Silva Health Magnet

Summary:

Silva Health Magnet is a high-performing public high school in El Paso Independent School District, serving grades 9-12. This exceptional school consistently ranks among the top 100 high schools in Texas, known for its outstanding academic achievement, high graduation rates, and strong support for diverse student populations.

Silva Health Magnet's academic performance is truly remarkable, with students scoring well above district and state averages on STAAR End-of-Course exams. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, 62.5% of students were proficient or better in Algebra I, compared to 40.58% for the district and 44.73% for the state. The school also excels in other subjects, with 91.1% proficient in Biology, 90.54% in English I Reading, 92.56% in English II Reading, and 94.31% in U.S. History. Additionally, Silva Health Magnet boasts a 99.3% four-year graduation rate, significantly higher than the district and state averages, and very low dropout rates.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Burges High School, El Paso High School, and Bowie High School, Silva Health Magnet stands out as a true leader in academic excellence. Despite having a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, the school effectively supports and meets the needs of its diverse student population, making it a shining example of educational achievement in the region.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 121 Val Verde St
       El Paso, TX  79905-3945


(915) 236-7400

District: El Paso Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
61st of 1,987 Texas High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,822 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  13.3 Help
Number of students:  510

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
88.8%
Asian:
4.3%
White:
3.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  71% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Silva Health Magnet ranks better than 96.9% of high schools in Texas. It also ranks first 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 90.17. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Silva Health Magnet 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 (88.8%), Asian (4.3%), White (3.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 71% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Silva Health Magnet is 13.3, which is the 5th 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 Silva Health Magnet is $9,822. 9 high schools in the El Paso Independent School District (Isd) spend more per student.
Schooldigger Rankings:

Silva Health Magnet was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.
SchoolDigger ranks Silva Health Magnet 61st of 1987 Texas public high schools. (See Silva Health Magnet 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 Silva Health Magnet

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Rank History for all students at Silva Health Magnet

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 86.57 17th 1427 98.8%
2005 87.49 27th 1429 98.1%
2006 88.32 15th 1430 99.0%
2007 88.93 14th 1497 99.1%
2008 88.80 14th 1510 99.1%
2009 87.13 10th 1539 99.4%
2010 83.55 20th 1568 98.7%
2011 82.44 32nd 1672 98.1%
2012 82.67 54th 1603 96.6%
2013 87.97 11th 1652 99.3%
2014 85.88 18th 1734 99.0%
2015 84.71 21st 1743 98.8%
2016 84.26 14th 1762 99.2%
2017 93.01 39th 1777 97.8%
2018 93.11 27th 1797 98.5%
2019 94.20 15th 1857 99.2%
2021 91.54 36th 1861 98.1%
2022 92.92 24th 1876 98.7%
2023 88.65 74th 1961 96.2%
2024 90.17 61st 1987 96.9%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Silva Health Magnet

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 98.29 27th 1113 97.6%
2019 99.91 7th 1136 99.4%
2021 98.35 22nd 1195 98.2%
2022 96.70 27th 1278 97.9%
2023 90.81 66th 1371 95.2%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Silva Health Magnet

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 99.53 20th 1418 98.6%
2023 100.00 1st 1478 99.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Silva Health Magnet

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 95.60 34th 1794 98.1%
2019 96.45 20th 1818 98.9%
2021 93.91 35th 1848 98.1%
2022 95.24 24th 1847 98.7%
2023 91.57 53rd 1897 97.2%
See the entire list of Best Texas High Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Silva Health Magnet

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 90.46 51st 1781 97.1%
2019 92.77 18th 1798 99.0%
2021 88.63 64th 1815 96.5%
2022 90.80 34th 1841 98.2%
2023 85.43 95th 1891 95.0%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Silva Health Magnet

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.39 726th 1137 36.1%
2019 62.42 515th 1145 55.0%
2021 56.12 707th 1177 39.9%
2022 56.81 671st 1172 42.7%
2023 64.20 524th 1182 55.7%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Silva Health Magnet

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 97.68 21st 1784 98.8%
2019 98.46 17th 1810 99.1%
2021 96.06 23rd 1829 98.7%
2022 96.22 27th 1837 98.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Silva Health Magnet

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 94.95 20th 1803 98.9%
2019 94.41 15th 1824 99.2%
2021 94.70 17th 1840 99.1%
2022 93.31 29th 1853 98.4%
2023 91.66 42nd 1913 97.8%
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Rank History for Asian students at Silva Health Magnet

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 82.71 44th 486 90.9%
2019 83.87 27th 487 94.5%
2021 86.33 14th 488 97.1%
2022 84.98 21st 507 95.9%
2023 84.69 6th 525 98.9%
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Rank History for African American students at Silva Health Magnet

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 98.88 2nd 1013 99.8%
2019 98.29 3rd 1024 99.7%
2021 88.03 63rd 1020 93.8%
2022 98.29 6th 1031 99.4%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Silva Health Magnet

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 94.27 29th 1691 98.3%
2019 95.47 15th 1714 99.1%
2021 94.08 20th 1743 98.9%
2022 94.04 25th 1762 98.6%
2023 90.49 57th 1820 96.9%
See the entire list of Best Texas High Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at Silva Health Magnet

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.37 243rd 1539 84.2%
2019 85.86 77th 1526 95.0%
2021 73.89 248th 1510 83.6%
2022 94.71 7th 1525 99.5%
2023 92.62 22nd 1576 98.6%
See the entire list of Best Texas High Schools for White Students!

