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Whitaker Elementary

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Whitaker Elementary ranks 2647 th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2647^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 43% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Whitaker Elementary is a public elementary school in El Paso, Texas, serving 396 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the El Paso Independent School District (EPISD), which is ranked 543 out of 961 school districts in Texas and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Whitaker Elementary has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking, ranging from 1,137 out of 4,647 Texas elementary schools in 2022-2023 (rated 4 stars) to 2,774 out of 4,675 in 2023-2024 (rated 2 stars). The school's performance on STAAR tests is generally below the district and state averages, particularly in mathematics and science. For example, in 2024-2025, the percentage of Whitaker students proficient or better in STAAR/Mathematics for 3rd grade is 25%, compared to 43.02% for the EPISD and 44.88% for Texas. Whitaker Elementary has a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 82.58% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024.

Compared to nearby schools within the EPISD, such as Coach Archie Duran Elementary, Park Elementary, and Sunrise Mountain Elementary, Whitaker Elementary's performance on STAAR tests is generally lower. However, the school outperforms some other nearby schools, such as Bobby Joe Hill Pk-8, Logan Elementary, and H.R. Moye Elementary, which have even lower statewide rankings and test scores.

386

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,228

Per pupil spending ?

83.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4700 Rutherford Dr
El Paso, TX 79924-6905

(915) 236-6275

District: El Paso Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Whitaker Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Canyon Hills Middle
High:	Irvin High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

87.6%

White:

3.9%

African American:

3.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 76th percentile in 2023 → 43rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 76th-percentile peak (2023) to 43rd (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg45%

Texas avg46%

2,647^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 43%▲ up 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 25% (2015) to bottom 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

27^th of 48Elementary Schools in the El Paso Independent School District (Isd)

543^rd of 961El Paso Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	41.9	2647 of 4651	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.6	2800 of 4710	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	70.7	1137 of 4647	75.5%	★★★★☆
2022	61.8	1528 of 4581	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.1	2491 of 4578	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.6	3603 of 4479	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.7	3963 of 4359	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	14.2	4039 of 4329	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	33.8	3113 of 4286	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	32.4	3236 of 4320	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	47.3	2499 of 4260	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	54.4	2047 of 4221	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	60.1	1699 of 4206	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	78.7	562 of 4095	86.3%	★★★★☆
2010	57.0	1960 of 3937	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	68.8	1170 of 3884	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	55.1	1932 of 3768	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	43.7	2512 of 3724	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	37.4	2590 of 3476	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	47.0	2164 of 3475	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	51.5	1932 of 3465	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	65.8	1065 of 4461	76.1%	★★★★☆
2021	42.8	2354 of 4331	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.7	3668 of 4295	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	3931 of 4240	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	69.7	781 of 3668	78.7%	★★★★☆
2023	69.8	722 of 3556	79.7%	★★★★☆
2022	51.4	1566 of 3487	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.1	2346 of 3446	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.4	2659 of 3333	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	2782 of 3226	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	44.3	2055 of 3744	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.3	2655 of 4658	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	72.7	985 of 4588	78.5%	★★★★☆
2022	52.5	1994 of 4561	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.4	2781 of 4499	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.6	3975 of 4348	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.8	3887 of 4306	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	54.9	1507 of 2619	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.0	1349 of 2980	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.3	1760 of 2958	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.5	2008 of 3006	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.1	2875 of 3184	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.7	2653 of 3106	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	57.2	1642 of 4465	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.9	606 of 4401	86.2%	★★★★☆
2022	62.1	1329 of 4376	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.3	2292 of 4329	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.0	3157 of 4188	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.4	3677 of 4168	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	62.0	1374 of 4594	70.1%	★★★★☆
2023	78.5	513 of 4521	88.7%	★★★★☆
2022	66.3	1093 of 4477	75.6%	★★★★☆
2021	45.6	2334 of 4451	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.9	3135 of 4309	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.3	3769 of 4264	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	47.7	1840 of 3739	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.1	1873 of 4647	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.8	1320 of 4585	71.2%	★★★★☆
2022	69.0	1159 of 4563	74.6%	★★★★☆
2021	46.7	2158 of 4498	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.6	2764 of 4357	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.3	3862 of 4319	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	41.1	2510 of 4292	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.6	2491 of 4086	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.6	1524 of 3952	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.0	2640 of 3799	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.7	1170 of 3684	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	23.9	3121 of 3558	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	69.4	795 of 3082	74.2%	★★★★☆
2018	22.6	2700 of 3127	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2024)79th percentile+38 vs school

At Risk (2022)76th percentile+9 vs school

White (2022)74th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)70th percentile+30 vs school

Hispanic (2024)63rd percentile+23 vs school

Male (2025)51st percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)45th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)42nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)42nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading51%-3 vs state

Mathematics37%-9 vs state

Science23%-6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Spanish Science (2025)	STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)						STAAR Mathematics (2025)						STAAR Science (2025)		STAAR Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Science 5th Grade	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Whitaker Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4700 Rutherford Dr	El Paso	79924	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 236-6275	386	29	13.1	83.2%	15 (3.9%)	15 (3.9%)	338 (87.6%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	41.9	2647^th of 4651 public elementary schools	43.1%		40.6	2800^th of 4710 public elementary schools	40.6%	153	60.0	12.5	66.7	80.0	12.5	66.7			50.0	44.2	59.3				25.0	38.5	44.4				23.2			$11,228
H R Moye Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4825 Alps	El Paso	79904	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 230-5300	286	25	11.3	96.5%	8 (2.8%)	6 (2.1%)	268 (93.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	15.7	4250^th of 4651 public elementary schools	8.6%		18.1	4163^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	11.6%	87	11.1	16.7	30.8	11.1	0.0	0.0			24.1	42.9	42.9				17.2	31.4	20.0				0.0			$15,247
Stanton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5414 Hondo Pass Dr	El Paso	79924	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 587-3520	366	28	13.1	92.1%	7 (1.9%)	11 (3.0%)	331 (90.4%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	11 (3.0%)	22.5	3882^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	16.5%		21.1	4008^th of 4710 public elementary schools	14.9%	126									18.4	38.2	50.0				18.4	47.1	25.4				10.0			$13,105
Coach Archie Duran Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5249 Bastille	El Paso	79924	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 236-5525	648	45	14.5	89.5%	21 (3.2%)	27 (4.2%)	590 (91.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (0.9%)	36.5	3016^th of 4651 public elementary schools	35.2%		34.8	3158^th of 4710 public elementary schools	33.0%	142	9.1	55.6		8.3	33.3				48.3	52.5	50.0				34.9	37.5	35.7				9.5			$9,980
Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3601 Edgar Park Ave	El Paso	79904	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 587-3540	368	30	12.2	81.8%	21 (5.7%)	13 (3.5%)	320 (87.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	9 (2.4%)	37.2	2973^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	36.1%		35	3148^th of 4710 public elementary schools	33.2%	175									50.9	46.0	64.3				34.6	25.0	33.9				14.3			$12,545
Sunrise Mountain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7710 Pandora St	El Paso	79904	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 587-3560	397	32	12.4	93.2%	7 (1.8%)	5 (1.3%)	383 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	50.8	2096^th of 4651 public elementary schools	54.9%		41.8	2740^th of 4710 public elementary schools	41.8%	644	50.0	38.5	80.0	50.0	8.3	70.0	40.0		45.8	51.2	71.2				28.8	58.5	50.0				19.2			$11,976
Dolphin Terrace Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9790 Pickerel Dr	El Paso	79924	El Paso County	Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 434-6500	510	33	15.4	67.8%	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	500 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	62.2	1474^th of 4651 public elementary schools	68.3%		48.9	2237^th of 4710 public elementary schools	52.5%	763	16.7			50.0					50.0	71.6	56.2				48.4	67.5	41.3				26.7			$12,180
Bobby Joe Hill Pk-8	Public	PK, KG-8	4860 Tropicana	El Paso	79924	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(915) 236-5375	656	47	13.8	89.9%	36 (5.5%)	32 (4.9%)	567 (86.4%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.4%)	32.7	3277^th of 4651 public elementary schools	29.5%		31	3398^th of 4710 public elementary schools	27.9%	121	20.0	57.1		20.0	60.0			41.0	19.1	62.2	61.7	36.7	29.0	33.0	27.0	48.9	57.1	10.1	0.0	7.9	23.4	44.8	10.5	$11,238
Logan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3200 Ellerthorpe Ave	El Paso	79904	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 231-2720	606	38	15.7	79.0%	109 (18.0%)	67 (11.1%)	366 (60.4%)	5 (0.8%)	7 (1.2%)	7 (1.2%)	45 (7.4%)	21.9	3923^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	15.7%		21.2	4000^th of 4710 public elementary schools	15.1%	77									37.5	31.9	52.3				29.7	21.3	31.8				6.8			$11,292
Colin L Powell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4750 Ellerthorpe	El Paso	79904	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 230-5375	576	38	15.3	78.8%	161 (28.0%)	71 (12.3%)	267 (46.4%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.7%)	45 (7.8%)	41.6	2665^th of 4651 public elementary schools	42.7%		36	3098^th of 4710 public elementary schools	34.2%	433									45.2	50.0	61.3				37.5	51.8	30.7				13.3			$9,878

Frequently Asked Questions about Whitaker Elementary

What district is Whitaker Elementary in?

El Paso Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Whitaker Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 386 students attended Whitaker Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Whitaker Elementary?

Students at Whitaker Elementary are 88% Hispanic, 4% White, 4% African American, 3% Two or more races.

Is Whitaker Elementary a good school?

Whitaker Elementary ranks 2647^th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Whitaker Elementary attend?

Students who attend Whitaker Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Canyon Hills Middle
High : Irvin High School

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