Silva Health Magnet
Public high school in El Paso, Texas · El Paso ISD · Grades 9–12
Silva Health Magnet serves 544 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 853rd largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 15.2 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 ÷ 35.86 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 | 481830003791 |
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 | 544 | 48,118 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 15.2 | 14.7 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 66% | 71.3% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 61% 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.
Silva Health Magnet in context
Size
Silva Health Magnet is the 11th largest of El Paso ISD's 16 high schools; its 544 students are 1.1% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 2.1 miles away and have a median of 695 students, so Silva Health Magnet 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 10 with 154 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 118, against an average of 136 per grade. This year grade 12 has 17% fewer students than grade 9 (123 against 149). 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 88.2% of enrollment, about the same share as across El Paso ISD (84.1%). Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
66% of students qualify 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
Silva Health Magnet has 35.86 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 544 students would have about 38.9 teachers, so Silva Health Magnet has 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 Jefferson High School, 0.2 miles away in the same district. There are 14 high schools within 5 miles and 37 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 88.2% |
| Asian | 3.7% |
| White | 3.7% |
| Black | 3.1% |
| Two or more races | 0.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
73% of students are girls and 27% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 149 |
| Grade 10 | 154 |
| Grade 11 | 118 |
| Grade 12 | 123 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
121 Val Verde St, El Paso, TX 79905
Phone: (915)236-7400
Website: silva.episd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Silva Health Magnet. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson High School | El Paso ISD | 0.2 mi | 998 | 13.8 | 89.5% |
| Bowie High School | El Paso ISD | 1.5 mi | 1,003 | 13.5 | 95.8% |
| Delta Academy | El Paso ISD | 1.6 mi | 53 | 3.8 | 84.9% |
| College Career Technology Academy (Ccta) | El Paso ISD | 2.1 mi | 151 | 10.1 | 86.8% |
| Telles Academy | El Paso ISD | 2.1 mi | 26 | 3.3 | 88.5% |
| Austin High School | El Paso ISD | 2.3 mi | 946 | 13.7 | 88.5% |
| Young Women's STEAM Research & Preparatory Academy | El Paso ISD | 2.4 mi | 443 | 16.9 | 60.3% |
| Burges High School | El Paso ISD | 3.1 mi | 1,394 | 16.2 | 72.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.