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Whitaker Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
4700 Rutherford Dr
El Paso, TX 79924
Phone
(915) 231-2820
District
EL PASO ISD
County
EL PASO COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
331
Classroom Teachers
27

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Texas

8

(10 is best)

Better than 76.8% of all TX schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Whitaker Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
60%
47%
63%
50%
56%
43%
60%
47%
63%
50%
56%
43%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
59%
47%
62%
47%
55%
46%
59%
47%
62%
47%
55%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
57%
52%
61%
56%
53%
49%
57%
52%
61%
56%
53%
49%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
12
14
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 28 8.5%
Kindergarten 43 13.0%
Grade 1 51 15.4%
Grade 2 43 13.0%
Grade 3 63 19.0%
Grade 4 57 17.2%
Grade 5 46 13.9%
Total 331 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 1.9% 8.9% 26.7%
Black 4.4% 3.4% 13.3%
Hispanic 91.8% 85.8% 54.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.9% 1.3% 5.3%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.6% 0.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 88.2% 75.9% 61.3%
Free lunch eligible 86.4% 73.4% 56.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 1.8% 2.4% 4.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 314,999 30,029,572
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,477.4 113
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.4% 6.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.4% 21.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 36.1% 35.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 22.1% 23.5%
65 OR OLDER 15.0% 12.9%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 117,187 10,490,553
Single Parent Households With Children 10.6% 9.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 80.9% 85.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 29.5% 32.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 10.8% 19.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 12.0% 16.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.0% 12.7%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.9% 16.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.3% 14.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 15.9% 10.9%
$15,000 or less 16.1% 8.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,055 $352,988,000 40.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $770 $38,516,000 4.4%
Staff $862 $43,148,000 4.9%
General Administration $92 $4,598,000 0.5%
School Administration $764 $38,216,000 4.4%
Operation $1,198 $59,949,000 6.8%
Transportation $185 $9,245,000 1.1%
Other $439 $21,960,000 2.5%
Total Support $4,310 $215,632,000 24.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $6,170 $308,690,000 35.2%
Total Expenditures $17,535 $877,310,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,347 $35,048,825,000 44.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $595 $3,283,730,000 4.2%
Staff $570 $3,149,949,000 4.0%
General Administration $155 $857,955,000 1.1%
School Administration $625 $3,451,541,000 4.4%
Operation $1,151 $6,357,339,000 8.1%
Transportation $273 $1,508,668,000 1.9%
Other $536 $2,961,595,000 3.8%
Total Support $3,906 $21,570,777,000 27.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,883 $21,441,869,000 27.5%
Total Expenditures $14,137 $78,061,471,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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