Total enrollment
165,404
-11,568 (-7%) vs SY 2017-18
El Paso County
Texas · Public K-12
Texas's El Paso County runs 273 public K-12 schools between its districts, the largest being El Paso ISD at 48,118 students. By level, that breaks down as 153 elementary, 41 middle, and 63 high schools.
7-year change in El Paso County
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
246
-9 (-4%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
5%
was 6%
% Hispanic
91%
was 90%
% Black
2%
was 2%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
Residents
870,779
all ages · ACS 5-yr
Schools
273
21 districts
Enrollment
165,404
students · NCES CCD
Median income
$59,806
Below Texas avg
Free/reduced lunch
74.4%
Above Texas avg
Elementary
153
78,688 students
Middle
41
27,070 students
High
63
56,761 students
Combined / other
16
2,885 students
LARGEST DISTRICT
EL PASO ISD
48,118 students · 21 districts in El Paso County
County vs. school enrollment demographics
Left bar is the racial makeup of El Paso County residents (Census ACS 5-year). Right bar is the enrollment-weighted makeup of public schools in the county (NCES CCD). NCES systematically under-reports Hispanic, Pacific Islander, and Native American enrollment for many schools; where the resident share is meaningful but the reported school share is zero, we mark the school bar "not reported".
County residents
School enrollment
Bachelor's+
25.9%
adults 25+
Poverty rate
16.3%
ACS 5-year
Unemployment
6.0%
civilian labor
Median age
34
26.1% under 18
Test scores in El Paso County
Latest 2023-24 ELA proficiency, 222 schools ranked. Texas state average: 52.7%.
Top 5 schools (ELA)
Lowest 5 schools (ELA)
- LA FE PREPARATORY SCHOOL· 16.0%
- BOWIE H S· 21.0%
- EL PASO LEADERSHIP ACADEMY - H S EAST· 21.0%
- DR JOSEFINA VILLAMIL TINAJERO PK-8· 22.0%
- GUILLEN MIDDLE· 23.0%
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PARKLAND PRE K CENTER | El Paso | Elementary | PK-PK | 308 | · |
| MORENO EL | El Paso | Elementary | PK-05 | 304 | · |
| DEANNA DAVENPORT EL | Canutillo | Elementary | PK-05 | 303 | · |
| L G ALARCON EL | San Elizario | Elementary | 03-06 | 297 | · |
| CLINT ISD EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY | Clint | High | 09-12 | 290 | · |
| PRESA EL | El Paso | Elementary | PK-05 | 289 | · |
| CIELO VISTA EL | El Paso | Elementary | PK-05 | 287 | · |
| H R MOYE EL | El Paso | Elementary | PK-05 | 286 | · |
| VALLE VERDE EARLY COLLEGE H S | El Paso | High | 09-12 | 273 | · |
| EL PASO CLASSICAL ACADEMY | El Paso | Combined | PK-12 | 271 | · |
| LAMAR EL | El Paso | Elementary | PK-05 | 265 | · |
| DR GREEN EL | El Paso | Elementary | PK-05 | 264 | · |
| PUTNAM EL | El Paso | Elementary | PK-05 | 260 | · |
| HAWKINS EL | El Paso | Elementary | PK-05 | 256 | · |
| ZAVALA EL | El Paso | Elementary | PK-05 | 253 | · |
| NEWMAN EL | El Paso | Elementary | PK-05 | 246 | · |
| ANTHONY H S | Anthony | High | 09-12 | 243 | · |
| TORNILLO H S | Tornillo | High | 09-12 | 241 | · |
| EL PASO ACADEMY | El Paso | High | 09-12 | 206 | · |
| TRAVIS EL | El Paso | Elementary | PK-05 | 200 | · |
| LA FE PREPARATORY SCHOOL | El Paso | Elementary | PK-05 | 195 | · |
| RIVERA EL | El Paso | Elementary | PK-05 | 186 | · |
| RUSK EL | El Paso | Elementary | PK-05 | 186 | · |
| EL PASO LEADERSHIP ACADEMY | El Paso | Middle | 06-08 | 181 | · |
| LORENZO LOYA PRI | San Elizario | Elementary | PK-PK | 173 | · |
| ANTHONY MIDDLE | Anthony | Middle | 06-08 | 170 | · |
| EL PASO LEADERSHIP ACADEMY - MIDDLE EAST | El Paso | Middle | 06-08 | 166 | · |
| COLLEGE CAREER TECHNOLOGY ACADEMY (CCTA) | El Paso | High | 09-12 | 151 | · |
| TORNILLO J H | Tornillo | Middle | 06-08 | 150 | · |
| OPTIONS H S | El Paso | High | 09-12 | 136 | · |
| TRIUMPH PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS-EL PASO EAST | El Paso | High | 09-12 | 129 | · |
