Burges High School

Summary:

Burges High School is a public high school in El Paso, Texas, serving 1,478 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the El Paso Independent School District, which has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. Burges High School has a diverse student body, with a majority Hispanic population and smaller percentages of other racial/ethnic groups.

While Burges High School's graduation rate of 88.5% is above the state average, it lags behind nearby high-performing schools like Silva Health Magnet (99.3%) and Valle Verde Early College High School (100%). The school's dropout rate, ranging from 1.0% to 2.7% over the past five years, is also higher than these nearby schools. Burges High School's STAAR EOC proficiency rates are generally lower than the district and state averages across all subject areas, with its Algebra I proficiency rate of 36.74% falling well below the state average of 44.73%.

Burges High School's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Hispanic, English Language Learner, and Special Education students performing significantly worse than their White and African American peers. This suggests the need for targeted interventions and support to address these achievement gaps. Additionally, the school's high percentage of students (79.97%) eligible for free or reduced-price lunch indicates a relatively low-income student population, which may contribute to the school's lower academic performance compared to more affluent nearby schools.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 7800 Edgemere Way
       El Paso, TX  79925-3899


(915) 236-7200

District: El Paso Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
1195th of 1,987 Texas High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,893 Help


Feeder schools for Burges High School:

Elementary:    Cielo Vista Elementary
    General Douglas MacArthur Pk-8
    Hawkins Elementary
    Hillside Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  15.3 Help
Number of students:  1,478

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
90.5%
White:
4.5%
African American:
3.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  80% Help


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Compare Details Burges High School ranks worse than 60.1% of high schools in Texas. It also ranks 8th among 14 ranked high schools in the El Paso Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 39.12. (See more...)
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The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of Burges High School freshmen who graduate within four years, adjusting for students who transfer in or out.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (90.5%), White (4.5%), African American (3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 80% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Burges High School is 15.3, which is the 8th best among 14 high schools in the El Paso Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Burges High School is $9,893. 8 high schools in the El Paso Independent School District (Isd) spend more per student.
Schooldigger Rankings:

Burges High School was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.
SchoolDigger ranks Burges High School 1195th of 1987 Texas public high schools. (See Burges High School in the ranking list.)

El Paso Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks El Paso Independent School District (Isd) 610th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Burges High School

