Applications for the Socorro Independent School District's early college high school programs and advanced academic academies for the 2027-2028 school year are open now through Nov. 13. This opportunity is available for incoming SISD high school students and for students living within the SISD boundaries who are not currently attending SISD schools.
Students also may apply to SISD’s Pathways in Technology Early College High Schools (P-TECH) at all six SISD comprehensive high schools. These early college high school opportunities can lead to the attainment of an associate degree, Level 1 or 2 certificate, and/or industry-based certification. P-TECH opportunities are limited to 25 students per cohort per year. The degree pathways for P-TECHs are dedicated to specific career areas at each school. All six P-TECH schools also offer a pathway to prepare and train for the teaching profession.
Applications will be open online for the academies and early college high schools. SISD students can access the application portal through their my.sisd.net account.
Eighth-grade students who live within the boundaries of SISD but are not enrolled with SISD may apply for the academies through an alternate application. Please use the following link:
2027-2028 SISD 8th Grade External Lottery Application – Fill out form
Eighth grade students who live outside of the SISD boundaries may apply to Mission Early College High School, Aztec Architecture Academy, School for Advanced Technical Applications (SATA), Synergi4 Engineering and Libertas, as well as Education and Training P-TECHs at high schools where there is room available to accommodate transfer students, per FDB regulation.
The following are advanced academies/programs open to eighth-grade students who live within the district and require an application. Students who choose these academies are accepted through a lottery system. They will need to complete a transfer request form to transfer to the school where the academy resides. Students can apply to up to three academies. Eighth-grade students may opt out of the lottery system if they choose to participate in any of SISD’s offerings in Career and Technical Education, Fine Arts, or NJROTC.
Socorro HS – Health Professions Academy
Socorro HS – Fire Science
Montwood HS – Synergi4 STEM Academy – Engineering
Americas HS – Libertas Academy for Law, Government, and Public Administration
El Dorado HS – Aztec Architecture Academy
Eastlake HS – School for Advanced Technical Applications (SATA) Computer Science, Cyber Security
Pebble Hills HS – Sparta Academy for Business and Finance
Students also can apply to attend the early college high school at their local high school or Mission Early College High School.
Socorro Early College at Socorro High School
Rams Early College at Montwood High School
Trailblazer Early College at Americas High School
Empire Early College at El Dorado High School
Falcon Early College at Eastlake High School
Pebble Hills Early College at Pebble Hills High School
Mission Early College High School
The P-TECH programs are available in these high schools and in the following pathways:
Montwood High School – Biological Science or Education and Training (Teacher Preparation)
El Dorado High School – Criminal Justice or Education and Training (Teacher Preparation)
Eastlake High School – Computer Science or Education and Training (Teacher Preparation)
Pebble Hills High School – Business or Education and Training (Teacher Preparation)
Americas High School – Criminal Justice or Education and Training (Teacher Preparation)
Socorro High School – Pre-Nursing or Education and Training (Teacher Preparation)
Advanced Academy/ECHS Timeline during 2026-2027 School Year
Wednesday, October 14, 2026 – Friday, November 13, 2026
Advanced Academy Application window opens at 8:00 am for students to apply.
Application window closes at 5:00 pm
Monday, November 16, 2026 – Monday, December 14, 2026
Lottery opens on November 16, 2026
Students are offered positions through the lottery.
Students select or reject the programs that they are offered.
Once there are no students left to accept an offer, the lottery is over.
Target date for lottery closure is December 14, 2026, at 11:59 pm
Wednesday, December 16, 2026
Program Coordinators/Directors will receive final lottery results lists.
Thursday, December 17, 2025– Friday, January 8, 2027
Program Coordinators/Directors will send students a letter of congratulations with information on the important next steps.
Monday, March 15, 2027– Friday, March 19, 2027
Advanced Academy/ECHS Spring Bridge Camps
TSIA2 ELAR preparation
Complete Apply Texas for Fall 2027 Dual Credit Enrollment
Collect necessary documentation for Dual Credit Enrollment: EA Form and Meningitis Vaccination Record/Waiver (ECHS, P-TECH)
EPCC Deadline to Submit EA Forms for Fall 2027: June 4, 2027
Tuesday, June 1, 2027 – Friday, June 11, 2027
Advanced Academy/ECHS Summer Bridge camps
*Timelines are subject to change. For more information, please contact the SISD Career and Technical Education Department at 915-937-0238 or the SISD Advanced Academics Department at 915-937-0384.
Per FDA (Local), there may not be a screening process for student transfers to an approved District-wide program, Advanced Academy program, or a Pathways in Technology Early College High School (PTECH) [see FDB(REGULATION)]. A blind lottery process will be used for placement of students and the online transfer portal will be used to initiate the transfer process.