CHAPIN H S

CHAPIN H S operates as a well-populated four-year high school in EL PASO, Texas, one of the schools within EL PASO ISD. Current enrollment sits at 1,766 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 122% above the state mean of about 796.

EL PASO ISD runs 76 schools in total, collectively educating 48,118 students. CHAPIN H S is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, CHAPIN H S lists that 76% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school records 10% White, 7% Black, 4% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 96 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.3:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. An estimated 69% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), CHAPIN H S sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 43.9%; this one delivers 51.0%.

In the broader community, El Paso County reports that the typical household earns roughly $59,806 per year, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. In all, El Paso County runs 273 public schools (combined enrollment of about 165,404 students), of which CHAPIN H S is one.

Nearest neighbor: COLIN L POWELL EL, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, CHAPIN H S comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 31.4%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CHAPIN H S has decreased 5%, going from 1,853 students in 2018 to 1,766 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 71% to 76% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 18.3:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.