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Rank History for all students at Burges High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 42.50 1034th 1427 27.5%
2005 37.86 1074th 1429 24.8%
2006 36.79 1076th 1430 24.8%
2007 36.69 1134th 1497 24.2%
2008 50.89 915th 1510 39.4%
2009 55.95 835th 1539 45.7%
2010 61.01 721st 1568 54.0%
2011 55.42 943rd 1672 43.6%
2012 45.57 947th 1603 40.9%
2013 44.81 1026th 1652 37.9%
2014 47.50 991st 1734 42.8%
2015 43.08 1127th 1743 35.3%
2016 43.14 1124th 1762 36.2%
2017 40.29 1009th 1777 43.2%
2018 42.92 961st 1797 46.5%
2019 44.51 999th 1857 46.2%
2021 36.74 1188th 1861 36.2%
2022 33.03 1276th 1876 32.0%
2023 36.77 1245th 1961 36.5%
2024 39.12 1195th 1987 39.9%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Burges High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 93.48 14th 604 97.7%
2021 47.60 298th 588 49.3%
2022 50.54 285th 664 57.1%
2023 20.17 571st 677 15.7%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Burges High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.99 595th 1113 46.5%
2019 41.16 539th 1136 52.6%
2021 38.23 682nd 1195 42.9%
2022 30.66 846th 1278 33.8%
2023 31.26 890th 1371 35.1%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Burges High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.62 445th 1347 67.0%
2019 42.56 698th 1357 48.6%
2021 52.59 469th 1382 66.1%
2022 34.19 946th 1418 33.3%
2023 28.90 1114th 1478 24.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Burges High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.08 965th 1794 46.2%
2019 45.56 937th 1818 48.5%
2021 39.75 1113th 1848 39.8%
2022 33.57 1246th 1847 32.5%
2023 36.27 1213th 1897 36.1%
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Rank History for Female students at Burges High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.34 1014th 1781 43.1%
2019 46.39 997th 1798 44.5%
2021 32.36 1255th 1815 30.9%
2022 27.81 1367th 1841 25.7%
2023 30.79 1324th 1891 30.0%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Burges High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.24 1012th 1137 11.0%
2019 47.48 813th 1145 29.0%
2021 48.67 811th 1177 31.1%
2022 32.61 965th 1172 17.7%
2023 24.14 1030th 1182 12.9%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Burges High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.77 1077th 1784 39.6%
2019 44.05 913th 1810 49.6%
2021 35.12 1162nd 1829 36.5%
2022 35.64 1144th 1837 37.7%
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Rank History for Male students at Burges High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.79 1068th 1803 40.8%
2019 39.24 1088th 1824 40.4%
2021 37.85 1118th 1840 39.2%
2022 34.92 1185th 1853 36.0%
2023 39.90 1110th 1913 42.0%
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Rank History for African American students at Burges High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 83.96 103rd 1013 89.8%
2019 91.76 48th 1024 95.3%
2021 36.67 599th 1020 41.3%
2022 57.22 317th 1031 69.3%
2023 55.36 359th 1069 66.4%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Burges High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.95 856th 1691 49.4%
2019 46.51 862nd 1714 49.7%
2021 40.09 1025th 1743 41.2%
2022 34.83 1133rd 1762 35.7%
2023 40.29 1043rd 1820 42.7%
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Rank History for White students at Burges High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.08 467th 1539 69.7%
2019 42.02 929th 1526 39.1%
2021 38.47 981st 1510 35.0%
2022 50.76 685th 1525 55.1%
2023 51.25 745th 1576 52.7%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Burges High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 325 31 20 1730 1 n/a n/a 0 2107
1989 268 37 14 1649 2 n/a n/a 0 1970
1990 267 33 16 1647 2 n/a n/a 0 1965
1991 235 34 12 1609 1 n/a n/a 0 1891
1992 213 29 7 1604 1 n/a n/a 0 1854
1993 198 35 4 1582 1 n/a n/a 0 1820
1994 181 39 11 1321 0 n/a n/a 0 1552
1995 186 28 16 1299 1 n/a n/a 0 1530
1996 186 28 16 1299 1 n/a n/a 0 1530
1997 183 29 18 1327 0 n/a n/a 0 1557
1998 183 33 16 1311 1 n/a n/a 0 1544
1999 167 36 14 1349 1 n/a n/a 0 1567
2000 182 28 11 1280 2 n/a n/a 0 1503
2001 151 30 10 1237 1 n/a n/a 0 1429
2002 119 41 11 1243 1 n/a n/a 0 1415
2003 119 41 11 1243 1 n/a n/a 0 1415
2004 128 48 6 1204 1 n/a n/a 0 1387
2005 133 58 7 1215 5 n/a n/a 0 1418
2006 134 46 8 1317 4 n/a n/a 0 1509
2007 130 54 12 1339 5 n/a n/a 0 1540
2008 142 49 17 1371 5 n/a n/a 0 1584
2009 137 48 16 1338 1 n/a n/a 0 1540
2010 120 52 11 1376 3 n/a n/a 0 1562
2011 110 52 8 1385 2 1 5 0 1563
2012 97 53 12 1327 1 2 4 0 1496
2013 85 52 7 1299 3 1 6 0 1453
2014 94 49 9 1265 1 5 10 0 1433
2015 76 42 9 1280 2 1 10 0 1420
2016 78 37 3 1343 3 1 11 0 1476
2017 67 41 4 1365 5 1 7 0 1490
2018 76 34 4 1390 8 1 8 0 1521
2019 82 37 6 1409 4 2 13 0 1553
2020 76 41 3 1362 3 3 17 0 1505
2021 83 34 1 1370 2 6 23 0 1519
2022 67 43 7 1378 1 4 23 0 1523
2023 66 44 6 1338 2 4 18 0 1478

