Irvin High School

Summary:

Irvin High School is a public high school in El Paso, Texas, serving 987 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the El Paso Independent School District, which is ranked 610 out of 968 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Irvin High School faces significant challenges compared to both state and local standards. The school consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of Texas high schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Its performance on STAAR End-of-Course (EOC) exams is significantly below the district and state averages across all subject areas, with proficiency rates ranging from 25-43% compared to 45-69% for the state. Irvin High School also has a lower 4-year graduation rate, ranging from 68.6% to 85.2% in recent years, and a higher dropout rate, ranging from 3.0% to 7.2%, than the state average.

While the school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with African American and multi-racial students performing relatively better, Hispanic and English Language Learner students perform significantly worse, ranking in the bottom quartile of Texas high schools. This may be due to the high percentage of economically disadvantaged students (over 90%) at Irvin High School. In comparison, nearby high schools such as Burges High School, Chapin High School, and Andress High School tend to have higher academic achievement, graduation rates, and lower dropout rates. Additionally, Transmountain Early College High School, also part of the El Paso Independent School District, stands out as an exceptional performer, ranking in the top 5% of Texas high schools.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 5400 Sanders
       El Paso, TX  79924-6698


(915) 587-3500

District: El Paso Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
1684th of 1,987 Texas High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,492 Help


Feeder schools for Irvin High School:

Elementary:    Coach Archie Duran Elementary
    H R Moye Elementary
    Stanton Elementary
    Sunrise Mountain Elementary
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Middle:    Magoffin Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  12.8 Help
Number of students:  987

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
93.3%
White:
2.6%
African American:
2.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  97.8% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Irvin High School ranks worse than 84.8% of high schools in Texas. It also ranks 10th 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 15.93. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Irvin High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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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 (93.3%), White (2.6%), African American (2.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 97.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Irvin High School is 12.8, which is the 4th 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 Irvin High School is $11,492, which is the 3rd highest among 14 high schools in the El Paso Independent School District (Isd).
Schooldigger Rankings:

Irvin High School was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.
SchoolDigger ranks Irvin High School 1684th of 1987 Texas public high schools. (See Irvin 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 Irvin High School

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Rank History for all students at Irvin High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 26.88 1226th 1427 14.1%
2005 24.74 1224th 1429 14.3%
2006 25.51 1216th 1430 15.0%
2007 30.28 1218th 1497 18.6%
2008 29.79 1257th 1510 16.8%
2009 45.16 1081st 1539 29.8%
2010 36.86 1276th 1568 18.6%
2011 45.13 1205th 1672 27.9%
2012 24.87 1354th 1603 15.5%
2013 20.68 1421st 1652 14.0%
2014 18.01 1520th 1734 12.3%
2015 22.54 1448th 1743 16.9%
2016 17.59 1526th 1762 13.4%
2017 16.64 1502nd 1777 15.5%
2018 17.12 1517th 1797 15.6%
2019 21.11 1514th 1857 18.5%
2021 12.10 1656th 1861 11.0%
2022 12.72 1659th 1876 11.6%
2023 16.36 1656th 1961 15.6%
2024 15.93 1684th 1987 15.2%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Irvin High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 76.33 79th 582 86.4%
2019 39.81 360th 604 40.4%
2023 1.28 666th 677 1.6%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Irvin High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.16 803rd 1113 27.9%
2019 32.05 779th 1136 31.4%
2021 25.70 949th 1195 20.6%
2022 23.06 1033rd 1278 19.2%
2023 21.59 1110th 1371 19.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Irvin High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.57 1033rd 1347 23.3%
2019 36.34 848th 1357 37.5%
2021 28.43 1078th 1382 22.0%
2022 32.91 972nd 1418 31.5%
2023 29.94 1089th 1478 26.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Irvin High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.23 1567th 1794 12.7%
2019 25.96 1483rd 1818 18.4%
2021 15.77 1626th 1848 12.0%
2022 16.15 1613th 1847 12.7%
2023 20.97 1562nd 1897 17.7%
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Rank History for Migrant students at Irvin High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.96 52nd 131 60.3%
2019 37.95 70th 113 38.1%
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Rank History for Female students at Irvin High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 15.52 1571st 1781 11.8%
2019 17.24 1554th 1798 13.6%
2021 8.86 1673rd 1815 7.8%
2022 9.58 1674th 1841 9.1%
2023 14.99 1618th 1891 14.4%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Irvin High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 13.67 1069th 1137 6.0%
2019 18.88 1063rd 1145 7.2%
2021 10.29 1097th 1177 6.8%
2022 6.27 1125th 1172 4.0%
2023 14.06 1081st 1182 8.5%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Irvin High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.61 1423rd 1784 20.2%
2019 30.59 1351st 1810 25.4%
2021 22.45 1523rd 1829 16.7%
2022 22.47 1527th 1837 16.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Irvin High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.18 1572nd 1803 12.8%
2019 22.97 1465th 1824 19.7%
2021 14.53 1609th 1840 12.6%
2022 14.53 1608th 1853 13.2%
2023 15.88 1623rd 1913 15.2%
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Rank History for Asian students at Irvin High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 1.36 475th 486 2.3%
2019 3.72 462nd 487 5.1%
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Rank History for African American students at Irvin High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.93 708th 1013 30.1%
2019 23.88 795th 1024 22.4%
2021 48.01 446th 1020 56.3%
2022 33.29 636th 1031 38.3%
2023 55.41 358th 1069 66.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Irvin High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.29 1454th 1691 14.0%
2019 24.22 1407th 1714 17.9%
2021 14.86 1532nd 1743 12.1%
2022 14.00 1561st 1762 11.4%
2023 18.78 1522nd 1820 16.4%
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Rank History for White students at Irvin High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 9.28 1429th 1539 7.1%
2019 22.05 1288th 1526 15.6%
2021 3.59 1450th 1510 4.0%
2022 27.65 1175th 1525 23.0%
2023 22.84 1278th 1576 18.9%
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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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Data source: Texas Education Agency

