Davinci School for Science and the Arts
Public high school (charter) in El Paso, Texas · Burnham Wood Charter School District · Grades 7–12
Davinci School for Science and the Arts serves 982 students in grades 7–12 in El Paso (El Paso County). It is one of 3 schools in Burnham Wood Charter School District. By enrollment it is the 597th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 17.3 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 ÷ 56.83 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| District | Burnham Wood Charter School District |
| County | El Paso County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 480003711452 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Burnham Wood Charter School District | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 982 | 1,744 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 17.3 | 17.3 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 89.9% | 71% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 81% 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.
Davinci School for Science and the Arts in context
Size
Davinci School for Science and the Arts is the only high school in Burnham Wood Charter School District. Its 982 students are 56.3% of the district's 1,744. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 2.1 miles away and have a median of 453 students, so Davinci School for Science and the Arts is larger than most of them.
As a charter school it is publicly funded and charges no tuition, but it is run under a charter rather than directly by a local school board.
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 10 with 180 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 116, against an average of 164 per grade. This year grade 12 has 33% fewer students than grade 7 (116 against 172). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 96.4% of enrollment, about the same share as across Burnham Wood Charter School District (94.7%). Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
89.9% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 71% across Burnham Wood Charter School District 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
Davinci School for Science and the Arts has 56.83 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 17.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 982 students would have about 70.1 teachers, so Davinci School for Science and the Arts has 13.3 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 El Paso Academy West, 1 miles away in El Paso Academy. There are 8 high schools within 5 miles and 20 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 96.4% |
| White | 2.2% |
| Black | 0.8% |
| Two or more races | 0.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
| Asian | 0.1% |
49.7% of students are girls and 50.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 172 |
| Grade 8 | 175 |
| Grade 9 | 166 |
| Grade 10 | 180 |
| Grade 11 | 173 |
| Grade 12 | 116 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
785 Southwestern Dr., El Paso, TX 79912
Phone: (915)584-4024
Website: burnhamwood.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Davinci School for Science and the Arts. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Paso Academy West | El Paso Academy | 1.0 mi | 113 | 28.3 | 73.5% |
| Franklin High School | El Paso ISD | 1.0 mi | 2,835 | 19.1 | 51.1% |
| Premier High School-El Paso Mesa | Premier High Schools | 2.0 mi | 121 | 30.3 | 79.3% |
| Texasworks - El Paso-Mesa | Texas Works | 2.0 mi | 10 | 14.1 | – |
| Coronado High School | El Paso ISD | 2.2 mi | 2,576 | 19.1 | 51.4% |
| Canutillo High School | Canutillo ISD | 2.8 mi | 1,443 | 15.1 | 62.6% |
| Northwest Early College H S (Nwechs) | Canutillo ISD | 3.1 mi | 373 | 16.5 | 56.6% |
| IDEA Mesa Hills College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 4.1 mi | 533 | 17.9 | 80.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Burnham Wood Charter School District
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Burnham Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 388 |
| The Linguistic Academy of El Paso-Cultural Demo Site | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 374 |