Transmountain Early College High School
Public high school in El Paso, Texas · El Paso ISD · Grades 9–12
Transmountain Early College High School serves 354 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 1083rd largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 14.2 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 ÷ 24.87 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 | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 481830012055 |
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 | 354 | 48,118 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 14.2 | 14.7 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 58.8% | 71.3% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 51% 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.
Transmountain Early College High School in context
Size
Transmountain Early College High School is the 13th largest of El Paso ISD's 16 high schools; its 354 students are 0.7% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 4.4 miles away and have a median of 939 students, so Transmountain Early College High School 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 97 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 80, against an average of 89 per grade. This year grade 12 has 16% fewer students than grade 9 (80 against 95). 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 82.8% of enrollment, about the same share as across El Paso ISD (84.1%). White students are next, at 10.2%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
58.8% 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. 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
Transmountain Early College High School has 24.87 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 354 students would have about 25.3 teachers, so Transmountain Early College 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
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 Irvin High School, 1.5 miles away in the same district. There are 4 high schools within 5 miles and 25 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 82.8% |
| White | 10.2% |
| Two or more races | 2.5% |
| Asian | 2.3% |
| Black | 2.3% |
51.4% of students are girls and 48.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 95 |
| Grade 10 | 97 |
| Grade 11 | 82 |
| Grade 12 | 80 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
9570 Gateway N Blvd EC, El Paso, TX 79925
Phone: (915)887-6805
Website: tmechs.episd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Transmountain Early College High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irvin High School | El Paso ISD | 1.5 mi | 932 | 13.4 | 88.5% |
| Andress High School | El Paso ISD | 2.2 mi | 1,341 | 15.1 | 79.3% |
| Parkland High School | Ysleta ISD | 2.5 mi | 1,565 | 15.5 | 76.5% |
| Chapin High School | El Paso ISD | 2.9 mi | 1,766 | 18.3 | 68.7% |
| Austin High School | El Paso ISD | 6.0 mi | 946 | 13.7 | 88.5% |
| Premier High School-El Paso Mesa | Premier High Schools | 6.3 mi | 121 | 30.3 | 79.3% |
| Texasworks - El Paso-Mesa | Texas Works | 6.3 mi | 10 | 14.1 | – |
| IDEA Mesa Hills College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 6.9 mi | 533 | 17.9 | 80.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.