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Options H S

PublicHighGrades 9–12Alternative Education School

12380 Pine Springs, El Paso, TX 79928 · (915) 937-1300 · Part of Socorro Independent School District

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

Directions
Students
136
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
80%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Options H S

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 18% of Texas’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 17 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 54.5% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Reading / language arts24%
State average 41.8%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Texas’s 7,796 public schools with results. Results for small groups the state suppresses are left out. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

12380 Pine Springs, El Paso

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 99
Grade 1024
Grade 1149
Grade 1254
Enrollment over time
88’20
72’21
60’22
88’23
136’24

Up 54.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 96%Black 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1%White <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 Options H S from El Paso families.

Other schools in Socorro Independent School District

The district →
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SGT Jose F Carrasco El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · El Paso
B−
1,067 students17:1
Ben Narbuth El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · El Paso
1,054 students20:1
Mission Ridge
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · El Paso
D
1,052 students19:1
Cactus Trails
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · El Paso
B+
1,006 students18:1
John Drugan School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · El Paso
B−
990 students17:1

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.