Bel Air High School (El Paso, Texas)

Bel Air High School
Location
731 N. Yarbrough
El Paso, Texas 79915

United States
Coordinates31°44′50″N 106°20′45″W / 31.747254°N 106.345953°W / 31.747254; -106.345953
Information
TypePublic
MottoLoyal Forever
Established1957
School districtYsleta Independent School District
PrincipalJake Valtierra
Teaching staff115.78 (on an FTE basis)
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,866 (2024–2025)
Student to teacher ratio16.12
CampusUrban
ColorsScarlet, white, and blue
     
Athletics conference5A-D1
NicknameHighlanders
Websitewww.yisd.net/belair

Bel Air High School is a high school in the city of El Paso, Texas, United States. The school was established in 1957. It houses Bel Air Middle School, with transfers from Eastwood as well as other local middle schools. Its Health Professions Branch offers the most transfers, closely followed by the Global Enterprises program.

Bel Air High School placed 984th on 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 the previous year. In 2013, Texas UIL changed the areas from 4A-5A to a 5A-6A divisions causing Bel Air High School to remain behind in the 5A division due to the lack of student population.