Irvin High School
Public high school in El Paso, Texas · El Paso ISD · Grades 9–12
Irvin High School serves 932 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 620th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 13.4 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 ÷ 69.46 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 | 481830001694 |
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 | 932 | 48,118 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 13.4 | 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. 44% 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.
Irvin High School in context
Size
Irvin High School is the 10th largest of El Paso ISD's 16 high schools; its 932 students are 1.9% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 4.5 miles away and have a median of 1,144 students, so Irvin 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 266 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 217, against an average of 233 per grade. This year grade 12 has 18% fewer students than grade 9 (217 against 266). 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 93.6% of enrollment, a higher share than across El Paso ISD (84.1%). Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
88.5% 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
Irvin High School has 69.46 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 932 students would have about 66.6 teachers, so Irvin High School has 2.9 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 Transmountain Early College High School, 1.5 miles away in the same district. There are 4 high schools within 5 miles and 25 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 93.6% |
| Black | 2.7% |
| White | 2% |
| Two or more races | 1% |
| Asian | 0.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
46.1% of students are girls and 53.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 266 |
| Grade 10 | 224 |
| Grade 11 | 225 |
| Grade 12 | 217 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
5400 Sanders, El Paso, TX 79924
Phone: (915)587-3500
Website: irvin.episd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Irvin High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transmountain Early College High School | El Paso ISD | 1.5 mi | 354 | 14.2 | 58.8% |
| Parkland High School | Ysleta ISD | 1.7 mi | 1,565 | 15.5 | 76.5% |
| Andress High School | El Paso ISD | 2.1 mi | 1,341 | 15.1 | 79.3% |
| Chapin High School | El Paso ISD | 3.0 mi | 1,766 | 18.3 | 68.7% |
| Austin High School | El Paso ISD | 6.0 mi | 946 | 13.7 | 88.5% |
| Burges High School | El Paso ISD | 6.8 mi | 1,394 | 16.2 | 72.7% |
| College Career Technology Academy (Ccta) | El Paso ISD | 7.1 mi | 151 | 10.1 | 86.8% |
| Telles Academy | El Paso ISD | 7.1 mi | 26 | 3.3 | 88.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.