Whitaker Elementary School
Public elementary school in El Paso, Texas · El Paso ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Whitaker Elementary School serves 386 students in grades Pre-K–5 in El Paso (El Paso County). It is one of 75 schools in El Paso ISD. By enrollment it is the 3572nd largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 13.2 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 29.26 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | El Paso ISD |
| County | El Paso County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481830006403 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | El Paso ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 386 | 48,118 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 13.2 | 14.7 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 83.2% | 71.3% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 22% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Whitaker Elementary School in context
Size
Whitaker Elementary School is the 28th largest of El Paso ISD's 50 elementary schools; its 386 students are 0.8% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.7 miles away with a median enrollment of 454; Whitaker Elementary School is close to their typical size.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 5 with 64 students, and its smallest is grade 2 with 44, against an average of 55 per grade. This year grade 5 has 28% more students than kindergarten (64 against 50). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 63 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 87.6% here and 84.1% across El Paso ISD. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
83.2% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 71.3% across El Paso ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 29.26 full-time-equivalent teachers for 386 students, Whitaker Elementary School has 13.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 386 students would have about 26.1 teachers, so Whitaker Elementary School has 3.2 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Whitaker Elementary School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other elementary school is H R Moye Elementary School, 0.7 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 71 other elementary schools, 22 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 87.6% |
| Black | 3.9% |
| White | 3.9% |
| Two or more races | 3.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.8% |
| Asian | 0.5% |
57.3% of students are girls and 42.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 63 |
| Kindergarten | 50 |
| Grade 1 | 61 |
| Grade 2 | 44 |
| Grade 3 | 45 |
| Grade 4 | 59 |
| Grade 5 | 64 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
4700 Rutherford Dr., El Paso, TX 79924
Phone: (915)236-6275
Website: whitaker.episd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Whitaker Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H R Moye Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 0.7 mi | 286 | 11.4 | 96.5% |
| Stanton Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 1.2 mi | 366 | 13.2 | 92.1% |
| Coach Archie Duran Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 1.6 mi | 648 | 14.5 | 89.5% |
| Park Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 1.7 mi | 368 | 12.3 | 81.8% |
| Sunrise Mountain Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 1.8 mi | 397 | 12.4 | 93.2% |
| Dolphin Terrace Elementary School | Ysleta ISD | 2.0 mi | 510 | 15.5 | 67.8% |
| Bobby Joe Hill PK-8 | El Paso ISD | 2.1 mi | 656 | 13.9 | 89.9% |
| Logan Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 2.5 mi | 606 | 15.7 | 79% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.