BIVINS EL

As a low-enrollment elementary campus in AMARILLO, Texas, BIVINS EL educates 415 students from grades pre-K through 5, operated by AMARILLO ISD. Enrollment runs roughly 20% smaller than the state mean of about 519.

AMARILLO ISD runs 55 schools in total, collectively educating 29,321 students. BIVINS EL is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, BIVINS EL lists that the most-represented group is White (43%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 39% Hispanic, 11% Black, 4% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 56%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, BIVINS EL has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting BIVINS EL higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 76% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, BIVINS EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 40.8%; this one delivers 43.4%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Potter County put median household income runs about $53,249, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. In all, Potter County runs 49 public schools (combined enrollment of about 21,501 students), of which BIVINS EL is one.

Nearest neighbor: WOLFLIN EL, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around BIVINS EL. On composite proficiency, BIVINS EL comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 43.4%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 23%: 537 students in 2018 compared to 415 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment rose from 5% to 11% over that span.

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