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Schools in El Paso · El Paso Independent School District, Ysleta Independent School District

El Paso’s public schools score below 66% of Texas districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the two public school districts serving El Paso, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Texas, not nationally.

#460of 642 Texas townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Texas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 99% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
48%
▼ 3 pts vs TX 51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
40%
▼ 1 pts vs TX 41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
84%
▼ 6 pts vs TX 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.6K
▲ 6% vs TX $12.8K
FY2024 · El Paso Independent
Students per teacher
14.7
TX 14.9
Schools in town
210
79,491 students on the public path
In brief

El Paso’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 757 Texas towns with household incomes within a quarter of El Paso’s, its schools beat 29%, lower than their 34% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 48% of tested students were proficient in reading and 40% in math, against 51% and 41% statewide; 99% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

84% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

El Paso Independent spends $13,564 per student and Ysleta Independent $13,992, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Choice beyond the district

Howard Burnham El, Davinci School for Science and the Arts, The Linguistic Acad of El Paso-Cultural Demo Site, Triumph Public High Schools-El Paso West, Triumph Public High Schools-El Paso East, El Paso Classical Academy, El Paso Academy, El Paso Academy West, Premier High School-El Paso Mesa, Premier High School-El Paso Eastpointe, Idea Mesa Hills Academy, Idea Mesa Hills College Preparatory, Idea Mesquite Hills College Preparatory, Idea Mesquite Hills Academy, Harmony Science Acad, Harmony School of Innovation - El Paso, Harmony School of Excellence - El Paso, La Fe Preparatory School, Vista del Futuro Charter School, El Paso Leadership Academy, El Paso Leadership Academy - H S East, El Paso Leadership Academy - Middle East, Loretto Academy (private), Loretto Academy (private), Immanuel Christian School (private), St. Marks School (private), Father Yermo Schools (private), Cathedral High School (private), St. Clement's Parish School (private), Radford School (private), Lydia Patterson Institute (private), St. Raphael School (private), Mountain West Montessori (private), Most Holy Trinity School (private), Western Hills Academy (private), St. Patrick Cathedral School (private), Father Yermo Schools (private), Jesus Chapel School (private), Northeast Christian Academy (private), Montessori Learning Center (private), Sun Country Montessori (private), El Paso Country Day School (private), Shiloh Christian Academy (private), El Paso Adventist Junior Academy (private), Armed Services CDC (private), Escuela Montessori del Valle (private), El Paso Bridges Academy (private), Palm Tree Academy (private), Rainbow School (private), El Paso Special Needs Education Center (private), New Life Christian Academy of El Paso Inc. (private), Revelation Christian School (private) and Bibleland (private) are in town. Every school ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind El Paso’s grade

B− Test scoresD Graduation

C: better than 34% of Texas school districts, #460 of 642 Texas towns. Both inputs trail the Texas average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Texas school districts we grade (1,191)Better than 34%
Lower resultsHigher results
Texas towns with similar household incomes (757)Better than 29%
CC+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 47,030 test results and a graduating class of 4,267 could put El Paso anywhere from C to C+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 99% of El Paso’s students in the tested grades sat them (45,999 in math, 48,060 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve El Paso, with each school’s own grade.

