Independent School District

Tornillo ISD

698 students

3 campuses (1 elementary - 1 middle - 1 high)

Tornillo ISD is a rural school district in West Texas in El Paso County.

Explore more below to learn about its enrollment and demographic trends over time, the classroom experience, student outcomes and its school funding and political environment.

Official classifications

TEA Type

Rural

NCES Type

Rural-Fringe

ESC Region

El Paso

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What is the student-to-teacher ratio?

Maintaining an adequate student-to-teacher ratio can provide students more individualized instruction while helping educators manage classrooms and minimize distractions.

Why this matters

Texas requires each school district to maintain an average ratio of at least one teacher per 20 students, using the district’s average daily attendance count for students. State law also says a school district may not enroll more than 22 students per teacher in Pre-K to 4th grade. But districts can seek exemptions. TEA provides an online database you can search to see if your district received a waiver for class sizes.

The district had 12.8 students per teacher in 2025, down 2.6 from 2015

12.8 Students per teacher -2.6 from 2015

How Tornillo ISD compares on student-to-teacher ratio

We offer three comparison points: statewide ranking, regional ranking, and peer ranking (schools operating in similar environments). Schools in a peer group may not be close to each other geographically. Regions and peer groups are defined by the state.

State

633rd among 1,193 districts statewide

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Region

16th among 19 districts in its region

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Peers

53rd among 463 districts in its peer group

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A deeper dive

Texas public schools have been hampered by a longstanding teacher shortage crisis in the state, a challenge that worsened during the pandemic. School leaders have relied on uncertified teachers to fill shortages, hiring job candidates who had little or no teacher training or experience in the classroom. In 2025, lawmakers banned uncertified teachers in core classes (with limited exceptions) with a law set to be phased in during the 2026-27 school year.

What would you like to explore next?

How experienced are the teachers? What is the graduation rate? What are the school demographics?

Tornillo ISD

What is the student-to-teacher ratio?

The district had 12.8 students per teacher in 2025, down 2.6 from 2015 Copy link

How Tornillo ISD compares on student-to-teacher ratio

What would you like to explore next?

The district had 12.8 students per teacher in 2025, down 2.6 from 2015