DELTA ACADEMY

DELTA ACADEMY is an one-room-style high school in EL PASO, Texas, part of EL PASO ISD. The school educates 53 students in grades 6 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 796 students per school, that is 93% smaller than typical.

EL PASO ISD comprises 76 schools with combined enrollment of 48,118 students; DELTA ACADEMY is among them.

Looking at the student body, DELTA ACADEMY reports that 94% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Other groups include 4% Black. By comparison, El Paso County as a whole is about 83% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 3.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. An estimated 85% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, El Paso County runs at roughly 74%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for El Paso County indicate median household income runs about $59,806, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. DELTA ACADEMY is one of 273 public schools in El Paso County (combined enrollment of about 165,404 students).

Nearest neighbor: COOLEY EL, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around DELTA ACADEMY.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 20%: 66 students in 2018 compared to 53 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.