Total enrollment
48,118
+2,939 (+7%) vs SY 2020-21
86 schools in EL PASO ISD
Texas · 48,118 students · 1 city
EL PASO ISD's public-school directory holds 86 schools, serving about 48,118 K-12 students inside Texas (an average of 560 per school).
4-year change in EL PASO ISD
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
76
+5 (+7%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How EL PASO ISD ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Texas | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.3% | #385 of 667 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 48,118 | #18 of 760 | #100 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 76 | #12 of 760 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #488 of 758 | #5,256 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 71.3% | #234 of 750 | #1,835 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.2% | #466 of 557 | #4,986 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside EL PASO ISD
State test results across the district's 70 scored schools run from Transmountain Early College High School at 83.7% proficient to Guillen Middle School at 15.2%, a gap of 68.4 points. That is the 17th widest gap among 352 Texas districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 66 district schools that reported both years went from 46,895 to 40,610 students (down 13%) and from 3,133 to 2,754 full-time teachers (down 12%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About EL PASO ISD
As a sparse district in Texas, EL PASO ISD educates 48,118 students across 86 schools.
On the level-by-level breakdown, EL PASO ISD consists of 52 elementary, 9 middle, 17 high schools, and 8 combined or other.
Five-year track record. Total public-school enrollment in EL PASO ISD has expanded 7% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 45,179 students to 48,118. EL PASO ISD now counts 76 public schools, up from 71 in SY 2020-21.
In the discussion threads here, the community for EL PASO ISD discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.