Best High Schools in El Paso, TX (2025-26)
Every ranked high school in El Paso, TX, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.
El Paso, TX rankings: High Schools · Middle Schools · Elementary Schools
El Paso, TX high schools ranked
| Rank | Grade | School | City | District | Actual | Projected | Impact | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | A+ | Silva Health Magnet | El Paso | El Paso Isd | 81% | 66% | Exceeds Expectations | 510 |
| #2 | A+ | Transmountain Early College | El Paso | El Paso Isd | 81% | 72% | Meets Expectations | 348 |
| #3 | A+ | Valle Verde Early College | El Paso | Ysleta Isd | 81% | 69% | Exceeds Expectations | 328 |
| #4 | A+ | Northwest Early College | El Paso | Canutillo Isd | 78% | 72% | Meets Expectations | 361 |
| #5 | A | Mission Early College | El Paso | Socorro Isd | 73% | 71% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 443 |
| #6 | A- | Young Womens Leadership Academy | El Paso | Ysleta Isd | 66% | 55% | Meets Expectations | 332 |
| #7 | A- | Eastwood | El Paso | Ysleta Isd | 65% | 38% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 2,381 |
| #8 | A- | Harmony Science Acad El Paso (Charter) | El Paso | Harmony Public Schools - West Texas | 65% | 44% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 1,020 |
| #9 | B+ | J M Hanks | El Paso | Ysleta Isd | 63% | 38% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 1,454 |
| #10 | B+ | Young Womens Steam Research And Preparatory Academy | El Paso | El Paso Isd | 60% | 38% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 425 |
| #11 | B+ | Bel Air | El Paso | Ysleta Isd | 58% | 27% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 1,839 |
| #12 | B+ | Idea Edgemere College Preparatory (Charter) | El Paso | Idea Public Schools | 58% | 18% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 538 |
| #13 | B+ | Harmony School Of Innovation El Paso (Charter, K-12) | El Paso | Harmony Public Schools - West Texas | 55% | 31% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 1,385 |
| #14 | B | Coronado | El Paso | El Paso Isd | 56% | 41% | Exceeds Expectations | 2,391 |
| #15 | B | Franklin | El Paso | El Paso Isd | 56% | 38% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 3,149 |
| #16 | B | Del Valle | El Paso | Ysleta Isd | 55% | 32% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 1,957 |
| #17 | B- | Parkland | El Paso | Ysleta Isd | 53% | 34% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 1,674 |
| #18 | B- | Pebble Hills | El Paso | Socorro Isd | 53% | 40% | Exceeds Expectations | 2,888 |
| #19 | B- | Montwood | El Paso | Socorro Isd | 52% | 38% | Exceeds Expectations | 2,498 |
| #20 | B- | Riverside | El Paso | Ysleta Isd | 52% | 26% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 1,001 |
| #21 | B- | Chapin | El Paso | El Paso Isd | 51% | 35% | Exceeds Expectations | 1,718 |
| #22 | B- | Idea Mesa Hills College Preparatory (Charter) | El Paso | Idea Public Schools | 49% | 22% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 367 |
| #23 | C+ | Americas | El Paso | Socorro Isd | 49% | 43% | Meets Expectations | 2,352 |
| #24 | C+ | El Paso | El Paso | El Paso Isd | 49% | 47% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 1,580 |
| #25 | C+ | El Dorado | El Paso | Socorro Isd | 48% | 39% | Meets Expectations | 2,245 |
| #26 | C+ | Davinci School For Science And The Arts (Charter) | El Paso | Burnham Wood Charter School District | 47% | 27% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 722 |
| #27 | C+ | Eastlake | El Paso | Socorro Isd | 47% | 36% | Meets Expectations | 2,851 |
| #28 | C+ | El Paso Classical Academy (Charter, K-12) | El Paso | Texas College Preparatory Academies | 46% | 21% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 289 |
| #29 | C+ | Ysleta | El Paso | Ysleta Isd | 46% | 28% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 1,342 |
| #30 | C | Burges | El Paso | El Paso Isd | 45% | 39% | Meets Expectations | 1,478 |
