DON HASKINS PK-8

Set in EL PASO, Texas, DON HASKINS PK-8 is a big elementary school, part of EL PASO ISD. It caters to 1,405 students across grades pre-K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 171% larger than the state mean of about 519.

Within EL PASO ISD, which oversees 76 schools and 48,118 students, DON HASKINS PK-8 is one campus in the system.

Demographically, DON HASKINS PK-8 reports that 87% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Other groups include 10% White.

In terms of school funding signals, DON HASKINS PK-8 records 92 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.2:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 65% of students at DON HASKINS PK-8 qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, El Paso County runs at roughly 74%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, DON HASKINS PK-8 tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 45.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.9%.

In the broader community, El Paso County reports that median household earnings sit near $59,806, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across El Paso County's 273 public schools (combined enrollment of about 165,404 students), DON HASKINS PK-8 is one campus in the mix.

EL PASO ACADEMY WEST is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), DON HASKINS PK-8 ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 44.2%.

DON HASKINS PK-8 operates from a downtown location.

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