One of the top high schools in El Paso. I heard it's El Paso's finest, so far I think is true!read more

My daughter attended this school from pre-k through 2nd grade. After having suspicions that the…read morecurriculum was inadequate in comparison to public schools, we decided to enroll her in our neighborhood public school (SISD). She is now attending 3rd grade in public school and is noticeably behind in math and science -- She was behind about a year in math. To put this in perspective, my daughter made the A/B honor roll every grading period in 2nd grade including straight A's in math. The school knows this as many parents have complained -- yet the administration has refused to adjust the curriculum. My advice is to not pay extra for private school tuition and support your neighborhood public school.

The Young Women's Leadership Academy is public all female school. Combined middle school and high…read moreschool, there are 330 students total. As a former student, I would to address my comments, concerns, questions, and criticismn just as the principal would ask after addressing issues. First, I would like to share positive comments about the campus. This school has outstanding teachers that take pride in their role for these young women. Many students have been successful thanks to our teachers. In my opinion, this was the only thing that stood out to me from my years as being a student here. Next are my concerns. My first concern is how the campus functions during extreme climate. The school needs to do a better job with the air conditioning and heating system throughout the campus. Students constantly complain about the freezing classrooms or the hot gym which leads to my next address. Here at YWLA, there is a strict uniform policy. One thing that the administration is constantly reminding us about is outerwear such as jackets, hoodies, sweaters, anything meant to keep your daughter warm during the cold season. It worries me that the school cannot keep up with keeping our students warm during the winter or cool during the summer. Along with the uniform required for your daughter comes with an expense. The leadership, casual, and wellness uniform, along with Spirit wear can costs parents an excessive amount of money. For some families, uniforms do not arrive in time for the school year. With this issue, it can cause your daughter to get detention or a write up. Besides these critical items needed for your daughter to succeed at this campus, the academics and athletics might not meet you or your daughter's expectations. Academically, YWLA has only few students per grade level receive A-Honor Roll. Coming from a school that tries to emphasize outstanding scores on exams, it might not be satisfactory for some. The school does present challenges as it does have students participate in advanced classes. It concerns me how students have the potential to grow academically and yet do not show progress sometimes in curriculum. On the other hand, if your daughter is a competitive athlete and is willing to join UIL sports, this campus may not satisfy that. This school used to have many sports for both middle and high school. A few years later, sports such as softball, wrestling, soccer, and tennis were removed from middle school and basketball and volleyball were removed from the high school. I will acknowledge that the high school has been successful in certain sports but the middle school athletics program does not deliver the same results. Unfortunately, the number of girls participating in a sport at this campus is low. Teams have become smaller and try-out sports don't seem like it. This what also caused high school basketball and volleyball to be removed due to the lack of students to complete a freshmen, junior varsity, and varsity team. I do not have any questions for this campus but I do have some final words of criticism. I believe the administration for this campus is not at its best. I found the principal, assistant principal, counselor, and security guard to be mostly disrespectful to many students. These administrators enforced rules in a way that students did not appreciate. Small choices can turn into ISS or a referral. As much as they try to keep students in check, they create an environment for students not to feel comfortable or able to express themselves. For being a small population school, I believe these girls deserve adults who show kindness and not portray fear to some. I understand the academy has strict policies, but many rules are not fair. The campus has girls who get bullied because of their interests or the way they express themselves. During my time there, many girls struggled with mental-health and I have never seen a school with students that haven't been to reach out to an adult. I hope my opinion on the counselor can change because I am disappointed that so many had to struggle when they could've received help from someone who acts trustworthy. That is all I have to say for this school. I hope this serves you as a realistic outline of what to expect if you decide to enroll your daughter here.

The Young Women's Leadership Academy is a all female public school (6-12 grades). It has 369…read morestudents in grades 6-12 with a student-teacher ratio of 14 to 1. According to state test scores, 37% of students are at least proficient in math and 77% in reading. So the focus is on academics and emphasis is put on academics. They hosted the IQ competition this January which was a lot of fun.

Great school to participate in various activities, and of course, primarily to learn! Americas High…read moreSchool lays the foundation for the future! This night, we were proud parents for our daughter's induction into the Fine Arts Thespian Society.

Caring, honest, sincere, quality, safe, passionate, Biblically focused education. We have felt so…read morewelcome at this school. The Principal knows everyone's name and greets all the children in the hall with true interest and is fully involved. The teachers are smart and compassionate. My children have gotten in trouble a few times but the punishments are reasonable. They let you know what us going on and we get lots of updates by text, email and app. It's not a giant school and not a tiny school. The class size is about 13 which is perfect. We love this school.

Terrible kids. As I former student, I have seen high school students, middle school students, and…read moreeven some elementary students throwing around slurs and racist remarks. The staff refuse to do anything about bullying if it is a slight inconvenience to them. Despite being a Christian school, these children are the opposite of Christ-like. ​​​​​​​​

Staff is horrible, dealt with a rude and aggressive theater director who was weird towards the…read morestudents and a counselor who lost me out on a scholarship because she didnt want to do her job. Please send your children to a better school

If you want your children to have a bright and beautiful future do NOT send them to this school!!…read moreThis school is the worst I have ever gone to, staff is awful, and no one knows how to do their job correctly.

Solid 3/3 food was good School overall wasn't bad,…read morepersonally I enjoyed the football games most