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B−

Burges H S

PublicHighGrades 9–12

7800 Edgemere Way, El Paso, TX 79925 · (915) 236-7200 · Part of El Paso Independent School District

El Paso’s School Grade C better than 34% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
1,394
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
73%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Burges H S

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 51% of Texas’s public schools
  • Enrollment down 8.2% since 2020–21

On the path

Where El Paso kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–825 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Burges H SYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency36%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts37%
State average 41.8%

Its own letter, B−, places these results among Texas’s 7,796 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

7800 Edgemere Way, El Paso

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9384
Grade 10374
Grade 11345
Grade 12291
Enrollment over time
1,519’20
1,523’21
1,478’22
1,417’23
1,394’24

Down 8.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 90%White 5%Black 2%Two or more races 1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Burges H S from El Paso families.

Other schools in El Paso Independent School District

The district →
Don Haskins PK-8
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · El Paso
1,405 students15:1
Coach Wally Hartley PK-8
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · El Paso
1,256 students16:1
Dr. Josefina Villamil Tinajero PK-8
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · El Paso
1,231 students17:1
Milam El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · El Paso
B+
941 students18:1
Mesita El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · El Paso
B
916 students14:1
General Douglas Macarthur PK-8
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · El Paso
C
889 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Texas’s other public schools; El Paso’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.