2019 Best Public High Schools in the El Paso Area

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Silva Health Magnet School
El Paso Independent School District, TX
9-12
430
#1 Best Public High Schools in El Paso Area
Alum: Silva Health Magnet provided me the opportunity to expose myself to the medical field early on. Because admission is competitive, there are a limited amount of students, but the relationships you form with your fellow classmates will definitely continue on past high school. The students were given an opportunity to shadow those all part of the health care team to give us an insight on what our future may be, a trait that few high schools possess. It is without a doubt, one of the best schools to be to further any prospective students future endeavors!
Read 430 Reviews
A
Overall Niche Grade
635 Students
16:1 Student-Teacher Ratio
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Arrowhead Park Early College High School
Las Cruces Public Schools, NM
9-12
78
#2 Best Public High Schools in El Paso Area
Senior: Arrowhead Park ECHS is a fantastic choice, if you're willing to put in the work. Providing you with access to the University's community college, if you have an ACT score above 23 you become eligible to take classes on NMSU's main campus. Wonderful opportunities available here! I am graduating with 70 credits towards a degree (a full associate's) and it did not cost me anything.
Read 78 Reviews
A
Overall Niche Grade
406 Students
24:1 Student-Teacher Ratio
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Mission Early College High School
Socorro Independent School District, TX
9-12
286
#3 Best Public High Schools in El Paso Area
Junior: The entire school is just simply amazing. Everyone is friendly and because the school doesn't have as many students as an average high school, the entire campus knows each other and acts as one big family. The teachers are super engaging and are much more fun than other high schools in my opinion. Because of this, there is a large support system for struggling students and a lot of one on one assistance if needed, 20/10 would recommend!
Read 286 Reviews
A
Overall Niche Grade
464 Students
20:1 Student-Teacher Ratio
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Whittle School & Studios
Opening September 2019, Private School
Washington, DC
PK, K-10
NG
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— Students
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Coronado High School
El Paso Independent School District, TX
9-12
551
#4 Best Public High Schools in El Paso Area
Junior: I am a Junior at Coronado and during my high school career I have noticed the positives and negatives of my school. I was in the IB program for my freshman and sophomore years which introduced me to a higher level of thinking that was simply not offered at any other high school in my area. The population at Coronado is about 3,000 which makes our school pretty competitive academically and athletically however, it also causes a relatively high student to teacher ratio. Our school is currently undergoing construction so, future students won't have to worry about the various problems having to do with the old buildings that have been here since the 1960s. Being that Coronado was founded such a long time ago, as students, we hold great pride in our school that is evident in all the student run activities and events that Coronado administration gives approval for. Personally, I haven't witnessed a prominence in bullying and I have noticed that most students here are generally inviting.
Read 551 Reviews
A-
Overall Niche Grade
2,689 Students
18:1 Student-Teacher Ratio
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Northwest Early College High School (NECHS)
Canutillo Independent School District, TX
9-12
122
#5 Best Public High Schools in El Paso Area
Senior: The family-like experience along with smaller classes allow for greater focus on individual students and there are plenty of chances to find a club or organization that you can have fun and relate with. This school allows you to be yourself while having a great learning experience. The only aspect of the school that I would object to is our lack of sports outside of intramurals. Through my four years of being a student, I had been taught organizational skills which helped me with time management. With the amount of time that I had free for clubs and entertainment, I could have been in a sport without it being a burden!
Read 122 Reviews
A-
Overall Niche Grade
324 Students
18:1 Student-Teacher Ratio
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Harmony Science Academy - El Paso
Public School
El Paso, TX
K-12
78
Freshman: I have been at Harmony Science Academy for five years now. This is my first high school year and I cannot describe how I am so happy I chose Harmony. The AP choices are amazing and what they offer is nothing compared to other schools. Harmony this year has been getting more athletic involvement and more extracurricular activities. I cannot wait to see what Harmony will get me in the next three years!
Read 78 Reviews
A-
Overall Niche Grade
1,000 Students
14:1 Student-Teacher Ratio
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Eastwood High School
Ysleta Independent School District, TX
9-12
396
#6 Best Public High Schools in El Paso Area
Senior: Eastwood has so much school pride. It is especially seen in the way we support and involve ourselves in extra curricular activities. Even the alumni still support Eastwood! Football games and other sporting events are filled with alumni and students, blue and gold fill the stands. This year, for my senior year, our school is being torn down. We're currently learning out of portables, and although the idea of being in portables for our senior year wasn't ideal, I'm glad and fortunate to have teachers and faculty try to keep our year just as fun as other years being that we're in portables. Our school may have been torn down, but our school pride remains.
Read 396 Reviews
A-
Overall Niche Grade
2,316 Students
16:1 Student-Teacher Ratio
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Valle Verde Early College High School
Ysleta Independent School District, TX
9-12
148
#7 Best Public High Schools in El Paso Area
Senior: Attending Valle Verde Early College High School was the best decision of my life. The only improvement my school needs is to add more clubs, and better advertise them. I never worried about bullies, lazy classmates, or an average education, or the "popularity scale" at my school. Instead, I was receiving not only a top knot high school education but a college experience too! I felt nervous and happy that first day of college; I was fourteen and surrounded by 21+ students, prepared to ace Education 1300. I was finally an eagle soaring among turkeys, and my school gave me those wings.
Read 148 Reviews
A-
Overall Niche Grade
407 Students
23:1 Student-Teacher Ratio
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Transmountain Early College High School
El Paso Independent School District, TX
9-12
222
#8 Best Public High Schools in El Paso Area
Senior: Transmountain Early College High School, more commonly referred to simply as TMECHS, is an excellent school that has not only prepared me for college, but has given me the opportunity to take college-level and dual-credit classes in the process. Being a TMECHS student has allowed me to take college classes over the span of four years WHILE in high school. As a senior, I have just graduated with my associate degree at the age of seventeen! The best part about it is that we obtained it for virtually no cost! Additionally, being an ECHS student increases eligilibity for more scholarships. Even though we don't have competitive sports or advanced orchestra/band, TMECHS is the ideal school for any student that is academically inclined and college-bound!
Read 222 Reviews
A-
Overall Niche Grade
435 Students
20:1 Student-Teacher Ratio
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El Paso High School
El Paso Independent School District, TX
9-12
319
#9 Best Public High Schools in El Paso Area
Senior: El Paso High is an excellent learning environment where you have all the necessary tools to succeed! However, I would change the length of the classes. Sometimes, since the classes are so long, the teachers believe they can provide us so much information and be able to absorb it all so quickly.
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A-
Overall Niche Grade
1,387 Students
15:1 Student-Teacher Ratio
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Franklin High School
El Paso Independent School District, TX
9-12
577
#10 Best Public High Schools in El Paso Area
Senior: My experience at Franklin has been very good. The people are friendly and welcoming, and the teachers are very capable. The only thing I would change would be the administration. I attend the school at a time where many changes are occurring throughout the district. Consequently, the administration at the school are busy and do not have much time for the students. Student-councilor relationships are weak compared to most other schools, even though the councilors try their best to always put the students first. This is an unfortunate side effect of change throughout district, however, the students are still uplifting. Their attitudes struck me as inspiring, and one of a true family.
Read 577 Reviews
B+
Overall Niche Grade
2,727 Students
17:1 Student-Teacher Ratio
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Chapin High School
El Paso Independent School District, TX
9-12
381
#11 Best Public High Schools in El Paso Area
Senior: Chapin offers the best high school education in the El Paso area. Home to a rigorous Pre-Engineering magnet program students learn the fundamentals of engineering and engineering technology.