75 schools teach K in El Paso’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D− to A, so check the specific school.
Don Haskins PK-8
Elementary · Grades PK–8
1,405 students15:1Rate it →
Coach Wally Hartley PK-8
Elementary · Grades PK–8
1,256 students16:1Rate it →
Dr. Josefina Villamil Tinajero PK-8
Elementary · Grades PK–8
1,231 students17:1Rate it →
Mesita El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B
916 students14:1Rate it →
General Douglas Macarthur PK-8
Elementary · Grades PK–8
C
889 students13:1Rate it →
Charles Q Murphree PK-8
Elementary · Grades PK–8
846 students14:1Rate it →
Marguerite J Lundy El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A
831 students15:1Rate it →
Tom Lea Jr. El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B−
792 students16:1Rate it →
Eastwood Knolls International
Elementary · Grades K–8
B
789 students14:1Rate it →
Tippin El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A
784 students15:1Rate it →
Scotsdale El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B
749 students16:1Rate it →
Bobby Joe Hill PK-8
Elementary · Grades PK–8
656 students14:1Rate it →
Polk El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A
649 students16:1Rate it →
Coach Archie Duran El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
648 students14:1Rate it →
Edgemere International School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B
639 students14:1Rate it →
Loma Terrace El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D−
614 students15:1Rate it →
Riverside El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
607 students14:1Rate it →
Logan El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
606 students16:1Rate it →
Mission Valley El
Elementary · Grades K–5
C+
604 students16:1Rate it →
Sageland El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C
601 students13:1Rate it →
Colin L Powell El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C+
576 students15:1Rate it →
Dr. Joseph Torres El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
558 students15:1Rate it →
East Point El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C
558 students14:1Rate it →
North Star El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B+
552 students15:1Rate it →
Glen Cove El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B−
537 students12:1Rate it →
North Loop El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
534 students14:1Rate it →
Pebble Hills El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
534 students14:1Rate it →
Lancaster El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
517 students14:1Rate it →
Nixon El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C+
510 students14:1Rate it →
Dolphin Terrace El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C+
510 students15:1Rate it →
Eastwood Heights El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B+
508 students14:1Rate it →
Desertaire El
Elementary · Grades K–5
C+
505 students14:1Rate it →
Tierra del Sol El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C+
502 students13:1Rate it →
William C Herrera El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
496 students14:1Rate it →
Parkland El
Elementary · Grades K–5
C
471 students13:1Rate it →
Thomas Manor
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
462 students15:1Rate it →
Crockett El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
453 students15:1Rate it →
Douglass El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
451 students15:1Rate it →
Vista Hills El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B+
439 students14:1Rate it →
Clendenin El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B−
438 students14:1Rate it →
Western Hills El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B
436 students13:1Rate it →
Del Valle El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
422 students13:1Rate it →
Kohlberg El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B−
418 students11:1Rate it →
Pasodale El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
416 students13:1Rate it →
Capistrano El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
415 students14:1Rate it →
Sunrise Mountain El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
397 students12:1Rate it →
Zach White El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B+
395 students12:1Rate it →
Cooley El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
393 students13:1Rate it →
Whitaker El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C+
386 students13:1Rate it →
Ramona El STEM Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B
386 students13:1Rate it →
Robbin E L Washington International El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C+
371 students13:1Rate it →
Park El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C
368 students12:1Rate it →
Barron El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C
368 students13:1Rate it →
Stanton El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
366 students13:1Rate it →
Coldwell El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
354 students14:1Rate it →
Hillside El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C+
348 students11:1Rate it →
Hart El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
343 students13:1Rate it →
Guerrero El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
342 students11:1Rate it →
Ysleta El
Elementary · Grades K–5
C
329 students14:1Rate it →
Aoy El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B−
315 students12:1Rate it →
Moreno El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
304 students10:1Rate it →
Presa El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
289 students12:1Rate it →
Cielo Vista El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B+
287 students13:1Rate it →
H R Moye El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
286 students11:1Rate it →
Lamar El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C+
265 students11:1Rate it →
Dr. Green El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B
264 students12:1Rate it →
Putnam El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
260 students11:1Rate it →
Hawkins El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A
256 students13:1Rate it →
Zavala El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
253 students11:1Rate it →
Newman El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
246 students10:1Rate it →
Travis El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
200 students12:1Rate it →
Rivera El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C+
186 students11:1Rate it →
Rusk El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D−
186 students11:1Rate it →
Moreno Montessori
Elementary · Grades PK–2
112 students19:1Rate it →
Dr. Green Montessori
Elementary · Grades PK–K
87 students17:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
PK–575 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD− to A
6–825 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD− to A
9–1222 high schoolsDepends on your addressD− to A+

El Paso runs its own schools through grade 12 (El Paso Independent School District). From grade PK, students attend the Ysleta Independent School District. Parts of El Paso (20% and 11% of its land) are served by Canutillo Independent and Socorro Independent instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve El Paso

