Burges High School
7800 Edgemere Way, El Paso, TX, 79925
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Burges High School is located at 7800 EDGEMERE WAY, EL PASO, TX, 79925. The school is part of EL PASO ISD.To contact the school, call (915) 780-1100.
Teachers
Burges High School employs 97 teachers, who have been with the school an average of 12 years. The teachers average 15 years of experience in teaching. The school currently has 1,519 students with a student to teacher ratio of 15.60 S/T. The special education division has 9 teachers assisting it. Burges High School also employs 8 education aids.
School Summary
Public School
Grade Span
09-12
Enrollment
1523
Is Charter
No
Address
7800 EDGEMERE WAY, EL PASO, TX, 79925
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Principal
MR CHRISTOPHER SMITH MR JASON LONG
School District
Phone
(915) 780-1100
County
Website
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Accountability Ratings & Designations
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Burges High School
Accountability Ratings
B
Good
Texas edu board’s ratings
| Scaled Score | |
|---|---|
| Student Achievement | 86 |
| Student Progress | 91 |
| Closing Performance Gaps | 74 |
| Overall | 86 |
Distinction Designations
Read/ELA
Mathematics Science Social Studies Post-Secondary Comparative Academic Growth Comparative Closing the GapsBurges High School Student / Staff Statistics
Student Statistics
| Racial/Ethnic Group | Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|
| African American | 43 | 2.83% | |
| Hispanic | 1,375 | 90.52% | |
| White | 66 | 4.34% | |
| Asian | 7 | 0.46% | |
| Native American | 1 | 0.07% | |
| Two or More Races | 23 | 1.51% | |
| Total Students | 1,519 | 100.00% | |
| Eco Disadvantaged | 1,188 | 78.21% | |
| Limited English Proficiency | 432 | 28.44% |
| Program | Count | Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bilingual | 382 | 25.15% | |
| Gifted & Talented | 216 | 14.22% | |
| Special Education | 139 | 9.15% | |
| Teacher Student Ratio | 15.60 S/T |
Staff Statistics
| By Experience | Count | Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Over 30 years | 5 | 5.45% | |
| 20 - 30 years | 23 | 23.35% | |
| 10 - 20 years | 27 | 27.37% | |
| 6 - 10 years | 22 | 22.63% | |
| 1- 5 years | 17 | 17.70% | |
| Beginning Teacher | 3 | 3.40% | |
| Teacher Experience Average | 14.50 yrs | ||
| Teacher Tenure Average | 12.10 yrs |
| Teacher Type | Number | Percent | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Teachers | 97 | 100% | ||
| Female Teachers | 43 | 44.55 % | ||
| Male Teachers | 54 | 55.45 % | ||
| School Admin | 5 | |||
| School Support | 16 | |||
| Edu Aids | 8 | |||
| Special Education | 9 |
Burges High School 2022 STAAR Statistics
| Group | All Subjects | Read/ELA | Math | Science | Soc Studies | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL | 70% | 62% | 69% | 79% | 85% | |
| African American | 76% | 74% | 63% | 93% | 80% | |
| Hispanic | 69% | 61% | 68% | 77% | 85% | |
| White | 86% | 84% | 88% | 95% | 75% | |
| Asian | 71% | 67% | *% | *% | *% | |
| Two or More Races | 88% | 86% | 71% | 100% | 100% | |
| Economically Disadvantaged | 67% | 58% | 66% | 76% | 82% | |
| Male Students | 69% | 60% | 67% | 76% | 84% | |
| Female Students | 73% | 64% | 71% | 82% | 86% | |
| Special Education | 40% | 26% | 56% | 48% | 49% | |
| Limited English Proficiency | 51% | 37% | 58% | 62% | 66% |
Class of 2021 Graduates
Standardized Test
| Group | % Tested |
SAT Avg |
ACT Avg |
Abv Criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL | 100 | 909 | 19.2 | 17.4 |
| African American | 100 | 937 | . | 30 |
| Hispanic | 100 | 901 | 19.2 | 15.5 |
| White | 100 | 1019 | . | 40 |
| Asian | . | . | . | . |
| Two or More Races | * | * | . | * |
| Male Students | 100 | 912 | * | 19.9 |
| Female Students | 100 | 906 | * | 15 |
| Special Education | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Eco Disadvantaged | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Graduation
| Group | Read Ready |
Math Ready |
Both Ready |
Graduated | GED | Cont. | Dropout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL | 86.7 | 78.9 | 73.4 | 85.1 | 0.5 | 8.3 | 6.1 |
| African American | 100 | 80 | 80 | 100 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Hispanic | 86.2 | 79.2 | 73.4 | 84.8 | 0.6 | 8.9 | 5.8 |
| White | 85 | 75 | 70 | 86.4 | n/a | 4.5 | 9.1 |
| Asian | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Two or More Races | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| Male Students | 86.7 | 78.6 | 74.6 | 84.3 | 1 | 8.6 | 6.1 |
| Female Students | 86.7 | 79.2 | 72.3 | 85.9 | n/a | 8.1 | 6.1 |
| Special Education | 58.3 | 61.1 | 52.8 | 76.2 | n/a | 14.3 | 9.5 |
| Eco Disadvantaged | 85.5 | 78.6 | 72.6 | 81 | 0.7 | 10.5 | 7.8 |
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