With a diverse range of AP, college credit and dual credit classes students are exposed to a traditional and college classroom environment. There are numerous opportunities available to students from a wide range of clubs and activities, to a diverse student body in part to our Hispanic and military communities, Career Technology opportunities and so much more!

I and many of my fellow students enjoyed going to Chapin because the rigorous AP courses prepared us for college and we made a lot of friends that we will never forget!
Read 381 Reviews
B+
Overall Niche Grade
1,934 Students
17:1 Student-Teacher Ratio
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Alma d'Arte Charter High School
Public School
Las Cruces, NM
9-12
40
#12 Best Public High Schools in El Paso Area
Senior: Alma is a great school! The staff is wonderful, there is a great supportive atmosphere among students, I wouldn't choose any other school. The students attitudes can often be too laid back about the academics, and that needs to be worked on by the students themselves.
Read 40 Reviews
B+
Overall Niche Grade
182 Students
10:1 Student-Teacher Ratio
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Centennial High School
Las Cruces Public Schools, NM
9-12
40
#13 Best Public High Schools in El Paso Area
Alum: My experience at Centennial High School has been an incredible one. The school offered an extremely supportive community of teachers and staff who were willing to work with me in every aspect of my academics so that I could succeed. If conflicts in my schedule or private life came up, we could contact the school and they would help us find a way to work my academics around it. Now that I've graduated, they're doing the same with my younger sister, and they're helping her complete her high school degree despite the fact that she has a difficult chronic illness which makes it hard to attend school. It's hard to find a school in Las Cruces, NM as supportive yet still resourceful and academically valuable as Centennial.
Read 40 Reviews
B+
Overall Niche Grade
1,538 Students
17:1 Student-Teacher Ratio
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Americas High School
Socorro Independent School District, TX
9-12
578
#14 Best Public High Schools in El Paso Area
Senior: I really love that this school has a lot of school spirit all round and great teachers everywhere that really care to help out a student in need! I have been involved in sports since freshman year and it is definitely something you need to be a part of here at this school in order to get the full experience which is amazing. As well as any person you meet is really nice and helpful there is no sign of bullying anywhere on this campus which is truly remarkable for a high school. I would not trade my high school years for anything, this school has something really unique about it which I am obsessed with and so great fun for everyday when I step on campus. My fellow students have also pushed me in every possible way to be better everyday the academics are very challenging in this school, everyone is on top of their grades all the time!
Read 578 Reviews
B+
Overall Niche Grade
2,355 Students
18:1 Student-Teacher Ratio
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Harmony School of Innovation - El Paso
Public School
El Paso, TX
K-12
16
Junior: The school focuses on STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) which are growing in demand in the American job market. The school provides a wide variety of courses as well as interesting and useful opportunities to gain credits for college classes. Classes are divided into small groups, which allow students to focus, work, and communicate better with peers on assignments, as well as obtain personal 1 on 1 assistance from their instructors. As of right now, Harmony School of Innovation at El Paso ranks high among the top ten schools in the city. I highly recommend enrolling here.
Read 16 Reviews
B
Overall Niche Grade
933 Students
16:1 Student-Teacher Ratio
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Las Cruces High School
Las Cruces Public Schools, NM
9-12
235
#15 Best Public High Schools in El Paso Area
Senior: We have some amazing staff, especially if you are on the AP and honors track, we offer a good majority of them and have a great Dual credit program with NMSU (a top tier university 6 minutes away). I am not a big fan of English, but our English teachers (AP) are terrific! We have a great AES program as well. Lots of clubs, organizations, and sports.
Read 235 Reviews
B
Overall Niche Grade
1,537 Students
16:1 Student-Teacher Ratio
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Del Valle High School
Ysleta Independent School District, TX
9-12
253
#16 Best Public High Schools in El Paso Area
Senior: My favorite and most fondest memories of Del Valle are probably all the people I have gotten to know and encounter. Being able to be apart of clubs with such great people makes any experience fun and enjoyable. After being home schooled my freshman year and then transferring to DV my sophomore year, i was nervous but i loved how easy the school was to navigate and how nice the teachers and students were. School can be challenging sometimes, yeah, but there is no other school i would have rather experienced such challenges than here at Del Valle.
