El Paso Academy West
Public high school (charter) in El Paso, Texas · El Paso Academy · Grades 9–12
El Paso Academy West serves 113 students in grades 9–12 in El Paso (El Paso County). It is one of 2 schools in El Paso Academy. By enrollment it is the 1566th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 28.3 students per full-time teacher, it has more 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 ÷ 4 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Alternative School, charter |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | El Paso Academy |
| County | El Paso County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 480020510632 |
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 Academy | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 113 | 319 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 28.3 | 31.9 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 73.5% | 77.4% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 98% 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.
El Paso Academy West in context
Size
Of the 2 high schools in El Paso Academy, El Paso Academy West is the smallest, with 35.4% of the district's students. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 2.9 miles away and have a median of 758 students, so El Paso Academy West 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. As a charter school it is publicly funded and charges no tuition, but it is run under a charter rather than directly by a local school board.
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 10 with 39 students, and its smallest is grade 9 with 20, against an average of 28 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 20 in grade 9 and 20 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 95.6% of enrollment, about the same share as across El Paso Academy (96.9%).
73.5% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 77.4% across El Paso Academy 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
El Paso Academy West has 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 28.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 113 students would have about 8.1 teachers, so El Paso Academy West has 4.1 fewer.
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 Davinci School for Science and the Arts, 1 miles away in Burnham Wood Charter School District. There are 8 high schools within 5 miles and 17 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 95.6% |
| White | 3.5% |
| Black | 0.9% |
63.7% of students are girls and 36.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 20 |
| Grade 10 | 39 |
| Grade 11 | 34 |
| Grade 12 | 20 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
201 W Redd Rd, El Paso, TX 79932
Phone: (915)845-7997
Website: elpacademy.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: El Paso Academy West. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davinci School for Science and the Arts | Burnham Wood Charter School District | 1.0 mi | 982 | 17.3 | 89.9% |
| Franklin High School | El Paso ISD | 2.0 mi | 2,835 | 19.1 | 51.1% |
| Canutillo High School | Canutillo ISD | 2.6 mi | 1,443 | 15.1 | 62.6% |
| Northwest Early College H S (Nwechs) | Canutillo ISD | 2.9 mi | 373 | 16.5 | 56.6% |
| Premier High School-El Paso Mesa | Premier High Schools | 3.0 mi | 121 | 30.3 | 79.3% |
| Texasworks - El Paso-Mesa | Texas Works | 3.0 mi | 10 | 14.1 | – |
| Coronado High School | El Paso ISD | 3.1 mi | 2,576 | 19.1 | 51.4% |
| IDEA Mesa Hills College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 4.9 mi | 533 | 17.9 | 80.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in El Paso Academy
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Paso Academy | High | 9–12 | 206 |