Austin High School (El Paso, Texas)

Stephen F. Austin High School
Austin High School from R.E. McKee Stadium
Address
Map
3500 Memphis Avenue

El Paso
,
Texas
79930

United States
Information
TypePublic
Established1930
PrincipalCydni Ponce
Staff93.85 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,381 (2017–18)[1]
Student to teacher ratio14.71[1]
Color(s)Brown & Gold   
MascotGolden Panther
NicknameThe School with Pride
Websitehttps://www.episd.org/austin
Front of Austin High School, summer of 2019
Austin High School (center) and surrounding areas of El Paso and the Franklin Mountains with snow from winter storm Goliath

Stephen F. Austin High School is a high school in El Paso, Texas. Austin opened in 1930. It is part of the El Paso Independent School District. The school's mascot is a golden panther named "Henry." Austin High School is located in the heart of historic Central El Paso and serves the Central community.

The school was designed by Texas contractor and architect Robert E. McKee.[2] When the local school district ran out of money during the construction, McKee donated the remainder owed.[3] Consequently, the school's football stadium is named in McKee's honor. The R.E. McKee Construction Company built the school and used a classic Spanish architecture.[3] The structure is surmounted by a 103-foot tower. The classrooms had marble floors and the hallways are floored with terrazzo.[3]

The Aero Vista area of Fort Bliss is zoned to Austin High.[4]

  1. ^ a b c "AUSTIN H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
  2. ^ Stanley, Irene and Duffy Stanley. "MCKEE, ROBERT EUGENE, SR". Handbook of Texas Online. Archived from the original on 25 December 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
  3. ^ a b c "Austin High School History". Austin High School Alumni Association. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
  4. ^ "2019-20 Boundaries" (PDF). El Paso Independent School District. Retrieved 2021-07-29. - On the location of Milam Elementary, which feeds into Austin High: "EPISD celebrates the sacrifice of all U.S. veterans". El Paso Independent School District. Retrieved 2021-07-29. Milam, located within the Aero Vista housing community on the Fort Bliss installation,[...]