EPISD Magnet Schools

The El Paso Independent School District offers a wide variety of magnet programs to its high school students. Whether it is a student’s ambition to become an engineer building robots and designing bridges, working in law enforcement as a FBI agent, studying international business with dual language capabilities, enhancing a college degree while in high school, or unlocking the secrets of healing within the human body, the EPISD Magnet Programs allow students to determine what the future has in store for them.
There are six Magnet Programs in the El Paso Independent School District; each has a unique focus. Students may have a choice to attend Austin High’s Sandra Day O’Connor Criminal Justice and Public Service Academy; Bowie High’s International Business Academy; Chapin’s Pre-Engineering Program; Coronado’s International Baccalaureate Program; El Paso High’s Dual Language [Connecting Worlds/Mundos Unidos] Program; or Jefferson/Silva’s Health Care Professions Magnet.
For more specific information, please view the Magnet School Video on this website, or go to the home page of each of the Magnet Program’s high schools to learn more and to discover how to contact each program’s coordinator.
The El Paso ISD does not discriminate in its educational programs or employment practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, military status, or on any other basis prohibited by law. Inquiries concerning the application of Titles VI, VII, IX and Section 504 may be referred to the district compliance officer, Vincent Sheffield, at 881-2619; Section 504 inquiries regarding students may be referred to Cecilia Whiteman at 881-2527.











