Telles Academy
Public high school in El Paso, Texas · El Paso ISD · Grades 6–12
Telles Academy serves 26 students in grades 6–12 in El Paso (El Paso County). It is one of 75 schools in El Paso ISD. By enrollment it is the 1824th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 3.3 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer 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 ÷ 8 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Alternative School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 6–12 |
| 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 | 481830006945 |
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 | 26 | 48,118 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 3.3 | 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. 1% 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.
Telles Academy in context
Size
Telles Academy is the smallest of El Paso ISD's 16 high schools; its 26 students are 0.1% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 1.6 miles away with a median enrollment of 745; Telles Academy 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.
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 9 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 1, against an average of 4 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 1 in grade 6 and 1 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 80.8% here and 84.1% across El Paso ISD. White students are next, at 15.4%.
88.5% of its students are eligible 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
With 8 full-time-equivalent teachers for 26 students, Telles Academy has 3.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 26 students would have about 1.9 teachers, so Telles Academy has 6.1 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Telles Academy is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. College Career Technology Academy (Ccta) (in the same district) is listed at the same location. Within 10 miles there are 34 other high schools, 12 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 | 80.8% |
| White | 15.4% |
| Asian | 3.8% |
38.5% of students are girls and 61.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 1 |
| Grade 7 | 4 |
| Grade 8 | 9 |
| Grade 9 | 7 |
| Grade 10 | 4 |
| Grade 12 | 1 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2851 Grant Ave Bldg a, El Paso, TX 79930
Phone: (915)236-7800
Website: telles.episd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Telles Academy. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College Career Technology Academy (Ccta) | El Paso ISD | 0.0 mi | 151 | 10.1 | 86.8% |
| Young Women's STEAM Research & Preparatory Academy | El Paso ISD | 0.6 mi | 443 | 16.9 | 60.3% |
| Austin High School | El Paso ISD | 1.1 mi | 946 | 13.7 | 88.5% |
| Bowie High School | El Paso ISD | 1.4 mi | 1,003 | 13.5 | 95.8% |
| El Paso High School | El Paso ISD | 1.9 mi | 1,636 | 16.8 | 58.4% |
| Jefferson High School | El Paso ISD | 1.9 mi | 998 | 13.8 | 89.5% |
| Silva Health Magnet | El Paso ISD | 2.1 mi | 544 | 15.2 | 66% |
| Triumph Public High Schools-El Paso West | Triumph Public High Schools-West Texas | 2.3 mi | 97 | 16 | – |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.