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Transmountain Early College High School

Public Grades 9-12

27^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 99% of Texas high schools

Summary

Transmountain Early College High School in El Paso, TX, is a small, specialized high school serving 354 students in grades 9-12 within the El Paso Independent School District (Isd), and it stands out as a top-performing school in the state.

This school achieves exceptional academic results that far exceed those of nearby schools. For the 2025-2026 school year, Transmountain is ranked 27th out of 2,009 high schools in Texas, placing it in the top 1% statewide. In contrast, nearby schools like Irvin High School (ranked 1,651st) and Andress High School (ranked 1,503rd) are in the bottom 25%. On STAAR End-of-Course exams, Transmountain students achieve proficiency rates of 95-96% in Algebra I, English I, and Biology, while Irvin and Andress see rates between 18% and 59%. The school also boasts a near-perfect 98.7% graduation rate and a 0.0% dropout rate, compared to district averages of 82.3% and 1.8%, respectively.

What makes Transmountain particularly noteworthy is its success with a student body where roughly 60% are economically disadvantaged. The school’s "Early College" model, which allows students to earn college credit, creates a rigorous and supportive environment that overcomes socioeconomic barriers. This is a stark contrast to nearby schools like Irvin (88.5% economically disadvantaged) and Andress (79.3% economically disadvantaged), which have much lower performance. Despite spending less per student ($9,697) than the district average, Transmountain achieves elite results, demonstrating effective resource use. The school also maintains a favorable 14.2:1 student-teacher ratio, allowing for personalized instruction that drives its sustained excellence over the past decade.

354

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,183

Per pupil spending ?

58.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9570 Gateway N Blvd Ec
El Paso, TX 79925

(915) 887-6805

District: El Paso Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

82.8%

White:

10.2%

Two or more races:

2.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2016 → 99th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (95% vs 62% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Texas high schools

✓99% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school95%

District avg56%

Texas avg62%

27^th of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	92.4	27 of 2009	98.7%	★★★★★
2025	91.3	47 of 1974	97.6%	★★★★★
2024	87.6	101 of 1990	94.9%	★★★★★
2023	91.0	43 of 1961	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	90.1	63 of 1876	96.6%	★★★★★
2021	86.6	96 of 1861	94.8%	★★★★★
2019	90.5	46 of 1857	97.5%	★★★★★
2018	91.3	47 of 1797	97.4%	★★★★★
2017	89.3	74 of 1777	95.8%	★★★★★
2016	82.9	44 of 1762	97.5%	★★★★★
2015	84.5	24 of 1743	98.6%	★★★★★
2014	84.8	43 of 1734	97.5%	★★★★★
2013	83.0	81 of 1652	95.1%	★★★★★
2012	78.0	121 of 1603	92.5%	★★★★★
2011	81.1	59 of 1672	96.5%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	97.0	13 of 1069	98.8%	★★★★★
2022	98.9	1 of 1031	99.9%	★★★★★
2021	79.0	128 of 1020	87.5%	★★★★☆
2018	96.2	28 of 1013	97.2%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	84.0	15 of 428	96.5%	★★★★★
2022	31.9	380 of 507	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	86.2	16 of 488	96.7%	★★★★★
2018	90.0	1 of 486	99.8%	★★★★★

