State/Public High Open

Silva Health Magnet

๐Ÿ“ 121 Val Verde St, El Paso, El Paso County, 79905

510
Pupils
13.3
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Silva Health Magnet is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in El Paso, El Paso County. The school has 510 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Edgar Rincon. It is part of the El Paso Isd school district. It serves grades 9โ€“12 in an urban setting. The school employs 38.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1. 87% of students are proficient in reading. 72% are proficient in maths. The school offers 7 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Edgar Rincon
School district
El Paso Isd

Enrollment & staffing

Silva Health Magnet enrolls 510 students across grades 9โ€“12. The student body is 27% male and 73% female. A teaching staff of 38.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.

Male students
140 (27%)
Female students
370 (73%)
Teachers (FTE)
38.2
Student-teacher ratio
13.3:1
Grade span
9โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% Hispanic or Latino, 4.3% Asian and 3.7% White.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino45389%
Asian224.3%
White193.7%
Black or African American112.2%
Two or more races4<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

362 of the school's 510 students (71%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 352 qualify for free lunch and 10 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, LargeGrades 9โ€“12Title I

Silva Health Magnet is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 29, state house district 76.

School district: EL PASO ISD

Silva Health Magnet is one of 76 schools in EL PASO ISD, based in EL PASO, Texas. The district serves 48,118 students district-wide and employs 3,506 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 510 students, Silva Health Magnet is smaller than the district average of about 633 students per school.

48,118
District students
76
Schools
3,506
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

87%
Reading proficient
72%
Math proficient
22%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices ๐ŸŽ“ AP courses (7) ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment โญ Gifted program

Setting: City - Large

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