Alternative/PRU High Open

El Paso Academy West

๐Ÿ“ 201 W Redd Rd, El Paso, El Paso County, 79932

147
Pupils
21.4
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

El Paso Academy West is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in El Paso, El Paso County. The school has 147 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Sarahi Gross. It is part of the El Paso Academy school district. It serves grades 9โ€“12 in an urban setting. The school employs 6.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.4:1. It operates as a public charter school. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Sarahi Gross
School district
El Paso Academy

Enrollment & staffing

El Paso Academy West enrolls 147 students across grades 9โ€“12. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 6.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.4:1.

Male students
84 (57%)
Female students
63 (43%)
Teachers (FTE)
6.9
Student-teacher ratio
21.4:1
Grade span
9โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% Hispanic or Latino, 3.4% White and 1.4% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino13995%
White53.4%
Two or more races21.4%
Asian1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

105 of the school's 147 students (71%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 84 qualify for free lunch and 21 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, LargeGrades 9โ€“12Charter schoolTitle I

El Paso Academy West is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). It operates as a public charter school. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 29, state house district 78.

School district: EL PASO ACADEMY

El Paso Academy West is one of 2 schools in EL PASO ACADEMY, based in EL PASO, Texas. The district serves 319 students district-wide and employs 15 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 147 students, El Paso Academy West is close to the district average of about 160 students per school.

319
District students
2
Schools
15
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

25%
Reading proficient
25%
Math proficient
23%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment

Setting: City - Large

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