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

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by a citizen
Tuesday, September 22, 2015

Open Quote This is an amazing school with a very dedicated faculty. The quality of the education the students receive at Silva is excellent. Close Quote


by a citizen
Thursday, September 6, 2012

Open Quote Teachers are excellent and very dedicated to their profession. They work hard everyday and this shows in the student body. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Silva Health Magnet

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1994 53 4 3 131 1 n/a n/a 0 192
1995 94 19 7 385 2 n/a n/a 0 507
1996 94 19 7 385 2 n/a n/a 0 507
1997 111 20 12 511 2 n/a n/a 0 656
1998 107 30 10 549 1 n/a n/a 0 697
1999 116 27 11 595 0 n/a n/a 0 749
2000 109 26 15 598 0 n/a n/a 0 748
2001 86 25 13 619 0 n/a n/a 0 743
2002 67 27 17 556 0 n/a n/a 0 667
2003 67 27 17 556 0 n/a n/a 0 667
2004 61 21 24 544 0 n/a n/a 0 650
2005 53 23 25 470 1 n/a n/a 0 572
2006 54 17 23 443 1 n/a n/a 0 538
2007 43 15 18 413 1 n/a n/a 0 490
2008 40 10 17 380 1 n/a n/a 0 448
2009 45 15 16 397 3 n/a n/a 0 476
2010 52 15 20 450 3 n/a n/a 0 540
2011 45 17 19 530 3 1 1 0 616
2012 37 14 21 518 3 1 2 0 596
2013 39 11 22 551 1 1 2 0 627
2014 42 15 23 530 1 1 1 0 613
2015 42 11 23 493 1 0 3 0 573
2016 44 13 22 553 1 0 2 0 635
2017 36 11 17 600 1 0 3 0 668
2018 34 15 25 643 0 0 4 0 721
2019 27 14 24 677 0 1 6 0 749
2020 24 14 25 645 0 1 5 0 714
2021 25 13 19 590 0 2 5 0 654
2022 23 16 25 514 0 2 5 0 585
2023 19 11 22 453 0 1 4 0 510

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 Silva Health Magnet

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1994 192 14.1 13.6 28.1
1995 507 34.0 14.9 20.3
1996 507 34.0 14.9 20.3
1997 656 38.0 17.3 23.2
1998 697 46.2 15.1 34.9
1999 749 46.5 16.1 53.9
2000 748 39.7 18.8 50.9
2001 743 45.5 16.3 54.6
2002 667 41.3 16.2 57.9
2003 667 41.3 16.2 57.9
2004 650 29.6 22.0 53.5
2005 572 57.2 10.0 57.3
2006 538 83.8 6.4 55.9
2007 490 46.7 10.5 56.7
2008 448 42.4 10.6 58.5
2009 476 32.0 14.9 56.9
2010 540 31.6 17.0 56.9
2011 616 36.3 16.9 53.7
2012 596 37.5 15.8 53.4
2013 627 38.2 16.3 38.3
2014 613 38.5 15.8 42.4
2015 573 40.0 14.3 44.5
2016 635 39.0 16.2 46.6
2017 668 36.4 18.3 44.9
2018 721 39.7 18.1 50.8
2019 749 44.7 16.7 61
2020 714 45.2 15.7 63.7
2021 654 43.6 14.9 64.4
2022 585 40.6 14.4 64.3
2023 510 38.2 13.3 71

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 Silva Health Magnet

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1994 192 14.1 13.6 28.1
1995 507 34.0 14.9 20.3
1996 507 34.0 14.9 20.3
1997 656 38.0 17.3 23.2
1998 697 46.2 15.1 34.9
1999 749 46.5 16.1 53.9
2000 748 39.7 18.8 50.9
2001 743 45.5 16.3 54.6
2002 667 41.3 16.2 57.9
2003 667 41.3 16.2 57.9
2004 650 29.6 22.0 53.5
2005 572 57.2 10.0 57.3
2006 538 83.8 6.4 55.9
2007 490 46.7 10.5 56.7
2008 448 42.4 10.6 58.5
2009 476 32.0 14.9 56.9
2010 540 31.6 17.0 56.9
2011 616 36.3 16.9 53.7
2012 596 37.5 15.8 53.4
2013 627 38.2 16.3 38.3
2014 613 38.5 15.8 42.4
2015 573 40.0 14.3 44.5
2016 635 39.0 16.2 46.6
2017 668 36.4 18.3 44.9
2018 721 39.7 18.1 50.8
2019 749 44.7 16.7 61
2020 714 45.2 15.7 63.7
2021 654 43.6 14.9 64.4
2022 585 40.6 14.4 64.3
2023 510 38.2 13.3 71

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.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Silva Health Magnet

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $800 (9.4%) $7,668 (90.6%) $8,467
2020 $804 (9.2%) $7,920 (90.8%) $8,724
2021 $812 (8.3%) $9,010 (91.7%) $9,822

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Silva Health Magnet

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 15th of 1857 High schoolsRanks 74th of 1961 High schools
 3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Algebra I (Silva Health Magnet)9665
 31%
   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 (Silva Health Magnet)9586
 9%
   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 (Silva Health Magnet)9687
 9%
   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 (Silva Health Magnet)9492
 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 (Silva Health Magnet)9996
 3%
   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 Students749510
 31.9%
African American1411
 21.4%
American Indian00
Asian2422
 8.3%
Hispanic677453
 33.1%
Pacific Islander11
White2719
 29.6%
Two or More Races64
 33.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients61%71%
 10%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Silva Health Magnet

Yes! Silva Health Magnet is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 61st of 1987 Texas high schools.

Students at Silva Health Magnet are 89% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 4% White, 2% African American.

In the 2022-23 school year, 510 students attended Silva Health Magnet.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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