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	92.4	52 of 1837	97.2%	★★★★★
2021	88.7	68 of 1829	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	90.6	68 of 1810	96.2%	★★★★★
2018	93.8	52 of 1784	97.1%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	95.3	40 of 1195	96.7%	★★★★★
2025	88.6	63 of 1153	94.5%	★★★★★
2024	82.1	123 of 1437	91.4%	★★★★★
2023	75.8	172 of 1371	87.5%	★★★★☆
2022	97.5	21 of 1278	98.4%	★★★★★
2021	69.4	188 of 1195	84.3%	★★★★☆
2019	92.9	49 of 1136	95.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	88.5	54 of 1936	97.2%	★★★★★
2025	85.9	65 of 1504	95.7%	★★★★★
2024	77.2	203 of 1880	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	87.5	61 of 1891	96.8%	★★★★★
2022	84.4	115 of 1841	93.8%	★★★★★
2021	84.7	113 of 1815	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	87.2	73 of 1798	95.9%	★★★★★
2018	89.8	58 of 1781	96.7%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	70.3	226 of 1206	81.3%	★★★★☆
2025	69.4	301 of 964	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.0	182 of 1182	84.6%	★★★★☆
2022	67.3	420 of 1172	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.7	347 of 1177	70.5%	★★★★☆
2019	51.3	749 of 1145	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.0	638 of 1137	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	93.7	33 of 1860	98.2%	★★★★★
2025	91.0	46 of 1453	96.8%	★★★★★
2024	86.8	87 of 1805	95.2%	★★★★★
2023	92.3	39 of 1820	97.9%	★★★★★
2022	91.8	47 of 1762	97.3%	★★★★★
2021	90.1	51 of 1743	97.1%	★★★★★
2019	91.7	45 of 1714	97.4%	★★★★★
2018	92.4	48 of 1691	97.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	94.4	38 of 1937	98.0%	★★★★★
2025	93.5	33 of 1513	97.8%	★★★★★
2024	87.2	86 of 1884	95.4%	★★★★★
2023	92.7	43 of 1897	97.7%	★★★★★
2022	93.3	43 of 1847	97.7%	★★★★★
2021	91.7	46 of 1848	97.5%	★★★★★
2019	92.4	47 of 1818	97.4%	★★★★★
2018	93.9	50 of 1794	97.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	94.2	23 of 1954	98.8%	★★★★★
2025	90.8	40 of 1515	97.4%	★★★★★
2024	92.4	31 of 1891	98.4%	★★★★★
2023	92.7	31 of 1913	98.4%	★★★★★
2022	93.1	31 of 1853	98.3%	★★★★★
2021	86.8	102 of 1840	94.5%	★★★★★
2019	92.5	38 of 1824	97.9%	★★★★★
2018	90.3	67 of 1803	96.3%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	92.0	25 of 713	96.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	94.6	63 of 1581	96.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	91.2	27 of 1584	98.3%	★★★★★
2025	88.4	41 of 1294	96.8%	★★★★★
2024	87.6	69 of 1556	95.6%	★★★★★
2023	90.2	42 of 1576	97.3%	★★★★★
2022	87.1	56 of 1525	96.3%	★★★★★
2021	83.7	90 of 1510	94.0%	★★★★★
2019	85.5	81 of 1526	94.7%	★★★★★
2018	85.3	87 of 1539	94.3%	★★★★★

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)

Male (2026)99th percentile~ school

African American (2023)99th percentile~ school

White (2026)98th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)98th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)98th percentile~ school

Female (2026)97th percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)97th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)97th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)96th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)96th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)96th percentile-3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)81st percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Biology96%+26 vs state

English II Reading96%+37 vs state

Algebra I96%+42 vs state

English I Reading95%+40 vs state

U.S. History91%+21 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Thursday, June 10, 2021

This school has great teachers for college readiness. They are certified to teach STEm college classes. The math and science teachers are very smart and they know how to teach their subjects. Close Quote

by a student
Saturday, April 25, 2015

Transmountain Early College High School is part of the EPISD Magnet Schools Program. It is a great school that offers a 2 year college plan that before your senior year, you will have an associates degree from Transmountain Community College. If you are a hard worker you just may qualify for the 10% top of your class. This enables you in your senior year to go to UTEP to continue your studies. They will only admit 400 students per year. Even so, they manage to keep a large variety of clubs ranging from Robotics to LGBT. I am going to attend this school for the 2015-2016 school year as a Freshman. I hope that this review gives you insight about what the school is about.
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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)
Franklin High School	Public	9-12	900 N Resler Dr	El Paso	79912	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 832-6600	2,835	149	19.0	51.1%	308 (10.9%)	71 (2.5%)	2,364 (83.4%)	50 (1.8%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.1%)	36 (1.3%)	64.8	546^th of 2009 public high schools	72.8%		62.3	618^th of 1974 public high schools	68.7%	72	45.9	74.6	63.4	70.7	79.1	$7,381
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 Transmountain Early College High School

What district is Transmountain Early College High School in?

El Paso Independent School District (Isd)

Is Transmountain Early College High School a good school?

Yes! Transmountain Early College High School is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 27^th of 2009 Texas high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Transmountain Early College High School?

Students at Transmountain Early College High School are 83% Hispanic, 10% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Transmountain Early College High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 354 students attended Transmountain Early College High School.

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