El Paso High School
Public high school in El Paso, Texas · El Paso ISD · Grades 9–12
El Paso High School serves 1,636 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 427th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 16.8 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 ÷ 97.19 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 | 481830001683 |
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 | 1,636 | 48,118 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 16.8 | 14.7 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 58.4% | 71.3% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 77% 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 High School in context
Size
El Paso High School is the 4th largest of El Paso ISD's 16 high schools; its 1,636 students are 3.4% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 1.9 miles away and have a median of 494 students, so El Paso High School is larger than most of them.
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 416 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 398, against an average of 409 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 412 in grade 9 and 398 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 90.6% of enrollment, a higher share than across El Paso ISD (84.1%). Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
58.4% 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. 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
El Paso High School has 97.19 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 1,636 students would have about 116.9 teachers, so El Paso High School has 19.7 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 Triumph Public High Schools-El Paso West, 0.7 miles away in Triumph Public High Schools-West Texas. There are 10 high schools within 5 miles and 30 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 90.6% |
| White | 7.2% |
| Asian | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 0.7% |
| Black | 0.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
49.1% of students are girls and 50.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 412 |
| Grade 10 | 416 |
| Grade 11 | 410 |
| Grade 12 | 398 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
800 E Schuster Ave, El Paso, TX 79902
Phone: (915)496-8300
Website: elpaso.episd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: El Paso High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Triumph Public High Schools-El Paso West | Triumph Public High Schools-West Texas | 0.7 mi | 97 | 16 | – |
| Young Women's STEAM Research & Preparatory Academy | El Paso ISD | 1.2 mi | 443 | 16.9 | 60.3% |
| College Career Technology Academy (Ccta) | El Paso ISD | 1.9 mi | 151 | 10.1 | 86.8% |
| Telles Academy | El Paso ISD | 1.9 mi | 26 | 3.3 | 88.5% |
| Bowie High School | El Paso ISD | 2.0 mi | 1,003 | 13.5 | 95.8% |
| Austin High School | El Paso ISD | 2.9 mi | 946 | 13.7 | 88.5% |
| Jefferson High School | El Paso ISD | 3.3 mi | 998 | 13.8 | 89.5% |
| Silva Health Magnet | El Paso ISD | 3.4 mi | 544 | 15.2 | 66% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.