Review counts

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by a parent
Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Open Quote It was a good school when Mr.Ruplich was there. The at risk students had a place to eat lunch without other students haraaing them that has already been taken away. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Irvin High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 548 82 24 1251 n/a n/a n/a 0 1905
1989 665 145 33 1730 1 n/a n/a 0 2574
1990 602 154 41 1735 2 n/a n/a 0 2534
1991 538 144 37 1750 1 n/a n/a 0 2470
1992 491 147 23 1629 3 n/a n/a 0 2293
1993 439 115 20 1550 4 n/a n/a 0 2128
1994 392 120 25 1678 3 n/a n/a 0 2218
1995 339 130 34 1659 1 n/a n/a 0 2163
1996 339 130 34 1659 1 n/a n/a 0 2163
1997 307 147 28 1674 0 n/a n/a 0 2156
1998 283 138 31 1670 0 n/a n/a 0 2122
1999 285 126 26 1682 0 n/a n/a 0 2119
2000 272 89 24 1564 3 n/a n/a 0 1952
2001 214 91 20 1543 1 n/a n/a 0 1869
2002 161 71 24 1511 1 n/a n/a 0 1768
2003 161 71 24 1511 1 n/a n/a 0 1768
2004 136 61 23 1487 2 n/a n/a 0 1709
2005 109 66 24 1446 5 n/a n/a 0 1650
2006 110 75 23 1400 0 n/a n/a 0 1608
2007 101 91 14 1330 1 n/a n/a 0 1537
2008 88 98 12 1497 2 n/a n/a 0 1697
2009 99 97 10 1487 2 n/a n/a 0 1695
2010 103 95 9 1529 4 n/a n/a 0 1740
2011 87 90 5 1558 0 0 8 0 1748
2012 74 72 5 1502 2 0 7 0 1662
2013 63 58 7 1432 2 0 9 0 1571
2014 50 42 3 1414 1 0 14 0 1524
2015 52 55 2 1321 1 0 12 0 1443
2016 55 63 4 1307 2 0 8 0 1439
2017 52 59 5 1229 1 0 12 0 1358
2018 50 56 9 1272 1 0 12 0 1400
2019 52 52 9 1233 2 1 8 0 1357
2020 43 40 7 1128 2 1 10 0 1231
2021 37 40 6 1048 3 5 5 0 1144
2022 42 36 4 995 2 3 10 0 1092
2023 26 25 2 921 1 1 11 0 987

