Whether we are parents, grandparents, community volunteers, business people, active military, clergy, politicians, teachers, doctors, or nurses, we all have a critical interest in education especially for our own children!
El Paso has a variety of excellent private and public schools. Magnet schools with specialized curricula such as Health Sciences, Theater Arts, the International Baccalaureate Program, Advanced Placement classes, and classes at El Paso Community College with full high school and college credit. Charter schools in El Paso are having a positive impact also. El Paso high school graduates attend Ivy League, PAC-10, Big 12, ACC, and other universities throughout the world.

In Elementary Schools the Dual Language Programs offered at selected schools are most popular with parents in El Paso. In Middle Schools the Gifted and Talented programs continue to attract bright students and the programs prepare students for high school classes.

The easiest way to review and analyze the different schools in El Paso is to check out  Great Schools and fill in the name of the school you would like to research. You could check with the El Paso Independent School District, Ysleta Independent School District (in East and Northeast El Paso), Socorro Independent School District (in Far East El Paso), and the Canutillo Independent School District for a complete school list and then review and analyze the schools which could be options for your student. You may check schools on the East, West, South, Central or Northeast part of El Paso.

All El Paso Schools

El Paso is served by 94 private schools, nine area public school districts and 11 institutions of higher learning, including the Texas Tech Health Sciences Center at El Paso which is welcoming its first class of students in July 2009 to the Paul L. Foster School of Medicine. See www.ttuhsc.edu

A recent Texas Tech study showed the school will have a $1.5 billion economic impact to the community and will create more than 500 jobs. Currently, the University Medical Center/Texas Tech central campus is undergoing a dramatic transformation including El Paso’s first Children’s Hospital opening in early 2012.

The University of Texas at El Paso is the only major research university in the country whose students are predominantly Mexican-American. The university is winning national recognition for its innovative teaching methods and programs. see www.utep.edu

New Mexico State University is located thirty miles to the northwest of El Paso and has a great Aggie tradition committed to higher education and a diverse student population. see www.nmsu.edu

Established in 1969, El Paso Community College continues to receive national recognition for its educational excellence and is one of the fastest growing community colleges in Texas. Currently the college serves over 20,000 credit students and 8,000 continuing education students each semester at 5 area locations.
see www.epcc.edu