Parkland High School
Public high school in El Paso, Texas · Ysleta ISD · Grades 9–12
Parkland High School serves 1,565 students in grades 9–12 in El Paso (El Paso County). It is one of 48 schools in Ysleta ISD. By enrollment it is the 446th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 15.5 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 ÷ 100.73 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Ysleta 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 | 484668005330 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Ysleta ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,565 | 34,062 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 15.5 | 14.6 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 76.5% | 79% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 64% 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.
Parkland High School in context
Size
Of the 11 high schools in Ysleta ISD, Parkland High School is the 4th largest, with 4.6% of the district's students. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 6.2 miles away and have a median of 939 students, so Parkland 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 436 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 357, against an average of 391 per grade. This year grade 12 has 12% fewer students than grade 9 (357 against 408). 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 89.3% of enrollment, a lower share than across Ysleta ISD (96.1%). Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
76.5% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 79% across Ysleta 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
Parkland High School has 100.73 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 1,565 students would have about 111.8 teachers, so Parkland High School has 11.1 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 Andress High School, 1 miles away in El Paso ISD. There are 4 high schools within 5 miles and 19 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 89.3% |
| White | 5.2% |
| Black | 3.6% |
| Two or more races | 0.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Asian | 0.3% |
49.1% of students are girls and 50.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 408 |
| Grade 10 | 436 |
| Grade 11 | 364 |
| Grade 12 | 357 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
5932 Quail Ave, El Paso, TX 79924
Phone: (915)434-6000
Website: parkland.yisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Parkland High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andress High School | El Paso ISD | 1.0 mi | 1,341 | 15.1 | 79.3% |
| Irvin High School | El Paso ISD | 1.7 mi | 932 | 13.4 | 88.5% |
| Transmountain Early College High School | El Paso ISD | 2.5 mi | 354 | 14.2 | 58.8% |
| Chapin High School | El Paso ISD | 4.7 mi | 1,766 | 18.3 | 68.7% |
| Austin High School | El Paso ISD | 7.7 mi | 946 | 13.7 | 88.5% |
| Burges High School | El Paso ISD | 8.2 mi | 1,394 | 16.2 | 72.7% |
| Premier High School-El Paso Mesa | Premier High Schools | 8.7 mi | 121 | 30.3 | 79.3% |
| Texasworks - El Paso-Mesa | Texas Works | 8.7 mi | 10 | 14.1 | – |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.