Enrollment
385
Elementary
DISTRICT 386 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AMARILLO ISD·NCES 480813000145
Belmar Elementary School
6324 ADIRONDACK, AMARILLO, TX 79106 · (806) 326-4050 · Potter County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL385 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
202 students
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 43 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 51 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (54).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
67.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +40.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
53.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +20.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 40 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 20 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 34.0% | 33.0% | 19.0% | 14.0% |
| Mathematics | 31.0% | 22.0% | 20.0% | 27.0% |
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 | 67.0% | 53.0% |
| 2024-25 | 76.0% | 61.0% |
| 2023-24 | 70.0% | 60.0% |
| 2022-23 | 29.0% | 57.0% |
| 2021-22 | 38.0% | 50.0% |
| 2020-21 | 27.0% | 33.0% |
% 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
62.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Belmar Elementary School
Belmar Elementary School's state test result (62.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belmar Elementary School this school | 385 | 52.5% | 62.0% |
| Rosebud-Lott Elementary School LOTT | 386 | 53.6% | 43.8% |
| Franklin Elementary School WICHITA FALLS | 442 | 52.3% | 50.9% |
| Anahuac Elementary School ANAHUAC | 334 | 50.3% | 31.4% |
| Anahuac Primary School ANAHUAC | 406 | 56.9% | N/A |
| Martin Walker Elementary School COPPERAS COVE | 355 | 55.5% | 55.5% |
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 Belmar Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Potter County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #659 of 4,401 | #3 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #1,455 of 4,466 ▼ 656 | #8 of 27 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #868 of 4,466 ▼ 427 | #4 of 27 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +17.0pp | #702 of 3,998 | #6 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 385 | #3,606 of 4,938 | #14 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #2,740 of 4,622 | #21 of 27 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.6% | #1,176 of 4,628 | #9 of 27 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.5% | #3,481 of 4,789 | #27 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.7% | #2,482 of 2,838 | #24 of 26 |
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
385
+53 (+16%) vs 2020
+12% since 1990-91, when it was 344
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 385 | 25.1 | 15.3:1 | 52% (202) |
| 2023-24 | 378 | 25.2 | 15.0:1 | 51% (193) |
| 2022-23 | 360 | 26.6 | 13.5:1 | 46% (167) |
| 2020-21 | 332 | 24 | 13.8:1 | 39% (131) |
| 2017-18 | 404 | 25.6 | 15.8:1 | 41% (165) |
| 2015-16 | 384 | 26 | 14.8:1 | 47% (179) |
| 2010-11 | 354 | 27 | 13.1:1 | 46% (164) |
| 2000-01 | 259 | 17 | 15.2:1 | 17% (43) |
| 1990-91 | 344 | 19 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Belmar Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (404 to 385); teachers down 2% (25.6 to 25.1).
About Belmar Elementary School
Belmar Elementary School is an elementary school in AMARILLO, Texas, according to federal school records. It offers pre-K through 5 and has 385 students enrolled. Elementary schools in Texas have about 519 students on average; enrollment here is 26% lower.
The 55 schools in AMARILLO ISD enroll 29,321 students altogether, Belmar Elementary School among them.
White students make up 49% of enrollment at Belmar Elementary School, the largest share of any group. The remaining shares are 35% Hispanic, 9% Black, and 5% multiracial. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 63%.
The school's 25.1 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Texas is similar, at 15.1:1. Income data for the school show 52% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 74% average for public schools in Potter County.
Belmar Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (62.0%) and its predicted rate (51.3%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools.
For Potter County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $53,249, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. There are 49 public schools in the county, enrolling about 21,501, Belmar Elementary School among them.
Belmar Elementary School is about 1.1 miles from Olsen Park Elementary School, its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Belmar Elementary School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
The school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Mid-size).
Enrollment was 385 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 332. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 13.8:1 to 15.3:1.
On allk12, people connected to Belmar Elementary School can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 High SchoolHigh · 2,176 students
- Amarillo High SchoolHigh · 2,161 students
- Caprock High SchoolHigh · 2,058 students
- Palo Duro High SchoolHigh · 1,949 students
- Bonham Middle SchoolMiddle · 892 students
- Crockett Middle SchoolMiddle · 823 students
Other schools in AMARILLO
- Tascosa High SchoolHigh · 2,176 students
- Amarillo High SchoolHigh · 2,161 students
- Caprock High SchoolHigh · 2,058 students
- Palo Duro High SchoolHigh · 1,949 students
- West Plains High SchoolHigh · 1,221 students
- Randall High SchoolHigh · 1,126 students
Other Belmar Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Belmar Elementary. Belmar Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Belmar ElementaryBELMAR, NJ · 400 students
Nearby schools
- Olsen Park Elementary School1.1 mi · 387
- Puckett Elementary School1.2 mi · 316
- Ridgecrest Elementary School1.2 mi · 362
- Crockett Middle School1.2 mi · 823
- Amarillo High School1.3 mi · 2,161
- Sleepy Hollow Elementary School1.4 mi · 519
Frequently asked questions
About Belmar Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Belmar Elementary School?
Belmar Elementary School enrolls approximately 385 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Belmar Elementary School serve?
Belmar Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Belmar Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Belmar Elementary School is approximately 15.3:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Belmar Elementary School?
At Belmar Elementary School, the student body is approximately 49% White, 35% Hispanic, 9% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Belmar Elementary School in?
Belmar Elementary School is part of AMARILLO ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.