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What's the one class at AVONDALE EL every student should take?
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Enrollment
475
Elementary
DISTRICT 386 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AMARILLO ISD·NCES 480813000144
AVONDALE EL
1500 AVONDALE, AMARILLO, TX 79106 · (806) 326-4000 · Potter County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL475 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
386 students
DISTRICT 74% · 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
44.0%
TX avg 51.8% . -11.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
50.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +14.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are down about 11 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 14 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
42.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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
475
-40 (-8%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 15.0:1
% White
35%
was 43%
% Hispanic
42%
was 37%
% Black
16%
was 12%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About AVONDALE EL
AVONDALE EL operates as a middle-of-the-pack elementary school in AMARILLO, Texas, part of AMARILLO ISD. Current enrollment sits at 475 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.
AMARILLO ISD comprises 55 schools with combined enrollment of 29,321 students; AVONDALE EL is among them.
Looking at the student body, AVONDALE EL logs that 42% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 35% White, 16% Black, 5% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Potter County as a whole.
On the resource side, The school employs 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.1:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 81% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
With demographic context factored in, AVONDALE EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 38.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 42.9%.
Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Potter County indicate median household earnings sit near $53,249, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. AVONDALE EL is one of 49 public schools in Potter County (combined enrollment of about 21,501 students).
TASCOSA H S is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, AVONDALE EL comes 5th of 7 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 46.6%.
Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 8%: 515 students in 2018 compared to 475 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 43% to 35% over that span.
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Potter County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
115,975
Census ACS
Median income
$53,249
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
49
21,501 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in AMARILLO ISD
- TASCOSA H SHigh · 2,176 students
- AMARILLO H SHigh · 2,161 students
- CAPROCK H SHigh · 2,058 students
- PALO DURO H SHigh · 1,949 students
- BONHAM MIDDLEMiddle · 892 students
- CROCKETT MIDDLEMiddle · 823 students
Other schools in AMARILLO
- TASCOSA H SHigh · 2,176 students
- AMARILLO H SHigh · 2,161 students
- CAPROCK H SHigh · 2,058 students
- PALO DURO H SHigh · 1,949 students
- WEST PLAINS H SHigh · 1,221 students
- RANDALL H SHigh · 1,126 students
Nearby schools
- TASCOSA H S0.8 mi · 2,176
- AMTECH CAREER ACADEMY0.8 mi · 22
- OLSEN PARK EL0.9 mi · 387
- HOUSTON MIDDLE0.9 mi · 556
- WILLS EL1.0 mi · 458
- CROCKETT MIDDLE1.4 mi · 823
Frequently asked questions
About AVONDALE ELHow large is AVONDALE EL?
AVONDALE EL enrolls approximately 475 students in grades PK-05.
Is AVONDALE EL an elementary, middle, or high school?
AVONDALE EL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at AVONDALE EL?
Approximately 15.1:1 students per teacher at AVONDALE EL.
How diverse is AVONDALE EL?
AVONDALE EL reports a student body of 35% White, 42% Hispanic, 16% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is AVONDALE EL in?
AVONDALE EL is part of AMARILLO ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.