Austin High School
- High school in El Paso ISD
- El Paso, TX
- 9th grade - 12th grade
Accountability rating (2021-2022)
B
El Paso ISD: B
Total students
1,262
Avg. teacher experience
13.7 years
El Paso ISD: 13.7 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
80.5 %
El Paso ISD: 84.3%
Statewide: 90%
Austin High School is a high school in El Paso, TX, in the El Paso ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 1,262 students. 77.4% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 39.7% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
The school received an accountability rating of B for the 2021-2022 school year.
In the Class of 2021, 80.5% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 3.2% during the 2020-2021 school year.
The average SAT score at Austin High School was 849 for 2020-2021 graduates.
As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $56,807, which is $2,080 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 13.7 years of experience.
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Website
Address
3500 Memphis AveEl Paso, TX 79930-5399
Office phone number
Principals
- Cynthia Severns Ponce
- austin@episd.org
- (915) 236-4200
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Austin High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 19. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 18.7 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 19.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
1,262
African American
36 (2.9%)
El Paso ISD: 3.4%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
1 (0.1%)
El Paso ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
9 (0.7%)
El Paso ISD: 1.3%
Statewide: 4.8%
Hispanic
1,115 (88.4%)
El Paso ISD: 83.8%
Statewide: 52.8%
Pacific Islander
7 (0.6%)
El Paso ISD: 0.4%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
62 (4.9%)
El Paso ISD: 9%
Statewide: 26.3%
Two or more races
32 (2.5%)
El Paso ISD: 2.1%
Statewide: 2.9%
Risk factors
A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.
At-risk students
77.4 %
El Paso ISD: 63.8%
Statewide: 53.5%
Economically disadvantaged
85.7 %
El Paso ISD: 73.5%
Statewide: 60.7%
Limited English proficiency
42.9 %
El Paso ISD: 34.7%
Statewide: 21.7%
Enrollment by program
A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.
Bilingual/ESL
39.7 %
El Paso ISD: 40.8%
Statewide: 21.9%
Gifted and Talented
4 %
El Paso ISD: 12.4%
Statewide: 8%
Special Education
10.3 %
El Paso ISD: 11.3%
Statewide: 11.6%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Overall (2021-2022)
B
El Paso ISD: B
Student achievement (2021-2022)
C
El Paso ISD: B
School progress (2021-2022)
B
El Paso ISD: B
Closing the gaps (2021-2022)
C
El Paso ISD: B
The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).
For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2022 Accountability Manual.
Four-year graduation rates
The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2017-2018 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2021. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.
All students
80.5 %
El Paso ISD: 84.3%
Statewide: 90%
African American
100 %
El Paso ISD: 93.1%
Statewide: 86.3%
American Indian
N/A
El Paso ISD: Masked
Statewide: 87.4%
Asian
Masked
El Paso ISD: 96.8%
Statewide: 96.7%
Hispanic
80.5 %
El Paso ISD: 83.6%
Statewide: 88.1%
Pacific Islander
Masked
El Paso ISD: 71.4%
Statewide: 88.3%
White
69.2 %
El Paso ISD: 87.4%
Statewide: 93.8%
Two or more races
N/A
El Paso ISD: 89.7%
Statewide: 90.8%
Dropout rates
The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2020-2021 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.
All students
3.2 %
El Paso ISD: 3.1%
Statewide: 2.4%
African American
2.4 %
El Paso ISD: 3%
Statewide: 3.5%
American Indian
N/A
El Paso ISD: 8.3%
Statewide: 3.1%
Asian
0 %
El Paso ISD: 0.9%
Statewide: 0.5%
Hispanic
3.1 %
El Paso ISD: 3.1%
Statewide: 2.8%
Pacific Islander
0 %
El Paso ISD: 4.5%
Statewide: 2.6%
White
8.3 %
El Paso ISD: 2.6%
Statewide: 1.3%
Two or more races
0 %
El Paso ISD: 1.8%
Statewide: 2%
Chronic absenteeism
The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.
