Austin High School
Public high school in El Paso, Texas · El Paso ISD · Grades 9–12
Austin High School serves 946 students in grades 9–12 in El Paso (El Paso County). It is one of 75 schools in El Paso ISD. By enrollment it is the 610th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 13.7 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 69.24 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | El Paso ISD |
| County | El Paso County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481830001663 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | El Paso ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 946 | 48,118 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 13.7 | 14.7 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 88.5% | 71.3% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 46% of Texas high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Austin High School in context
Size
Austin High School is the 9th largest of El Paso ISD's 16 high schools; its 946 students are 2% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 2.2 miles away with a median enrollment of 771; Austin High School is close to their typical size.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 9 with 270 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 218, against an average of 237 per grade. This year grade 12 has 19% fewer students than grade 9 (218 against 270). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 88.5% here and 84.1% across El Paso ISD. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
88.5% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 71.3% across El Paso ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 69.24 full-time-equivalent teachers for 946 students, Austin High School has 13.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 946 students would have about 67.6 teachers, so Austin High School has 1.6 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Austin High School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other high school is College Career Technology Academy (Ccta), 1.1 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 34 other high schools, 12 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 88.5% |
| White | 4.5% |
| Black | 3.9% |
| Two or more races | 2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| Asian | 0.2% |
46.9% of students are girls and 53.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 270 |
| Grade 10 | 233 |
| Grade 11 | 225 |
| Grade 12 | 218 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3500 Memphis Ave, El Paso, TX 79930
Phone: (915)236-4200
Website: austin.episd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Austin High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College Career Technology Academy (Ccta) | El Paso ISD | 1.1 mi | 151 | 10.1 | 86.8% |
| Telles Academy | El Paso ISD | 1.1 mi | 26 | 3.3 | 88.5% |
| Young Women's STEAM Research & Preparatory Academy | El Paso ISD | 1.7 mi | 443 | 16.9 | 60.3% |
| Jefferson High School | El Paso ISD | 2.1 mi | 998 | 13.8 | 89.5% |
| Silva Health Magnet | El Paso ISD | 2.3 mi | 544 | 15.2 | 66% |
| Bowie High School | El Paso ISD | 2.3 mi | 1,003 | 13.5 | 95.8% |
| El Paso High School | El Paso ISD | 2.9 mi | 1,636 | 16.8 | 58.4% |
| Chapin High School | El Paso ISD | 3.1 mi | 1,766 | 18.3 | 68.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.