El Paso Standard

There were 829 students enrolled in Tornillo ISD schools in the 2022-23 school year, 6.7% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 50.8% of them were boys, and 49.2% were girls.

Data also shows that the majority of students were Hispanic, representing 99.2% of the Tornillo ISD total enrollment.

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

Among the four schools in Tornillo ISD, Tornillo High School recorded the highest enrollment of 294 students in the 2022-23 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
Tornillo High School	294
Tornillo Elementary School	189
Tornillo Junior High School	182
Tornillo Intermediate School	164