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

El Paso Independent School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 76 schools · 48,118 students, up 11% since 2020–21 · 14.8 per teacher (TX 14.9)
$13,564TX $12,815 · FY2024
C
Ysleta Independent School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 49 schools · 34,062 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 14.6 per teacher (TX 14.9)
$13,992TX $12,815 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, El Paso Independent School District48%
State average 51.1% · 27582 students tested
Math · PK–12, El Paso Independent School District37%
State average 40.9% · 26293 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Ysleta Independent School District48%
State average 51.1% · 20478 students tested
Math · PK–12, Ysleta Independent School District43%
State average 40.9% · 19706 students tested

El Paso vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Texas towns that share El Paso’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
El PasoCEl Paso Independent PK–12 · Ysleta Independent PK–12
SocorroC+Socorro Independent
AnthonyCAnthony Independent

Sunland Park, NM borders El Paso but is graded on its own state’s tests, so it’s left out.

Every school in El Paso

210 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Texas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in El Pasoby address
Don Haskins PK-8
Elementary · Grades PK–8
1,405 students15:1Rate it →
Coach Wally Hartley PK-8
Elementary · Grades PK–8
1,256 students16:1Rate it →
Dr. Josefina Villamil Tinajero PK-8
Elementary · Grades PK–8
1,231 students17:1Rate it →
Mesita El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B
916 students14:1Rate it →
General Douglas Macarthur PK-8
Elementary · Grades PK–8
C
889 students13:1Rate it →
Charles Q Murphree PK-8
Elementary · Grades PK–8
846 students14:1Rate it →
Marguerite J Lundy El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A
831 students15:1Rate it →
Tom Lea Jr. El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B−
792 students16:1Rate it →
Tippin El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A
784 students15:1Rate it →
Scotsdale El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B
749 students16:1Rate it →
Bobby Joe Hill PK-8
Elementary · Grades PK–8
656 students14:1Rate it →
Polk El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A
649 students16:1Rate it →
Coach Archie Duran El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
648 students14:1Rate it →
Edgemere International School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B
639 students14:1Rate it →
Loma Terrace El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D−
614 students15:1Rate it →
Riverside El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
607 students14:1Rate it →
Logan El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
606 students16:1Rate it →
Sageland El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C
601 students13:1Rate it →
Colin L Powell El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C+
576 students15:1Rate it →
Dr. Joseph Torres El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
558 students15:1Rate it →
East Point El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C
558 students14:1Rate it →
North Star El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B+
552 students15:1Rate it →
Glen Cove El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B−
537 students12:1Rate it →
North Loop El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
534 students14:1Rate it →
Pebble Hills El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
534 students14:1Rate it →
Lancaster El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
517 students14:1Rate it →
Nixon El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C+
510 students14:1Rate it →
Dolphin Terrace El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C+
510 students15:1Rate it →
Eastwood Heights El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B+
508 students14:1Rate it →
Tierra del Sol El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C+
502 students13:1Rate it →
William C Herrera El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
496 students14:1Rate it →
Thomas Manor
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
462 students15:1Rate it →
Crockett El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
453 students15:1Rate it →
Ysleta PK Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK
453 students17:1Rate it →
Douglass El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
451 students15:1Rate it →
Vista Hills El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B+
439 students14:1Rate it →
Clendenin El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B−
438 students14:1Rate it →
Western Hills El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B
436 students13:1Rate it →
Del Valle El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
422 students13:1Rate it →
Kohlberg El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B−
418 students11:1Rate it →
Pasodale El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
