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El Paso County’s student body comprised mostly of Hispanic students in 2023-24 school year

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Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org

Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org

Hispanic students comprised the most prevalent ethnic group in El Paso County schools in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 163,137 students attending El Paso County schools, 90.9% were Hispanic. White students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 5.1% of the total enrollment.

In the previous school year, Hispanic students also made up the largest ethnic group in El Paso County, comprising 90.5% of the student body.

Milam Elementary School had the most even distribution of races among the schools in the county, which included 34% white students, 32.1% Hispanic students, 17.4% Black students, 10.3% multiracial students, 2.9% Pacific Islander students, 2.5% Asian students, and 0.9% American Indian students.

When compared to the previous school year, total public school enrollment in the county dropped 2%.

“As a result, many districts in our very own Central Texas region are being forced to cut back on essential programs, services, consider school closures, and adopt deficit budgets just to provide students with the education that they deserve,” Hutto ISD Trustee James Matlock said.

Student Ethnicities in El Paso County in 2023-24 School Year
Hispanic [90.9%]White [5.1%]Ethnicities <5% [4.1%]
Most Represented Ethnicity in El Paso County Schools in 2023-24 School Year

School nameMost prevalent ethnic groupPercent of Total Student BodyTotal enrollment
About Face Program Elementary SchoolHispanic60%5
Alfonso Borrego Senior Elementary SchoolHispanic99.8%495
Alicia R. Chacon InternationalHispanic98.4%824
Americas High SchoolHispanic93.3%2,188
Andress High SchoolHispanic82.2%1,425
Ann M. Garcia-Enriquez Middle SchoolHispanic99%418
Anthony Elementary SchoolHispanic97.5%322
Anthony High SchoolHispanic95.5%247
Anthony Middle SchoolHispanic97.3%183
Aoy Elementary SchoolHispanic98.4%312
Austin High SchoolHispanic89.8%1,097
Barron Elementary SchoolHispanic84.7%365
Bel Air High SchoolHispanic98%1,876
Bel Air Middle SchoolHispanic98.7%1,072
Ben Narbuth Elementary SchoolHispanic93.1%934
Benito Martinez Elementary SchoolHispanic94.5%472
Bill Childress Elementary SchoolHispanic98.2%381
Bill Sybert SchoolHispanic93.9%748
Bliss Elementary SchoolWhite34.1%508
Bowie High SchoolHispanic99.1%1,007
Brown Middle SchoolHispanic91%712
Burges High SchoolHispanic89.9%1,417
Cactus TrailsHispanic79.9%1,010
Campestre Elementary SchoolHispanic95.8%521
Canutillo Elementary SchoolHispanic93.1%494
Canutillo High SchoolHispanic93.6%1,541
Canutillo Middle SchoolHispanic93.7%718
Canyon Hills Middle SchoolHispanic89.5%400
Capistrano Elementary SchoolHispanic97.7%436
Capt. Walter E. Clarke Middle SchoolHispanic95%743
Carroll T. Welch Elementary SchoolHispanic97.7%695
Cesar Chavez AcademyHispanic96.2%79
Chapin High SchoolHispanic75.9%1,815
Charles Middle SchoolHispanic80.4%392
Chester E. JordanHispanic88.4%759
Cielo Vista Elementary SchoolHispanic83.7%283
Clendenin Elementary SchoolHispanic94.7%433
Clint High SchoolHispanic95.1%734
Clint ISD Early College AcademyHispanic96.5%310
Clint Junior High SchoolHispanic95.4%497
Coach Archie Duran Elementary SchoolHispanic88.7%683
Col. John O. Ensor Middle SchoolHispanic90.8%1,021
Coldwell Elementary SchoolHispanic97.5%394
Colin L. Powell Elementary SchoolHispanic42.8%572
College Career Technology Academy (Ccta)Hispanic96.6%148
Congressman Silvestre & Carolina SchoolHispanic80.5%580
Cooley Elementary SchoolHispanic95%382
Coronado High SchoolHispanic85.6%2,350
Crockett Elementary SchoolHispanic98.5%452
Davinci School for Science and the ArtsHispanic94.7%965
Deanna Davenport Elementary SchoolHispanic97.4%313
Del Valle Elementary SchoolHispanic97.9%427
Del Valle High SchoolHispanic98.4%1,836
