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Parkland High School

Q: Is Parkland High School a good school?

Parkland High School ranks 849 th of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

849^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 58% of Texas high schools

Summary

Parkland High School in El Paso, TX, serves over 1,500 students in grades 9-12 within the Ysleta Independent School District (Isd), and has shown a strong upward trend in academic performance, climbing to a 3-star rating and the 58th percentile statewide after a period of decline.

Parkland stands out for its exceptional effectiveness with specific student groups. It ranks in the 85th percentile statewide for its work with African American students, placing it in the top 15% of all Texas high schools—a feat unmatched by nearby schools like Andress High School (25th percentile) or Irvin High School (18th percentile). The school also performs well with male students (66th percentile) and economically disadvantaged students (68th percentile), which is notable given that over 76% of its students qualify for free or reduced lunch. Academically, Parkland outperforms most comprehensive high schools in the area, including Austin High School and Chapin High School, with particularly strong results in Biology (78.38% proficient) and U.S. History (70.5% proficient). However, it operates in the shadow of the nearby Transmountain Early College High School, a selective magnet school ranking in the 99th percentile, which may draw away some top students.

While Parkland has clear strengths, it also faces challenges. Algebra I remains a persistent weakness, with only 53.1% of students proficient—well below the district average of 72.74%. The graduation rate has been volatile, dropping from 93.1% in 2019-2020 to 81.6% in 2021-2022 before recovering to 86.0%, and the dropout rate (1.5%) is slightly higher than the district average. Despite these issues, Parkland’s overall trajectory is positive, and its ability to serve a diverse student body effectively makes it a competitive option for families in northeast El Paso, especially when compared to other standard high schools in the El Paso Independent School District (Isd).

1,565

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,458

Per pupil spending ?

76.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5932 Quail Ave
El Paso, TX 79924

(915) 434-6000

District: Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)

Feeder schools for Parkland High School:

Elementary:	Desertaire Elementary
	Dolphin Terrace Elementary
	North Star Elementary
	Parkland Elementary
Middle:	Parkland Pre-Engineering Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.3%

White:

5.2%

African American:

3.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 45th percentile in 2016 → 58th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Texas median (58th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school63%

District avg68%

Texas avg62%

849^th of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Top 42%▲ up 13 pts since 2016

From bottom 45% (2016) to top 42% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 10High Schools in the Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)

226^th of 951Ysleta 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	54.0	849 of 2009	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.0	933 of 1974	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.4	949 of 1990	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.6	1163 of 1961	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.7	1253 of 1876	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.8	1149 of 1861	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.1	789 of 1857	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.9	797 of 1797	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	41.2	981 of 1777	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	49.5	974 of 1762	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	47.1	1040 of 1743	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	46.2	1021 of 1734	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	40.6	1107 of 1652	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	35.9	1192 of 1603	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	43.0	1252 of 1672	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	51.9	995 of 1568	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	34.8	1242 of 1539	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	29.7	1260 of 1510	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	38.4	1112 of 1497	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	38.2	1060 of 1430	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	29.3	1176 of 1429	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	41.3	1052 of 1427	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	76.4	162 of 1086	85.1%	★★★★☆
2024	55.1	354 of 1065	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.1	313 of 1069	70.7%	★★★★☆
2022	31.9	656 of 1031	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.4	491 of 1020	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.0	135 of 1024	86.8%	★★★★☆
2018	67.1	242 of 1013	76.1%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	37.7	1079 of 1837	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.0	1106 of 1829	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.5	549 of 1810	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.6	651 of 1784	63.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	45.4	568 of 1195	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.8	538 of 1437	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.5	712 of 1371	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.6	937 of 1278	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.8	720 of 1195	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.8	328 of 1136	71.1%	★★★★☆
2018	51.3	352 of 1113	68.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	44.8	1056 of 1936	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.8	1156 of 1880	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.2	1256 of 1891	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.2	1354 of 1841	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.4	1233 of 1815	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.2	919 of 1798	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.8	908 of 1781	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	59.4	635 of 1206	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.7	815 of 1182	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.2	922 of 1172	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	54.0	741 of 1177	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.4	815 of 1145	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.6	775 of 1137	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	57.2	631 of 1860	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.0	716 of 1805	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.7	910 of 1820	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.4	1087 of 1762	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.7	988 of 1743	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.3	620 of 1714	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.0	685 of 1691	59.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	57.0	613 of 1937	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.9	671 of 1884	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.4	938 of 1897	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.8	1197 of 1847	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.1	1047 of 1848	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.5	550 of 1818	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.1	619 of 1794	65.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	59.0	659 of 1954	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.8	787 of 1891	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.2	1038 of 1913	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.7	1174 of 1853	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.1	1043 of 1840	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.4	710 of 1824	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.3	835 of 1803	53.7%	★★★☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2018	82.1	12 of 131	90.8%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	18.1	629 of 731	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.6	421 of 677	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.5	175 of 582	69.9%	★★★★☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	35.4	17 of 28	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.7	17 of 31	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	79.1	4 of 24	83.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	47.4	670 of 1581	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.2	518 of 1548	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.6	513 of 1478	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.6	959 of 1418	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.5	560 of 1382	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.9	387 of 1357	71.5%	★★★★☆
2018	54.6	412 of 1347	69.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	57.6	605 of 1584	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.0	960 of 1556	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.0	1308 of 1576	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.8	787 of 1525	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.2	759 of 1510	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.9	672 of 1526	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.1	413 of 1539	73.2%	★★★★☆

