202258.6385 of 141872.8%★★★★☆
202142.5700 of 138249.3%★★☆☆☆
201951.4487 of 135764.1%★★★☆☆
201849.6500 of 134762.9%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202413.61401 of 155610.0%★☆☆☆☆
202371.2303 of 157680.8%★★★★☆
202264.4414 of 152572.9%★★★★☆
202175.2225 of 151085.1%★★★★☆
201979.2172 of 152688.7%★★★★☆
201878.7178 of 153988.4%★★★★☆
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 (2024)75th percentile+17 vs school
English Language Learner (2024)74th percentile+15 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2024)73rd percentile+14 vs school
Special Education (2024)70th percentile+11 vs school
At Risk (2022)64th percentile+20 vs school
Male (2024)63rd percentile+4 vs school
Female (2024)61st percentile+3 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2023)55th percentile+3 vs school
White (2024)10th percentile-49 vs school
African American (2021)<1st percentile-43 vs school
By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?
U.S. History71%+3 vs state
Algebra I65%+18 vs state
Biology64%~ state avg
English II Reading57%~ state avg
English I Reading51%~ state avg

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by a student
Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Open Quote This school i went there when i was a freshman and i got to tell you the teachers are very cool to get along with as well as students if i had to pick a school to go to id go back to bel air high school. Close Quote





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Students at Bel Air High School are 99% Hispanic.

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,866 students attended Bel Air High School.

Bel Air High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Loma Terrace Elementary
Elementary : North Loop Elementary
Elementary : Sageland Elementary
Middle : Bel Air Middle

Bel Air High School ranks 764th of 1974 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.


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