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Ysleta Independent School District, Texas

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Ysleta Independent School District

El Paso County, Texas
District details
Superintendent:Xavier De La Torre
# of school board members:7
Website:Link

Ysleta Independent School District is aschool district inTexas.

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Superintendent

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Xavier De La Torre is the superintendent of the Ysleta Independent School District. De La Torre was appointed superintendent in March 2014. De La Torre's previous career experience includes working as the superintendent of theSocorro Independent School District and the county superintendent for the Santa Clara County Office of Education inCalifornia.^[1]

School board

The Ysleta ISD board of trustees consists of seven members elected to four-year terms. All board members are electedby district.^[2]

Office	Name	Date assumed office
Ysleta Independent School District Board of Trustees District 1	Carlos Jesus Bustillos	2017
Ysleta Independent School District Board of Trustees District 2	Connie Woodruff	2013
Ysleta Independent School District Board of Trustees District 3	Shane Haggerty	2020
Ysleta Independent School District Board of Trustees District 4	Mike Dwyer	May 16, 2023
Ysleta Independent School District Board of Trustees District 5	Cruz Ochoa	2017
Ysleta Independent School District Board of Trustees District 6	Christopher Hernandez	June 19, 2023
Ysleta Independent School District Board of Trustees District 7	Vacant

Elections

See also:Ysleta Independent School District, Texas, elections

Members of the board are elected biennially in May to overlapping four-year terms.

Four school board seats were scheduled to be up for general election onMay 3, 2025, but the election was canceled because every seat was unopposed. The filing deadline for this election wasFebruary 14, 2025.^[3]

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Public participation in board meetings

The Ysleta Independent School District board of trustees maintains the following policy on public testimony during board meetings:^[4]

School board meetings

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District map

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Budget

The following statistics were published by theNational Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of theU.S. Department of Education.^[5]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Federal:	$129,617,000	$3,480	22%
Local:	$120,642,000	$3,239	21%
State:	$325,152,000	$8,730	56%
Total:	$575,411,000	$15,450

Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Total Expenditures:	$697,966,000	$18,740
Total Current Expenditures:	$478,356,000	$12,843
Instructional Expenditures:	$290,179,000	$7,791	42%
Student and Staff Support:	$47,356,000	$1,271	7%
Administration:	$52,261,000	$1,403	7%
Operations, Food Service, Other:	$88,560,000	$2,377	13%
Total Capital Outlay:	$184,545,000	$4,955
Construction:	$174,415,000	$4,683
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other:	$3,345,000	$89
Interest on Debt:	$31,647,000	$849

Teacher salaries

The following salary information was pulled from the district's teacher salary schedule. A salary schedule is a list of expected compensations based on variables such as position, years employed, and education level. It may not reflect actual teacher salaries in the district.

Year	Minimum	Maximum
2024-2025^[6]	$60,500	$75,230
2023-2024^[7]	$60,500	$75,230
2020^[8]	$53,205	$69,285

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by theU.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result,proficiency levels are not comparable between different states andyear-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements.^[9]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2020-2021	27	45-49	20-24	27	<=20	30-39	36
2018-2019	58	70-74	50-54	58	60-69	50-59	66
2017-2018	56	70-74	45-49	56	40-59	60-69	65
2016-2017	84	90-94	80-84	84	60-79	85-89	88
2015-2016	81	90-94	76	81	70-79	85-89	88
2014-2015	78	90-94	70-74	78	70-79	80-84	84
2013-2014	80	90-94	74	80	70-79	85-89	83
2012-2013	79	75-79	75	78	60-69	80-84	84
2011-2012	82	80-89	74	82	80-89	85-89	85
2010-2011	84	>=90	81	84	80-89		88

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2020-2021	35	60-64	35-39	35	21-39	40-49	47
2018-2019	46	60-64	44	45	30-39	50-59	59
2017-2018	45	60-64	45-49	45	21-39	60-69	57
2016-2017	74	85-89	70-74	73	60-79	75-79	83
2015-2016	73	80-84	70	72	60-69	80-84	84
2014-2015	75	90-94	76	75	60-69	80-84	84
2013-2014	77	80-84	78	76	60-69	80-84	83
2012-2013	78	75-79	77	77	60-69	85-89	86
2011-2012	88	>=90	89	88	80-89	90-94	92
2010-2011	88	>=90	90	88	80-89		92

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2018-2019	89	>=50	80-89	89	PS	PS	85-89
2017-2018	90	>=50	80-89	90	>=50	PS	90-94
2016-2017	89	>=50	80-84	89	PS	>=50	85-89
2015-2016	88	>=50	80-89	88	PS	>=50	90-94
2014-2015	88	>=50	80-89	88	>=50	60-79	85-89
2013-2014	86	>=50	70-79	86	>=50	>=80	85-89
2012-2013	86	>=50	>=90	86	>=50	>=80	80-84
2011-2012	86	PS	>=80	86	PS	PS	70-79
2010-2011	85	PS	>=50	85	PS		40-59

Students

Year	Enrollment	Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024	34,918	-3.6
2022-2023	36,183	-2.9
2021-2022	37,244	-3.1
2020-2021	38,390	-5.3
2019-2020	40,428	-1.6
2018-2019	41,064	-0.3
2017-2018	41,204	-0.8
2016-2017	41,536	-1.8
2015-2016	42,266	-0.5
2014-2015	42,488	-1.4
2013-2014	43,063	-1.4
2012-2013	43,680	-1.6
2011-2012	44,376	-0.8
2010-2011	44,746	0.3
2009-2010	44,620	0.1
2008-2009	44,592	-1.0
2007-2008	45,049	-0.4
2006-2007	45,242	-1.9
2005-2006	46,115	-0.5
2004-2005	46,349	-0.7
2003-2004	46,668	-0.2
2002-2003	46,745	-0.1
2001-2002	46,811	0.9
2000-2001	46,394	-1.2
1999-2000	46,950	0.0

Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE	Ysleta Independent School District (%)	Texas K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native	0.1	0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander	0.2	5.4
Black	0.9	12.8
Hispanic	95.9	53.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.1	0.2
Two or More Races	0.2	3.1
White	2.7	25.0

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the censushere.

Staff

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Ysleta Independent School District had 2,395.80 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 14.57.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE	NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten:	117.44
Kindergarten:	159.43
Elementary:	907.17
Secondary:	1,201.33
Total:	2,395.80

Ysleta Independent School District employed 14.80 district administrators and 234.52 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE	NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators:	14.80
District Administrative Support:	183.85
School Administrators:	234.52
School Administrative Support:	242.58

Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE	NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides:	565.33
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors:	43.95
Total Guidance Counselors:	99.30
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists:	45.00
Library/Media Support:	3.00
Student Support Services:	294.97
Other Support Services:	1,755.35

Schools

The Ysleta Independent School District operates 50 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.

List of schools
SCHOOL NAME	NUMBER OF STUDENTS	GRADES
Adult/Community Lrn Ctr	0	AE-AE
Alicia R Chacon International	824	KG-8
Bel Air H S	1,876	9-12
Bel Air Middle	1,072	6-8
Capistrano El	436	PK-5
Cesar Chavez Academy	79	6-12
Cesar Chavez Academy Jjaep	0
Del Valle El	427	PK-5
Del Valle H S	1,836	9-12
Del Valle Middle	1,035	6-8
Desertaire El	513	PK-5
Dolphin Terrace El	474	KG-5
East Point El	605	PK-5
Eastwood Heights El	532	PK-5
Eastwood H S	2,374	9-12
Eastwood Knolls International	808	KG-8
Eastwood Middle	1,249	6-8
Edgemere International School	657	PK-5
Glen Cove El	590	PK-5
Hanks Middle	1,007	6-8
J M Hanks H S	1,387	9-12
Lancaster El	592	PK-5
Loma Terrace El	661	PK-5
Mission Valley El	598	KG-5
North Loop El	553	PK-5
North Star El	493	PK-5
Parkland El	507	KG-5
Parkland H S	1,582	9-12
Parkland Pre-Engineering Middle	1,094	6-8
Parkland Pre K Center	278	PK-PK
Pasodale El	443	PK-5
Pebble Hills El	540	PK-5
Presa El	296	PK-5
Ramona El Stem Academy	428	KG-5
Riverside El	641	PK-5
Riverside H S	992	9-12
Riverside Middle	704	6-8
Robbin E L Washington International El	428	PK-5
Sageland El	655	PK-5
Scotsdale El	692	PK-5
Thomas Manor	432	PK-5
Thrive Academy	131	9-12
Tierra Del Sol El	536	PK-5
Valle Verde Early College H S	307	9-12
Vista Hills El	444	PK-5
Young Women'S Leadership Academy	336	6-12
Ysleta El	345	PK-5
Ysleta H S	1,275	9-12
Ysleta Middle	710	6-8
Ysleta Pk Center	444	PK-PK

Contact information

Yselta Independent School District
9600 Sims Dr.
El Paso, TX 79925
Phone: 915-434-0000

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