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Riverside High School

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Riverside High School ranks 1135 th of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1135^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 44% of Texas high schools

Summary

Riverside High School in El Paso, TX, is a comprehensive public high school serving 952 students in grades 9-12 within the Ysleta Independent School District (Isd), where over 86% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Riverside is a school on a strong upward trajectory, recently climbing to its highest statewide ranking in nearly a decade. Its most remarkable strength is its exceptional support for Special Education students, ranking in the 86th percentile statewide—a standout achievement that far surpasses nearby comprehensive schools like Eastwood High School and Bel Air High School. The school also performs well with English Language Learners, ranking in the 58th percentile. While overall academic performance in core subjects like English I Reading (43% proficient) lags behind state averages, Riverside meets or exceeds state proficiency in Algebra I and U.S. History. The school invests significantly more per student ($12,889) than its district peers, reflecting the resources dedicated to its high-needs population.

Despite these positive trends, challenges remain. The graduation rate has hovered around 85%, below the district average, and the dropout rate, while improving, needs continued attention. Compared to the selective Valle Verde Early College High School (97th percentile), Riverside serves a very different, non-selective student body. However, its recent upward momentum and proven ability to excel with its most vulnerable students suggest that the strategies driving this success are beginning to lift the entire school community.

952

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,175

Per pupil spending ?

86.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

301 Midway Dr
El Paso, TX 79915

(915) 434-7000

District: Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)

Feeder schools for Riverside High School:

Elementary:	Ramona Elementary Stem Academy
	Riverside Elementary
	Thomas Manor
Middle:	Riverside Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.9%

White:

0.5%

African American:

0.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 22nd percentile in 2021 → 44th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 44th (2026) from a 22nd-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (57% vs 62% meeting standards)

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

!English I Reading scores 13 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school57%

District avg68%

Texas avg62%

1,135^th of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 44%▼ down 7 pts since 2016

From top 49% (2016) to bottom 44% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	43.6	1135 of 2009	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.6	1050 of 1974	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.0	1307 of 1990	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.6	1485 of 1961	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.6	1307 of 1876	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.2	1446 of 1861	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.5	1234 of 1857	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.4	1198 of 1797	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.6	1136 of 1777	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	53.9	869 of 1762	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	53.0	896 of 1743	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	53.0	848 of 1734	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	46.8	970 of 1652	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	31.6	1247 of 1603	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	49.2	1114 of 1672	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	52.7	970 of 1568	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	41.4	1153 of 1539	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	41.7	1092 of 1510	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	36.0	1142 of 1497	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	33.1	1119 of 1430	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	40.5	1045 of 1429	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	34.1	1142 of 1427	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	41.1	939 of 1837	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.4	1414 of 1829	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.9	1135 of 1810	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.9	1038 of 1784	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	48.8	503 of 1195	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.7	704 of 1437	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.6	828 of 1371	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.2	533 of 1278	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.1	712 of 1195	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.9	525 of 1136	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.1	400 of 1113	64.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	37.5	1243 of 1936	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.4	1208 of 1880	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.5	1554 of 1891	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.7	1319 of 1841	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.3	1495 of 1815	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.1	1315 of 1798	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.4	1369 of 1781	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	51.8	802 of 1206	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.2	874 of 1182	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	54.4	714 of 1172	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.9	879 of 1177	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	1097 of 1145	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	34.4	949 of 1137	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	48.3	864 of 1860	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.3	966 of 1805	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.0	1287 of 1820	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.3	1122 of 1762	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.0	1293 of 1743	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.9	1063 of 1714	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.2	1028 of 1691	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	48.7	869 of 1937	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.2	1029 of 1884	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.3	1356 of 1897	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.3	1150 of 1847	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.6	1393 of 1848	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.9	1139 of 1818	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.3	1126 of 1794	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	45.2	1005 of 1954	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.8	1162 of 1891	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.1	1355 of 1913	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.4	1267 of 1853	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.8	1362 of 1840	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.1	1175 of 1824	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.6	1178 of 1803	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	71.5	223 of 1581	85.9%	★★★★☆
2024	58.2	455 of 1548	70.6%	★★★★☆
2023	56.3	461 of 1478	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.4	458 of 1418	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.0	417 of 1382	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.5	268 of 1357	80.3%	★★★★☆
2018	61.4	314 of 1347	76.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	7.2	1434 of 1525	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	91.6	26 of 1539	98.3%	★★★★★

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)

Special Education (2026)86th percentile+42 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)58th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)55th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2026)54th percentile+10 vs school

At Risk (2022)49th percentile+19 vs school

Male (2026)49th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)36th percentile-8 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)33rd percentile-10 vs school

White (2022)6th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

U.S. History71%~ state avg

Biology64%-7 vs state

Algebra I61%+7 vs state

English II Reading51%-9 vs state

English I Reading43%-13 vs state

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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
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
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)
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
Thrive Academy	Public	9-12	525 Greggerson Dr	El Paso	79907	El Paso County	Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(915) 434-0000	113	20	5.5	92.0%	2 (1.8%)	1 (0.9%)	109 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	2.5	1958^th of 2009 public high schools	2.5%		9.9	1786^th of 1974 public high schools	9.5%	172			0.0	9.7	31.0							$25,153
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
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
Delta Academy	Public	6-12	6400 Delta	El Paso	79905	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 236-8975	53	14	3.8	84.9%	1 (1.9%)	2 (3.8%)	50 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2.3	1968^th of 2009 public high schools	2.0%					(n/a)	0.0	23.5	4.0	11.8				20.0			0.0	$40,798
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Riverside High School

Is Riverside High School a good school?

Riverside High School ranks 1135^th of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Riverside High School?

Riverside High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Ramona Elementary Stem Academy
Elementary : Riverside Elementary
Elementary : Thomas Manor
Middle : Riverside Middle

What district is Riverside High School in?

Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Riverside High School?

Students at Riverside High School are 99% Hispanic.

How many students attend Riverside High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 952 students attended Riverside High School.

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