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Bel Air High School

Q: Is Bel Air High School a good school?

Bel Air High School ranks 704 th of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Bel Air High School?

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

Q: What is the racial makeup of Bel Air High School?

Students at Bel Air High School are 99% Hispanic.

Q: What schools feed into 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

Public Grades 9-12

704^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 65% of Texas high schools

Summary

Bel Air High School in El Paso, TX, is a large comprehensive high school serving 1,866 students in grades 9-12 within the Ysleta Independent School District (Isd), a district ranking in the top 25% statewide, and it serves a predominantly low-income community with over 80% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch.

Bel Air has shown a remarkable turnaround over the past four years, climbing from the 43rd percentile in 2020-2021 to the 65th percentile in its most recent state ranking, earning a solid 3-star rating. This sustained improvement points to effective changes in curriculum and school culture. The school particularly excels in supporting its Special Education students, ranking in the 88th percentile statewide (4-star rating), and its Hispanic students, ranking in the 75th percentile. Academically, U.S. History is a standout subject, with 81.54% of students proficient, outpacing both the district and state averages. However, English I Reading remains a clear area for improvement, with proficiency rates consistently lagging behind. While test scores are rising, the graduation rate has not followed suit, declining to 85.8% in 2023-2024, and the dropout rate of 2.5% is more than double the district average, suggesting the school may be struggling to keep some students engaged through to graduation.

Compared to nearby schools, Bel Air occupies a strong middle ground within the Ysleta ISD. It is outperformed by high-performing magnet/choice schools like Valle Verde Early College High School and Young Women's Leadership Academy, as well as the more affluent Eastwood High School. However, it significantly outperforms its closest traditional zoned rival, Riverside High School, and alternative schools like Thrive Academy and Cesar Chavez Academy. Notably, Bel Air achieves its gains with per-student spending ($9,941) that is lower than Riverside's ($12,889) but higher than Eastwood's ($8,989), indicating effective resource allocation rather than simply higher funding.

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 — 53rd percentile in 2016 → 65th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Texas median (65th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school66%

District avg68%

Texas avg62%

704^th of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Top 35%▲ up 12 pts since 2016

From top 47% (2016) to top 35% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	59.3	704 of 2009	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.0	764 of 1974	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.0	818 of 1990	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.8	956 of 1961	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.1	1040 of 1876	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.8	1060 of 1861	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.7	773 of 1857	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.7	728 of 1797	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	51.2	730 of 1777	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	55.6	821 of 1762	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	48.9	1001 of 1743	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	45.1	1051 of 1734	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	47.6	948 of 1652	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	46.3	928 of 1603	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	48.1	1143 of 1672	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	52.9	963 of 1568	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	53.2	909 of 1539	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	42.8	1074 of 1510	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	49.5	935 of 1497	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	43.3	999 of 1430	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	39.0	1061 of 1429	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	39.9	1069 of 1427	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2021	2.4	1015 of 1020	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	50.7	658 of 1837	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.0	908 of 1829	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.9	536 of 1810	70.4%	★★★★☆
2018	48.2	735 of 1784	58.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	51.5	451 of 1195	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.5	376 of 1437	73.8%	★★★★☆
2023	47.9	529 of 1371	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.8	538 of 1278	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.5	452 of 1195	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.0	342 of 1136	69.9%	★★★★☆
2018	50.0	372 of 1113	66.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	57.9	690 of 1936	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.1	724 of 1880	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.3	953 of 1891	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.4	1095 of 1841	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.0	1023 of 1815	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.4	834 of 1798	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.9	828 of 1781	53.5%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	61.6	571 of 1206	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.8	537 of 1182	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.2	600 of 1172	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.3	760 of 1177	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.6	742 of 1145	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	66.0	438 of 1137	61.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	64.0	465 of 1860	75.0%	★★★★☆
2024	62.5	443 of 1805	75.5%	★★★★☆
2023	53.9	703 of 1820	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.7	822 of 1762	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.9	829 of 1743	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.5	561 of 1714	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.9	569 of 1691	66.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	63.1	452 of 1937	76.7%	★★★★☆
2024	59.1	510 of 1884	72.9%	★★★★☆
2023	52.8	722 of 1897	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.8	891 of 1847	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.5	881 of 1848	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.8	566 of 1818	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.9	567 of 1794	68.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	56.4	725 of 1954	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.0	697 of 1891	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.5	983 of 1913	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.6	1019 of 1853	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.8	1119 of 1840	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.3	807 of 1824	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.3	807 of 1803	55.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	74.8	193 of 1581	87.8%	★★★★☆
2024	57.6	467 of 1548	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.7	350 of 1478	76.3%	★★★★☆
2022	58.6	385 of 1418	72.8%	★★★★☆
2021	42.5	700 of 1382	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.4	487 of 1357	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.6	500 of 1347	62.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	13.6	1401 of 1556	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	71.2	303 of 1576	80.8%	★★★★☆
2022	64.4	414 of 1525	72.9%	★★★★☆
2021	75.2	225 of 1510	85.1%	★★★★☆
2019	79.2	172 of 1526	88.7%	★★★★☆
2018	78.7	178 of 1539	88.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2026)88th percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)77th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2026)75th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2026)64th percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)64th percentile+20 vs school

