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Alumni: what's one memory from DOUGLASS EL that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
451
Elementary
DISTRICT 487 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EL PASO ISD·NCES 481830001681
DOUGLASS EL
101 S EUCALYPTUS ST, EL PASO, TX 79905 · (915) 496-8070 · El Paso County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL451 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
432 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
32.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +11.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
20.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +16.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 20 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 11 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
21.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
451
+108 (+31%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 14.4:1
% White
2%
was 0%
% Hispanic
97%
was 99%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About DOUGLASS EL
DOUGLASS EL is a mid-tier K-5 school in EL PASO, Texas, overseen by EL PASO ISD. The school works with 451 students in grades pre-K through 5.
EL PASO ISD runs 76 schools in total, collectively educating 48,118 students. DOUGLASS EL is one of those campuses.
Demographically, DOUGLASS EL reports that nearly all students (97%) are Hispanic. The remainder looks like 2% White. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 83%.
In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 96% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is higher than El Paso County's rate of about 74%.
With demographic context factored in, DOUGLASS EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 32.1%; this one delivers 21.9%.
In the surrounding community, El Paso County reports that median household income runs about $59,806, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, 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), DOUGLASS EL is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: EL PASO LEADERSHIP ACADEMY, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around DOUGLASS EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts DOUGLASS EL at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 32.8%.
Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 31%: 343 students in 2018 compared to 451 in 2025.
On allk12, members of the DOUGLASS EL community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
El Paso County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
870,779
Census ACS
Median income
$59,806
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
273
165,404 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in EL PASO ISD
- FRANKLIN H SHigh · 2,835 students
- CORONADO H SHigh · 2,576 students
- CHAPIN H SHigh · 1,766 students
- EL PASO H SHigh · 1,636 students
- HORNEDO MIDDLEMiddle · 1,442 students
- DON HASKINS PK-8Elementary · 1,405 students
Other schools in EL PASO
- EASTLAKE H SHigh · 3,004 students
- PEBBLE HILLS H SHigh · 2,952 students
- FRANKLIN H SHigh · 2,835 students
- SOCORRO H SHigh · 2,579 students
- CORONADO H SHigh · 2,576 students
- MONTWOOD H SHigh · 2,499 students
Nearby schools
- EL PASO LEADERSHIP ACADEMY0.3 mi · 181
- BOWIE H S0.4 mi · 1,003
- GUILLEN MIDDLE1.0 mi · 433
- YOUNG WOMEN'S STEAM RESEARCH & PREPARATORY ACADEMY1.0 mi · 443
- HART EL1.1 mi · 343
- ZAVALA EL1.1 mi · 253
Frequently asked questions
About DOUGLASS ELHow large is DOUGLASS EL?
DOUGLASS EL enrolls approximately 451 students in grades PK-05.
Is DOUGLASS EL an elementary, middle, or high school?
DOUGLASS EL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at DOUGLASS EL?
Approximately 14.9:1 students per teacher at DOUGLASS EL.
How diverse is DOUGLASS EL?
DOUGLASS EL reports a student body of 2% White, 97% Hispanic.
Who oversees DOUGLASS EL?
DOUGLASS EL is overseen by EL PASO ISD in El Paso County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.