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Burges High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 2107 116.0 18.1 n/a
1989 1970 n/a n/a n/a
1990 1965 107.0 18.3 n/a
1991 1891 107.4 17.6 n/a
1992 1854 104.1 17.8 35.7
1993 1820 104.0 17.5 42
1994 1552 99.0 15.7 32.3
1995 1530 99.3 15.4 40.1
1996 1530 99.3 15.4 40.1
1997 1557 91.1 17.1 43
1998 1544 94.2 16.4 48.1
1999 1567 101.9 15.4 56.2
2000 1503 90.1 16.7 55.8
2001 1429 95.6 14.9 54.8
2002 1415 98.8 14.3 59.4
2003 1415 98.8 14.3 59.4
2004 1387 101.6 13.7 65.7
2005 1418 104.6 13.6 66.4
2006 1509 106.8 14.1 67.2
2007 1540 106.2 14.5 66.9
2008 1584 102.0 15.5 65.8
2009 1540 106.6 14.4 66
2010 1562 108.1 14.4 65.9
2011 1563 104.2 14.9 66
2012 1496 103.7 14.4 70.1
2013 1453 97.2 14.9 69
2014 1433 96.0 14.9 68
2015 1420 94.0 15.1 65.6
2016 1476 98.0 15.0 66.6
2017 1490 97.6 15.2 66.2
2018 1521 102.4 14.8 64.6
2019 1553 104.1 14.9 76.9
2020 1505 102.5 14.6 78.4
2021 1519 99.5 15.2 78.5
2022 1523 97.1 15.6 78.3
2023 1478 96.5 15.3 80

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Burges High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 2107 116.0 18.1 n/a
1989 1970 n/a n/a n/a
1990 1965 107.0 18.3 n/a
1991 1891 107.4 17.6 n/a
1992 1854 104.1 17.8 35.7
1993 1820 104.0 17.5 42
1994 1552 99.0 15.7 32.3
1995 1530 99.3 15.4 40.1
1996 1530 99.3 15.4 40.1
1997 1557 91.1 17.1 43
1998 1544 94.2 16.4 48.1
1999 1567 101.9 15.4 56.2
2000 1503 90.1 16.7 55.8
2001 1429 95.6 14.9 54.8
2002 1415 98.8 14.3 59.4
2003 1415 98.8 14.3 59.4
2004 1387 101.6 13.7 65.7
2005 1418 104.6 13.6 66.4
2006 1509 106.8 14.1 67.2
2007 1540 106.2 14.5 66.9
2008 1584 102.0 15.5 65.8
2009 1540 106.6 14.4 66
2010 1562 108.1 14.4 65.9
2011 1563 104.2 14.9 66
2012 1496 103.7 14.4 70.1
2013 1453 97.2 14.9 69
2014 1433 96.0 14.9 68
2015 1420 94.0 15.1 65.6
2016 1476 98.0 15.0 66.6
2017 1490 97.6 15.2 66.2
2018 1521 102.4 14.8 64.6
2019 1553 104.1 14.9 76.9
2020 1505 102.5 14.6 78.4
2021 1519 99.5 15.2 78.5
2022 1523 97.1 15.6 78.3
2023 1478 96.5 15.3 80

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Burges High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,092 (11.6%) $8,357 (88.4%) $9,449
2020 $1,114 (11.4%) $8,661 (88.6%) $9,775
2021 $1,195 (12.1%) $8,698 (87.9%) $9,893

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Burges High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 999th of 1857 High schoolsRanks 1245th of 1961 High schools
 9.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Algebra I (Burges High School)5938
 21%
   End of Course Algebra I (El Paso Independent School District (Isd))7546
 29%
   End of Course Algebra I (Texas)6245
 17%
End of Course Biology (Burges High School)5448
 6%
   End of Course Biology (El Paso Independent School District (Isd))5346
 7%
   End of Course Biology (Texas)6357
 6%
End of Course English I Reading (Burges High School)4440
 4%
   End of Course English I Reading (El Paso Independent School District (Isd))4345
 2%
   End of Course English I Reading (Texas)4954
 5%
End of Course English II Reading (Burges High School)4850
 2%
   End of Course English II Reading (El Paso Independent School District (Isd))4449
 5%
   End of Course English II Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
End of Course U.S. History (Burges High School)6969
   End of Course U.S. History (El Paso Independent School District (Isd))6864
 4%
   End of Course U.S. History (Texas)7571
 4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students15531478
 4.8%
African American3744
 18.9%
American Indian42
 50%
Asian66
Hispanic14091338
 5%
Pacific Islander24
 100%
White8266
 19.5%
Two or More Races1318
 38.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients76.9%80%
 3.1%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Burges High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,478 students attended Burges High School.

Burges High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Cielo Vista Elementary
Elementary : General Douglas MacArthur Pk-8
Elementary : Hawkins Elementary
Elementary : Hillside Elementary

Students at Burges High School are 91% Hispanic, 4% White, 3% African American, 1% Two or more races.

Burges High School ranks 1195th of 1987 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.


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