EASTWOOD H S

EASTWOOD H S operates as a heavily attended 9-12 campus in EL PASO, Texas, operated by YSLETA ISD. Current enrollment sits at 2,295 students spanning grades 9 through 12. That puts it 188% larger than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 796 students.

Within YSLETA ISD, which oversees 49 schools and 34,062 students, EASTWOOD H S is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, EASTWOOD H S records that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (95%). The remainder consists of 4% White. By comparison, El Paso County as a whole is about 83% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 143 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Roughly 56% of students at EASTWOOD H S qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, El Paso County runs at roughly 74%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, EASTWOOD H S is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 49.6%; this one delivers 70.3%, a residual of +20.6 points.

In the broader community, El Paso County reports that median household income runs about $59,806, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. EASTWOOD H S is one of 273 public schools in El Paso County (combined enrollment of about 165,404 students).

EASTWOOD KNOLLS INTERNATIONAL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around EASTWOOD H S. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), EASTWOOD H S ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 55.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at EASTWOOD H S has edged up 42%, going from 1,619 students in 2018 to 2,295 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for EASTWOOD H S typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.