El Paso Standard

There were 272 students enrolled in El Paso Academy in the 2021-22 school year, 15.5% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 52.6% of them were boys, and 47.4% were girls.

Data also shows that the majority of students were Hispanic, representing 96.3% of the El Paso Academy total enrollment.

El Paso Academy roughly covers schools within El Paso County with its main office in El Paso.

Among the two schools in El Paso Academy, El Paso Academy West recorded the highest enrollment of 137 students in the 2021-22 school year.

Education in Texas is often a hot button issue, especially as test scores lag behind other states.

"The problems commonly cited are flaws in the school financing system, relatively low teacher salary, poor test performance by students... dropouts from traditional schools in favor of charter schools... gun violence, and mental health issues," claimed the Texas Almanac.

School	Total Enrollment
El Paso Academy West	137
El Paso Academy	135