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Bel Air High School
731 Yarbrough Dr, El Paso, TX, 79915-2298 -  Map
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School Overview:
Definition of Terms Bel Air High School
School Level High school
Grades Offered Grades 9 - 12
County El Paso County, TX
Students & Faculty
Total Students 2222 students
% Male / % Female 49%  /  51%
Total Classroom Teachers 141 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 9 - 702 students
Grade 10 - 543 students
Grade 11 - 501 students
Grade 12 - 476 students
This School (TX) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:16 1:15
Students by Ethnicity
This School (TX) School Average
% American Indian n/a n/a
% Asian n/a 3%
% Hispanic 96% 47%
% Black 1% 15%
% White 3% 35%
Additional Student Information
This School (TX) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 43% 44%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 14% 8%
% Migrant Students Enrolled 1% 2%
School Performance:
(TX) Statewide Testing Performance
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School District:
School District Name Ysleta Independent School District
This School's Agency (TX) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 66 3
Number of Students Managed 46,112 students 759 students
District Total Revenue $362,768,000 $6,787,000
District Expenditure $376,562,000 $6,595,000
District Revenue / Student $7,867 $8,310
District Expenditure / Student $8,166 $7,924
District Graduation Rates 79% 89%
School Notes:
  • Bel Air High School is a high school in the city of El Paso, Texas. The school opened in 1957.
  • History: Bel Air High School is located in the city of El Paso, Texas. It was established in 1957. Bel Air had its first graduating senior class in 1961.
  • The school is in the Ysleta Independent School District, Bel Air is a school for Health Professions.
  • Bel Air High School made Newsweek's list of the nation's top high schools based on rankings influenced heavily by the number of students who took Advanced Placement tests last year. According to a MSNBC.com report, Bel Air ranks 984th on Newsweek's list of the nation's top high schools. The schools were ranked based on the number of students taking the Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate tests in 2004 divided by the number of graduating seniors. Earlier this year, Bel Air was removed from a Texas Education Agency (TEA) list of schools that did not meet the Adequate Yearly Progress (August 2005) required by the federal government as part of the No Child Left Behind Act. The school is now in good standing as of October 2005.
  • A decade ago, Bel Air was on the verge of being taken over by the state for poor academic performance. Instead of state oversight, the school in 1996 became the only public high school in the county to be reconstituted, meaning all employees, from custodians to teachers, had to reapply for their jobs at the school.
  • The current facilities consists of a main building, a four story science wing and library, Army JROTC Building, Health Professions(HP) Building, Fine Arts Building, a Theatre Building, and a modern high school stadium.
  • Clubs: Key Club, State-recognized marching band, City-recognized jazz bands, Tech Club.
  • Teams: Speech and Debate, ROTC, Armed Drill Team, Unarmed Drill Team, Cadet Challenge- male& female, Color Guard- male, female & mixed, Saber Guard, Bataan Team, Ranger Team, Bel Air Marching Band.
  • Sports Boys: Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Gymnastics, Soccer, Swimming, Track and Field, Wrestling.
  • Sports Girls: Basketball, Cheerleading, Cross Country Golf, Gymnastics, Soccer, Softball, Swimming, Tennis, Track and Field, Volleyball, Wrestling.
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School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (79915)
School Zip (79915) (TX) State Average
Population (Approximate) 42,133 people 19,677,938 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 9% 23%
Population Average Age 33 years old 32 years old
Average Household size 3.3 persons 2.7 persons
Median Household Income $23,400 $42,049
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 4.8 rooms 5.1 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 46 years old 33 years old
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