416 students13:1Rate it →
Capistrano El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
415 students14:1Rate it →
Sunrise Mountain El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
397 students12:1Rate it →
Zach White El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B+
395 students12:1Rate it →
Cooley El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
393 students13:1Rate it →
Whitaker El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C+
386 students13:1Rate it →
Ramona El STEM Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B
386 students13:1Rate it →
Robbin E L Washington International El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C+
371 students13:1Rate it →
Park El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C
368 students12:1Rate it →
Barron El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C
368 students13:1Rate it →
Stanton El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
366 students13:1Rate it →
Coldwell El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
354 students14:1Rate it →
Hillside El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C+
348 students11:1Rate it →
Hart El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
343 students13:1Rate it →
Guerrero El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
342 students11:1Rate it →
Aoy El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B−
315 students12:1Rate it →
Parkland Pre K Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK
308 students17:1Rate it →
Moreno El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
304 students10:1Rate it →
Presa El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
289 students12:1Rate it →
Cielo Vista El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B+
287 students13:1Rate it →
H R Moye El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
286 students11:1Rate it →
Lamar El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C+
265 students11:1Rate it →
Dr. Green El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B
264 students12:1Rate it →
Putnam El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
260 students11:1Rate it →
Hawkins El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A
256 students13:1Rate it →
Zavala El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
253 students11:1Rate it →
Newman El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
246 students10:1Rate it →
Travis El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
200 students12:1Rate it →
Rivera El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C+
186 students11:1Rate it →
Rusk El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D−
186 students11:1Rate it →
Moreno Montessori
Elementary · Grades PK–2
112 students19:1Rate it →
Dr. Green Montessori
Elementary · Grades PK–K
87 students17:1Rate it →
Eastwood Knolls International
Elementary · Grades K–8
B
789 students14:1Rate it →
Mission Valley El
Elementary · Grades K–5
C+
604 students16:1Rate it →
Desertaire El
Elementary · Grades K–5
C+
505 students14:1Rate it →
Parkland El
Elementary · Grades K–5
C
471 students13:1Rate it →
Ysleta El
Elementary · Grades K–5
C
329 students14:1Rate it →
Hornedo Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8
A
1,442 students18:1Rate it →
Eastwood Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8
B−
1,280 students16:1Rate it →
Parkland Pre-Engineering Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8
C−
1,146 students17:1Rate it →
Bel Air Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8
C+
1,002 students15:1Rate it →
Hanks Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8
1,000 students14:1Rate it →
Del Valle Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8
C−
969 students14:1Rate it →
Wiggs Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8
B+
943 students17:1Rate it →
Richardson Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8
B−
758 students17:1Rate it →
CPT Gabriel Navarrete Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8
709 students14:1Rate it →
Riverside Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8
C+
705 students14:1Rate it →
Brown Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8
C+
699 students16:1Rate it →
Ysleta Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8
D
682 students13:1Rate it →
Magoffin Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8
D
541 students14:1Rate it →
Young Women's STEAM Research & Preparatory Academy
High · Grades 6–12
B
443 students17:1Rate it →
Guillen Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8
D−
433 students14:1Rate it →
Canyon Hills Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8
D
408 students14:1Rate it →
Charles Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8
C+
372 students12:1Rate it →
Young Women's Leadership Academy
High · Grades 6–12
A
320 students15:1Rate it →
Franklin H S
High · Grades 9–12
A−
2,835 students19:1Rate it →
Coronado H S
High · Grades 9–12
B+
2,576 students19:1Rate it →
Eastwood H S
High · Grades 9–12
B+
2,295 students16:1Rate it →
Bel Air H S
High · Grades 9–12
B−
1,866 students16:1Rate it →
Del Valle H S
