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Northwest Early College High School

Northwest Early College High School

Canutillo Independent School District

El Paso, TX
Grades 9-12
Principal: Frank Clark

ENROLLMENT: 365

Latino/ Hispanic
89%
White
7%
Black/ African American
2%
Multi-racial
4%
Other
1%
Students Meeting Low-income Criteria
51%
Students With Disabilities
9%
English Language Learners
19%

At Northwest Early College High School (NWECHS), 100% of the students graduate with a high school diploma and an Associate of Arts (A.A.) degree. Through planning and persistence, NWECHS is able to have all their students prepared to transfer to the major of their choosing at a four-year institution and graduate on time. All core curriculum classes in Math, English, Social Studies, and Science are taught at the PreAP, Advanced Placement (AP), Dual Credit or Dual Enrollment levels. Students receive dual credit through El Paso Community College and dual enrollment through the University of Texas for their core classes and many electives. Students know that being a member of the NWECHS community requires them to put in the hard work required to obtain their AA degree, but they also know that they are supported by a larger community. Teachers collaborate with each other and incorporate different learning protocols that ensure content is learned by every type of learner. Teachers engage in consistent conferencing, calibration, and mutual goal development while sharing across both content areas and grade levels.

Northwest Early College High School

AWARDS

2022 Rated an “A” campus by the Texas Education Agency and earned distinctions in science, social studies, closing the gap and postsecondary readiness. 

2018 National Blue Ribbon School

2018, 2019, 2021 Advanced Placement Computer Science Principles Female Diversity Award

2022 Accelerating Women’s Success and Mastery in Computer Science Honor Roll

Four National Board Certified Teachers (out of 19 faculty members) which is more than any other campus in the region. 

Top 3 Schools in El Paso County per U.S. News & World Report

2023 NCUST America’s Best Schools Award

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