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Enrollment
451
Elementary
DISTRICT 487 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EL PASO ISD·NCES 481830001681
Douglass Elementary School
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 56 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 53 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 12% smaller than its 5th grade class (60).
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
37.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +16.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
34.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +30.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 16 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 30 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 20.0% | 17.0% | 28.0% | 35.0% |
| Mathematics | 13.0% | 21.0% | 21.0% | 45.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 37.0% | 34.0% |
| 2024-25 | 41.0% | 31.0% |
| 2023-24 | 32.0% | 20.0% |
| 2022-23 | 40.0% | 25.0% |
| 2021-22 | 41.0% | 24.0% |
| 2020-21 | 21.0% | 4.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
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
25.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 →
Schools most like Douglass Elementary School
Douglass Elementary School's state test result (25.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Douglass Elementary School this school | 451 | 95.8% | 25.6% |
| Hall Personalized Learning Academy at Oak Cliff DALLAS | 443 | 95.7% | 41.6% |
| Eloy Garza Salazar Elementary School DONNA | 446 | 95.1% | 35.9% |
| Eliot Elementary School HOUSTON | 464 | 95.5% | 49.1% |
| Elodia R Chapa Elementary School MISSION | 445 | 95.5% | 35.0% |
| Alvarez Elementary School MCALLEN | 435 | 96.8% | 43.9% |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Douglass Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.6% | #4,016 of 4,401 | #127 of 133 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #3,546 of 4,466 ▲ 99 | #120 of 133 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #3,919 of 4,466 ▼ 506 | #127 of 133 ▼ 14 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.0pp | #2,409 of 3,998 | #91 of 132 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 451 | #3,009 of 4,938 | #89 of 141 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #2,364 of 4,622 | #72 of 134 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 5.2% | #4,312 of 4,628 | #108 of 134 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.8% | #408 of 4,789 | #7 of 139 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +31.5% | #235 of 1,307 | #7 of 27 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
451
+53 (+13%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 750
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 11.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 451 | 30.3 | 14.9:1 | 96% (432) |
| 2023-24 | 499 | 30 | 16.7:1 | 99% (493) |
| 2022-23 | 511 | 33.7 | 15.2:1 | 100% (510) |
| 2020-21 | 398 | 34 | 11.7:1 | 98% (389) |
| 2017-18 | 343 | 23.8 | 14.4:1 | 97% (331) |
| 2015-16 | 391 | 30 | 13.0:1 | 99% (388) |
| 2010-11 | 444 | 31 | 14.3:1 | 99% (438) |
| 2000-01 | 512 | 38 | 13.5:1 | 98% (501) |
| 1990-91 | 750 | 52 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Douglass Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 31% (343 to 451); teachers up 27% (23.8 to 30.3).
About Douglass Elementary School
Federal records list Douglass Elementary School as an elementary school in EL PASO, Texas. Enrolled students number 451 students, in pre-K through 5.
Douglass Elementary School reports to EL PASO ISD, which has 76 schools and 48,118 students.
Hispanic students are the large majority at Douglass Elementary School, with 97% of enrollment. Other groups make up 2% White. County-wide, 83% of El Paso County residents are Hispanic. By the diversity index, Douglass Elementary School comes in at 5%.
Its 30.3 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 14.9:1. Elementary schools in Texas average about 15.1:1, a similar figure. The school's lunch program data list 96% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The rate at public schools in El Paso County averages 74%, lower than here.
After adjusting for student poverty, Douglass Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 25.6%; the prediction is 32.8%.
Census estimates describe El Paso County this way: median household income is about $59,806, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 16% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 273 public schools in El Paso County, with a combined enrollment of about 165,404.
The closest other public school is El Paso Leadership Academy, about 0.3 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Douglass Elementary School ranks 6th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 25.6% against a local average of 32.9%.
Locale data from NCES put Douglass Elementary School inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large).
Federal counts put enrollment at 398 in 2020-21 and 451 in 2024-25, a 13% rise. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 11.7:1; by 2024-25 it was 14.9:1.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Douglass Elementary School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 High SchoolHigh · 2,835 students
- Coronado High SchoolHigh · 2,576 students
- Chapin High SchoolHigh · 1,766 students
- El Paso High SchoolHigh · 1,636 students
- Hornedo Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,442 students
- Don Haskins PK-8Elementary · 1,405 students
Other schools in EL PASO
- Eastlake High SchoolHigh · 3,004 students
- Pebble Hills High SchoolHigh · 2,952 students
- Franklin High SchoolHigh · 2,835 students
- Socorro High SchoolHigh · 2,579 students
- Coronado High SchoolHigh · 2,576 students
- Montwood High SchoolHigh · 2,499 students
Other Douglass Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 4 states are named Douglass Elementary. Douglass Elementary School is the largest of the 5.
- Douglass Elementary SchoolSAN ANTONIO, TX · 169 students
- Douglass ElementaryEden, NC · 349 students
- Douglass Elementary SchoolBOULDER, CO · 313 students
- Douglass ElemKansas City, KS · 285 students
Nearby schools
- El Paso Leadership Academy0.3 mi · 181
- Bowie High School0.4 mi · 1,003
- Guillen Middle School1.0 mi · 433
- Young Women's Steam Research & Preparatory Academy1.0 mi · 443
- Hart Elementary School1.1 mi · 343
- Zavala Elementary School1.1 mi · 253
Frequently asked questions
About Douglass Elementary SchoolHow large is Douglass Elementary School?
Douglass Elementary School enrolls approximately 451 students in grades PK-05.
Is Douglass Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Douglass Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Douglass Elementary School?
Approximately 14.9:1 students per teacher at Douglass Elementary School.
How diverse is Douglass Elementary School?
Douglass Elementary School reports a student body of 2% White, 97% Hispanic.
Who oversees Douglass Elementary School?
Douglass Elementary School 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.