Del Valle Middle SchoolHispanic99%1,035
Delta AcademyHispanic93.6%47
Desert Hills Elementary SchoolHispanic94.4%917
Desert Wind Elementary SchoolHispanic97.7%568
Desertaire Elementary SchoolHispanic87.9%513
Dolphin Terrace Elementary SchoolHispanic96.6%474
Don Haskins PK-8Hispanic86.3%1,507
Douglass Elementary SchoolHispanic98.2%499
Dr. Joseph Torres Elementary SchoolHispanic82.2%561
Dr. Sue A. Shook SchoolHispanic93.7%1,146
East Montana Middle SchoolHispanic95.8%550
East Point Elementary SchoolHispanic92.4%605
Eastlake High SchoolHispanic93.2%2,947
Eastwood Heights Elementary SchoolHispanic90%532
Eastwood High SchoolHispanic94.7%2,374
Eastwood Knolls InternationalHispanic94.6%808
Eastwood Middle SchoolHispanic95.5%1,249
Edgemere International SchoolHispanic95.9%657
El Paso AcademyHispanic94.6%240
El Paso Academy WestHispanic95.7%141
El Paso Classical AcademyHispanic94.3%263
El Paso High SchoolHispanic90.6%1,687
El Paso Leadership AcademyHispanic100%185
El Paso Leadership Academy - High School EastHispanic96.8%371
El Paso Leadership Academy - Middle EastHispanic97.1%239
Elementary Dorado High SchoolHispanic91.8%2,188
Elfida Chavez Elementary SchoolHispanic94.8%651
Ernesto Serna SchoolHispanic98%787
Escontrias Elementary SchoolHispanic98.4%871
Fabens Elementary SchoolHispanic99.7%599
Fabens High SchoolHispanic99.5%623
Fabens Middle SchoolHispanic99.5%415
Frank Macias Elementary SchoolHispanic96.5%965
Franklin High SchoolHispanic83.6%3,048
General Douglas Macarthur PK-8Hispanic88.9%937
Glen Cove Elementary SchoolHispanic95.4%590
Gonzalo and Sofia Garcia Elementary SchoolHispanic91.5%458
Green Elementary SchoolHispanic81.1%323
Guerrero Elementary SchoolHispanic89.2%381
Guillen Middle SchoolHispanic98.6%504
H. D. Hilley Elementary SchoolHispanic98.3%522
H. R. Moye Elementary SchoolHispanic96.8%279
Hanks Middle SchoolHispanic94.8%1,007
Harmony School of Excellence - El PasoHispanic92%660
Harmony School of Innovation - El PasoHispanic81%1,361
Harmony School of Science - El PasoHispanic84.7%1,123
Harmony Science Academy (El Paso)Hispanic94.9%1,003
Hart Elementary SchoolHispanic97%335
Hawkins Elementary SchoolHispanic98%252
Helen Ball Elementary SchoolHispanic94.6%597
Hillside Elementary SchoolHispanic94.7%398
Horizon Heights Elementary SchoolHispanic91.4%934
Horizon High SchoolHispanic94.6%1,579
Horizon Middle SchoolHispanic95.8%666
Hornedo Middle SchoolHispanic76.3%1,388
Howard Burnham Elementary SchoolHispanic89.9%316
Hueco Elementary SchoolHispanic97.4%585
Hurshel Antwine Middle SchoolHispanic86.1%734
Idea Edgemere AcademyHispanic83.4%878
Idea Edgemere College PreparatoryHispanic81.1%592
Idea Horizon Vista AcademyHispanic93.7%775
Idea Horizon Vista College PreparatoryHispanic91.6%345
Idea Mesa Hills AcademyHispanic87.2%721
Idea Mesa Hills College PreparatoryHispanic90.1%423
Idea Mesquite Hills AcademyHispanic82.7%590
Idea Mesquite Hills College PreparatoryHispanic82.4%295
Idea Rio Vista AcademyHispanic94.3%733
Idea Rio Vista College PreparatoryHispanic92.7%508
Irvin High SchoolHispanic93.2%951
J. M. Hanks High SchoolHispanic93.2%1,387
James P. Butler Elementary SchoolHispanic86.6%932
Jane A. Hambric SchoolHispanic96.4%784
Jefferson High SchoolHispanic99%1,040
Johanna Odonnell Intermediate SchoolHispanic100%271
John Drugan SchoolHispanic92%982
Jose High Damian Elementary SchoolHispanic94.9%487
Jose Junior Alderete Middle SchoolHispanic93%561
Josefa L. Sambrano Elementary SchoolHispanic98.2%603
Keys AcademyHispanic84.6%78
Kohlberg Elementary SchoolHispanic86.7%460
L. G. Alarcon Elementary SchoolHispanic99.7%304
La Fe Preparatory SchoolHispanic100%193
Lamar Elementary SchoolHispanic96.1%283
Lancaster Elementary SchoolHispanic98.1%592
Logan Elementary SchoolHispanic64.8%548
Loma Terrace Elementary SchoolHispanic96.8%661
Loma VerdeHispanic92.1%675
Lorenzo Loya Primary SchoolHispanic98.2%171
Lujan-Chavez Elementary SchoolHispanic83.9%976
Magoffin Middle SchoolHispanic94.9%548
Marguerite Junior Lundy Elementary SchoolHispanic67%815
Mesita Elementary SchoolHispanic87.2%933
