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General Douglas MacArthur Pk-8

Public Grades PK, KG-8
3467th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools
Better than 25% of Texas elementary schools
Summary

General Douglas MacArthur Pk-8 is a large school in El Paso, TX, serving 889 students from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade, with over 76% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, and is part of the El Paso Independent School District (Isd).

This school is facing significant academic challenges, especially in mathematics. A critical concern is that in both the 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 school years, 0% of 7th graders were proficient in the STAAR Math exam. This problem extends across all grades, with math proficiency rates well below state averages—for example, only 15.56% of 6th graders and 24.79% of 8th graders were proficient, compared to state averages of 38.57% and 47.24%. This underperformance is particularly striking because MacArthur is surrounded by high-performing schools. Just 0.62 miles away, Cielo Vista Elementary (ranked in the 86th percentile) and nearby Eastwood Heights Elementary (92nd percentile) achieve math proficiency rates of 70-80% in elementary grades, suggesting the issues at MacArthur are school-specific rather than community-wide.

Despite these struggles, there are some positive signs. The school has a very low dropout rate (0.3% in 2023-2024), significantly lower than the district average of 1.8%, indicating it keeps students enrolled. Additionally, students taking Algebra I performed well, with 57.66% proficient, outperforming both the district (50.89%) and state (54.03%). However, this success doesn't translate to the broader student body, as only 24.79% of 8th graders were proficient in general math. The school's overall ranking has declined from a 3-star school in 2016-2017 to a 1-star school in the most recent data, reflecting a systemic downward trend that affects all student groups. Per-student spending ($10,440) is in line with higher-performing peers, suggesting funding is not the primary issue.

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 — 59th percentile in 2016 → 25th in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Texas average (37% vs 48% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 34 percentile points since 2016
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school37%
District avg46%
Texas avg48%
Elementary school
3,467th of 4,627
Texas public elementary schools ?
Bottom 25%▼ down 34 pts since 2016
From top 41% (2016) to bottom 25% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
1,801st of 2,335
Texas public middle schools ?
Bottom 23%▼ down 39 pts since 2016
From top 38% (2016) to bottom 23% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
39th of 43Elementary Schools in the El Paso Independent School District (Isd)
531st of 951El 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
202629.33467 of 462725.1%★☆☆☆☆
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
202629.71880 of 240621.9%★☆☆☆☆
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
202632.03331 of 457527.2%★☆☆☆☆
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
202644.22229 of 307527.5%★☆☆☆☆
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
202636.13037 of 441331.2%★★☆☆☆
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
202633.13368 of 452025.5%★☆☆☆☆
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
202629.03524 of 458223.1%★☆☆☆☆
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
202630.53309 of 430123.1%★☆☆☆☆
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
202627.61801 of 233522.9%★☆☆☆☆
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%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20266.61288 of 12950.5%☆☆☆☆☆

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
202634.2979 of 139029.6%★☆☆☆☆
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
202629.51699 of 224024.2%★☆☆☆☆
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
202616.81402 of 14976.3%☆☆☆☆☆
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
202634.61497 of 214130.1%★★☆☆☆
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
202623.61955 of 225313.2%★☆☆☆☆
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
202627.01772 of 225321.3%★☆☆☆☆
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
202627.11660 of 195615.1%★☆☆☆☆
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
202647.9915 of 173147.1%★★☆☆☆
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
At Risk (2022)65th percentile+11 vs school
Hispanic (2026)31st percentile+6 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2026)28th percentile~ school
Female (2026)27th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)25th percentile~ school
Male (2026)23rd percentile~ school
Special Education (2026)23rd percentile~ school
African American (2026)22nd percentile-3 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
White (2026)47th percentile+24 vs school
Multi-racial (2019)35th percentile-12 vs school
Hispanic (2026)30th percentile+7 vs school
English Language Learner (2026)30th percentile+7 vs school
Female (2026)24th percentile~ school
Male (2026)21st percentile~ school
Special Education (2026)15th percentile-8 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)13th percentile-10 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2026)6th percentile-17 vs school
African American (2026)1st percentile-22 vs school
By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?
Algebra I58%+4 vs state
Reading44%-11 vs state
Mathematics27%-17 vs state
Social Studies25%-7 vs state

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General Douglas MacArthur Pk-8 ranks 3467th of 4627 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.

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

High : Burges High School


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