El Paso Independent School District encyclopedia topics

School Board (Board of Trustees)

The EPISD is managed a school board (called the Board of Trustees) composed of seven publicly elected school board trustees and a single superintendent. Each trustee represents one of seven districts that the EPISD is subdivided into. The current EPISD superintendent is Dr. Lorenzo Garcia.

Statistics

More than 63,000 students.
92 campuses.
With more than 9,000 employees, it is the largest employer in El Paso.
Covers more than 253 square miles.
Estimated annual operating budget is $403-million.
Seventh largest school district in Texas
57th largest school district in the United States.

History

In 1889, the first kindergarten ever established in Texas was established at Alamo Elementary School in the EPISD.
In 1916, the first high school in the EPISD was established: El Paso High School.
In 1927, Bowie High School was established to reduce overcrowding at El Paso High School by converting a grammar school built in 1923 in Central El Paso.
In 1930, Austin High School was established as the third high school in the EPISD, admitting its first students following its construction in 1929.
In 1955, Burges High School was established in East El Paso.
In 1959, Irvin High School was established in Northeast El Paso.
In 1961, Andress High School was established in Northeast El Paso.
In 1962, Coronado High School was established in West El Paso.
In 1993, Franklin High School was established in West El Paso.
In 1999, the district's oldest operating school, Alamo Elementary School, celebrated its 100th birthday.
In 2000, Chapin High School was established in Northeast El Paso.

List of schools

High schools

Located in Central El Paso

2003 National Blue Ribbon School

Sunset High School

Located in East El Paso

Burges High School

Located in Northeast El Paso

Located in Northwest El Paso

Middle Schools

Located in Central El Paso

Armendariz Middle School
Bassett Middle School
Guillen Middle School
Henderson Middle School
Ross Middle School
Wiggs Middle School

Located in East El Paso

MacArthur Elementary-Intermediate School

Located in Northeast El Paso

Canyon Hills Middle School
Charles Middle School
Magoffin Middle School
Richardson Middle School
Terrace Hills Middle School

Located in Northwest El Paso

Brown Middle School
Hornedo Middle School
Lincoln Middle School
Morehead Middle School

Elementary Schools

Located in Central El Paso

Alta Vista Elementary School
Aoy Elementary School
Burleson Elementary School
Clardy Elementary School
Clendenin Elementary School
Coldwell Elementary School
Cooley Elementary School
Crockett Elementary School

1985-86 National Blue Ribbon School

Douglass Elementary School
Hart Elementary School
Hawkins Elementary School
Hillside Elementary School

2000-01 National Blue Ribbon School

Houston Elementary School
Hughey Elementary School
Lamar Elementary School
Moreno Elementary School
Rusk Elementary School
Travis Elementary School
Vilas Elementary School
Zavala Elementary School

Located in East El Paso

Bonham Elementary School
Cielo Vista Elementary School

Located on Fort Bliss

Bliss Elementary School
Logan Elementary School
Milam Elementary School

Located in Northeast El Paso

Barron Elementary School
Bradley Elementary School
Burnet Elementary School
Collins Elementary School
Crosby Elementary School
Dowell Elementary School
Fannin Elementary School
Lee Elementary School
Moye Elementary School
Newman Elementary School
Nixon Elementary School
Park Elementary School
Schuster Elementary School

1987-88 National Blue Ribbon School

Stanton Elementary School
Whitaker Elementary School

Located in Northwest El Paso

Bond Elementary School
Green Elementary School
Guerrero Elementary School
Johnson Elementary School
Kohlberg Elementary School
Mesita Elementary School
Polk Elementary School
Putnam Elementary School
Rivera Elementary School
Roberts Elementary School
Tippin Elementary School
Western Hills Elementary School
White Elementary School

Special Campuses

Center For Career And Technical Education
Delta Academy
Occupational Center
Regional Day School For The Deaf
San Jacinto Adult Learning Center
Telles Academy
Transmountain Early College High School

Former campuses

Dudley Elementary School
Highland Elementary School
Jones Elementary School
Lincoln Elementary School
Roosevelt Elementary School
San Jacinto Elementary School
Wainwright Elementary School

Notable EPISD alumni

F. Murray Abraham, an award-winning actor, is a graduate of El Paso High School.
Eddie Guerrero, a former professional wrestler for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) who was WWE Champion, two-time WWE Intercontinental Champion and member of the WWE Hall of Fame, was a graduate of Jefferson High School.

Shoshana Johnson, a famed Iraq War POW, is a graduate of Andress High School.
Sandra Day O'Connor, a former U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice, is a graduate of Austin High School.
John D. Olivas, a NASA astronaut, is a graduate of Burges High School.
Lupe Ontiveros, a veteran actress, is a graduate of El Paso High School.
Nolan Richardson, a nationally recognized basketball coach, graduated from Bowie High School.

Other notables who have attended EPISD schools

Richard Ramirez, a serial killer currently on California's death row, attended Jefferson High School but dropped out.
Sharon Tate, actress and Manson Family murder victim, attended Irvin High School briefly in 1959 and 1960.