El Paso Standard

There were 34,410 Hispanic students enrolled in Ysleta ISD schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.7% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Ysleta ISD schools welcomed 36,183 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 95.1% of the student body to be one of the most represented ethnicities in the district.

Ysleta ISD roughly covers schools within El Paso County and has a main office in El Paso.

Among the 51 schools in Ysleta ISD schools, Eastwood High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 2,239 students.

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.

Year	Total District Enrollment	Total of Hispanic Students	Hispanic students %
2022-23	36,183	34,410	95.1%
2021-22	37,244	35,364	95%
2020-21	38,390	36,458	95%
2019-20	40,428	38,294	94.7%