El Paso Academy
El Paso, Texas · El Paso County · Grades 9–12 · Charter
El Paso Academy runs 2 schools (2 high) with 319 students. By enrollment it is the 928th largest of 1210 districts in Texas, where the median district has 886 students. NCES classifies its area as city, large.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank compares the 1210 Texas districts listed on this site.
District at a glance
| Schools | 2 |
| Students | 319 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 10 |
| Students per teacher | 31.9 (state 14.9) |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 77.4% (state 61.6%) |
| County | El Paso County |
| Area type | City, large |
| NCES district ID | 4800205 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, totals of the district's schools. Students per teacher = students ÷ full-time-equivalent teachers.
Schools in El Paso Academy
| School | Level | Grades | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Paso Academy | High | 9–12 | 206 | 34.3 | 79.6% |
| El Paso Academy West | High | 9–12 | 113 | 28.3 | 73.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.
Map of El Paso Academy schools
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
El Paso Academy in context
Size
El Paso Academy enrolls less than 0.1% of Texas' 5,544,769 public school students and is smaller than the median district (886 students). The largest of its schools is El Paso Academy with 206 students, and the smallest is El Paso Academy West with 113; the average is 160, against 626 statewide. NCES lists El Paso Academy as an independent charter district: a charter school operator that is its own local education agency rather than part of a geographic school district.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment. Share = district students ÷ all students in Texas schools listed here; averages = students ÷ schools.
Grades
Its largest grade this year is grade 10, with 105 students. Grade 12 has 64 students and grade 9 has 61, within 10% of each other. NCES reports no pre-K students in El Paso Academy.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade, all schools in the district.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group in El Paso Academy at 96.9%, above their 53.5% share of Texas public school students.
77.4% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 61.6% statewide. By school, the share runs from 73.5% at El Paso Academy West to 79.6% at El Paso Academy.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District and state shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Staff
Its 10 full-time-equivalent teachers work out to 31.9 students per teacher, more than the state's 14.9. With 2 counselors it has 160 students per counselor; the median Texas district has 379, and the American School Counselor Association recommends no more than 250. It reports no librarians or media specialists.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 district staff file (full-time equivalents). Students per counselor = district students ÷ counselors. Benchmark: American School Counselor Association, 250 students per counselor.
Location
El Paso Academy is based inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, an area NCES calls city, large. The nearest district is El Paso ISD, 1.6 miles away with 48,118 students. 11 districts are within 25 miles, and 10 of them enroll more students than El Paso Academy. El Paso County has 16 districts on this site.
Source: NCES EDGE locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines between the average locations of each district's schools.
Staff
| Role | Full-time equivalent | Students per staff member |
|---|---|---|
| Teachers | 10 | 32 |
| School counselors | 2 | 160 |
| Librarians and media specialists | 0 | – |
| School psychologists | 0 | – |
| Instructional aides | 0 | – |
| Other student support staff | 0 | – |
| School administrators | 2 | 160 |
| District administrators | 1 | 319 |
| All staff | 20 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 district staff file. Students per staff member = district students ÷ full-time-equivalent staff in that role. The median Texas district has 379 students per counselor.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 96.9% |
| White | 1.6% |
| Black | 1.3% |
| Two or more races | 0.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership, all schools in the district.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 61 |
| Grade 10 | 105 |
| Grade 11 | 89 |
| Grade 12 | 64 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Nearby school districts
| District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Calendar 2026–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Paso ISD | 2 mi | 48,118 | 14.7 | – |
| La Fe Preparatory School | 4 mi | 195 | 15 | – |
| Ysleta ISD | 7 mi | 34,062 | 14.6 | – |
| El Paso Leadership Academy | 8 mi | 775 | 17.1 | – |
| Burnham Wood Charter School District | 8 mi | 1,744 | 17.3 | – |
| Canutillo ISD | 11 mi | 5,747 | 14.5 | – |
| Vista Del Futuro Charter School | 12 mi | 367 | 16.8 | – |
| Socorro ISD | 13 mi | 46,668 | 16.6 | – |
Distance between the average locations of each district's schools (NCES EDGE).
Other school districts in El Paso County
- El Paso ISD (48,118 students)
- Socorro ISD (46,668 students)
- Ysleta ISD (34,062 students)
- Clint ISD (10,077 students)
- Canutillo ISD (5,747 students)
- Harmony Public Schools - West Texas (5,687 students)
- San Elizario ISD (2,927 students)
- Fabens ISD (1,865 students)
- Burnham Wood Charter School District (1,744 students)
- El Paso Leadership Academy (775 students)
- Tornillo ISD (726 students)
- Anthony ISD (725 students)
- Vista Del Futuro Charter School (367 students)
- Triumph Public High Schools-West Texas (311 students)
- La Fe Preparatory School (195 students)
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, county of each district's office.
Contact
11000 Argal Ct, El Paso, TX 79935
Phone: (915)590-8589
Website: elpacademy.com
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory.