Options High School
Public high school in El Paso, Texas · Socorro ISD · Grades 9–12
Options High School serves 136 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 1500th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 12.4 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer 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 ÷ 10.96 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Alternative School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Socorro ISD |
| County | El Paso County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 484071011496 |
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 | 136 | 46,668 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 12.4 | 16.6 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 80.1% | 71.1% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 36% 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.
Options High School in context
Size
Options High School is the 8th largest of Socorro ISD's 9 high schools; its 136 students are 0.3% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 1.8 miles away with a median enrollment of 1,416; Options High School is smaller than most of them.
NCES lists it as an alternative school: one that serves students whose needs a regular school may not meet, or that offers a non-traditional program alongside regular schools.
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 54 students, and its smallest is grade 9 with 9, against an average of 34 per grade. This year grade 12 has 500% more students than grade 9 (54 against 9). 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: 95.6% here and 91% across Socorro ISD. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
80.1% 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. 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 10.96 full-time-equivalent teachers for 136 students, Options High School has 12.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 136 students would have about 9.7 teachers, so Options High School has 1.3 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Options High School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. Keys Academy (in the same district) is listed at the same location. Within 10 miles there are 32 other high schools, 16 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 | 95.6% |
| Black | 1.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| White | 0.7% |
44.1% of students are girls and 55.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 9 |
| Grade 10 | 24 |
| Grade 11 | 49 |
| Grade 12 | 54 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
12380 Pine Springs, El Paso, TX 79928
Phone: (915)937-1300
Website: sisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Options High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keys Academy | Socorro ISD | 0.0 mi | 56 | 3.5 | 89.3% |
| Harmony Science Academy (El Paso) | Harmony Public Schools - West Texas | 1.5 mi | 1,034 | 18.5 | 73.6% |
| Del Valle High School | Ysleta ISD | 1.6 mi | 1,798 | 16.7 | 83.4% |
| Americas High School | Socorro ISD | 1.6 mi | 2,049 | 16.5 | 66.3% |
| Mission Early College High School | Socorro ISD | 1.9 mi | 410 | 16.5 | 65.9% |
| Eastlake High School | Socorro ISD | 2.2 mi | 3,004 | 17.9 | 64.5% |
| Socorro High School | Socorro ISD | 3.5 mi | 2,579 | 16.9 | 84.5% |
| Triumph Public High Schools-El Paso East | Triumph Public High Schools-West Texas | 3.5 mi | 129 | 22.3 | – |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.