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Plato Academy

7924 Gateway East 205, El Paso, TX, 79915

Tel: (915)434-9000

Grades: 9-12 | 218 students

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SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS:

Plato Academy serves 218 students in grades 9-12.
The school's student:teacher ratio of 18:1 is higher than the TX state average of 13:1.
The school's 78% graduation rate is lower than the TX state average of 80%.
Minority enrollment is 100% of the student body.
Plato Academy is one of 54 public high schools within El Paso, and operates within the Ysleta Independent School District.

The nearest elementary school is Ysleta Pk Center (0.2 miles away), the nearest middle school is Ranchland Hills Middle School (0.7 miles away), and the nearest high school is Bel Air High School (0.4 miles away).

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Source: 2011 NCES data, TX Dept. of Educ.	Plato Academy
School Type	Other/alternative school
Grades Offered	Grades 9-12
Total Students	218 students

% Male / % Female	61% / 39%
Total Classroom Teachers	12 teachers

Students by Grade

	This School	(TX) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	18:1	13:1

	This School	(TX) School Average
% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	n/a	3%

% Hispanic	100%	50%

% Black	n/a	13%

% White	n/a	31%

Unknown	n/a	3%

	This School	(TX) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch	61%	44%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch	5%	7%

School Statewide Performance	View Education Department Test Scores
School District Name	Ysleta Independent School District
	This School's Agency	(TX) District Average
Number of Schools Managed	66	4
Number of Students Managed	44,592 students	730 students

District Total Revenue	$421,712,000	$8,721,000

District Expenditure	$425,389,000	$9,246,000

District Revenue / Student	$9,457	$11,947

District Expenditure / Student	$9,540	$12,666

District Graduation Rates	78%	80%

Nearby Schools:

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Plato Academy
Grades: 9-12 | 0 mi. away

Ysleta Pk Center
Grades: PK-PK | 0.2 mi. away

Bel Air High School
Grades: 8-12 | 0.4 mi. away

Sageland Elementary School
Grades: PK-6 | 0.5 mi. away

Ranchland Hills Middle School
Grades: 7-8 | 0.7 mi. away

Hacienda Heights Elementary School
Grades: KG-6 | 0.8 mi. away

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