📍 430 D Oil Mill, Tornillo, El Paso County, 79853
Tornillo H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Tornillo, El Paso County. The school has 294 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Alejandro Olvera. It is part of the Tornillo Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 25.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Tornillo H S enrolls 294 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 25.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 100% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 294 | 100% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
273 of the school's 294 students (93%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 267 qualify for free lunch and 6 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Tornillo H S is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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 75.
Tornillo H S is one of 4 schools in TORNILLO ISD, based in TORNILLO, Texas. The district serves 726 students district-wide and employs 69 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 294 students, Tornillo H S is larger than the district average of about 182 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant