Options High School in El Paso, TX
(09-12 • Public • Alternative School)
City-data.com school rating (using weighted test average as compared to other schools in Texas) from 0 (worst) to 100 (best) is 3
- Address
- 12380 PINE SPRINGS
EL PASO, TX 79928
- Telephone
- (915) 937-1300
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- Website
- http://www.sisd.net
- City-data.com school rating
- 3
- Students
- 72
- Classroom Teachers (FTE)
- 11.9
- Free lunch eligible students
- 36
- Reduced-price lunch
eligible students - 4
- School district
- SOCORRO ISD
- Charter school
- No
- Title I status
- Title I schoolwide school
- Magnet School Indicator
- No
- Shared Time Indicator
- Missing
- Adult education offered
- No
Ratings
This school rating compared to other nearby schools ratings:
| LOMA VERDE (0.7 miles): | 96 |
| JOHN DRUGAN SCHOOL (1.8 miles): | 89 |
| MISSION EARLY COLLEGE H S (1.9 miles): | 84 |
| HARMONY SCIENCE ACAD (EL PASO) (1.5 miles): | 81 |
| AMERICAS H S (1.6 miles): | 45 |
| DEL VALLE EL (1.7 miles): | 42 |
| LE BARRON PARK EL (1.8 miles): | 41 |
| DEL VALLE H S (1.6 miles): | 40 |
| Options High School: | 3 |
Options High School rating compared to average state, county and city schools ratings:
| Texas: | 54 |
| El Paso County: | 54 |
| El Paso: | 56 |
| Options High School: | 3 |
Students & Teachers
Total enrollment:
Enrollment in 2016: 72
Enrollment in 2015: 143
Enrollment in 2014: 163
Enrollment in 2013: 187
Enrollment in 2012: 177
Enrollment in 2011: 166
Enrollment in 2010: 208
Enrollment in 2009: 160
Enrollment in 2008: 180
Enrollment in 2015: 143
Enrollment in 2014: 163
Enrollment in 2013: 187
Enrollment in 2012: 177
Enrollment in 2011: 166
Enrollment in 2010: 208
Enrollment in 2009: 160
Enrollment in 2008: 180
Enrollment by grade, gender and race:
(Note: Details may not add to totals. School year: 2015-2016)
| Grade | G09 | G10 | G11 | G12 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All students | 1 | 5 | 18 | 48 | 72 |
| Female students | 1 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 25 |
| Male students | - | 3 | 11 | 33 | 47 |
| Hispanic students | 1 | 5 | 18 | 47 | 71 |
| Black students | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Enrollment by grade:
9th grade enrollment: 1
10th grade enrollment: 5
11th grade enrollment: 18
12th grade enrollment: 48
10th grade enrollment: 5
11th grade enrollment: 18
12th grade enrollment: 48
Options High School - Historical enrollment by grade
Enrollment by gender:
(State average from 9,864 schools)
Female enrollment: 25 (34.7%)
| School: | 34.7% |
| Texas: | 49.0% |
Male enrollment: 47 (65.3%)
| School: | 65.3% |
| State: | 50.1% |
Options High School - Historical enrollment by gender
Enrollment by race/ethnicity:
(State average from 9,864 schools)
Hispanic enrollment: 71 (98.6%)
| Options High School: | 98.6% |
| State: | 46.9% |
Black enrollment: 1 (1.4%)
| Options High School: | 1.4% |
| Texas: | 11.6% |
Options High School - Historical enrollment by race/ethnicity
Lunch Program Eligibility:
(State average from 8,545 schools)
Free/reduced-price lunch eligible students: 40 (55.6%)
| School: | 55.6% |
| Texas: | 61.6% |
Free lunch eligible students: 36 (50.0%)
| Here: | 50.0% |
| State: | 55.4% |
Reduced-price lunch eligible students: 4 (5.6%)
| Here: | 5.6% |
| Texas: | 6.2% |
Options High School - Lunch Program Eligibility
Teachers and support:
(State average from 9,601 schools)
Classroom Teachers (FTE): 11.9
Number of FTE teachers in their first year of teaching: 0.8
Number of FTE school counselors: 1
Number of FTE sworn law enforcement officers: 1
Number of FTE security guards: 1
Number of FTE social workers: 1
Student/Teacher Ratio
Number of FTE teachers in their first year of teaching: 0.8
Number of FTE school counselors: 1
Number of FTE sworn law enforcement officers: 1
Number of FTE security guards: 1
Number of FTE social workers: 1
Student/Teacher Ratio
| Options High School: | 6.0 |
| State: | 15.6 |
Options High School - Teachers (FTE) and pupil/teacher ratio
School Expenditures:
Salary Expenditures for Total Personnel Funded with State and Local Funds: $863,554
- Full-time Equivalency Count of Teachers: 11.9 (Salary Expenditures: $605,895)
- Full-time Equivalency Count of Support Services Staff: 4 (Salary Expenditures: $182,486)
- Full-time Equivalency Count of School Administration Staff: 1 (Salary Expenditures: $75,173)
Salary Expenditures for Total Personnel Funded with Federal, State, and Local Funds,: $945,127
- Salary Expenditures for Teachers: $631,325
- Full-time Equivalency Count of Instructional Aides: 2.9 (Salary Expenditures: $56,143)
- Full-time Equivalency Count of Support Services Staff: 3 (Salary Expenditures: $182,486)
- Full-time Equivalency Count of School Administration Staff: 1 (Salary Expenditures: $75,173)
Limited English Proficiency:
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Students Enrolled in LEP Programs: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Hispanic: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
Students with disabilities:
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Students with Disabilities (IDEA): Students with intellectual disabilities; hearing impairment, including deafness; speech or language impairment; visual impairment, including blindness; serious emotional disturbance; orthopedic impairment; autism; traumatic brain injury; developmental delay; other health impairment; specific learning disability; deaf-blindness; or multiple disabilities and who, by reason thereof, receive special education and related services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) according to an Individualized Education Program, Individual Family Service Plan, or service plan. The "Students with Disabilities (IDEA)" column in the survey items always refers to students with disabilities who receive special education and related services under IDEA.
Students with Disabilities (Section 504 only): Students with a disability, who receive related aids and services solely under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and not under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The "Section 504 only" column in the survey items always refers to students with disabilities who receive related aids and services under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and not under IDEA.
Students with Disabilities (Section 504 only): Students with a disability, who receive related aids and services solely under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and not under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The "Section 504 only" column in the survey items always refers to students with disabilities who receive related aids and services under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and not under IDEA.
Students with disabilities served under Section 504: 7 (male: 5, female: 2)
- Hispanic: 7 (male: 5, female: 2)
Retention:
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(State average from 1,120 schools)
A student is retained if he or she is not promoted to the next grade prior to the beginning of the following school year. Students are not considered retained if they can proceed to the next grade because they successfully completed a summer school program or for a similar reason. At the high school level, a student who has not accumulated enough credits to be classified as being in the next grade is considered retained
Total number of students retained in 9th grade: 2 (all male)
Percent of 9th grade students retained
Total number of students retained in 10th grade: 2 (all male)
Percent of 10th grade students retained
Total number of students retained in 12th grade: 13 (male: 11, female: 2)
Percent of 12th grade students retained
- Hispanic: 2
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 2
Percent of 9th grade students retained
| Here: | 200.0% |
| State: | 18.3% |
Total number of students retained in 10th grade: 2 (all male)
- Hispanic: 2
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 2
Percent of 10th grade students retained
| Options High School: | 40.0% |
| Texas: | 15.1% |
Total number of students retained in 12th grade: 13 (male: 11, female: 2)
- Hispanic: 13 (male: 11, female: 2)
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 2 (all male)
Percent of 12th grade students retained
| Options High School: | 27.1% |
| Texas: | 14.2% |
Gifted and Talented:
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(State average from 7,254 schools)
This school has students enrolled in one or more gifted/talented programs
Gifted/talented programs are programs during regular school hours that provide special educational opportunities including accelerated promotion through grades and classes and an enriched curriculum for students who are endowed with a high degree of mental ability or who demonstrate unusual physical coordination, creativity, interest, or talent.
Gifted/talented programs are programs during regular school hours that provide special educational opportunities including accelerated promotion through grades and classes and an enriched curriculum for students who are endowed with a high degree of mental ability or who demonstrate unusual physical coordination, creativity, interest, or talent.
Gifted and Talented Student Enrollment: 2 (all male)
Gifted and Talented Student Enrollment per 1,000 students
- Hispanic: 2
Gifted and Talented Student Enrollment per 1,000 students
| Here: | 27.8 |
| Texas: | 79.4 |
Accountability
SAT/ACT:
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(State average from 1,506 schools)
The ACT Test (ACT) is a nationally recognized assessment used to indicate college readiness.
The SAT Reasoning Test (SAT) is a curriculum-based, college readiness test that assesses the academic skills and knowledge students acquire in high school and the ability to apply that knowledge.
The SAT Reasoning Test (SAT) is a curriculum-based, college readiness test that assesses the academic skills and knowledge students acquire in high school and the ability to apply that knowledge.
Options High School - ACT/SAT scores
SAT or ACT Test Participation: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Hispanic: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
Health & Safety
Referrals and Arrests:
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(State average from 1,516 schools)
Referral to law enforcement is an action by which a student is reported to any law enforcement agency or official, including a school police unit, for an incident that occurs on school grounds, during school-related events, or while taking school transportation, regardless of whether official action is taken. Citations, tickets, court referrals, and school-related arrests are considered referrals to law enforcement.
School-related arrest refers to an arrest of a student for any activity conducted on school grounds, during off-campus school activities (including while taking school transportation), or due to a referral by any school official. All school-related arrests are considered referrals to law enforcement.
School-related arrest refers to an arrest of a student for any activity conducted on school grounds, during off-campus school activities (including while taking school transportation), or due to a referral by any school official. All school-related arrests are considered referrals to law enforcement.
Students without disabilities who were referred to a law enforcement agency or official: 7 (male: 5, female: 2)
Students without disabilities who were referred to a law enforcement agency or official per 1,000 students
- Hispanic: 7 (male: 5, female: 2)
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 2 (all male)
Students without disabilities who were referred to a law enforcement agency or official per 1,000 students
| Options High School: | 97.2 |
| Texas: | 30.4 |
Chronic Student Absenteeismt:
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(State average from 7,777 schools)
A chronically absent student is a student who is absent 15 or more school days during the school year. A student is absent if he or she is not physically on school grounds and is not participating in instruction or instruction - related activities at an approved off-grounds location for at least half the school day. Each day that a student is absent for 50 percent or more of the school day should be counted. Any day that a student is absent for less than 50 percent of the school day should not be counted. The number of absences is based on the total number of school days absent. Chronically absent students include students who are absent for any reason(e.g., illness, suspension, the need to care for a family member), regardless of whether absences are excused or unexcused.
Chronic Student Absenteeism: 34 (male: 20, female: 14)
- Hispanic: 34 (male: 20, female: 14)
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 2 (all male)
- Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 2 (all male)
Chronic Student Absenteeism per 1,000 students
| Options High School: | 472.2 |
| Texas: | 147.9 |
Suspensions:
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Out-of-school suspension
- For students with disabilities served under IDEA : Out-of-school suspension is an instance in which a child is temporarily removed from his/her regular school for at least half a day for disciplinary purposes to another setting (e.g., home, behavior center).Out-of-school suspensions include both removals in which no individualized family service plan(IFSP) or individualized education plan(IEP) services are provided because the removal is 10 days or less as well as removals in which the child continues to receive services according to his/her IFSP or IEP.
- For students without disabilities and students with disabilities served solely under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act : Out-of-school suspension is an instance in which a child is temporarily removed from his / her regular school for at least half a day(but less than the remainder of the school year) for disciplinary purposes to another setting(e.g., home, behavior center).Out-of-school suspensions include removals in which no educational services are provided, and removals in which educational services are provided(e.g., school-provided at home instruction or tutoring).
School days missed due to out-of-school suspension: 5 (male: 4, female: 1)
Instances of out-of-school suspension (Students without disabilities): 4
Instances of out-of-school suspension per 1,000 students (Students without disabilities)
Students without disabilities receiving only one out-of-school suspension: 7 (male: 5, female: 2)
- Hispanic: 5 (male: 4, female: 1)
Instances of out-of-school suspension (Students without disabilities): 4
Instances of out-of-school suspension per 1,000 students (Students without disabilities)
| School: | 55.6 |
| Texas: | 102.7 |
Students without disabilities receiving only one out-of-school suspension: 7 (male: 5, female: 2)
- Hispanic: 7 (male: 5, female: 2)
Expulsions:
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(State average from 1,623 schools)
Expulsion with educational services refers to an action taken by the local educational agency of removing a child from his/her regular school for disciplinary purposes, and providing educational services to the child (e.g., school-provided at home instruction or tutoring; transfer to an alternative school) for the remainder of the school year (or longer) in accordance with local educational agency policy. Expulsion with educational services also includes removals resulting from violations of the Gun Free Schools Act that are modified to less than 365 days.
Students without Disabilities who received an expulsion with educational services: 6 (male: 4, female: 2)
Students without Disabilities who received an expulsion with educational services per 1,000 students
- Hispanic: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Black: 2 (all male)
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 2 (all male)
Students without Disabilities who received an expulsion with educational services per 1,000 students
| Options High School: | 83.3 |
| Texas: | 26.6 |
Classes & Courses
Algebra I:
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(State average from 1,464 schools)
Algebra I is a (college-preparatory) course that includes the study of properties and operations of the real number system; evaluating rational algebraic expressions; solving and graphing first degree equations and inequalities; translating word problems into equations; operations with and factoring of polynomials; and solving simple quadratic equations. Algebra I is a foundation course leading to higher-level mathematics courses, including Geometry and Algebra II.
Number of Algebra I classes: 38
9-10th grade student enrollment in Algebra I: 2 (all male)
11-12th grade student enrollment in Algebra I: 15 (male: 10, female: 5)
9-10th grade student enrollment in Algebra I: 2 (all male)
- Hispanic: 2
- Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 2
Percent of 9-10th grade students who passed
| Options High School: | 0.0% |
| State: | 76.5% |
- Hispanic13
- Black2
- LEP2
- IDEA2
11-12th grade student enrollment in Algebra I
- Hispanic: 13 (male: 8, female: 5)
- Black: 2 (all male)
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 2 (all female)
- Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 2 (all male)
- Hispanic: 7
Percent of 11-12th grade students who passed
| School: | 46.7% |
| State: | 77.0% |
Algebra II:
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Algebra II (college-preparatory) course topics typically include field properties and theorems; set theory; operations with rational and irrational expressions; factoring of rational expressions; in - depth study of linear equations and inequalities; quadratic equations; solving systems of linear and quadratic equations; graphing of constant, linear, and quadratic equations; properties of higher degree equations; and operations with rational and irrational exponents.
Number of Algebra II classes: 38
Student Enrollment in Algebra II: 39 (male: 25, female: 14)
- Hispanic37
- White2
- LEP4
- IDEA7
Student Enrollment in Algebra II
- Hispanic: 37 (male: 23, female: 14)
- White: 2 (all male)
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 7 (male: 5, female: 2)
Geometry:
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Geometry is a (college-preparatory) course that typically includes topics such as properties of plane and solid figures; deductive methods of reasoning and use of logic; geometry as an axiomatic system including the study of postulates, theorems, and formal proofs; concepts of congruence, similarity, parallelism, perpendicularity, and proportion; and rules of angle measurement in triangles.Geometry is considered a prerequisite for Algebra II.
Number of Geometry classes: 25
Student Enrollment in Geometry: 29 (male: 19, female: 10)
- Hispanic25
- Asian2
- Black2
- IDEA2
Student Enrollment in Geometry
- Hispanic: 25 (male: 17, female: 8)
- Asian: 2 (all female)
- Black: 2 (all male)
- Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 2 (all male)
Biology:
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Biology (college-preparatory) courses are designed to provide information regarding the fundamental concepts of life and life processes.These courses include(but are not restricted to) such topics as cell structure and function, general plant and animal physiology, genetics, and taxonomy.
Number of Biology classes: 3
Student Enrollment in Biology: 14 (male: 9, female: 5)
- Hispanic10
- Black2
- White2
- LEP4
- IDEA4
Student Enrollment in Biology
- Hispanic: 10 (male: 5, female: 5)
- Black: 2 (all male)
- White: 2 (all male)
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
Chemistry:
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Chemistry (college-preparatory) courses involve studying the composition, properties, and reactions of substances. These courses typically explore such concepts as the behaviors of solids, liquids, and gases; acid / base and oxidation / reduction reactions; and atomic structure.Chemical formulas and equations and nuclear reactions are also studied.
Number of Chemistry classes: 3
Student Enrollment in Chemistry: 31 (male: 23, female: 8)
Student Enrollment in Chemistry: 31 (male: 23, female: 8)
- Hispanic: 31 (male: 23, female: 8)
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
Physics:
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Physics (college-preparatory) courses involve the study of the forces and laws of nature affecting matter, such as equilibrium, motion, momentum, and the relationships between matter and energy.The study of physics includes examination of sound, light, and magnetic and electric phenomena.
Number of Physics classes: 3
Student Enrollment in Physics: 30 (male: 25, female: 5)
Student Enrollment in Physics: 30 (male: 25, female: 5)
- Hispanic: 28 (male: 23, female: 5)
- Black: 2 (all male)
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