El Paso Leadership Academy
Public middle school (charter) in El Paso, Texas · El Paso Leadership Academy · Grades 6–8
El Paso Leadership Academy serves 181 students in grades 6–8 in El Paso (El Paso County). It is one of 3 schools in El Paso Leadership Academy. By enrollment it is the 1562nd largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 18.2 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas middle school (14.4).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,719 Texas middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 9.92 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | El Paso Leadership Academy |
| County | El Paso County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480143913023 |
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 Leadership Academy | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 181 | 775 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 18.2 | 17.1 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 97.8% | 83.1% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 93% of Texas middle 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 Leadership Academy in context
Size
Of the 2 middle schools in El Paso Leadership Academy, El Paso Leadership Academy is the largest, with 23.4% of the district's students. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 6.2 miles away with a median enrollment of 707; El Paso Leadership Academy is smaller than most of them.
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 8 with 72 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 42, against an average of 60 per grade. This year grade 8 has 71% more students than grade 6 (72 against 42). 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
All of its students are reported as Hispanic.
97.8% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 83.1% across El Paso Leadership Academy and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle 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 9.92 full-time-equivalent teachers for 181 students, El Paso Leadership Academy has 18.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 181 students would have about 12.6 teachers, so El Paso Leadership Academy has 2.7 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
El Paso Leadership Academy is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other middle school is Wiggs Middle School, 0.9 miles away in El Paso ISD. Within 10 miles there are 14 other middle schools, 3 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 | 100% |
45.9% of students are girls and 54.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 42 |
| Grade 7 | 67 |
| Grade 8 | 72 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1918 Texas Ave, El Paso, TX 79901
Phone: (915)298-3900
Website: epleadershipacademy.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: El Paso Leadership Academy. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wiggs Middle School | El Paso ISD | 0.9 mi | 943 | 17.3 | 69.8% |
| Guillen Middle School | El Paso ISD | 1.2 mi | 433 | 13.7 | 97.9% |
| Cpt Gabriel Navarrete Middle School | El Paso ISD | 3.8 mi | 709 | 13.9 | 87.4% |
| Riverside Middle School | Ysleta ISD | 5.9 mi | 705 | 14.2 | 91.5% |
| Magoffin Middle School | El Paso ISD | 6.5 mi | 541 | 13.8 | 92.8% |
| Canyon Hills Middle School | El Paso ISD | 6.7 mi | 408 | 13.6 | 81.9% |
| Bel Air Middle School | Ysleta ISD | 7.1 mi | 1,002 | 14.8 | 90.3% |
| Hornedo Middle School | El Paso ISD | 7.6 mi | 1,442 | 17.9 | 39.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in El Paso Leadership Academy
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Paso Leadership Academy - H S East | High | 9–12 | 428 |
| El Paso Leadership Academy - Middle East | Middle | 6–8 | 166 |