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 Irvin High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1905 105.0 18.1 n/a
1989 2574 n/a n/a n/a
1990 2534 124.0 20.4 n/a
1991 2470 123.9 19.9 n/a
1992 2293 122.3 18.7 34.1
1993 2128 116.0 18.3 40.9
1994 2218 121.7 18.2 54
1995 2163 116.5 18.6 53.9
1996 2163 116.5 18.6 53.9
1997 2156 117.5 18.3 55.8
1998 2122 116.2 18.3 56.4
1999 2119 130.1 16.3 68.9
2000 1952 105.3 18.5 63.6
2001 1869 124.9 15.0 63.6
2002 1768 118.1 15.0 78.5
2003 1768 118.1 15.0 78.5
2004 1709 123.5 13.8 79.7
2005 1650 126.6 13.0 85
2006 1608 116.0 13.9 84
2007 1537 117.6 13.1 84.5
2008 1697 109.5 15.5 83
2009 1695 114.0 14.9 81.7
2010 1740 111.5 15.6 82.1
2011 1748 111.6 15.6 82.7
2012 1662 101.5 16.3 86.9
2013 1571 96.3 16.2 84.8
2014 1524 98.5 15.4 81.2
2015 1443 96.0 15.0 80.8
2016 1439 95.0 15.1 84.6
2017 1358 103.4 13.1 89.6
2018 1400 105.0 13.3 86.7
2019 1357 100.5 13.4 87.7
2020 1231 94.0 13.0 88.7
2021 1144 86.0 13.2 91.1
2022 1092 81.0 13.4 90.2
2023 987 76.9 12.8 97.8

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 Irvin High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1905 105.0 18.1 n/a
1989 2574 n/a n/a n/a
1990 2534 124.0 20.4 n/a
1991 2470 123.9 19.9 n/a
1992 2293 122.3 18.7 34.1
1993 2128 116.0 18.3 40.9
1994 2218 121.7 18.2 54
1995 2163 116.5 18.6 53.9
1996 2163 116.5 18.6 53.9
1997 2156 117.5 18.3 55.8
1998 2122 116.2 18.3 56.4
1999 2119 130.1 16.3 68.9
2000 1952 105.3 18.5 63.6
2001 1869 124.9 15.0 63.6
2002 1768 118.1 15.0 78.5
2003 1768 118.1 15.0 78.5
2004 1709 123.5 13.8 79.7
2005 1650 126.6 13.0 85
2006 1608 116.0 13.9 84
2007 1537 117.6 13.1 84.5
2008 1697 109.5 15.5 83
2009 1695 114.0 14.9 81.7
2010 1740 111.5 15.6 82.1
2011 1748 111.6 15.6 82.7
2012 1662 101.5 16.3 86.9
2013 1571 96.3 16.2 84.8
2014 1524 98.5 15.4 81.2
2015 1443 96.0 15.0 80.8
2016 1439 95.0 15.1 84.6
2017 1358 103.4 13.1 89.6
2018 1400 105.0 13.3 86.7
2019 1357 100.5 13.4 87.7
2020 1231 94.0 13.0 88.7
2021 1144 86.0 13.2 91.1
2022 1092 81.0 13.4 90.2
2023 987 76.9 12.8 97.8

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 Irvin High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,251 (12.4%) $8,863 (87.6%) $10,114
2020 $1,218 (11.2%) $9,694 (88.8%) $10,912
2021 $1,435 (12.5%) $10,057 (87.5%) $11,492

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Irvin High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1514th of 1857 High schoolsRanks 1656th of 1961 High schools
 2.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Algebra I (Irvin High School)5629
 27%
   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 (Irvin High School)3426
 8%
   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 (Irvin High School)2331
 8%
   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 (Irvin High School)2937
 8%
   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 (Irvin High School)5646
 10%
   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 Students1357987
 27.3%
African American5225
 51.9%
American Indian21
 50%
Asian92
 77.8%
Hispanic1233921
 25.3%
Pacific Islander11
White5226
 50%
Two or More Races811
 37.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients87.7%97.8%
 10.1%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Irvin High School

Students at Irvin High School are 93% Hispanic, 3% White, 3% African American, 1% Two or more races.

In the 2022-23 school year, 987 students attended Irvin High School.

Irvin High School ranks in the bottom 15.2% of Texas high schools.

Irvin High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Coach Archie Duran Elementary
Elementary : H R Moye Elementary
Elementary : Stanton Elementary
Elementary : Sunrise Mountain Elementary
Elementary : Whitaker Elementary
Middle : Magoffin Middle


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