El Paso Independent School District

El Paso Independent School District
EPISD headquarters
Address
1014 N. Stanton
, TX, 79902
United States
District information
TypePublic, independent
GradesPK, KG, 112
Established1883; 141 years ago (1883)[1]
School board7 trustees
Governing agencyTexas Education Agency
Schools93 (2016–17)[2]
NCES District ID4818300[2]
District IDTX-071902
Students and staff
Students59,424 (2016–17)[2]
Teachers3,976.58 (FTE) (2016–17)[2]
Student–teacher ratio14.94:1 (2016–17)[2]
Other information
Websitewww.episd.org

The El Paso Independent School District (or EPISD) is the largest school district serving El Paso, Texas (USA). Originally organized in 1883, it is currently the largest district in the Texas Education Agency's Educational Service Center (ESC) Region 19, as well as the largest district within the city of El Paso and El Paso County. The EPISD also provides public education to the children of U.S. Army soldiers stationed at Fort Bliss. The district headquarters are located in El Paso.[3]

In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency.[4]

  1. ^ "District Information". El Paso Independent School District. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for El Paso Isd". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
  3. ^ "Contact the El Paso Independent School District Archived 2010-04-06 at the Wayback Machine." El Paso Independent School District. Retrieved on March 28, 2010.
  4. ^ "2009 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on October 25, 2015.