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)

Migrant (2018)91st percentile+35 vs school

African American (2026)85th percentile+27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)68th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2026)66th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)66th percentile+8 vs school

White (2026)62nd percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2026)58th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)52nd percentile-5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)47th percentile-10 vs school

Female (2026)45th percentile-12 vs school

At Risk (2022)41st percentile+8 vs school

Pacific Islander (2024)39th percentile-13 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)14th percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Biology78%+8 vs state

U.S. History70%~ state avg

English II Reading62%~ state avg

Algebra I53%~ state avg

English I Reading49%-7 vs state

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Schools Near Parkland High School

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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
Parkland High School	Public	9-12	5932 Quail Ave	El Paso	79924	El Paso County	Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 434-6000	1,565	101	15.5	76.5%	82 (5.2%)	57 (3.6%)	1,397 (89.3%)	5 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	9 (0.6%)	11 (0.7%)	54	849^th of 2009 public high schools	57.7%		49	933^rd of 1974 public high schools	52.7%	84	53.1	78.4	48.7	62.3	70.5	$10,458
Andress High School	Public	9-12	5400 Sun Valley Dr	El Paso	79924	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 236-4000	1,341	89	15.1	79.3%	103 (7.7%)	110 (8.2%)	1,075 (80.2%)	8 (0.6%)	4 (0.3%)	5 (0.4%)	36 (2.7%)	28.8	1503^rd of 2009 public high schools	25.2%		28.2	1441^st of 1974 public high schools	27.0%	62	18.4	59.4	42.2	44.3	57.2	$9,162
Irvin High School	Public	9-12	5400 Sanders	El Paso	79924	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 587-3500	932	69	13.4	88.5%	19 (2.0%)	25 (2.7%)	872 (93.6%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	9 (1.0%)	19.8	1651^st of 2009 public high schools	17.8%		19.1	1637^th of 1974 public high schools	17.1%	14	42.9	48.3	27.4	39.2	50.2	$11,601
Transmountain Early College High School	Public	9-12	9570 Gateway N Blvd Ec	El Paso	79925	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 887-6805	354	25	14.2	58.8%	36 (10.2%)	8 (2.3%)	293 (82.8%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	92.4	27^th of 2009 public high schools	98.7%		91.3	47^th of 1974 public high schools	97.6%	20	95.7	96.4	95.4	96.4	91.0	$13,183
Chapin High School	Public	9-12	7000 Dyer St	El Paso	79904	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 236-4400	1,766	96	18.3	68.7%	175 (9.9%)	125 (7.1%)	1,345 (76.2%)	28 (1.6%)	8 (0.5%)	21 (1.2%)	64 (3.6%)	45.4	1085^th of 2009 public high schools	46.0%		45.8	1023^rd of 1974 public high schools	48.2%	62	49.8	67.8	53.2	54.8	62.2	$8,156
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
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%)	46.5	1050^th of 2009 public high schools	47.7%		47.6	972^nd of 1974 public high schools	50.8%	78	58.2	64.2	48.8	57.1	67.1	$9,404
Premier High School-Elementary Paso Mesa	Public, Charter	9-12	1035 Belvedere Ste 116	El Paso	79912	El Paso County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 581-4300	121	4	30.2	79.3%	22 (18.2%)	1 (0.8%)	94 (77.7%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)	24	1595^th of 2009 public high schools	20.6%		24.1	1537^th of 1974 public high schools	22.1%	58	54.6	66.7	34.8	36.8	25.0	$9,912
Texasworks - El Paso-Mesa	Public, Charter	9-12	1035 Belvidere St Ste 116	El Paso	79912	El Paso County	Texas Works	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(972) 316-3663	10	1	14.0		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Parkland High School

What schools feed into Parkland High School?

Parkland High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Desertaire Elementary
Elementary : Dolphin Terrace Elementary
Elementary : North Star Elementary
Elementary : Parkland Elementary
Middle : Parkland Pre-Engineering Middle

Is Parkland High School a good school?

Parkland High School ranks 849^th of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Parkland High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,565 students attended Parkland High School.

What is the racial makeup of Parkland High School?

Students at Parkland High School are 89% Hispanic, 5% White, 4% African American.

What district is Parkland High School in?

Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)

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