Delta Academy
Public high school in El Paso, Texas · El Paso ISD · Grades 6–12
Delta Academy serves 53 students in grades 6–12 in El Paso (El Paso County). It is one of 75 schools in El Paso ISD. By enrollment it is the 1738th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 3.8 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than 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 ÷ 13.89 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Alternative School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 6–12 |
| District | El Paso ISD |
| County | El Paso County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 481830003812 |
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 | 53 | 48,118 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 3.8 | 14.7 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 84.9% | 71.3% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 2% 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.
Delta Academy in context
Size
Delta Academy is the 15th largest of El Paso ISD's 16 high schools; its 53 students are 0.1% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 2.7 miles away and have a median of 975 students, so Delta Academy is smaller than most of them.
NCES lists it as an alternative school: one that serves students whose needs a regular school may not meet, or that offers a non-traditional program alongside regular schools.
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 33 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 1, against an average of 9 per grade. This year grade 11 has 100% more students than grade 6 (2 against 1). 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
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 94.3% of enrollment, a higher share than across El Paso ISD (84.1%).
84.9% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 71.3% across El Paso ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Delta Academy has 13.89 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 3.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 53 students would have about 3.8 teachers, so Delta Academy has 10.1 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other high school is Silva Health Magnet, 1.6 miles away in the same district. There are 18 high schools within 5 miles and 37 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 94.3% |
| Black | 3.8% |
| White | 1.9% |
28.3% of students are girls and 71.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 1 |
| Grade 7 | 1 |
| Grade 8 | 4 |
| Grade 9 | 33 |
| Grade 10 | 12 |
| Grade 11 | 2 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
6400 Delta, El Paso, TX 79905
Phone: (915)236-8975
Website: delta.episd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Delta Academy. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silva Health Magnet | El Paso ISD | 1.6 mi | 544 | 15.2 | 66% |
| Jefferson High School | El Paso ISD | 1.7 mi | 998 | 13.8 | 89.5% |
| Burges High School | El Paso ISD | 2.3 mi | 1,394 | 16.2 | 72.7% |
| Valle Verde Early College High School | Ysleta ISD | 2.6 mi | 273 | 14 | 65.9% |
| Riverside High School | Ysleta ISD | 2.8 mi | 952 | 15 | 86.3% |
| Bowie High School | El Paso ISD | 2.9 mi | 1,003 | 13.5 | 95.8% |
| Eastwood High School | Ysleta ISD | 3.3 mi | 2,295 | 16 | 55.6% |
| Cesar Chavez Academy | Ysleta ISD | 3.4 mi | 82 | 3.2 | 97.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.