High · Grades 9–12
B+
1,798 students17:1Rate it →
Chapin H S
High · Grades 9–12
B+
1,766 students18:1Rate it →
El Paso H S
High · Grades 9–12
B
1,636 students17:1Rate it →
Parkland H S
High · Grades 9–12
B−
1,565 students16:1Rate it →
Burges H S
High · Grades 9–12
B−
1,394 students16:1Rate it →
J M Hanks H S
High · Grades 9–12
B
1,364 students15:1Rate it →
Andress H S
High · Grades 9–12
C
1,341 students15:1Rate it →
Ysleta H S
High · Grades 9–12
B
1,168 students15:1Rate it →
Bowie H S
High · Grades 9–12
D−
1,003 students13:1Rate it →
Jefferson H S
High · Grades 9–12
D
998 students14:1Rate it →
Riverside H S
High · Grades 9–12
C
952 students15:1Rate it →
Austin H S
High · Grades 9–12
C−
946 students14:1Rate it →
Irvin H S
High · Grades 9–12
C−
932 students13:1Rate it →
Silva Health Magnet
High · Grades 9–12
A+
544 students15:1Rate it →
Transmountain Early College H S
High · Grades 9–12
A+
354 students14:1Rate it →
Valle Verde Early College H S
High · Grades 9–12
A
273 students14:1Rate it →
Other district programsby referral or application
Delta Academy
High · Grades 6–12
D−
Alternative Education
53 students4:1Rate it →
College Career Technology Academy (CCTA)
High · Grades 9–12
D
Alternative Education
151 students10:1Rate it →
Telles Academy
High · Grades 6–12
C−
Alternative Education
26 students3:1Rate it →
Cesar Chavez Academy
High · Grades 6–12
Alternative Education
82 students3:1Rate it →
Alicia R Chacon International
Elementary · Grades K–8
A−
Alternative Education
859 students15:1Rate it →
Thrive Academy
High · Grades 9–12
Alternative Education
113 students6:1Rate it →
Charter schoolsfree, open by application
Harmony School of Innovation - El Paso
Grades PK–12
C+
Charter
1,306 students16:1Rate it →
Harmony Science Acad (El Paso)
High · Grades 6–12
B
Charter
1,034 students19:1Rate it →
Davinci School for Science and the Arts
High · Grades 7–12
C+
Charter
982 students17:1Rate it →
Harmony School of Excellence - El Paso
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
Charter
682 students18:1Rate it →
Idea Mesa Hills Academy
Elementary · Grades K–5
Charter
643 students21:1Rate it →
Idea Mesquite Hills Academy
Elementary · Grades K–5
Charter
641 students22:1Rate it →
Idea Mesa Hills College Preparatory
Secondary · Grades 6–11
B
Charter
533 students18:1Rate it →
El Paso Leadership Academy - H S East
High · Grades 9–12
Charter
428 students18:1Rate it →
Howard Burnham El
Elementary · Grades PK–6
B−
Charter
388 students18:1Rate it →
The Linguistic Acad of El Paso-Cultural Demo Site
Elementary · Grades PK–6
B
Charter
374 students17:1Rate it →
Vista del Futuro Charter School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
A−
Charter
367 students17:1Rate it →
Idea Mesquite Hills College Preparatory
Middle · Grades 6–9
Charter
352 students15:1Rate it →
El Paso Classical Academy
Grades PK–12
C+
Charter
271 students14:1Rate it →
El Paso Academy
High · Grades 9–12
C−
CharterAlternative Education
206 students34:1Rate it →
La Fe Preparatory School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C
Charter
195 students15:1Rate it →
El Paso Leadership Academy
Middle · Grades 6–8
D
Charter
181 students18:1Rate it →
El Paso Leadership Academy - Middle East
Middle · Grades 6–8
Charter
166 students14:1Rate it →
Triumph Public High Schools-El Paso East
High · Grades 9–12
A
CharterAlternative Education
129 students22:1Rate it →
Premier High School-El Paso Eastpointe
High · Grades 9–12
C−
CharterAlternative Education
125 students18:1Rate it →
Premier High School-El Paso Mesa
High · Grades 9–12
B−
CharterAlternative Education
121 students30:1Rate it →
El Paso Academy West
High · Grades 9–12
C−
CharterAlternative Education
113 students28:1Rate it →
Triumph Public High Schools-El Paso West
High · Grades 9–12
C−
CharterAlternative Education
97 students16:1Rate it →
Other public schools in El Pasorun by other districts or the state
Canutillo H S
High · Grades 9–12
B
1,443 students15:1Rate it →
Jose H Damian El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Canutillo
C+
473 students14:1Rate it →
Congressman Silvestre & Carolina School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A−
577 students17:1Rate it →
Northwest Early College H S (Nwechs)
High · Grades 9–12
A−
373 students17:1Rate it →
Capt Walter E Clarke Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8
C
670 students16:1Rate it →
Sierra Vista STEAM Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
622 students16:1Rate it →
Vista del Sol Environmental Science
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
505 students16:1Rate it →
Myrtle Cooper El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
550 students15:1Rate it →
O'Shea Keleher Whole Child Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
672 students15:1Rate it →
Montwood H S
High · Grades 9–12
B−
2,499 students17:1Rate it →
Americas H S
High · Grades 9–12
B−
2,049 students16:1Rate it →
Montwood Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8
C
597 students15:1Rate it →
Elfida Chavez El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C
616 students16:1Rate it →
Sun Ridge Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8
