Silva Health Magnet High School - El Paso, Texas/TX

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Silva Health Magnet High School

121 Val Verde St, El Paso, TX, 79905-3945 -

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Definition of Terms

Silva Health Magnet High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

El Paso County, TX

Awards

Blue Ribbon School – Selected in 2003

Students & Faculty

Total Students

538 students

% Male / % Female

26% / 74%

Total Classroom Teachers

83 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 116 students

Grade 10 - 114 students

Grade 11 - 150 students

Grade 12 - 158 students

This School

(TX) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:6

1:14

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(TX) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	4%	2%
% Hispanic	82%	37%
% Black	3%	13%
% White	10%	46%
% Unknown	1 %	2%

Additional Student Information

This School

(TX) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

41%

32%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

15%

% Migrant Students Enrolled

(TX) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

El Paso Independent School District

This School's Agency

(TX) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	109	5
Number of Students Managed	63,843 students	1,220 students
District Total Revenue	$511,467,000	$11,313,000
District Expenditure	$529,372,000	$11,189,000
District Revenue / Student	$8,011	$9,273
District Expenditure / Student	$8,292	$9,171
District Graduation Rates	82%	97%

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Silva Magnet High School is a health-focused magnet high school within the El Paso Independent School District in El Paso, Texas.
It is named after lifelong El Pasoan Maxine L. Silva, who once represented the area in which the school is located on the El Paso Independent School District board of trustees.
Campus
Silva Magnet High School is a three-story, one-building campus located on the grounds of Jefferson High School in south central El Paso.
University Medical Center (formerly Thomason General Hospital) and Texas Tech University Health Science Center are located directly across the street from Silva, providing easy and convenient access for student learning. Students from middle schools throughout the county apply for admission to the high school during 8th grade, leading to a diverse body of students from different cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds from all different parts of El Paso County.
School within a School
Ms. Charmine Deremeir was the first administrator (1993-1994) of the El Paso Magnet High School for the Health Care Professions, now known as the Maxine Silva Magnet High School for the Health Care Professions. She was instrumental in assuring the placement of the Health Magnet High School. Ms. Deremeir was also important to the existence of the Health Magnet High School for she worked closely with the first group of students (Class of 1997) and parents in determining what more needed to be done to assure the school would be seen as a model school.
Mr. Ed Jones, the second administrator of Silva Magnet High School, used the phrase "school within a school" to describe Silva's situation. Students from Silva may attend some classes at Jefferson High School, which is located on the same campus, and participate in athletics and other extracurricular activities (e.g., orchestra, band) with Jefferson students on Jefferson teams. However, the two are separated by different curricula and by other means.
HOSA
Silva students take particular pride in their participation in Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) competitions. Silva students have participated and placed in HOSA competitions and conferences in regional (Area 4), state and national levels.
Alumni
Many alumni have attended highly regarded universities and have achieved career and personal success. A particularly high rate of alumni are now involved in the medical field as doctors, nurses, physician assistants and other health care professionals.
School prestige
Among El Paso schools (private and public), Silva Magnet High School has consistently ranked academically at or near the top in various categories. In 2006, Newsweek magazine ranked Silva Magnet High School as one of the top 1000 schools in the U.S., and was rated highest of schools in El Paso on the list.
In 2003, U.S. Representative Silvestre Reyes selected Silva Magnet High School to receive the No Child Left Behind - Blue Ribbon Schools Award.
External links
Silva Magnet High School website
Silva Library
Silva listed in Top Texas Schools list

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