Americas High School

Summary:

Americas High School is a public high school located in El Paso, Texas, serving 2,352 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Socorro Independent School District, which is ranked 345 out of 968 districts in Texas and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Americas High School has several key strengths, including a relatively high four-year graduation rate ranging from 89.4% to 93.7% over the past five years, which exceeds the state average. The school's dropout rates have also been low, ranging from 0.9% to 2.5% over the same period. However, the school's performance on STAAR End-of-Course (EOC) exams has been mixed compared to district and state averages, with lower proficiency rates in subjects like Algebra I and English I/II Reading. The school performs particularly well for African American and White students, ranking in the top 30-40% of Texas high schools for these subgroups, but its performance for Hispanic, English Language Learner, and At-Risk students is relatively lower.

When comparing Americas High School to other nearby schools in the same district, some interesting differences emerge. Mission Early College High School stands out with its exceptional performance, ranking in the top 6% of Texas high schools and maintaining a 100% graduation rate. Other district-run schools, such as Eastlake High School and Montwood High School, also perform better than Americas High School on most metrics. The charter schools in the area generally have lower performance compared to Americas High School and the other district-run schools.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 12101 Pellicano
       El Paso, TX  79936-4400


(915) 937-2800

District: Socorro Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
720th of 1,987 Texas High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,433 Help


Feeder schools for Americas High School:

Elementary:    John Drugan School
    Loma Verde
    Myrtle Cooper Elementary
    Sierra Vista Steam Academy
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Middle:    Capt Walter E Clarke Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  17.0 Help
Number of students:  2,352

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
92.9%
White:
3.8%
African American:
2.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  68.1% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Americas High School ranks better than 63.8% of high schools in Texas. It also ranks 4th 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 58.51. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Americas 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 (92.9%), White (3.8%), African American (2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 68.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Americas 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 Americas High School is $9,433. 4 high schools in the Socorro Independent School District (Isd) spend more per student.
Schooldigger Rankings:

Americas High School was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.
SchoolDigger ranks Americas High School 720th of 1987 Texas public high schools. (See Americas 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 Americas High School

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Rank History for all students at Americas High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 38.36 1096th 1427 23.2%
2005 40.90 1039th 1429 27.3%
2006 38.31 1058th 1430 26.0%
2007 49.88 924th 1497 38.3%
2008 58.45 735th 1510 51.3%
2009 52.69 920th 1539 40.2%
2010 55.47 880th 1568 43.9%
2011 55.53 939th 1672 43.8%
2012 51.59 779th 1603 51.4%
2013 59.58 627th 1652 62.0%
2014 61.00 621st 1734 64.2%
2015 66.21 528th 1743 69.7%
2016 63.33 585th 1762 66.8%
2017 52.97 691st 1777 61.1%
2018 56.90 638th 1797 64.5%
2019 58.54 662nd 1857 64.4%
2021 47.61 947th 1861 49.1%
2022 53.22 793rd 1876 57.7%
2023 54.74 807th 1961 58.8%
2024 58.51 720th 1987 63.8%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Americas High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 48.08 289th 604 52.2%
2021 31.48 414th 588 29.6%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Americas High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.54 348th 1113 68.7%
2019 53.70 356th 1136 68.7%
2021 41.65 590th 1195 50.6%
2022 49.08 436th 1278 65.9%
2023 46.06 554th 1371 59.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Americas High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.22 505th 1347 62.5%
2019 56.06 404th 1357 70.2%
2021 56.96 402nd 1382 70.9%
2022 60.34 347th 1418 75.5%
2023 61.14 371st 1478 74.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Americas High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.12 591st 1794 67.1%
2019 58.90 541st 1818 70.2%
2021 51.40 773rd 1848 58.2%
2022 55.85 600th 1847 67.5%
2023 54.41 676th 1897 64.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Americas High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.31 562nd 1781 68.4%
2019 58.38 681st 1798 62.1%
2021 45.90 982nd 1815 45.9%
2022 53.54 780th 1841 57.6%
2023 54.64 792nd 1891 58.1%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Americas High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.18 372nd 1137 67.3%
2019 65.90 435th 1145 62.0%
2021 64.84 519th 1177 55.9%
2022 65.13 461st 1172 60.7%
2023 69.34 381st 1182 67.8%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Americas High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.11 744th 1784 58.3%
2019 50.12 732nd 1810 59.6%
2021 38.23 1071st 1829 41.4%
2022 47.94 740th 1837 59.7%
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Rank History for Male students at Americas High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.05 817th 1803 54.7%
2019 55.05 695th 1824 61.9%
2021 45.52 939th 1840 49.0%
2022 49.98 795th 1853 57.1%
2023 51.95 807th 1913 57.8%
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Rank History for Asian students at Americas High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.88 169th 486 65.2%
2019 61.33 196th 487 59.8%
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Rank History for African American students at Americas High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 84.17 101st 1013 90.0%
2019 85.93 85th 1024 91.7%
2021 70.88 208th 1020 79.6%
2022 54.86 344th 1031 66.6%
2023 59.91 318th 1069 70.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Americas High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.06 477th 1691 71.8%
2019 61.53 487th 1714 71.6%
2021 51.89 723rd 1743 58.5%
2022 58.52 541st 1762 69.3%
2023 59.22 570th 1820 68.7%
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Rank History for White students at Americas High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.77 1021st 1539 33.7%
2019 49.87 753rd 1526 50.7%
2021 40.58 946th 1510 37.4%
2022 45.09 824th 1525 46.0%
2023 63.97 447th 1576 71.6%
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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 Americas High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1997 153 19 7 896 0 n/a n/a 0 1075
1998 172 22 9 1069 0 n/a n/a 0 1272
1999 178 25 9 1208 0 n/a n/a 0 1420
2000 217 41 13 1731 0 n/a n/a 0 2002
2001 222 38 11 1901 0 n/a n/a 0 2172
2002 233 48 12 2462 3 n/a n/a 0 2758
2003 233 48 12 2462 3 n/a n/a 0 2758
2004 239 61 19 2591 3 n/a n/a 0 2913
2005 236 49 19 2643 9 n/a n/a 0 2956
2006 230 59 19 2636 11 n/a n/a 0 2955
2007 200 55 21 2578 8 n/a n/a 0 2862
2008 192 59 18 2614 6 n/a n/a 0 2889
2009 157 48 14 2666 6 n/a n/a 0 2891
2010 161 64 15 2686 6 n/a n/a 0 2932
2011 302 53 13 2351 10 4 0 0 2733
2012 241 57 13 2180 8 4 2 0 2505
2013 131 50 13 2208 3 3 2 0 2410
2014 84 44 12 2123 1 1 2 0 2267
2015 73 54 9 2192 1 1 2 0 2332
2016 64 54 11 2217 1 3 5 0 2355
2017 66 43 10 2281 0 2 7 0 2409
2018 78 50 11 2358 1 2 7 0 2507
2019 63 51 16 2388 1 3 13 0 2535
2020 75 48 14 2439 1 3 12 0 2592
2021 75 53 12 2361 4 4 18 0 2527
2022 80 43 13 2299 3 5 14 0 2457
2023 90 46 9 2185 3 6 13 0 2352