Read 253 Reviews
B
Overall Niche Grade
1,923 Students
16:1 Student-Teacher Ratio
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Eastlake High School
Socorro Independent School District, TX
9-12
342
#17 Best Public High Schools in El Paso Area
Senior: Eastlake High School is a school that focuses on the advancements of its students by providing a plethora of beneficial tools and resources that expand the learning and skill set of an individual. However, as it brilliantly acknowledges specific individuals, the campus is a victim of rather ignoring the collective. There are large masses of students that are often discouraged by their "lack of progress". Teachers and administration praise those who naturally excel, but provides lackluster words toward those who have yet to unlock their hidden potential. This is the one issue I have with the school as I have experienced the slight part of the problem. Aside from that, this school is exceptionally outstanding at providing student with the necessities to succeed.
Read 342 Reviews
B
Overall Niche Grade
1,964 Students
19:1 Student-Teacher Ratio
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J.M. Hanks High School
Ysleta Independent School District, TX
9-12
423
#18 Best Public High Schools in El Paso Area
Senior: I like how our student council is active in the community and so is interact with the rest of the school supporting on the events held to help the people in need ,I love how the teachers teach you the right way to understand subject the fastest with great results .The school itself is nice good size,out sports are great with many students supporting our athletes and our administration and custodians is so friendly and helpful it’s almost unbelievable. I would like to see an expansion in career paths so students have more choices ,better materials available to them like computers throw in some technology the world revolves around it and what better way to take advantage or it than at school.
Read 423 Reviews
B
Overall Niche Grade
1,824 Students
15:1 Student-Teacher Ratio
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Montwood High School
Socorro Independent School District, TX
9-12
479
#19 Best Public High Schools in El Paso Area
Senior: I came to Montwood High School my sophomore year transferring from EPISD. I think this school has an extremely good academic level with competitiveness amongst students. Although, the facilities are not in really good conditions. I feel that there are some things to remodel such as the restroom mirrors and some of the floor carpets in the fine arts department. Administration, overall is really helpful especially the attendance and counseling administration. Unlike, most students that do not like cafeteria food I love it! For being a large school the cafeteria ladies do their job pretty fast and all the lanes are always open. Although, I do believe that the classrooms are overpopulated with students. But, nevertheless, I really like this school all the personnel help students meet their academic level.
Read 479 Reviews
B
Overall Niche Grade
2,617 Students
19:1 Student-Teacher Ratio
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DaVinci School for Science & The Arts
Public School
El Paso, TX
6-12
14
#20 Best Public High Schools in El Paso Area
Senior: I liked that it is a small school and as a result you become close to everyone there, from other students, teachers and even administration. It also offers several programs that help you develop many skills. I would make the school more consistent with the staff. As they were always changing teachers and principals throughout the year. Causing us to have several teachers for one subject making it difficult to learn.
Read 14 Reviews
B
Overall Niche Grade
491 Students
13:1 Student-Teacher Ratio
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Bel Air High School
Ysleta Independent School District, TX
9-12
338
Junior: After 3 years at BAHS I would say that the teachers there are passionate and committed to delivering an education to each of its students. I personally am apart of the Army JROTC program at BAHS and the instructors there are probably the most fervid about the well being and educations of the students. The school is situated in a lower income area and has outdated buildings but is still an excellent institution of learning. The school offers career pathways such medicine, business, law and STEM as well as many fine arts classes.
Read 338 Reviews
B-
Overall Niche Grade
2,062 Students
16:1 Student-Teacher Ratio
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Mayfield High School
Las Cruces Public Schools, NM
9-12
273
Senior: Great Tradition! We hold one of the biggest revelries in the country! We have great class spirit. Helpful teacher and positive atmosphere. Great academics, sports, clubs. Uplifting surroundings. We stay very close to tradition so once a Trojan, always a Trojan!
Read 273 Reviews
B-
Overall Niche Grade
1,406 Students
17:1 Student-Teacher Ratio
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Arrowhead Park: Early College High School & Medical Academy
Las Cruces Public Schools, NM
9-10
8
Junior: Arrowhead Park is a unique school in NM as it provides students with the ability to graduate with a 2-year degree, associates, along with their diploma. However, there are some shortcomings:

A) Drop in Funding for Dual Credit Courses

B) Promotion of many teachers to district-level positions

C) No Requirments for Entry (ie GPA)

D) History Department is completely failing

E) Clubs are not given enough attention
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B-
Overall Niche Grade
112 Students
16:1 Student-Teacher Ratio
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BASIS Independent McLean
Private School
McLean, VA
PK, K-12
12
Parent: Our son is currently in the 2nd grade. He has been at the school for two years, and it has been a wonderful experience. The enthusiasm of the teachers, who are truly experts in the subjects they teach, is infectious. They consistently set high standards for all students at every stage of their academic career. This is a school that prioritizes academics and the students themselves; it is targeted to students with intellectual curiosity and a strong work ethic. We are very happy here!
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NG
Overall Niche Grade
375 Students
6:1 Student-Teacher Ratio
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Bending Oaks High School
Private School
Dallas, TX
8-12
14
Parent: For the first time, my son actually looks forward to going to school! He went from struggling to maintain C's to a straight A student. He is far less stressed and overwhelmed at Bending Oaks than he was at public school. All of his teachers have been so helpful. Making the switch to Bending Oaks has been the best decision we have ever made for him.
Read 14 Reviews
NG
Overall Niche Grade
50 Students
6:1 Student-Teacher Ratio
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Silva Health Magnet School

Arrowhead Park Early College High School

Mission Early College High School

Whittle School & Studios

Coronado High School

Northwest Early College High School (NECHS)

Harmony Science Academy - El Paso

Eastwood High School

Valle Verde Early College High School

Transmountain Early College High School

El Paso High School

Franklin High School

Chapin High School

Alma d'Arte Charter High School

Centennial High School

Americas High School

Harmony School of Innovation - El Paso

Las Cruces High School

Del Valle High School

Eastlake High School

J.M. Hanks High School

Montwood High School

DaVinci School for Science & The Arts

Bel Air High School

Mayfield High School

Arrowhead Park: Early College High School & Medical Academy

BASIS Independent McLean

Bending Oaks High School