B−
978 students17:1Rate it →
Lujan-Chavez El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C
923 students18:1Rate it →
Jane A Hambric School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
C
740 students15:1Rate it →
Loma Verde
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B−
661 students15:1Rate it →
Bill Sybert School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
C
748 students14:1Rate it →
El Dorado H S
High · Grades 9–12
C+
2,109 students16:1Rate it →
Paso del Norte Fine Arts Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
862 students17:1Rate it →
John Drugan School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
B−
990 students17:1Rate it →
SGT Roberto Ituarte
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B−
659 students17:1Rate it →
Spec Rafael Hernando Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8
C
707 students16:1Rate it →
Chester E Jordan
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
755 students17:1Rate it →
Options H S
High · Grades 9–12
C−
Alternative Education
136 students12:1Rate it →
James P Butler El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B−
884 students19:1Rate it →
SSG Manuel R Puentes
Middle · Grades 6–8
B−
1,031 students17:1Rate it →
Pebble Hills H S
High · Grades 9–12
B−
2,952 students18:1Rate it →
Purple Heart El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
914 students18:1Rate it →
SGT Jose F Carrasco El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B−
1,067 students17:1Rate it →
Cactus Trails
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B+
1,006 students18:1Rate it →
Hurshel Antwine Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8
701 students17:1Rate it →
Keys Acad
High · Grades 6–12
Alternative Education
56 students4:1Rate it →
Helen Ball El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C
576 students14:1Rate it →
William D Slider Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8
C+
627 students15:1Rate it →
Benito Martinez El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
470 students17:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Loretto Academy
Grades PK–12
Private · Catholic
535 students12:1Rate it →
Loretto Academy
Grades PK–12
Private · Catholic
531 students12:1Rate it →
Immanuel Christian School
Grades PK–12
Private · Religious
520 students16:1Rate it →
St. Marks School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
Private · Religious
496 students15:1Rate it →
Father Yermo Schools
Grades K–12
Private · Catholic
488 students18:1Rate it →
Cathedral High School
High · Grades 9–12
Private · Catholic · All-boys
384 students13:1Rate it →
St. Clement's Parish School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
Private · Religious
350 students6:1Rate it →
Radford School
Grades PK–12
Private · Nonsectarian
271 students7:1Rate it →
Lydia Patterson Institute
High · Grades 7–12
Private · Religious
234 students12:1Rate it →
St. Raphael School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
Private · Catholic
230 students12:1Rate it →
Mountain West Montessori
Elementary · Grades PK–8
Private · Nonsectarian
211 students12:1Rate it →
Most Holy Trinity School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
Private · Catholic
158 students15:1Rate it →
Western Hills Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–6
Private · Nonsectarian
142 students27:1Rate it →
St. Patrick Cathedral School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
Private · Catholic
137 students10:1Rate it →
Father Yermo Schools
High · Grades 9–12
Private · Catholic
127 students8:1Rate it →
Jesus Chapel School
Grades PK–12
Private · Religious
113 students7:1Rate it →
Northeast Christian Academy
Grades PK–12
Private · Religious
86 students6:1Rate it →
Montessori Learning Center
Elementary · Grades PK–K
Private · Nonsectarian
70 students35:1Rate it →
Sun Country Montessori
Elementary · Grades PK–K
Private · Nonsectarian
59 students6:1Rate it →
El Paso Country Day School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
Private · Nonsectarian
59 students8:1Rate it →
Shiloh Christian Academy
Grades 1–11
Private · Religious
50 students6:1Rate it →
El Paso Adventist Junior Academy
Grades PK–12
Private · Religious
47 students8:1Rate it →
Armed Services CDC
Elementary · Grades PK–K
Private · Religious
45 students24:1Rate it →
Escuela Montessori del Valle
Elementary · Grades K–6
Private · Nonsectarian
45 students6:1Rate it →
El Paso Bridges Academy
Elementary · Grades 1–8
Private · Special education
35 students4:1Rate it →
Palm Tree Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5
Private · Religious
33 students6:1Rate it →
Rainbow School
Elementary · Grades K
Private · Nonsectarian
25 students13:1Rate it →
El Paso Special Needs Education Center
Elementary · Grades PK–K
Private · Nonsectarian
21 students21:1Rate it →
New Life Christian Academy of El Paso Inc.
Grades PK–9
Private · Religious
21 students2:1Rate it →
Revelation Christian School
Elementary · Grades K–6
Private · Religious
12 students5:1Rate it →
Bibleland
Elementary · Grades K
Private · Religious
8 students8:1Rate it →

