Parkland High School (Texas)

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Parkland High School is a public high school in El Paso, Texas. It is part of the Ysleta Independent School District and is located at 5932 Quail Ave, El Paso, TX 79924.

Opened in 1962, Parkland serves students in grades 9–12. The principal is Javier Salgado. The school has about 102 full-time teaching staff and around 1,582 students (2023–24), with a student–teacher ratio of about 15 to 1. School colors are gold and black, and the mascot is the Matador, often called the Mats. Parkland offers various sports and competes in the 5A-D1 conference. Publications include Parkland Panorama, Parkland Sun, and The Arena yearbook.

Parkland’s history includes Parkland Elementary, which opened in 1958 as the first Ysleta school in Northeast El Paso during a time of growth. Parkland High School opened for the 1961–62 school year with C.G. Matthews as principal, and the first graduating class was in 1964. In 2017, Parkland added Parkland Early College High School, expanding opportunities for students.