2023 Best Public High Schools in El Paso: From Worst to First

An education analyst website has handed El Paso’s high schools their 2023 report cards.

The list was recently released by the research company Niche, which specializes in analyzing public data from sources like the U.S. Department of Education, and user input “to produce comprehensive rankings, report cards, and profiles for every K-12 school…in the U.S.”

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The Best Schools List

Results posted below are for traditional public high schools only. No charter, magnet, private, or alternative schools are included.

Of the 30 El Paso public high schools that were graded, two received an “A” -- the highest letter grade possible. Both were Early College High Schools representing the Ysleta and Canutillo Independent School Districts.

The lowest grade handed out was a C which went to four schools, all in the El Paso Independent School District.

El Paso High Schools Ranked from Worst to First

The data is part of the Niche’s annual “Best Schools” report, which ranks high schools based on certain key categories such as academics, teachers, resources, and activities. To determine grades, the findings take into account alumni, current student, and parent reviews as well as quantitative data from education sources according to the website.

Grade: C

Bowie
College, Career and Technology Academy (CCTA)
Irvin
Jefferson

Grade: C+

Socorro

Grade: B-

Andress
Austin
Burges
Canutillo
Options
Riverside

Grade: B

Americas
Eastlake
Eastwood
El Dorado
Montwood
Parkland
Ysleta

Grade: B+

Bel Air
Chapin
Del Valle
Hanks
Pebble Hills

The Best

Grade: A-

Coronado
El Paso
Franklin
Mission Early College High School
Young Woman’s Leadership Academy

The Best of the Best

Grade: A

Northwest Early College High School
Valle Verde Early College High School