Milam Elementary SchoolWhite34%916
Mission Early College High SchoolHispanic93.2%424
Mission RidgeHispanic94.9%1,018
Mission Valley Elementary SchoolHispanic97.2%598
Montana Vista Elementary SchoolHispanic96%481
Montwood High SchoolHispanic94.7%2,568
Montwood Middle SchoolHispanic94.8%649
Moreno Elementary SchoolHispanic94.2%396
Mountain View High SchoolHispanic95.2%789
Myrtle Cooper Elementary SchoolHispanic94%551
New Middle SchoolHispanic91.4%653
Newman Elementary SchoolHispanic88%266
Nixon Elementary SchoolHispanic71%576
North Loop Elementary SchoolHispanic96.2%553
North Star Elementary SchoolHispanic91.3%493
Northwest Early College High School (NWECHS)Hispanic90.3%371
O'Shea Keleher Elementary SchoolHispanic93.2%706
Options High SchoolHispanic92%88
Park Elementary SchoolHispanic86.5%384
Parkland Elementary SchoolHispanic93.7%507
Parkland High SchoolHispanic88.8%1,582
Parkland Pre K CenterHispanic99.6%278
Parkland Pre-Engineering Middle SchoolHispanic91%1,094
Paso Del Norte Elementary SchoolHispanic87.9%968
Pasodale Elementary SchoolHispanic98.6%443
Pebble Hills Elementary SchoolHispanic96.1%540
Pebble Hills High SchoolHispanic87.5%2,912
Polk Elementary SchoolHispanic82.8%640
Premier High School-El Paso EastpointeHispanic96.6%145
Premier High School-El Paso MesaHispanic77.4%124
Presa Elementary SchoolHispanic97.3%296
Purple Heart Elementary SchoolHispanic84.1%946
Putnam Elementary SchoolHispanic85.7%273
Ramona Elementary SchoolHispanic97.4%428
Red Sands Elementary SchoolHispanic95.8%573
Ricardo Estrada Middle SchoolHispanic96.3%587
Richardson Middle SchoolHispanic73.7%753
Rivera Elementary SchoolHispanic86.3%226
Riverside Elementary SchoolHispanic98.6%641
Riverside High SchoolHispanic99%992
Riverside Middle SchoolHispanic99.1%704
Robbin E. L. Washington International Elementary SchoolHispanic93.2%428
Robert R. Rojas Elementary SchoolHispanic97.6%497
Rusk Elementary SchoolHispanic96.8%221
Sageland Elementary SchoolHispanic97.1%655
Salvador Sanchez Middle SchoolHispanic96.4%585
San Elizario High SchoolHispanic99.6%1,018
Scotsdale Elementary SchoolHispanic94.4%692
Sgt Roberto ItuarteHispanic85.2%670
Sgt. Jose F. Carrasco Elementary SchoolHispanic79.6%1,054
Sierra Vista Elementary SchoolHispanic92.4%632
Silva Health MagnetHispanic89.4%517
Socorro High SchoolHispanic97.3%2,562
Socorro Middle SchoolHispanic98.1%526
Spec Rafael Hernando Middle SchoolHispanic90.3%732
Staff Sergeant Manuel R. PuentesHispanic83.3%1,085
Stanton Elementary SchoolHispanic92.5%373
Sun Ridge Middle SchoolHispanic85.8%995
Sunrise Mountain Elementary SchoolHispanic95.4%416
Telles AcademyHispanic95.6%45
The Linguistic Academy of El Paso-Cultural Demo SiteHispanic92.9%378
Thomas ManorHispanic97.2%432
Tierra Del Sol Elementary SchoolHispanic92.9%536
Tippin Elementary SchoolHispanic69.7%732
Tom Lea Junior Elementary SchoolHispanic73.2%785
Tornillo High SchoolHispanic100%283
Tornillo Intermediate SchoolHispanic99.7%376
Tornillo Junior High SchoolHispanic100%103
Transmountain Early College High SchoolHispanic78.3%350
Travis Elementary SchoolHispanic91%221
Triumph Public High Schools-El Paso EastHispanic99.2%133
Triumph Public High Schools-El Paso WestHispanic99%104
Valle Verde Early College High SchoolHispanic95.8%307
Vista Del Futuro Charter SchoolHispanic87.9%338
Vista Del Sol Elementary SchoolHispanic95.4%495
Vista Hills Elementary SchoolHispanic95.9%444
Western Hills Elementary SchoolHispanic86.6%388
Whitaker Elementary SchoolHispanic88.6%396
Wiggs Middle SchoolHispanic90.7%904
William C. Herrera Elementary SchoolHispanic91%535
William D. Slider Middle SchoolHispanic97%635
William David Surratt Elementary SchoolHispanic92.9%917
Young Women's Leadership AcademyHispanic96.4%336
Young Women's Steam Research & Preparatory AcademyHispanic73.1%450
Ysleta Elementary SchoolHispanic96.5%345
Ysleta High SchoolHispanic99.4%1,275
Ysleta Middle SchoolHispanic98%710
Ysleta PK CenterHispanic97.5%444
Zach White Elementary SchoolHispanic86.7%406
Zavala Elementary SchoolHispanic96.2%264

ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY

Bel Air MiddleEastlake High SchoolPark ElementaryHelen Ball ElementaryJose J. Alderete MiddleMission Early College High SchoolHarmony School of Excellence - El PasoTom Lea Junior ElementaryZach White ElementaryLa Fe Preparatory SchoolLoma Terrace ElementaryOptions High SchoolJohn Drugan SchoolZavala ElementaryCampestre ElementaryYsleta ElementaryMesita ElementaryFrank Macias ElementaryCrockett ElementaryCanutillo High SchoolDel Valle ElementaryYoung Women's Leadership AcademyHorizon MiddleIdea Edgemere AcademyRusk ElementaryIrvin High SchoolEast Point ElementaryEl Paso Leadership AcademyDesert Hills ElementaryBenito Martinez ElementaryHillside ElementaryLorenzo Loya PriEl Paso Leadership Academy - High School EastMarguerite J. Lundy ElementaryCongressman Silvestre & Carolina SchoolGreen ElementaryThomas ManorEl Paso Classical AcademyClint Isd Early College AcademyFabens ElementaryNorth Star ElementaryKohlberg ElementaryNewman ElementaryCanutillo MiddleMontwood MiddleCapistrano Elementary SchoolTelles AcademyBarron ElementaryMyrtle Cooper ElementaryJames P. Butler ElementaryLoma VerdeBill Childress Elementary SchoolSgt Roberto ItuarteIdea Horizon Vista College PreparatoryVista Hills ElementaryParkland MiddleYoung Women's Steam Research & Preparatory AcademyJefferson High SchoolCielo Vista ElementaryEastwood MiddleJ.m. Hanks High SchoolNorthwest Early College High School (nechs)Josefa L. Sambrano ElementaryPasodale ElementaryEl Paso AcademyDr. Joseph Torres Elementary SchoolCanyon Hills MiddleSageland ElementaryWilliam C. Herrera ElementaryBill Sybert SchoolEdgemere ElementaryStanton ElementaryEscontrias ElementaryRobert R. Rojas ElementarySgt Jose F. Carrasco ElementaryCollege Career Technology Academy (ccta)Idea Edgemere College PreparatoryErnesto Serna SchoolEast Montana MiddleValle Verde Early College High SchoolVista Del Futuro Charter SchoolHarmony Science Academy (el Paso)Howard Burnham ElementaryAlfonso Borrego Senior ElementaryHueco ElementarySocorro MiddlePaso Del Norte SchoolEl Paso High SchoolIdea Mesa Hills College PreparatoryDel Valle MiddleLee ElementaryHorizon High SchoolAlicia R. ChaconH.d. Hilley ElementarySierra Vista ElementaryPaseo Del Norte Academy-Vista Del Sol Charter HighDolphin Terrace ElementaryAnthony MiddlePolk ElementaryTornillo Junior High SchoolHorizon Heights ElementaryParkland Pre K. CenterIdea Rio Vista AcademyEastwood High SchoolBel Air High SchoolHurshel Antwine Middle SchoolScotsdale ElementaryNixon ElementaryJohanna Odonnell IntermediateGonzalo and Sofia Garcia Elementary SchoolDavinci School for Science and the ArtsAnthony High