All students
9.1 %
El Paso ISD: 15%
Statewide: 15%
African American
5.1 %
El Paso ISD: 11.9%
Statewide: 20.7%
American Indian
N/A
El Paso ISD: 24.1%
Statewide: 16.4%
Asian
0 %
El Paso ISD: 3.6%
Statewide: 3.3%
Hispanic
9.5 %
El Paso ISD: 16.1%
Statewide: 16.9%
Pacific Islander
0 %
El Paso ISD: 7.8%
Statewide: 17.9%
White
8.3 %
El Paso ISD: 8.8%
Statewide: 10.7%
Two or more races
4.2 %
El Paso ISD: 8.4%
Statewide: 13.9%
College readiness
AP/IB participation
The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2020-2021 school year.
All students
13.8 %
El Paso ISD: 16.4%
Statewide: 21.1%
African American
16.7 %
El Paso ISD: 11.7%
Statewide: 13%
American Indian
N/A
El Paso ISD: 8.3%
Statewide: 16.8%
Asian
Masked
El Paso ISD: 40%
Statewide: 55.4%
Hispanic
13.9 %
El Paso ISD: 15.4%
Statewide: 18%
Pacific Islander
Masked
El Paso ISD: 30%
Statewide: 17.9%
White
12.5 %
El Paso ISD: 24.9%
Statewide: 24.3%
Two or more races
0 %
El Paso ISD: 18%
Statewide: 23.5%
AP/IB performance
The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2020-2021 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.
All students
23.1 %
El Paso ISD: 49.8%
Statewide: 48.6%
African American
Masked
El Paso ISD: 37.9%
Statewide: 29%
American Indian
N/A
El Paso ISD: Masked
Statewide: 52.8%
Asian
N/A
El Paso ISD: 75%
Statewide: 73.6%
Hispanic
24.3 %
El Paso ISD: 48.1%
Statewide: 34.6%
Pacific Islander
Masked
El Paso ISD: 66.7%
Statewide: 43.9%
White
Masked
El Paso ISD: 55%
Statewide: 61.2%
Two or more races
N/A
El Paso ISD: 56.3%
Statewide: 60.8%
SAT
The average SAT score for students graduating in 2020-2021, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.
Avg. SAT score
849
El Paso ISD: 942
Statewide: 1002
ACT
The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2020-2021. The maximum score is 36.
Avg. ACT score
N/A
El Paso ISD: 24.3
Statewide: 20.0
College-ready graduates
A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2020-2021.
Reading
73.3 %
El Paso ISD: 77.4%
Statewide: 56.1%
Math
69.4 %
El Paso ISD: 65.7%
Statewide: 45.7%
Reading + Math
58.8 %
El Paso ISD: 58.7%
Statewide: 40.4%
Staff
Teacher ethnicities
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.
Total teacher FTEs
83.8
African American
2.9 (3.5%)
El Paso ISD: 2.6%
Statewide: 11.2%
American Indian
0 (0%)
El Paso ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
1 (1.2%)
El Paso ISD: 0.9%
Statewide: 1.9%
Hispanic
65.3 (77.8%)
El Paso ISD: 75%
Statewide: 28.9%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
El Paso ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
13.7 (16.3%)
El Paso ISD: 20.3%
Statewide: 56.4%
Two or more races
1 (1.2%)
El Paso ISD: 1%
Statewide: 1.2%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
0 (0%)
El Paso ISD: 1%
Statewide: 1.4%
Bachelor's
56.3 (67.1%)
El Paso ISD: 70.9%
Statewide: 72.6%
Master's
26.6 (31.7%)
El Paso ISD: 27.2%
Statewide: 25.2%
Doctorate
1 (1.2%)
El Paso ISD: 0.8%
Statewide: 0.8%
Students per teacher
The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.
Students per teacher
15.1
El Paso ISD: 14.4
Statewide: 14.6
Teacher experience
This figure for the 2021-2022 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.
Avg. teacher experience
13.7 years
El Paso ISD: 13.7 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Teacher salaries
The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.
Base average
$56,807
El Paso ISD: $56,306
Statewide: $58,887
Beginner
$37,366
El Paso ISD: $34,381
Statewide: $51,054
1 to 5 years
$53,757
El Paso ISD: $53,183
Statewide: $54,577
6 to 10 years
$54,809
El Paso ISD: $54,226
Statewide: $57,746
11 to 20 years
$56,785
El Paso ISD: $57,507
Statewide: $61,377
21 to 30 years
$63,373
El Paso ISD: $62,027
Statewide: $65,949
30+ years
$65,907
El Paso ISD: $67,931
Statewide: $71,111