Jefferson High School
Public high school in El Paso, Texas · El Paso ISD · Grades 9–12
Jefferson High School serves 998 students in grades 9–12 in El Paso (El Paso County). It is one of 75 schools in El Paso ISD. By enrollment it is the 589th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 13.8 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 72.23 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | El Paso ISD |
| County | El Paso County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481830001695 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | El Paso ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 998 | 48,118 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 13.8 | 14.7 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 89.5% | 71.3% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 48% 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.
Jefferson High School in context
Size
Of the 16 high schools in El Paso ISD, Jefferson High School is the 8th largest, with 2.1% of the district's students. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 1.9 miles away with a median enrollment of 494; Jefferson 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 270 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 230, against an average of 250 per grade. This year grade 12 has 15% fewer students than grade 9 (230 against 270). 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
The largest group is Hispanic students: 99% here and 84.1% across El Paso ISD. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
89.5% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 71.3% across El Paso 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
With 72.23 full-time-equivalent teachers for 998 students, Jefferson High School has 13.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 998 students would have about 71.3 teachers, so Jefferson High School has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Jefferson High School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other high school is Silva Health Magnet, 0.2 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 37 other high schools, 13 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 | 99% |
| White | 0.8% |
| Black | 0.1% |
| Two or more races | 0.1% |
43.3% of students are girls and 56.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 270 |
| Grade 10 | 250 |
| Grade 11 | 248 |
| Grade 12 | 230 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
4700 Alameda Ave, El Paso, TX 79905
Phone: (915)236-7400
Website: jefferson.episd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Jefferson High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silva Health Magnet | El Paso ISD | 0.2 mi | 544 | 15.2 | 66% |
| Bowie High School | El Paso ISD | 1.4 mi | 1,003 | 13.5 | 95.8% |
| Delta Academy | El Paso ISD | 1.7 mi | 53 | 3.8 | 84.9% |
| College Career Technology Academy (Ccta) | El Paso ISD | 1.9 mi | 151 | 10.1 | 86.8% |
| Telles Academy | El Paso ISD | 1.9 mi | 26 | 3.3 | 88.5% |
| Austin High School | El Paso ISD | 2.1 mi | 946 | 13.7 | 88.5% |
| Young Women's STEAM Research & Preparatory Academy | El Paso ISD | 2.3 mi | 443 | 16.9 | 60.3% |
| Burges High School | El Paso ISD | 3.2 mi | 1,394 | 16.2 | 72.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.