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General Douglas MacArthur Pk-8

Public Grades PK, KG-8
3275th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools
Better than 30% of Texas elementary schools
Summary

General Douglas MacArthur Pk-8 is a public elementary and middle school in El Paso, Texas, serving 937 students from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade. The school is part of the El Paso Independent School District, which is ranked 543 out of 961 school districts in Texas and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Over the past several years, General Douglas MacArthur Pk-8 has seen a decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from 1,428 out of 4,320 Texas elementary schools in 2014-2015 to 3,275 out of 4,651 in 2024-2025, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance varies significantly across different student groups, with African American students ranking in the top 5% of Texas elementary schools, while Hispanic and White students, as well as English Language Learners, Special Education students, and Low Socioeconomic Status students, have struggled, ranking in the bottom 25-30% of Texas elementary schools. Additionally, the school has seen a concerning increase in its dropout rates, rising from 2.0% in 2021-2022 to 4.6% in 2022-2023.

When compared to nearby schools within the same district, such as Milam Elementary and Hawkins Elementary, General Douglas MacArthur Pk-8 generally performs worse across a range of metrics, including statewide rankings and academic proficiency. Interestingly, several schools in the neighboring Ysleta Independent School District, such as Ramona Elementary STEM Academy, Eastwood Knolls International, and Scotsdale Elementary, outperform General Douglas MacArthur Pk-8 across a range of metrics.

889
Students ?
13.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$10,126
Per pupil spending ?
76.8%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 8101 Whitus Dr
       El Paso, TX  79925-5099

(915) 236-8750

District: El Paso Independent School District (Isd)


Students who attend General Douglas MacArthur Pk-8 usually attend:

High:    Burges High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
87.7%
White:
4.4%
African American:
3.8%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 67th percentile in 2015 → 30th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Texas average (39% vs 45% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 37 percentile points since 2015
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school39%
District avg42%
Texas avg45%
Elementary school
3,275th of 4,651
Texas public elementary schools ?
Bottom 30%▼ down 37 pts since 2015
From top 33% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
1,422nd of 2,344
Texas public middle schools ?
Bottom 39%▼ down 29 pts since 2015
From top 32% (2015) to bottom 39% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Texas Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
36th of 48Elementary Schools in the El Paso Independent School District (Isd)
543rd 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)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202532.73275 of 465129.6%★☆☆☆☆
202430.53434 of 471027.1%★☆☆☆☆
202342.52630 of 464743.4%★★☆☆☆
202251.02104 of 458154.1%★★★☆☆
202132.13031 of 457833.8%★★☆☆☆
201939.22734 of 447939.0%★★☆☆☆
201846.22186 of 435949.9%★★☆☆☆
201754.41743 of 432959.7%★★★☆☆
201660.31750 of 428659.2%★★★☆☆
201566.91428 of 432066.9%★★★☆☆
201479.5751 of 426082.4%★★★★☆
201370.91130 of 422173.2%★★★★☆
201271.61049 of 420675.1%★★★★☆
201165.91439 of 409564.9%★★★☆☆
201037.12967 of 393724.6%★☆☆☆☆
200937.82854 of 388426.5%★☆☆☆☆
200839.82678 of 376828.9%★☆☆☆☆
200727.33170 of 372414.9%★☆☆☆☆
200635.72649 of 347623.8%★☆☆☆☆
200535.22652 of 347523.7%★☆☆☆☆
200430.12865 of 346517.3%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
201982.8222 of 251591.2%★★★★★

