El Paso Standard

The majority of students in El Paso County districts were Hispanic in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 263,036 students attending El Paso County schools, 84.6% were Hispanic. White students comprised the second-largest ethnic group in the county, making up 8% of the student body.

In the previous school year, Hispanic students were also the most represented group in El Paso County districts, comprising 84.6% of the student body.

Texas College Preparatory Academies had the most even distribution of races among county districts, with 38.7% white students, 32.1% Hispanic students, 15.1% Black students, 8.8% Asian students, 4.8% multiracial students, 0.3% American Indian students, and 0.1% Pacific Islander students.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in the county increased 2.7% compared to the previous year.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with El Paso County.

Texas is found to be one of the least educated states in the U.S. A study from WalletHub ranked Texas 41st out of 50 states in terms of the quality of the educational system and how successful students were.

More than 5.4 million students are enrolled in public schools across Texas. Nearly one million of them live in rural areas where options for local public schools are few and far between.

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.

District	Most prevalent ethnic group	Percent of Total Student Body	Total enrollment
Anthony ISD	Hispanic	96.5%	781
Burnham Wood Charter School District	Hispanic	91.5%	1,359
Canutillo ISD	Hispanic	92.9%	6,076
Clint ISD	Hispanic	95.1%	10,365
El Paso Academy	Hispanic	94.3%	384
El Paso ISD	Hispanic	84.1%	50,031
El Paso Leadership Academy	Hispanic	96.1%	594
Fabens ISD	Hispanic	99.5%	1,931
Harmony Science Academy (El Paso)	Hispanic	82.2%	4,967
Idea Public Schools	Hispanic	86%	74,217
La Fe Preparatory School	Hispanic	99.5%	184
Paso Del Norte Academy Charter District	Hispanic	97.3%	188
Premier High Schools	Hispanic	55.5%	7,117
San Elizario ISD	Hispanic	99.2%	3,177
Socorro ISD	Hispanic	91.6%	47,843
Texas College Preparatory Academies	White	38.7%	16,478
Tornillo ISD	Hispanic	99.2%	829
Vista Del Futuro Charter School	Hispanic	87.7%	332
Ysleta ISD	Hispanic	95.1%	36,183