El Paso Leadership Academy
El Paso, Texas · El Paso County · Grades 6–12 · Charter
El Paso Leadership Academy runs 3 schools (2 middle, 1 high) with 775 students. By enrollment it is the 652nd 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 | 3 |
| Students | 775 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 45.4 |
| Students per teacher | 17.1 (state 14.9) |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 83.1% (state 61.6%) |
| County | El Paso County |
| Area type | City, large |
| NCES district ID | 4801439 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, totals of the district's schools. Students per teacher = students ÷ full-time-equivalent teachers.
Schools in El Paso Leadership Academy
| School | Level | Grades | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Paso Leadership Academy | Middle | 6–8 | 181 | 18.2 | 97.8% |
| El Paso Leadership Academy - H S East | High | 9–12 | 428 | 18.3 | 81.1% |
| El Paso Leadership Academy - Middle East | Middle | 6–8 | 166 | 13.7 | 72.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.
Map of El Paso Leadership Academy schools
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
El Paso Leadership Academy in context
Size
El Paso Leadership Academy enrolls less than 0.1% of Texas' 5,544,769 public school students and is close to the median district (886 students). Its schools average 258 students, against 626 for a Texas public school. The largest is El Paso Leadership Academy - H S East (428) and the smallest is El Paso Leadership Academy - Middle East (166). NCES lists El Paso Leadership 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
Grade 8 is its largest grade, with 151 students this year. Grade 12 has 89 students and grade 6 has 67, 33% more in the later grade. Each grade is a different group of students, so this is not a dropout or growth rate. NCES reports no pre-K students in El Paso Leadership Academy.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade, all schools in the district.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group in El Paso Leadership Academy at 96.8%, above their 53.5% share of Texas public school students.
83.1% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 61.6% statewide. By school, the share runs from 72.3% at El Paso Leadership Academy - Middle East to 97.8% at El Paso Leadership Academy. All 3 of its schools serve free breakfast and lunch to every student under the Community Eligibility Provision or Provision 2 or 3, with no application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District and state shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Staff
Its 45.4 full-time-equivalent teachers work out to 17.1 students per teacher, more than the state's 14.9. El Paso Leadership Academy reports no school counselors to NCES. 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
NCES classifies El Paso Leadership Academy's area as city, large: inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest district is Ysleta ISD, 0.9 miles away with 34,062 students. 12 districts are within 25 miles, and 8 of them enroll more students than El Paso Leadership 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 | 45.4 | 17 |
| School counselors | 0 | – |
| Librarians and media specialists | 0 | – |
| School psychologists | 0 | – |
| Instructional aides | 2.5 | 310 |
| Other student support staff | 2 | 388 |
| School administrators | 4 | 194 |
| District administrators | 2 | 388 |
| All staff | 67.7 |
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 | 96.8% |
| White | 2.3% |
| Black | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 0.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
| Asian | 0.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership, all schools in the district.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 67 |
| Grade 7 | 129 |
| Grade 8 | 151 |
| Grade 9 | 106 |
| Grade 10 | 114 |
| Grade 11 | 119 |
| Grade 12 | 89 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Nearby school districts
| District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Calendar 2026–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ysleta ISD | 1 mi | 34,062 | 14.6 | – |
| Vista Del Futuro Charter School | 4 mi | 367 | 16.8 | – |
| Socorro ISD | 5 mi | 46,668 | 16.6 | – |
| El Paso Academy | 8 mi | 319 | 31.9 | – |
| La Fe Preparatory School | 9 mi | 195 | 15 | – |
| El Paso ISD | 9 mi | 48,118 | 14.7 | – |
| Clint ISD | 10 mi | 10,077 | 15.6 | – |
| San Elizario ISD | 14 mi | 2,927 | 17.9 | – |
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)
- Tornillo ISD (726 students)
- Anthony ISD (725 students)
- Vista Del Futuro Charter School (367 students)
- El Paso Academy (319 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
1918 Texas Ave, El Paso, TX 79901
Phone: (915)298-3900
Website: epla.org
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory.