📍 8101 Whitus Dr, El Paso, El Paso County, 79925
General Douglas Macarthur Pk-8 is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in El Paso, El Paso County. The school has 916 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Haydee Duran. It is part of the El Paso Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 66.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1. 29% of students are proficient in reading. 24% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
General Douglas Macarthur Pk-8 enrolls 916 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 66.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% Hispanic or Latino, 5% White and 2.4% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 822 | 90% |
| White | 46 | 5% |
| Black or African American | 22 | 2.4% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 2% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
713 of the school's 916 students (78%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 701 qualify for free lunch and 12 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
General Douglas Macarthur Pk-8 is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 29, state house district 76.
General Douglas Macarthur Pk-8 is one of 76 schools in EL PASO ISD, based in EL PASO, Texas. The district serves 48,118 students district-wide and employs 3,506 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 916 students, General Douglas Macarthur Pk-8 is larger than the district average of about 633 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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