Total enrollment
34,062
-1,563 (-4%) vs SY 2020-21
54 schools in YSLETA ISD
Texas · 34,062 students · 1 city
Looking at the YSLETA ISD system: 54 public K-12 schools serving approximately 34,062 students inside Texas, averaging 631 per school.
4-year change in YSLETA ISD
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
49
-1 (-2%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How YSLETA ISD ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Texas | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.5% | #179 of 667 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 34,062 | #36 of 760 | #177 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 49 | #36 of 760 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #472 of 758 | #5,123 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 79.0% | #147 of 750 | #1,291 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.6% | #520 of 557 | #6,685 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 YSLETA ISD
State test results across the district's 43 scored schools run from Valle Verde Early College High School at 82.1% proficient to Capistrano Elementary School at 22.8%, a gap of 59.3 points. That is the 35th widest gap among 352 Texas districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 44 district schools that reported both years went from 34,449 to 31,371 students (down 9%) and from 2,215 to 2,131 full-time teachers (down 4%), 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 YSLETA ISD
Across 54 schools, YSLETA ISD serves about 34,062 students in Texas. By footprint it is a small district.
Looking at the level breakdown, YSLETA ISD covers 30 elementary, 7 middle, 13 high schools, and 4 combined or other.
Looking at the last 4 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 34,062 students, decreased 4% from the 35,625 reported in SY 2020-21. The school count fell from 50 to 49 across the same 4-year window.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for YSLETA ISD discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.