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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Contact information

Website

austin.episd.org

Address

3500 Memphis Ave
El Paso, TX 79930-5399

Office phone number

(915) 236-4200

Principals

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%

African American

2.9%

American Indian

0.1%

Asian

0.7%

Hispanic

88.4%

Pacific Islander

0.6%

White

4.9%

Two or more races

2.5%

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%

At-risk students

77.4%

Econ. disadvantaged

85.7%

Limited Eng. proficiency

42.9%

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%

Bilingual/ESL

39.7%

Gifted and talented

4.0%

Special education

10.3%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

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%

African American

100.0%

American Indian

N/A

Asian

Masked

Hispanic

80.5%

Pacific Islander

Masked

White

69.2%

Two or more races

N/A

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%

Reading

73.3%

Math

69.4%

Reading + Math

58.8%

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

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