Americas High School
Public high school in El Paso, Texas · Socorro ISD · Grades 9–12
Americas High School serves 2,049 students in grades 9–12 in El Paso (El Paso County). It is one of 50 schools in Socorro ISD. By enrollment it is the 311th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 16.5 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 124.48 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Socorro ISD |
| County | El Paso County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 484071007276 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Socorro ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 2,049 | 46,668 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 16.5 | 16.6 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 66.3% | 71.1% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 75% of Texas high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Americas High School in context
Size
Americas High School is the 6th largest of Socorro ISD's 9 high schools; its 2,049 students are 4.4% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 2.4 miles away with a median enrollment of 282; Americas High School is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 12 with 533 students, and its smallest is grade 10 with 492, against an average of 512 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 523 in grade 9 and 533 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 93.7% here and 91% across Socorro ISD. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
66.3% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 71.1% across Socorro ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 124.48 full-time-equivalent teachers for 2,049 students, Americas High School has 16.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 2,049 students would have about 146.4 teachers, so Americas High School has 21.9 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Americas High School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other high school is Keys Academy, 1.6 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 31 other high schools, 19 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 93.7% |
| White | 3.7% |
| Black | 1.4% |
| Asian | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 0.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
48.1% of students are girls and 51.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 523 |
| Grade 10 | 492 |
| Grade 11 | 501 |
| Grade 12 | 533 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
12101 Pellicano, El Paso, TX 79936
Phone: (915)937-2800
Website: sisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Americas High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keys Academy | Socorro ISD | 1.6 mi | 56 | 3.5 | 89.3% |
| Options High School | Socorro ISD | 1.6 mi | 136 | 12.4 | 80.1% |
| Triumph Public High Schools-El Paso East | Triumph Public High Schools-West Texas | 2.1 mi | 129 | 22.3 | – |
| Montwood High School | Socorro ISD | 2.3 mi | 2,499 | 17 | 70.1% |
| Harmony Science Academy (El Paso) | Harmony Public Schools - West Texas | 2.5 mi | 1,034 | 18.5 | 73.6% |
| El Paso Leadership Academy - H S East | El Paso Leadership Academy | 2.8 mi | 428 | 18.3 | 81.1% |
| Del Valle High School | Ysleta ISD | 2.8 mi | 1,798 | 16.7 | 83.4% |
| Premier High School-El Paso Eastpointe | Premier High Schools | 2.9 mi | 125 | 17.9 | 82.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.