Canutillo High School
Public high school in El Paso, Texas · Canutillo ISD · Grades 9–12
Canutillo High School serves 1,443 students in grades 9–12 in El Paso (El Paso County). It is one of 10 schools in Canutillo ISD. By enrollment it is the 474th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 15.1 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 ÷ 95.53 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Canutillo ISD |
| County | El Paso County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481278000772 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Canutillo ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,443 | 5,747 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 15.1 | 14.5 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 62.6% | 63.5% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 60% 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.
Canutillo High School in context
Size
Canutillo High School is the largest of Canutillo ISD's 2 high schools; its 1,443 students are 25.1% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 3.5 miles away and have a median of 453 students, so Canutillo 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 9 with 386 students, and its smallest is grade 10 with 320, against an average of 361 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 386 in grade 9 and 374 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 93.7% of enrollment, about the same share as across Canutillo ISD (92.5%). Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
62.6% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 63.5% across Canutillo ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Canutillo High School has 95.53 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 1,443 students would have about 103.1 teachers, so Canutillo High School has 7.6 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other high school is Northwest Early College H S (Nwechs), 0.3 miles away in the same district. There are 7 high schools within 5 miles and 12 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 93.7% |
| White | 4% |
| Black | 1.1% |
| Two or more races | 0.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Asian | 0.1% |
43.3% of students are girls and 56.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 386 |
| Grade 10 | 320 |
| Grade 11 | 363 |
| Grade 12 | 374 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
6675 S Desert Blvd, El Paso, TX 79932
Phone: (915)877-7800
Website: canutillo-isd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Canutillo High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Early College H S (Nwechs) | Canutillo ISD | 0.3 mi | 373 | 16.5 | 56.6% |
| El Paso Academy West | El Paso Academy | 2.6 mi | 113 | 28.3 | 73.5% |
| Davinci School for Science and the Arts | Burnham Wood Charter School District | 2.8 mi | 982 | 17.3 | 89.9% |
| Franklin High School | El Paso ISD | 3.0 mi | 2,835 | 19.1 | 51.1% |
| Premier High School-El Paso Mesa | Premier High Schools | 4.0 mi | 121 | 30.3 | 79.3% |
| Texasworks - El Paso-Mesa | Texas Works | 4.0 mi | 10 | 14.1 | – |
| Coronado High School | El Paso ISD | 4.8 mi | 2,576 | 19.1 | 51.4% |
| IDEA Mesa Hills College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 6.6 mi | 533 | 17.9 | 80.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Canutillo ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Childress Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 386 |
| Canutillo Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 481 |
| Canutillo Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 717 |
| Congressman Silvestre & Carolina School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 577 |
| Deanna Davenport Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 303 |
| Gonzalo and Sofia Garcia Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 424 |
| Jose H Damian Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 473 |
| Jose J Alderete Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 570 |
| Northwest Early College H S (Nwechs) | High | 9–12 | 373 |