| PREMIER HIGH SCHOOL-EL PASO EASTPOINTE | El Paso | High | 09-12 | 125 | · |
| PREMIER HIGH SCHOOL-EL PASO MESA | El Paso | High | 09-12 | 121 | · |
| EL PASO ACADEMY WEST | El Paso | High | 09-12 | 113 | · |
| THRIVE ACADEMY | El Paso | High | 09-12 | 113 | · |
| MORENO MONTESSORI | El Paso | Elementary | PK-02 | 112 | · |
| TRIUMPH PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS-EL PASO WEST | El Paso | High | 09-12 | 97 | · |
| DR GREEN MONTESSORI | El Paso | Elementary | PK-KG | 87 | · |
| CESAR CHAVEZ ACADEMY | El Paso | High | 06-12 | 82 | · |
| KEYS ACAD | El Paso | High | 06-12 | 56 | · |
| DELTA ACADEMY | El Paso | High | 06-12 | 53 | · |
| TELLES ACADEMY | El Paso | High | 06-12 | 26 | · |
| TEXASWORKS - EL PASO-MESA | El Paso | High | 09-12 | 10 | · |
| ABOUT FACE PROGRAM EL | El Paso | Elementary | 02-05 | 3 | · |
| CESAR CHAVEZ ACADEMY JJAEP | El Paso | High | 09-12 | 2 | · |
| JJAEP | El Paso | High | 11-11 | 2 | · |
| ADULT/COMMUNITY LRN CTR | El Paso | High | AE-AE | 0 | · |
| CAREER & TECH ED CTR | El Paso | High | 09-12 | 0 | · |
| KEYS EL | El Paso | Elementary | KG-05 | 0 | · |
| ABOUT FACE JJAEP | El Paso | Elementary | M-M | · | · |
| ANTHONY ISD - DAEP | Anthony | Elementary | M-M | · | · |
| BASSETT MIDDLE | El Paso | Combined | M-M | · | · |
| BRIGHT SCHOLAR - HELEN OF TROY | El Paso | Elementary | M-M | · | · |
| BRIGHT SCHOLAR - PARK RIDGE | El Paso | Elementary | M-M | · | · |
| CANUTILLO JJAEP | El Paso | Elementary | M-M | · | · |
| CLINT ISD JJAEP | El Paso | Elementary | M-M | · | · |
| CONSTANCE HULBERT EL | El Paso | Combined | M-M | · | · |
| DEL NORTE HEIGHTS EL | El Paso | Combined | M-M | · | · |
| E-14 MODULAR WESTSIDE EL | El Paso | Combined | M-M | · | · |
| E-17 NE EL SANDSTONE RANCH | El Paso | Combined | M-M | · | · |
| EL PASO EARLY LEARNING LANGUAGE ACADEMY | El Paso | Elementary | M-M | · | · |
| FABENS JJAEP | El Paso | Elementary | M-M | · | · |
| HS-3 NW H S | El Paso | Combined | M-M | · | · |
| HS-5 NE H S | El Paso | Combined | M-M | · | · |
| HUGHEY EL | El Paso | Combined | M-M | · | · |
| PLATO ACADEMY | El Paso | Combined | M-M | · | · |
| PREK PARTNERSHIP SCHOOL | El Paso | Combined | M-M | · | · |
| RAYMOND TELLAS ACADEMY - JJAEP | Anthony | Elementary | M-M | · | · |
| ROSS MIDDLE | El Paso | Combined | M-M | · | · |
| SAN ELIZARIO JJAEP | San Elizario | Elementary | M-M | · | · |
| TEJAS SCHOOL OF CHOICE | El Paso | Combined | M-M | · | · |
| TORNILLO DAEP | Tornillo | Elementary | M-M | · | · |
| TORNILLO EL | Tornillo | Combined | M-M | · | · |
Cities in El Paso County
About El Paso County
Across the sprawling Texas county of El Paso County of about 870,779 residents, the public-school footprint covers 273 schools and about 165,404 students.
Looking at the broader picture, census numbers show the median household earns about $59,806 a year, about 26% of adults have a bachelor's degree or above, and the federal-poverty share is near 16%. That income level is 10% below the Texas median.
For a sense of the school types, El Paso County spans 153 elementary schools (78,688 students), 41 middle schools (27,070), 63 high schools (56,761), and 16 combined or other schools.
The largest single district in El Paso County is EL PASO ISD, which alone enrolls about 48,118 students.
Five-year track record. Total public-school enrollment in El Paso County has declined 7% since SY 2017-18, moving from about 176,972 students to 165,404. Over that span, El Paso County lost 9 schools, going from 255 to 246.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for El Paso County discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.
Frequently asked questions
El Paso County school rankings
DATA · Census ACS 5-year · NCES Common Core of Data