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 Americas High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1997 1075 80.7 13.3 46.5
1998 1272 105.2 12.1 48.1
1999 1420 120.4 11.8 53
2000 2002 140.9 14.2 58.1
2001 2172 143.5 15.1 54
2002 2758 160.4 17.2 58.7
2003 2758 160.4 17.2 58.7
2004 2913 161.0 18.1 60.5
2005 2956 166.5 17.8 62.8
2006 2955 174.6 16.9 60.9
2007 2862 175.5 16.3 60.9
2008 2889 177.5 16.3 61.3
2009 2891 180.0 16.1 60
2010 2932 178.9 16.3 63.6
2011 2733 168.8 16.1 63.9
2012 2505 149.1 16.8 57.7
2013 2410 126.6 19.0 58.4
2014 2267 124.7 18.1 58.1
2015 2332 122.0 19.1 57.5
2016 2355 127.0 18.5 60.1
2017 2409 128.7 18.7 59.1
2018 2507 138.6 18.0 62.4
2019 2535 142.8 17.7 65.5
2020 2592 142.2 18.2 67.7
2021 2527 146.0 17.2 56.9
2022 2457 143.2 17.1 56.2
2023 2352 138.0 17.0 68.1

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 Americas High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1997 1075 80.7 13.3 46.5
1998 1272 105.2 12.1 48.1
1999 1420 120.4 11.8 53
2000 2002 140.9 14.2 58.1
2001 2172 143.5 15.1 54
2002 2758 160.4 17.2 58.7
2003 2758 160.4 17.2 58.7
2004 2913 161.0 18.1 60.5
2005 2956 166.5 17.8 62.8
2006 2955 174.6 16.9 60.9
2007 2862 175.5 16.3 60.9
2008 2889 177.5 16.3 61.3
2009 2891 180.0 16.1 60
2010 2932 178.9 16.3 63.6
2011 2733 168.8 16.1 63.9
2012 2505 149.1 16.8 57.7
2013 2410 126.6 19.0 58.4
2014 2267 124.7 18.1 58.1
2015 2332 122.0 19.1 57.5
2016 2355 127.0 18.5 60.1
2017 2409 128.7 18.7 59.1
2018 2507 138.6 18.0 62.4
2019 2535 142.8 17.7 65.5
2020 2592 142.2 18.2 67.7
2021 2527 146.0 17.2 56.9
2022 2457 143.2 17.1 56.2
2023 2352 138.0 17.0 68.1

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 Americas High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $887 (10.1%) $7,905 (89.9%) $8,792
2020 $794 (9.1%) $7,926 (90.9%) $8,720
2021 $1,221 (12.9%) $8,211 (87.0%) $9,433

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Americas High School

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 662nd of 1857 High schoolsRanks 807th of 1961 High schools
 5.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Algebra I (Americas High School)5934
 25%
   End of Course Algebra I (Socorro Independent School District (Isd))7752
 25%
   End of Course Algebra I (Texas)6245
 17%
End of Course Biology (Americas High School)6053
 7%
   End of Course Biology (Socorro Independent School District (Isd))6357
 6%
   End of Course Biology (Texas)6357
 6%
End of Course English I Reading (Americas High School)5250
 2%
   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 (Americas High School)5962
 3%
   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 (Americas High School)8286
 4%
   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 Students25352352
 7.2%
African American5146
 9.8%
American Indian13
 200%
Asian169
 43.8%
Hispanic23882185
 8.5%
Pacific Islander36
 100%
White6390
 42.9%
Two or More Races1313
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients65.5%68.1%
 2.6%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Americas High School

Americas High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : John Drugan School
Elementary : Loma Verde
Elementary : Myrtle Cooper Elementary
Elementary : Sierra Vista Steam Academy
Elementary : Vista Del Sol Environmental Science
Middle : Capt Walter E Clarke Middle

Students at Americas High School are 93% Hispanic, 4% White, 2% African American.

In the 2022-23 school year, 2,352 students attended Americas High School.

Americas High School ranks 720th of 1987 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.


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