Montwood High School

Summary:

Montwood High School is a public high school located in El Paso, Texas, serving grades 9-12 with a student population of 2,498. The school is part of the Socorro Independent School District, which has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Montwood High School has maintained a strong four-year graduation rate, ranging from 93.0% to 96.1% over the past few years, which is higher than the state average. The school also has a low dropout rate, ranging from 1.0% to 1.3%, lower than the state average. However, the school's performance on STAAR End-of-Course (EOC) exams is mixed, with the school performing well in subjects like English II Reading and U.S. History, but lagging behind in Algebra I. Montwood High School consistently ranks in the top half of Texas high schools for African American and Hispanic students, but its ranking for White and Gifted and Talented students has declined over the past few years.

Compared to other high schools in the area, Montwood High School generally performs on par or slightly better in terms of graduation rates, dropout rates, and test scores. However, some schools like Young Women's Leadership Academy and J.M. Hanks High School outperform Montwood High School in certain areas, such as STAAR EOC exam proficiency rates. Montwood High School also has a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, which may contribute to its performance challenges in certain areas.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 12000 Montwood
       El Paso, TX  79936-4400


(915) 937-2400

District: Socorro Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
439th of 1,987 Texas High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,901 Help


Feeder schools for Montwood High School:

Elementary:    Benito Martinez Elementary
    Bill Sybert School
    Elfida Chavez Elementary
    Helen Ball Elementary
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Middle:    Montwood Middle
    William D Slider Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  17.0 Help
Number of students:  2,498

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
94.6%
White:
2.8%
African American:
1.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  73.7% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Montwood High School ranks better than 77.9% of high schools in Texas. It also ranks 2nd among 8 ranked high schools in the Socorro Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 69.49. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Montwood 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 (94.6%), White (2.8%), Asian (1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 73.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Montwood High School is 17, which is the 3rd best among 8 high schools in the Socorro Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Montwood High School is $8,901. 7 high schools in the Socorro Independent School District (Isd) spend more per student.
Schooldigger Rankings:

Montwood High School was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.
SchoolDigger ranks Montwood High School 439th of 1987 Texas public high schools. (See Montwood High School in the ranking list.)

Socorro Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Socorro Independent School District (Isd) 345th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Montwood High School