SchoolTippin ElementaryMontwood High SchoolJane A Hambric SchoolSun Ridge MiddleBliss ElementaryTravis ElementaryIdea Horizon Vista AcademyRobbin E.l. Washington ElementaryHart ElementaryCol John O. Ensor MiddleRed Sands ElementaryRicardo Estrada MiddleChapin High SchoolWiggs MiddleThe Linguistic Academy of El Paso-Cultural Demo SiteHornedo MiddleFranklin High SchoolDel Valle High SchoolAnn M. Garcia-Enriquez MiddleVista Del Sol ElementaryMission RidgeMilam ElementaryClint J. H SchoolPresa ElementaryElementary Dorado High SchoolTexas State Executive - State Board of EducationNorth Loop ElementaryLancaster ElementaryEl Paso Leadership Academy - Middle EastSilva Health MagnetCactus TrailsTierra Del Sol ElementaryElfida Chavez ElementaryFabens High SchoolSan Elizario High SchoolL.g. Alarcon ElementaryPremier High School of El PasoHarmony School of Innovation - El PasoMagoffin MiddleYsleta MiddleDesert Wind ElementaryAbout Face Program ElementaryDesertaire ElementaryPebble Hills ElementaryMission Valley ElementaryLamar ElementaryPaso Del Norte Academy-Mesa Charter High SchoolCapt Walter E. Clarke MiddleIdea Mesquite Hills College PreparatoryWhitaker ElementaryCooley ElementaryHanks Middle SchoolEastwood Heights ElementaryLogan ElementarySalvador Sanchez MiddleParkland ElementaryDeanna Davenport ElementaryBurges High SchoolDelta AcademyFabens MiddleRamona ElementaryParkland High SchoolPebble Hills High SchoolLujan-Chavez ElementaryTransmountain Early College High SchoolWestern Hills ElementaryEl Paso Academy WestWilliam D. Slider MiddleMontana Vista ElementaryMacarthur Elementary-Intermediate SchoolRiverside MiddleEastwood KnollsChester E. JordanIdea Mesquite Hills AcademyBrown MiddlePutnam ElementaryAmericas High SchoolBowie High SchoolSsg Manuel R. PuentesTornillo High SchoolRivera ElementaryKeys AcademyRichardson MiddleDon Haskins PK-8Spec Rafael Hernando MiddleIdea Rio Vista College PreparatoryYsleta Pk CenterSocorro High SchoolGuillen MiddleClendenin ElementaryCarroll T. Welch ElementaryAoy ElementaryPremier High School Of East El PasoWm David Surratt Elementary SchoolIdea Mesa Hills AcademyGuerrero ElementaryClint High SchoolColin L. Powell ElementaryHawkins ElementaryDr. Sue A. Shook Elementary SchoolColdwell ElementaryGlen Cove ElementaryDouglass ElementaryYsleta High SchoolJose H. Damian ElementaryAustin High SchoolCesar Chavez AcademyH.r. Moye ElementaryCanutillo ElementaryMoreno ElementaryAnthony ElementaryPurple Heart ElementaryO'Shea Keleher ElementaryCoach Archie Duran Elementary SchoolCharles MiddleTornillo IntermediateHarmony School of Science - El Paso

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