Ysleta Independent School District, Texas

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 a school district in Texas.

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• Superintendent
• School board
• Elections
• Budget
• Teacher salaries
• Academic performance
• Students
• Staff
• Schools
• Contact information

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 the Socorro Independent School District and the county superintendent for the Santa Clara County Office of Education in California.

School board

The Ysleta ISD board of trustees consists of seven members elected to four-year terms. All board members are elected by district.

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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	Kathryn Lucero	2017

Elections

See also: Ysleta ISD elections in 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023, & 2025

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 on May 3, 2025, but the election was canceled because every seat was unopposed. The filing deadline for this election was February 14, 2025.

Ballotpedia covered school board elections in 367 school districts in 29 states in 2024. Those school districts had a total student enrollment of 12,203,404 students. Click here to read an analysis of those elections.

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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:

District map

School district map

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

• Revenue
• Expenditures

Revenue, 2020-2021

SOURCE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Federal:	$71,973,000	$1,875	14%
Local:	$108,076,000	$2,815	21%
State:	$333,172,000	$8,679	65%
Total:	$513,221,000	$13,369

Expenditures, 2020-2021

TYPE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Total Expenditures:	$562,955,000	$14,664
Total Current Expenditures:	$440,540,000	$11,475
Instructional Expenditures:	$281,794,000	$7,340	50%
Student and Staff Support:	$42,145,000	$1,097	7%
Administration:	$49,802,000	$1,297	9%
Operations, Food Service, Other:	$66,799,000	$1,740	12%
Total Capital Outlay:	$79,805,000	$2,078
Construction:	$64,189,000	$1,672
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other:	$14,301,000	$372
Interest on Debt:	$28,250,000	$735

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	$60,500	$75,230
2023-2024	$60,500	$75,230
2020	$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 the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements.

• Mathematics
• Reading/language arts
• Graduation rates

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

• Enrollment
• Demographics

Year	Enrollment	Year-to-year change (%)
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, 2022-2023

RACE	Ysleta Independent School District (%)	Texas K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native	0.1	0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander	0.3	5.1
Black	1.1	12.8
Hispanic	95.1	52.9
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.1	0.2
Two or More Races	0.2	3.0
White	3.1	25.7

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 census here.

Staff

• Teachers
• Administrators
• Other staff

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Ysleta Independent School District had 2,485.86 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 14.56.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten:	109.86
Kindergarten:	164.43
Elementary:	929.59
Secondary:	1,262.20
Total:	2,485.86

Ysleta Independent School District employed 17.89 district administrators and 243.50 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators:	17.89
District Administrative Support:	189.64
School Administrators:	243.50
School Administrative Support:	256.89

Other staff, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides:	561.39
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors:	42.24
Total Guidance Counselors:	104.38
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists:	45.54
Library/Media Support:	3.25
Student Support Services:	288.63
Other Support Services:	1,728.65

Schools

The Ysleta Independent School District operates 54 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	829	KG-8
Bel Air H S	1,839	9-12
Bel Air Middle	1,156	6-8
Capistrano El	460	KG-5
Cesar Chavez Academy	53	6-12
Cesar Chavez Academy Jjaep	0
Constance Hulbert El	266	PK-5
Del Norte Heights El	240	KG-5
Del Valle El	465	PK-5
Del Valle H S	1,957	9-12
Del Valle Middle	1,122	6-8
Desertaire El	589	PK-5
Dolphin Terrace El	457	KG-5
East Point El	589	PK-5
Eastwood Heights El	552	PK-5
Eastwood H S	2,381	9-12
Eastwood Knolls International	804	PK-8
Eastwood Middle	1,265	6-8
Edgemere International School	695	PK-5
Glen Cove El	613	PK-5
Hanks Middle	1,059	6-8
J M Hanks H S	1,454	9-12
Lancaster El	594	PK-5
Loma Terrace El	697	PK-5
Mission Valley El	640	PK-5
North Loop El	535	PK-5
North Star El	518	PK-5
Parkland El	510	KG-5
Parkland H S	1,674	9-12
Parkland Pre-Engineering Middle	1,166	6-8
Parkland Pre K Center	236	PK-PK
Pasodale El	474	PK-5
Pebble Hills El	593	PK-5
Plato Academy	60	10-12
Presa El	307	PK-5
Ramona El	236	KG-5
Riverside El	639	PK-5
Riverside H S	1,001	9-12
Riverside Middle	726	6-8
Robbin E L Washington International El	456	PK-5
Sageland El	465	PK-5
Scotsdale El	679	PK-5
Tejas School Of Choice	116	9-12
Thomas Manor	451	KG-5
Thrive Academy	0
Tierra Del Sol El	562	PK-5
Valle Verde Early College H S	328	9-12
Vista Hills El	454	PK-5
Young Women'S Leadership Academy	332	6-12
Ysleta El	355	KG-5
Ysleta H S	1,342	9-12
Ysleta Middle	779	6-8
Ysleta Pk Center	413	PK-PK

Contact information

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

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Texas	School Board Elections	News and Analysis
List of school districts in Texas School board elections in Texas Public education in Texas	Texas school board elections, 2025	School board election data analysis, 2024 United States school shootings, 1990-present

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