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Rank History for all students at Montwood High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 38.83 1090th 1427 23.6%
2005 36.59 1084th 1429 24.1%
2006 47.61 930th 1430 35.0%
2007 53.67 856th 1497 42.8%
2008 56.70 781st 1510 48.3%
2009 55.31 847th 1539 45.0%
2010 59.83 749th 1568 52.2%
2011 57.28 890th 1672 46.8%
2012 53.46 733rd 1603 54.3%
2013 58.37 660th 1652 60.0%
2014 56.80 743rd 1734 57.2%
2015 61.77 653rd 1743 62.5%
2016 67.27 463rd 1762 73.7%
2017 55.36 635th 1777 64.3%
2018 61.69 529th 1797 70.6%
2019 68.59 411th 1857 77.9%
2021 49.20 904th 1861 51.4%
2022 58.62 647th 1876 65.5%
2023 63.30 605th 1961 69.1%
2024 69.49 439th 1987 77.9%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Montwood High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.80 328th 1113 70.5%
2019 63.79 237th 1136 79.1%
2021 39.22 654th 1195 45.3%
2022 46.84 477th 1278 62.7%
2023 58.39 355th 1371 74.1%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Montwood High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.79 443rd 1347 67.1%
2019 63.63 287th 1357 78.9%
2021 36.72 850th 1382 38.5%
2022 60.49 345th 1418 75.7%
2023 49.92 585th 1478 60.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Montwood High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.76 388th 1794 78.4%
2019 70.92 301st 1818 83.4%
2021 50.39 805th 1848 56.4%
2022 62.54 430th 1847 76.7%
2023 66.49 393rd 1897 79.3%
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Rank History for Female students at Montwood High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.32 711th 1781 60.1%
2019 66.66 477th 1798 73.5%
2021 47.99 930th 1815 48.8%
2022 52.51 813th 1841 55.8%
2023 58.29 690th 1891 63.5%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Montwood High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.74 720th 1137 36.7%
2019 61.57 543rd 1145 52.6%
2021 63.17 555th 1177 52.8%
2022 60.51 596th 1172 49.1%
2023 62.56 565th 1182 52.2%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Montwood High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.42 540th 1784 69.7%
2019 64.46 388th 1810 78.6%
2021 37.91 1077th 1829 41.1%
2022 49.72 674th 1837 63.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Montwood High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.60 497th 1803 72.4%
2019 67.07 417th 1824 77.1%
2021 47.11 898th 1840 51.2%
2022 59.69 584th 1853 68.5%
2023 64.64 532nd 1913 72.2%
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Rank History for Asian students at Montwood High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.44 391st 486 19.5%
2021 37.51 335th 488 31.4%
2022 60.16 212th 507 58.2%
2023 60.37 229th 525 56.4%
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Rank History for African American students at Montwood High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 76.18 162nd 1013 84.0%
2019 96.11 20th 1024 98.0%
2021 40.60 542nd 1020 46.9%
2022 75.07 164th 1031 84.1%
2023 69.97 220th 1069 79.4%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Montwood High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.23 397th 1691 76.5%
2019 71.82 303rd 1714 82.3%
2021 54.92 663rd 1743 62.0%
2022 62.50 443rd 1762 74.9%
2023 68.17 383rd 1820 79.0%
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Rank History for White students at Montwood High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 76.59 222nd 1539 85.6%
2019 61.34 499th 1526 67.3%
2021 38.46 982nd 1510 35.0%
2022 45.53 814th 1525 46.6%
2023 69.68 329th 1576 79.1%
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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 Montwood High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1991 336 24 3 1363 0 n/a n/a 0 1726
1992 231 23 1 1059 0 n/a n/a 0 1314
1993 350 37 3 1472 0 n/a n/a 0 1862
1994 396 48 6 1761 1 n/a n/a 0 2212
1995 448 65 12 2251 6 n/a n/a 0 2782
1996 448 65 12 2251 6 n/a n/a 0 2782
1997 411 59 20 2227 6 n/a n/a 0 2723
1998 371 52 23 2002 7 n/a n/a 0 2455
1999 316 61 25 2013 5 n/a n/a 0 2420
2000 307 49 31 1981 4 n/a n/a 0 2372
2001 304 61 24 2262 4 n/a n/a 0 2655
2002 269 61 27 2455 2 n/a n/a 0 2814
2003 269 61 27 2455 2 n/a n/a 0 2814
2004 241 65 24 2413 3 n/a n/a 0 2746
2005 246 68 24 2373 4 n/a n/a 0 2715
2006 247 64 17 2334 2 n/a n/a 0 2664
2007 229 49 16 2279 4 n/a n/a 0 2577
2008 204 45 19 2297 4 n/a n/a 0 2569
2009 195 46 18 2328 8 n/a n/a 0 2595
2010 185 41 16 2458 8 n/a n/a 0 2708
2011 164 47 16 2532 7 2 1 0 2769
2012 163 43 12 2645 7 4 1 0 2875
2013 156 43 12 2626 5 3 4 0 2849
2014 132 41 11 2491 6 3 6 0 2690
2015 116 36 10 2412 3 3 4 0 2584
2016 96 39 20 2448 3 6 5 0 2617
2017 67 24 18 2406 1 6 7 0 2529
2018 74 26 16 2531 2 3 4 0 2656
2019 65 27 17 2600 3 1 9 0 2722
2020 79 35 16 2522 1 4 7 0 2664
2021 79 33 21 2544 2 2 5 0 2686
2022 66 27 24 2437 2 6 7 0 2569
2023 69 25 25 2362 3 7 7 0 2498