Male (2026)63rd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)62nd percentile-3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)53rd percentile-12 vs school

White (2024)10th percentile-49 vs school

African American (2021)<1st percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

U.S. History82%+11 vs state

Algebra I72%+18 vs state

Biology68%~ state avg

English II Reading64%+4 vs state

English I Reading51%-4 vs state

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by a student
Wednesday, December 14, 2011

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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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)	STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (2026)		STAAR Social Studies (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	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Bel Air High School	Public	9-12	731 Yarbrough Dr	El Paso	79915	El Paso County	Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 434-2000	1,866	116	16.1	83.3%	12 (0.6%)	7 (0.4%)	1,840 (98.6%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	59.3	704^th of 2009 public high schools	65.0%		56	764^th of 1974 public high schools	61.3%	60	71.6	68.2	51.3	63.8	81.5							$10,042
Young Women's Leadership Academy	Public	6-12	8040 Yermoland	El Paso	79907	El Paso County	Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 434-1300	320	21	14.9	59.7%	8 (2.5%)	2 (0.6%)	308 (96.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	83.7	143^rd of 2009 public high schools	92.9%		77	268^th of 1974 public high schools	86.4%	125	80.7	86.7	93.5	89.7	92.3	77.8	72.7	81.0	51.4	66.7	51.8	$11,754
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
Valle Verde Early College High School	Public	9-12	919 Hunter Dr	El Paso	79915	El Paso County	Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 434-1500	273	19	14.0	65.9%	4 (1.5%)	3 (1.1%)	265 (97.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	89.7	62^nd of 2009 public high schools	96.9%		91.5	44^th of 1974 public high schools	97.8%	18	81.0	94.6	89.7	94.2	89.9							$10,547
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
Cesar Chavez Academy	Public	6-12	7814 Alameda Ave	El Paso	79915	El Paso County	Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(915) 434-9600	82	26	3.2	97.6%	4 (4.9%)	2 (2.4%)	76 (92.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)												$72,780
Cesar Chavez Academy Jjaep	Public	9-12	7814 Alameda Ave	El Paso	79915	El Paso County	Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(915) 434-9600	2	2	1.3		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Eastwood High School	Public	9-12	2430 McRae Blvd	El Paso	79925	El Paso County	Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 434-4000	2,295	143	16.0	55.6%	86 (3.7%)	18 (0.8%)	2,176 (94.8%)	12 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	74.8	333^rd of 2009 public high schools	83.4%		73.8	328^th of 1974 public high schools	83.4%	5	69.8	82.0	68.1	76.8	84.7							$8,977
Riverside High School	Public	9-12	301 Midway Dr	El Paso	79915	El Paso County	Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 434-7000	952	63	15.0	86.3%	5 (0.5%)	5 (0.5%)	942 (98.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43.6	1135^th of 2009 public high schools	43.5%		44.6	1050^th of 1974 public high schools	46.8%	85	61.2	63.7	42.9	51.3	70.9							$15,175
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Bel Air High School

How many students attend Bel Air High School?

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

What is the racial makeup of Bel Air High School?

Students at Bel Air High School are 99% Hispanic.

What district is Bel Air High School in?

Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)

What schools feed into 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

Is Bel Air High School a good school?

Bel Air High School ranks 704^th of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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