Left off: 13 public programs with fewer than 25 students (Canutillo Jjaep, Career & Tech Ed CTR, About Face Program El, About Face Jjaep, Fabens Jjaep, Keys El, Jjaep, Cesar Chavez Academy Jjaep, Adult/Community LRN CTR, El Paso Early Learning Language Academy, Bright Scholar - Park Ridge, Bright Scholar - Helen of Troy and Texasworks - El Paso-Mesa).

Questions about El Paso’s schools

Are El Paso’s schools good?

On Texas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools El Paso children attend score below 66% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade, #460 of 642 Texas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 29%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is El Paso in?

Two districts: El Paso Independent School District runs grades PK–12, and Ysleta Independent School District runs grades PK–12.

Where do El Paso kids go to high school?

One of 22 high schools, depending on your address: Franklin H S, Coronado H S, Eastwood H S, Bel Air H S, Del Valle H S, Chapin H S, El Paso H S, Parkland H S, Burges H S, J M Hanks H S, Andress H S, Ysleta H S, Bowie H S, Jefferson H S, Riverside H S, Austin H S, Irvin H S, Silva Health Magnet, Young Women's STEAM Research & Preparatory Academy, Transmountain Early College H S, Young Women's Leadership Academy and Valle Verde Early College H S.

What is El Paso’s graduation rate?

84% of the class of 2023 in El Paso Independent School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas.

How much does El Paso spend per student?

$13,564 in El Paso Independent School District and $13,992 in Ysleta Independent School District (FY2024), against $12,815 across Texas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in El Paso?

Yes: Loretto Academy (Catholic, grades PK–12, 535 students), Loretto Academy (Catholic, grades PK–12, 531 students), Immanuel Christian School (religious, grades PK–12, 520 students), St. Marks School (religious, grades PK–8, 496 students), Father Yermo Schools (Catholic, grades K–12, 488 students), Cathedral High School (catholic · all-boys, grades 9–12, 384 students), St. Clement's Parish School (religious, grades PK–8, 350 students), Radford School (nonsectarian, grades PK–12, 271 students), Lydia Patterson Institute (religious, grades 7–12, 234 students), St. Raphael School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 230 students), Mountain West Montessori (nonsectarian, grades PK–8, 211 students), Most Holy Trinity School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 158 students), Western Hills Academy (nonsectarian, grades PK–6, 142 students), St. Patrick Cathedral School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 137 students), Father Yermo Schools (Catholic, grades 9–12, 127 students), Jesus Chapel School (religious, grades PK–12, 113 students), Northeast Christian Academy (religious, grades PK–12, 86 students), Montessori Learning Center (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 70 students), Sun Country Montessori (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 59 students), El Paso Country Day School (nonsectarian, grades PK–8, 59 students), Shiloh Christian Academy (religious, grades 1–11, 50 students), El Paso Adventist Junior Academy (religious, grades PK–12, 47 students), Armed Services CDC (religious, grades PK–K, 45 students), Escuela Montessori del Valle (nonsectarian, grades K–6, 45 students), El Paso Bridges Academy (special education, grades 1–8, 35 students), Palm Tree Academy (religious, grades PK–5, 33 students), Rainbow School (nonsectarian, grades K, 25 students), El Paso Special Needs Education Center (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 21 students), New Life Christian Academy of El Paso Inc. (religious, grades PK–9, 21 students), Revelation Christian School (religious, grades K–6, 12 students) and Bibleland (religious, grades K, 8 students). El Paso also has 22 charter schools, free and open by application.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Texas. Stars are from neighbors.