Eastwood High School is a public high school in the Ysleta Independent School District the city of El Paso, Texas, United States.
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History
Eastwood High School, "Home of El Paso's Finest," is located in the city of El Paso, Texas. Eastwood opened in the Fall of 1961 and had its first graduating senior class in 1965. Today, Eastwood High School has 400+ graduates annually. The school is in the Ysleta Independent School District. In 1976, Eastwood High School Troopers won the Class 4A (now 6A) State Championship in basketball as the underdog of the state tourney; as of 2025, the feat has yet to be repeated by any other El Paso basketball team.
The famed Trooper mascot is based on the Union Cavalry Soldiers during the American Civil War. Both the school and the cavalry units share the blue and gold color scheme.
In 2013, the Texas UIL changed the realignments. As of 2025 Eastwood High School is now in the UIL 6A division and the only 6A high school in the Ysleta Independent School District.
Following the passage of a district-wide renovation bond, the original 1965 Eastwood building was demolished and replaced with a state-of-the-art, 21st-century school building. The total cost of the building is $93 million, with it being completed in August 2019.
Extracurricular activities
Clubs
Law Enforcement Club
Teams
Law Enforcement Club
Speech and Debate Team
Army JROTC
JROTC Honor Guard
JROTC Armed Drill Team
JROTC Unarmed Drill Team
JROTC Cadet Challenge- male& female
JROTC Color Guard- [male, female & mixed]
JROTC Orienteering
JROTC Rifle Team
Trooperettes
Eastwood Robotics Team
VEX Multi-time World Qualifying team
Cavaliers: Eastwood Varsity Choir
Eastwood Marching Band
Eastwood Varsity Guitar
Eastwood Orchestra
High Q
Saltatrix
Iconic
Folklorico
Recognized on the city, state, regional, and national level
Flags
Musical Theatre
Cappies Student Critique Program
UIL Academic Teams
Sports
Boys
Baseball
Basketball
Won the Texas 4A State Championship in 1976
Cheerleading
Cross Country
Won the Texas 5A State Championship in 2018 and 2019
Football
Golf
Gymnastics
Soccer
Swimming
On a current streak of 30+ consecutive district titles
Tennis
Track and field
Wrestling
Girls
Basketball
Cheerleading
Cross Country
Golf
Gymnastics
Saltatrix
Soccer
Softball
Swimming
Tennis
Track and Field
Trooperettes
Volleyball
Wrestling
UIL 2020 5A State Champions
Notable alumni
Jack Handey, best known for his Deep Thoughts segments on Saturday Night Live
Butch Henry, former Major League Baseball pitcher
Frank Castillo, former Major League Baseball pitcher
Eric Jack (class of 1990), former National Football League defensive back, Atlanta Falcons, University of New Mexico
Cesar J. Blanco, Texas State Senator representing District 29, former member of the Texas House of Representatives from House District 76 (2015 —2021)
Ronn Lucas, American ventriloquist and comedian