| #31 | C | Horizon | El Paso | Clint Isd | 43% | 32% | Exceeds Expectations | 1,677 |
| #32 | C- | Mountain View | El Paso | Clint Isd | 41% | 26% | Exceeds Expectations | 807 |
| #33 | C- | Socorro | El Paso | Socorro Isd | 41% | 32% | Meets Expectations | 2,484 |
| #34 | C- | Canutillo | El Paso | Canutillo Isd | 40% | 39% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 1,642 |
| #35 | D | Bowie | El Paso | El Paso Isd | 32% | 23% | Meets Expectations | 1,117 |
| #36 | D | Irvin | El Paso | El Paso Isd | 32% | 26% | Meets Expectations | 987 |
| #37 | D | Austin | El Paso | El Paso Isd | 31% | 25% | Meets Expectations | 1,184 |
| #38 | D | Andress | El Paso | El Paso Isd | 29% | 29% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 1,530 |
| #39 | D- | Jefferson | El Paso | El Paso Isd | 24% | 21% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 1,107 |
| #40 | F | El Paso Leadership Academy (Charter) | El Paso | El Paso Leadership Academy | 19% | 35% | Underperforms Expectations | 226 |
How El Paso, TX's high schools compare
A: 8B: 14C: 12D: 5F: 1
55% of the 40 ranked high schools in El Paso, TX earn an A or B (8 A grades, 14 B, 12 C, 5 D, 1 F), against 50% of high schools nationwide. 34 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (85% here, 74% nationally), and 23 exceed it. On average 52% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 38% (national averages: 44% actual, 41% projected).
The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Idea Edgemere College Preparatory (58% against 18%, B+), Bel Air (58% against 27%, B+), Eastwood (65% against 38%, A-), Idea Mesa Hills College Preparatory (49% against 22%, B-), Riverside (52% against 26%, B-).
Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 10): Ysleta Isd (4), El Paso Isd (3).
The largest ranked high schools: Franklin (3,149 students, B, #15), Pebble Hills (2,888 students, B-, #18), Eastlake (2,851 students, C+, #27).
Of the top 25, 0 are magnet schools and 4 are charters. Selective and specialised schools tend to post high actual scores; the projection column is the fairer comparison for a neighborhood school.
High schools in El Paso, TX that are not ranked
15 graded high schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.
Special-purpose schools (8)
Alternative, special-education and vocational schools serve a different mission and a different student body, so they are graded but not ranked against regular schools.
- F College Career Technology Academy Ccta, El Paso
- C El Paso Academy, El Paso
- C- El Paso Academy West, El Paso
- F Options, El Paso
- C- Premier High School, El Paso
- D- Premier High School, El Paso
- D- Triumph Public High Schools, El Paso
- D- Triumph Public High Schools, El Paso
Not yet graded (7)
Our source data has no school-level proficiency results for these schools, so they carry no SchoolGrade yet.
- Career & Tech Ed Ctr, El Paso
- Cesar Chavez Academy, El Paso
- Delta Academy, El Paso
- Keys Acad, El Paso
- Plato Academy, El Paso
- Tejas School Of Choice, El Paso
- Telles Academy, El Paso
About this ranking
- Scope: public high schools in El Paso, TX, as grouped on its schools page; the Texas ranking covers the whole state.
- Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
- Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
- Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the high schools.
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works
Questions about high schools in El Paso, TX
What is the best high school in El Paso, TX?
Silva Health Magnet in El Paso ranks first among the 40 ranked high schools in El Paso, TX with a SchoolGrade of A+, 81% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 66%.
How are high schools in El Paso, TX ranked?
By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.
How many high schools does El Paso, TX have?
SchoolGrade grades 55 public high schools in El Paso, TX; 40 are ranked here and 15 are listed as not ranked.