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202257.71564 of 446164.9%★★★☆☆
202135.12971 of 433131.4%★★☆☆☆
201930.63354 of 429521.9%★☆☆☆☆
201833.53139 of 424026.0%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202417.93372 of 36688.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202336.52443 of 355631.3%★★☆☆☆
202251.81542 of 348755.8%★★★☆☆
202132.72513 of 344627.1%★☆☆☆☆
201929.62703 of 333318.9%★☆☆☆☆
201834.32367 of 322626.6%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202528.72864 of 374423.5%★☆☆☆☆
202430.93434 of 465826.3%★☆☆☆☆
202337.02978 of 458835.1%★★☆☆☆
202243.52555 of 456144.0%★★☆☆☆
202136.42774 of 449938.3%★★☆☆☆
201941.42582 of 434840.6%★★☆☆☆
201843.52397 of 430644.3%★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202538.92011 of 261923.2%★☆☆☆☆
202323.12694 of 29809.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202218.02741 of 29587.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202124.42490 of 300617.2%★☆☆☆☆
201921.32894 of 31849.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201813.82962 of 31064.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202433.73217 of 446528.0%★☆☆☆☆
202347.62214 of 440149.7%★★☆☆☆
202254.31800 of 437658.9%★★★☆☆
202136.22814 of 432935.0%★★☆☆☆
201944.02373 of 418843.3%★★☆☆☆
201848.82009 of 416851.8%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202428.13704 of 459419.4%★☆☆☆☆
202342.92676 of 452140.8%★★☆☆☆
202253.51914 of 447757.2%★★★☆☆
202137.02929 of 445134.2%★★☆☆☆
201945.12425 of 430943.7%★★☆☆☆
201849.82052 of 426451.9%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202537.22420 of 373935.3%★★☆☆☆
202430.33429 of 464726.2%★☆☆☆☆
202348.72227 of 458551.4%★★★☆☆
202256.41798 of 456360.6%★★★☆☆
202130.03183 of 449829.2%★☆☆☆☆
201936.62877 of 435734.0%★★☆☆☆
201850.01988 of 431954.0%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202426.93463 of 429219.3%★☆☆☆☆
202341.32194 of 408646.3%★★☆☆☆
202254.61310 of 395266.9%★★★☆☆
201944.01791 of 368451.4%★★★☆☆
201853.31233 of 355865.3%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202416.52848 of 31088.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202335.12190 of 310629.5%★☆☆☆☆
202263.21043 of 308266.2%★★★☆☆
201919.72807 of 314210.7%★☆☆☆☆
201860.51126 of 312764.0%★★★☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202539.11422 of 234439.3%★★☆☆☆
202446.61185 of 237250.0%★★★☆☆
202364.2675 of 233071.0%★★★★☆
202259.4744 of 225467.0%★★★☆☆
202131.61536 of 225231.8%★★☆☆☆
201944.71163 of 219347.0%★★☆☆☆
201853.1847 of 208059.3%★★★☆☆
201751.3852 of 202758.0%★★★☆☆
201662.5748 of 198762.4%★★★☆☆
201565.4657 of 204367.8%★★★☆☆
201477.3337 of 198783.0%★★★★☆
201365.3620 of 197368.6%★★★☆☆
201269.3510 of 195173.9%★★★★☆
201164.5631 of 189566.7%★★★☆☆
201058.6790 of 180356.2%★★★☆☆
200962.8668 of 176362.1%★★★☆☆
200861.7674 of 171860.8%★★★☆☆
200755.3840 of 168450.1%★★★☆☆
200650.9866 of 158545.4%★★☆☆☆
200546.4957 of 158239.5%★★☆☆☆
200436.51170 of 157325.6%★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202263.8499 of 218277.1%★★★★☆
202133.61487 of 211829.8%★☆☆☆☆
201932.41506 of 205826.8%★☆☆☆☆
201843.91041 of 200848.2%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202435.41151 of 177035.0%★★☆☆☆
202351.8676 of 172060.7%★★★☆☆
202253.8549 of 164366.6%★★★☆☆
202131.21200 of 159224.6%★☆☆☆☆
201935.0967 of 144533.1%★★☆☆☆
201841.0726 of 137647.2%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202547.8876 of 182552.0%★★★☆☆
202447.31088 of 224251.5%★★★☆☆
202361.5714 of 224168.1%★★★☆☆
202258.8757 of 222165.9%★★★☆☆
202135.81394 of 215135.2%★★☆☆☆
201939.91236 of 204739.6%★★☆☆☆
201854.4811 of 200859.6%★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202517.51129 of 12308.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202350.9928 of 148137.3%★★☆☆☆
202235.41150 of 148822.7%★☆☆☆☆
202123.21252 of 150116.6%★☆☆☆☆
201930.91188 of 144617.8%★☆☆☆☆
201841.71020 of 143028.7%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202455.4777 of 211963.3%★★★☆☆
202370.3416 of 211680.3%★★★★☆
202267.9441 of 207778.8%★★★★☆
202137.91266 of 204338.0%★★☆☆☆
201949.7881 of 193554.5%★★★☆☆
201857.5622 of 189567.2%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202439.51340 of 223540.0%★★☆☆☆
202364.7570 of 225174.7%★★★★☆
202264.4544 of 222075.5%★★★★☆
202130.81615 of 217225.6%★☆☆☆☆
201948.8987 of 207352.4%★★★☆☆
201853.9777 of 203961.9%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202537.81130 of 181837.8%★★☆☆☆
202446.61073 of 224652.2%★★★☆☆
202365.0627 of 224572.1%★★★★☆
202258.9765 of 222865.7%★★★☆☆
202129.51555 of 216828.3%★☆☆☆☆
201948.9925 of 206955.3%★★★☆☆
201848.9931 of 203054.1%★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
201936.9492 of 75334.7%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202450.6795 of 189158.0%★★★☆☆
202344.0866 of 181552.3%★★★☆☆
202243.5854 of 175751.4%★★★☆☆
202133.51180 of 171231.1%★★☆☆☆
201943.2797 of 162651.0%★★★☆☆
201864.2285 of 159782.2%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202416.51596 of 17337.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202375.5307 of 174982.4%★★★★☆
202254.5726 of 172357.9%★★★☆☆
201929.91306 of 168422.4%★☆☆☆☆
201855.9664 of 167360.3%★★★☆☆
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)
Elementary school
African American (2019)91st percentile+52 vs school
At Risk (2022)65th percentile+11 vs school
Male (2025)35th percentile+6 vs school
Hispanic (2024)28th percentile~ school
Female (2025)24th percentile-6 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2025)23rd percentile-6 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2024)19th percentile-8 vs school
Special Education (2024)19th percentile-8 vs school
White (2024)8th percentile-19 vs school
English Language Learner (2024)8th percentile-19 vs school
Middle school
At Risk (2022)77th percentile+10 vs school
Hispanic (2024)63rd percentile+13 vs school
Special Education (2024)58th percentile+8 vs school
Female (2025)52nd percentile+13 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2024)40th percentile-10 vs school
Male (2025)38th percentile~ school
English Language Learner (2024)35th percentile-15 vs school
Multi-racial (2019)35th percentile-12 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2025)8th percentile-31 vs school
White (2024)8th percentile-42 vs school
By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?
Algebra I84%+37 vs state
Reading47%-8 vs state
Science39%~ state avg
Social Studies34%+4 vs state
Mathematics29%-13 vs state

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Students who attend General Douglas MacArthur Pk-8 usually go on to attend:

High : Burges High School

General Douglas MacArthur Pk-8 ranks 3275th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Students at General Douglas MacArthur Pk-8 are 88% Hispanic, 4% White, 4% African American, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

In the 2024-25 school year, 889 students attended General Douglas MacArthur Pk-8.


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