Americas High School

  • High school in Socorro ISD
  • El Paso, TX
  • 9th grade - 12th grade

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Socorro ISD: B

Total students

2,449

Avg. teacher experience

12.8 years

Socorro ISD: 11.6 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

92.8 %

Socorro ISD: 91.3%

Statewide: 90%

Americas High School is a high school in El Paso, TX, in the Socorro ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 2,449 students. 49% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 18.7% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of B for the 2021-2022 school year.

In the Class of 2021, 92.8% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 1.2% during the 2020-2021 school year.

The average SAT score at Americas High School was 930 for 2020-2021 graduates. The average ACT score was 20.8.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $60,161, which is $1,274 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 12.8 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.sisd.net

Address

12101 Pellicano
El Paso, TX 79936-4400

Office phone number

(915) 937-2800

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Americas High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 19. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 18.7 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 19.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

2,449

African American

43 (1.8%)

Socorro ISD: 2.1%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

3 (0.1%)

Socorro ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

13 (0.5%)

Socorro ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

2,291 (93.5%)

Socorro ISD: 92%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

5 (0.2%)

Socorro ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

80 (3.3%)

Socorro ISD: 4.2%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

14 (0.6%)

Socorro ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

1.8%

American Indian

0.1%

Asian

0.5%

Hispanic

93.5%

Pacific Islander

0.2%

White

3.3%

Two or more races

0.6%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

49 %

Socorro ISD: 53.9%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

56.2 %

Socorro ISD: 70.2%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

20.5 %

Socorro ISD: 27.4%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

49.0%

Econ. disadvantaged

56.2%

Limited Eng. proficiency

20.5%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

18.7 %

Socorro ISD: 28%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

8.2 %

Socorro ISD: 5.7%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

9.8 %

Socorro ISD: 11.8%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

18.7%

Gifted and talented

8.2%

Special education

9.8%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

B

Socorro ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

B

Socorro ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Socorro ISD: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Socorro ISD: B

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2022 Accountability Manual.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2017-2018 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2021. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.

All students

92.8 %

Socorro ISD: 91.3%

Statewide: 90%

African American

93.3 %

Socorro ISD: 91.1%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

Masked

Socorro ISD: 75%

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

Masked

Socorro ISD: 90%

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

92.9 %

Socorro ISD: 91.6%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Socorro ISD: 42.9%

Statewide: 88.3%

White

92.3 %

Socorro ISD: 84.9%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

Masked

Socorro ISD: 93.8%

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

93.3%

American Indian

Masked

Asian

Masked

Hispanic

92.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

92.3%

Two or more races

Masked

Dropout rates

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2020-2021 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.

All students

1.2 %

Socorro ISD: 1.7%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

1.7 %

Socorro ISD: 2.7%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

Masked

Socorro ISD: 5.6%

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

0 %

Socorro ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

1.2 %

Socorro ISD: 1.6%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Socorro ISD: 3.4%

Statewide: 2.6%

White

1.2 %

Socorro ISD: 2.1%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

5.3 %

Socorro ISD: 3.1%

Statewide: 2%

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

3.8 %

Socorro ISD: 5.4%

Statewide: 15%

African American

0 %

Socorro ISD: 4%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Socorro ISD: 9.5%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

0 %

Socorro ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

4 %

Socorro ISD: 5.4%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Socorro ISD: 4.8%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

1.3 %

Socorro ISD: 5.3%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

0 %

Socorro ISD: 4.9%

Statewide: 13.9%

College readiness

AP/IB participation

The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2020-2021 school year.

All students

30.4 %

Socorro ISD: 27.9%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

41.4 %

Socorro ISD: 30.9%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

Masked

Socorro ISD: 20%

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

66.7 %

Socorro ISD: 50%

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

29.7 %

Socorro ISD: 27.5%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Socorro ISD: 25%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

34.4 %

Socorro ISD: 30.5%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

50 %

Socorro ISD: 38.3%

Statewide: 23.5%

AP/IB performance

The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2020-2021 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.

All students

18 %

Socorro ISD: 14.8%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

16.7 %

Socorro ISD: 7.8%

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

Masked

Socorro ISD: Masked

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

Masked

Socorro ISD: 26.1%

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

17.7 %

Socorro ISD: 14.2%

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Socorro ISD: Masked

Statewide: 43.9%

White

9.1 %

Socorro ISD: 25.4%

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

Masked

Socorro ISD: 27.8%

Statewide: 60.8%

SAT

The average SAT score for students graduating in 2020-2021, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.

Avg. SAT score

930

Socorro ISD: 917

Statewide: 1002

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2020-2021. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

20.8

Socorro ISD: 19.9

Statewide: 20.0

College-ready graduates

A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2020-2021.

Reading

57.6 %

Socorro ISD: 52.2%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

31.2 %

Socorro ISD: 38.9%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

29.6 %

Socorro ISD: 32.2%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

57.6%

Math

31.2%

Reading + Math

29.6%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

143.2

African American

8.2 (5.7%)

Socorro ISD: 1.6%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Socorro ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Socorro ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

113.5 (79.2%)

Socorro ISD: 88.5%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Socorro ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

21.5 (15%)

Socorro ISD: 9.5%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Socorro ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

5 (3.5%)

Socorro ISD: 1.7%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

83.3 (58.2%)

Socorro ISD: 65.2%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

52.9 (37%)

Socorro ISD: 32.4%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

2 (1.4%)

Socorro ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

17.1

Socorro ISD: 16.2

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

12.8 years

Socorro ISD: 11.6 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$60,161

Socorro ISD: $58,852

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$45,744

Socorro ISD: $46,888

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$55,486

Socorro ISD: $54,658

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$58,866

Socorro ISD: $57,899

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$61,044

Socorro ISD: $60,855

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$66,542

Socorro ISD: $65,462

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$73,088

Socorro ISD: $72,520

Statewide: $71,111

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