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 Montwood High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1991 1726 97.1 17.7 n/a
1992 1314 91.0 14.4 36.1
1993 1862 110.0 16.9 46.1
1994 2212 159.1 13.9 35.6
1995 2782 160.4 17.3 56.4
1996 2782 160.4 17.3 56.4
1997 2723 164.7 16.5 53.2
1998 2455 161.1 15.2 32.7
1999 2420 165.4 14.6 41.7
2000 2372 158.2 15.0 42.6
2001 2655 161.4 16.4 47.6
2002 2814 157.6 17.9 52
2003 2814 157.6 17.9 52
2004 2746 160.7 17.1 54.2
2005 2715 151.7 17.9 55
2006 2664 157.6 16.9 53.2
2007 2577 164.1 15.7 53.8
2008 2569 166.0 15.5 52.5
2009 2595 166.1 15.6 56
2010 2708 176.1 15.3 60
2011 2769 164.7 16.8 60.7
2012 2875 162.7 17.6 55.9
2013 2849 140.9 20.2 56.4
2014 2690 135.4 19.8 57.5
2015 2584 140.0 18.4 58.4
2016 2617 135.0 19.3 57.6
2017 2529 134.1 18.8 57.2
2018 2656 140.0 18.9 61.4
2019 2722 148.1 18.3 68.2
2020 2664 148.3 17.9 71.4
2021 2686 149.0 18.0 64.8
2022 2569 144.2 17.8 67.1
2023 2498 146.5 17.0 73.7

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 Montwood High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1991 1726 97.1 17.7 n/a
1992 1314 91.0 14.4 36.1
1993 1862 110.0 16.9 46.1
1994 2212 159.1 13.9 35.6
1995 2782 160.4 17.3 56.4
1996 2782 160.4 17.3 56.4
1997 2723 164.7 16.5 53.2
1998 2455 161.1 15.2 32.7
1999 2420 165.4 14.6 41.7
2000 2372 158.2 15.0 42.6
2001 2655 161.4 16.4 47.6
2002 2814 157.6 17.9 52
2003 2814 157.6 17.9 52
2004 2746 160.7 17.1 54.2
2005 2715 151.7 17.9 55
2006 2664 157.6 16.9 53.2
2007 2577 164.1 15.7 53.8
2008 2569 166.0 15.5 52.5
2009 2595 166.1 15.6 56
2010 2708 176.1 15.3 60
2011 2769 164.7 16.8 60.7
2012 2875 162.7 17.6 55.9
2013 2849 140.9 20.2 56.4
2014 2690 135.4 19.8 57.5
2015 2584 140.0 18.4 58.4
2016 2617 135.0 19.3 57.6
2017 2529 134.1 18.8 57.2
2018 2656 140.0 18.9 61.4
2019 2722 148.1 18.3 68.2
2020 2664 148.3 17.9 71.4
2021 2686 149.0 18.0 64.8
2022 2569 144.2 17.8 67.1
2023 2498 146.5 17.0 73.7

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 Montwood High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $802 (9.7%) $7,486 (90.3%) $8,288
2020 $794 (9.1%) $7,893 (90.9%) $8,687
2021 $1,159 (13.0%) $7,742 (87.0%) $8,901

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Montwood High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 411th of 1857 High schoolsRanks 605th of 1961 High schools
 8.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Algebra I (Montwood High School)7435
 39%
   End of Course Algebra I (Socorro Independent School District (Isd))7752
 25%
   End of Course Algebra I (Texas)6245
 17%
End of Course Biology (Montwood High School)6660
 6%
   End of Course Biology (Socorro Independent School District (Isd))6357
 6%
   End of Course Biology (Texas)6357
 6%
End of Course English I Reading (Montwood High School)6362
 1%
   End of Course English I Reading (Socorro Independent School District (Isd))5452
 2%
   End of Course English I Reading (Texas)4954
 5%
End of Course English II Reading (Montwood High School)6064
 4%
   End of Course English II Reading (Socorro Independent School District (Isd))5357
 4%
   End of Course English II Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
End of Course U.S. History (Montwood High School)8786
 1%
   End of Course U.S. History (Socorro Independent School District (Isd))8181
   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 Students27222498
 8.2%
African American2725
 7.4%
American Indian33
Asian1725
 47.1%
Hispanic26002362
 9.2%
Pacific Islander17
 600%
White6569
 6.2%
Two or More Races97
 22.2%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients68.2%73.7%
 5.5%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Montwood High School

Students at Montwood High School are 95% Hispanic, 3% White, 1% African American, 1% Asian.

In the 2022-23 school year, 2,498 students attended Montwood High School.

Montwood High School ranks 439th of 1987 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.


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