Monkey Business Images // Shutterstock
1 / 25#25. Father Yermo High School
- School type: Private School
- Location: El Paso, TX
- Enrollment: 111 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: B+
Best high schools in the El Paso metro area
According to the latest data from the National Center for Education Statistics, 15.5 million students attend public high school every year, and more than 3.76 million are expected to graduate in 2025. However, those students have a wide variety of experiences over the course of their high school careers.
To start, issues surrounding equal educational access persist throughout the United States. A January 2025 report published in Frontiers found that disparities across socioeconomic status, race, gender, and geography can lead to negative outcomes and the perpetuation of systemic barriers.
Outside of these issues, students also pursue many different paths within high school. Roughly 8.3 million high schoolers attend educational programs to prepare for careers in fields like transportation, landscaping, and culinary arts. Meanwhile, nearly 2.5 million are in dual enrollment programs that offer high school and college credit for the same course, allowing students to get a jump on higher education degrees.
Dual enrollment programs are particularly useful considering that more than 3 in 5 (61%) high school graduates head to college, per a 2024 Bureau of Labor Statistics report. Unfortunately, high school doesn't always guarantee college success. In 2024, the average SAT score declined for the third straight year, and nearly 2 in 5 (39%) test-takers met or exceeded the test's college readiness benchmarks. ACT scores are also on the decline year over year, down to 19.4 out of 36, and just 3 in 10 students met at least three of the ACT's college readiness benchmarks.
With that said, attending a quality high school will typically help prepare students for their next steps in life, whether that's college, technical school, or going straight into the workforce. Stacker compiled a list of the best high schools in the El Paso metro area using data from Niche, which uses seven weighted factors for its rankings. Most of the score is based on academics, but other factors include culture and diversity; sports; clubs and activities; resources; and surveys of parents, teachers, and students.
You may also like: El Paso 7-day weather forecast
maroke // Shutterstock
2 / 25#24. Pebble Hills High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Socorro Independent School District, TX
- Enrollment: 2,888 (18:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A minus
Daniel Hoz // Shutterstock
3 / 25#23. Las Cruces Catholic School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Las Cruces, NM
- Enrollment: 283 (11:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A minus
panitanphoto // Shutterstock
4 / 25#22. El Paso High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: El Paso Independent School District, TX
- Enrollment: 1,580 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A minus
Monkey Business Images // Shutterstock
5 / 25#21. Early College Academy
- School type: Public School
- Location: Clint Independent School District, TX
- Enrollment: 328 (19:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A minus
You may also like: Best private K-12 schools in the El Paso metro area
Ground Picture // Shutterstock
6 / 25#20. Harmony Science Academy - El Paso
- School type: Public School
- Location: Harmony Public Schools - West Texas, TX
- Enrollment: 1,020 (15:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A minus
Tyler Olson // Shutterstock
7 / 25#19. Franklin High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: El Paso Independent School District, TX
- Enrollment: 3,149 (18:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A minus
Anna Jurkovska // Shutterstock
8 / 25#18. J.M. Hanks High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Ysleta Independent School District, TX
- Enrollment: 1,454 (15:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A minus
Ground Picture // Shutterstock
9 / 25#17. Del Valle High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Ysleta Independent School District, TX
- Enrollment: 1,957 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A minus
LightField Studios // Shutterstock
10 / 25#16. Coronado High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: El Paso Independent School District, TX
- Enrollment: 2,391 (17:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A minus
You may also like: How much it costs to park at El Paso International Airport
Monkey Business Images // Shutterstock
11 / 25#15. Mesilla Valley Christian School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Las Cruces, NM
- Enrollment: 392 (12:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A minus
Joyseulay // Shutterstock
12 / 25#14. Jesus Chapel School
- School type: Private School
- Location: El Paso, TX
- Enrollment: 118 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A minus
DenisProduction.com // Shutterstock
13 / 25#13. Eastwood High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Ysleta Independent School District, TX
- Enrollment: 2,381 (17:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A minus
Achira22 // Shutterstock
14 / 25#12. CATHEDRAL HIGH SCHOOL
- School type: Private School
- Location: El Paso, TX
- Enrollment: 390 (12:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A minus
panitanphoto // Shutterstock
15 / 25#11. Young Women's Leadership Academy
- School type: Public School
- Location: Ysleta Independent School District, TX
- Enrollment: 332 (12:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
You may also like: How gas prices have changed in El Paso in the last week
Mircea Moira // Shutterstock
16 / 25#10. Transmountain Early College High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: El Paso Independent School District, TX
- Enrollment: 348 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
GagliardiPhotography // Shutterstock
17 / 25#9. Northeast Christian Academy
- School type: Private School
- Location: El Paso, TX
- Enrollment: 91 (6:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
Studio KIWI // Shutterstock
18 / 25#8. Loretto Academy
- School type: Private School
- Location: El Paso, TX
- Enrollment: 540 (13:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
ImageFlow // Shutterstock
19 / 25#7. Lydia Patterson Institute
- School type: Private School
- Location: El Paso, TX
- Enrollment: 279 (11:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
LStockStudio // Shutterstock
20 / 25#6. Northwest Early College High School (NECHS)
- School type: Public School
- Location: Canutillo Independent School District, TX
- Enrollment: 361 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
You may also like: How much house $1 million buys you in El Paso
maroke // Shutterstock
21 / 25#5. Arrowhead Park Early College High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Las Cruces Public Schools, NM
- Enrollment: 327 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
Roman Kosolapov // Shutterstock
22 / 25#4. Immanuel Christian School
- School type: Private School
- Location: El Paso, TX
- Enrollment: 500 (13:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
sirtravelalot // Shutterstock
23 / 25#3. Silva Health Magnet School
- School type: Public School
- Location: El Paso Independent School District, TX
- Enrollment: 510 (13:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
Tyler Olson // Shutterstock
24 / 25#2. Valle Verde Early College High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Ysleta Independent School District, TX
- Enrollment: 328 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
Ground Picture // Shutterstock
25 / 25#1. Radford School
- School type: Private School
- Location: El Paso, TX
- Enrollment: 268 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
This story features data reporting by Rob Powell, writing by Jill Jaracz, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 97 metros.
You may also like: Biggest sources of immigrants to El Paso
