Northwest Early College H S (Nwechs)
Public high school in El Paso, Texas · Canutillo ISD · Grades 9–12
Northwest Early College H S (Nwechs) serves 373 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 1054th 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 ÷ 22.63 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 | 481278011864 |
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 | 373 | 5,747 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 16.5 | 14.5 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 56.6% | 63.5% | 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.
Northwest Early College H S (Nwechs) in context
Size
Of the 2 high schools in Canutillo ISD, Northwest Early College H S (Nwechs) is the smallest, with 6.5% of the district's students. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 3.8 miles away and have a median of 613 students, so Northwest Early College H S (Nwechs) is smaller 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 110 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 80, against an average of 93 per grade. This year grade 12 has 27% fewer students than grade 9 (80 against 110). 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 91.2% 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.
56.6% 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
Northwest Early College H S (Nwechs) has 22.63 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 373 students would have about 26.6 teachers, so Northwest Early College H S (Nwechs) has 4 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 Canutillo High School, 0.3 miles away in the same district. There are 6 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 | 91.2% |
| White | 5.9% |
| Black | 1.1% |
| Two or more races | 1.1% |
| Asian | 0.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
53.4% of students are girls and 46.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 110 |
| Grade 10 | 95 |
| Grade 11 | 88 |
| Grade 12 | 80 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
6701 S Desert Blvd Building N, El Paso, TX 79932
Phone: (915)877-1700
Website: canutillo-isd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Northwest Early College H S (Nwechs). Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canutillo High School | Canutillo ISD | 0.3 mi | 1,443 | 15.1 | 62.6% |
| El Paso Academy West | El Paso Academy | 2.9 mi | 113 | 28.3 | 73.5% |
| Davinci School for Science and the Arts | Burnham Wood Charter School District | 3.1 mi | 982 | 17.3 | 89.9% |
| Franklin High School | El Paso ISD | 3.3 mi | 2,835 | 19.1 | 51.1% |
| Premier High School-El Paso Mesa | Premier High Schools | 4.3 mi | 121 | 30.3 | 79.3% |
| Texasworks - El Paso-Mesa | Texas Works | 4.3 mi | 10 | 14.1 | – |
| Coronado High School | El Paso ISD | 5.1 mi | 2,576 | 19.1 | 51.4% |
| Anthony High School | Anthony ISD | 6.4 mi | 243 | 12.3 | 74.9% |
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 High School | High | 9–12 | 1,443 |
| 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 |