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What's something BIVINS EL does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
415
Elementary
DISTRICT 386 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AMARILLO ISD·NCES 480813000146
Bivins Elementary School
1500 S FANNIN, AMARILLO, TX 79102 · (806) 326-4100 · Potter County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL415 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
314 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 37 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 25% smaller than its 5th grade class (71).
Student demographics
65%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
51.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -16.0pp since 2021
Mathematics
41.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +8.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 16 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 21.0% | 30.0% | 25.0% | 24.0% |
| Mathematics | 12.0% | 29.0% | 25.0% | 34.0% |
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 | 51.0% | 41.0% |
| 2024-25 | 53.0% | 43.0% |
| 2023-24 | 53.0% | 46.0% |
| 2022-23 | 83.0% | 67.0% |
| 2021-22 | 67.0% | 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
43.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Bivins Elementary School
Bivins Elementary School's state test result (43.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bivins Elementary School this school | 415 | 75.7% | 43.4% |
| Corrigan-Camden Elementary School CORRIGAN | 397 | 76.6% | 44.3% |
| Fairview Elementary School SHERMAN | 382 | 73.6% | 43.5% |
| Coronado Elementary School AMARILLO | 435 | 69.9% | 49.0% |
| H G Temple Elementary School DIBOLL | 428 | 75.5% | N/A |
| City View Elementary School WICHITA FALLS | 504 | 75.6% | 36.8% |
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 Bivins Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Potter County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.4% | #2,165 of 4,401 | #14 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #2,690 of 4,466 ▼ 383 | #15 of 27 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #2,347 of 4,466 ▼ 255 | #11 of 27 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -29.0pp | #20 of 3,998 | #1 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 415 | #3,357 of 4,938 | #11 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #3,160 of 4,622 | #25 of 27 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.9% | #982 of 4,628 | #7 of 27 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.7% | #2,232 of 4,789 | #21 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.7% | #962 of 2,838 | #11 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
415
-41 (-9%) vs 2020
+7% since 1990-91, when it was 389
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 415 | 26.2 | 15.8:1 | 76% (314) |
| 2023-24 | 420 | 26.3 | 15.9:1 | 78% (327) |
| 2022-23 | 439 | 27.1 | 16.2:1 | 76% (332) |
| 2020-21 | 456 | 30 | 15.2:1 | 69% (315) |
| 2017-18 | 537 | 32.7 | 16.4:1 | 70% (378) |
| 2015-16 | 555 | 33 | 16.8:1 | 67% (374) |
| 2010-11 | 534 | 33 | 16.2:1 | 73% (391) |
| 2000-01 | 409 | 26 | 15.7:1 | 58% (239) |
| 1990-91 | 389 | 20 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bivins Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (537 to 415); teachers down 20% (32.7 to 26.2).
About Bivins Elementary School
Bivins Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in AMARILLO, Texas. It serves 415 students in pre-K through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in Texas average about 519 students.
Bivins Elementary School is run by AMARILLO ISD, whose 55 schools enroll 29,321 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Bivins Elementary School. The largest is White students, at 43%. Next come 39% Hispanic, 11% Black, and 4% multiracial. That compares with about 56% White among all Potter County residents. The school's diversity index is 65%, meaning two students picked at random have a 65% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
With 26.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Bivins Elementary School was 15.8:1. On average, elementary schools in Texas have 15.1:1, compared with 15.8:1 here. Bivins Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 76%. That tracks the 74% average for public schools in Potter County.
In Texas, Bivins Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 43.4% actual against a predicted 41.4%.
Among Potter County residents, the median household income is $53,249, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Bivins Elementary School is one of 49 public schools in the county.
The closest other public school is Wolflin Elementary School, about 0.7 miles away. Bivins Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Bivins Elementary School's average proficiency of 43.4% compares with 44.8% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Mid-size, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Over 4 years, Bivins Elementary School's enrollment dropped 9%, to 415.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Bivins Elementary School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
Nearby schools
- Wolflin Elementary School0.7 mi · 326
- Austin Middle School0.9 mi · 708
- Wills Elementary School1.0 mi · 458
- Amtech Career Academy1.1 mi · 22
- Tascosa High School1.2 mi · 2,176
- San Jacinto Elementary School1.3 mi · 366
Frequently asked questions
About Bivins Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Bivins Elementary School?
Bivins Elementary School enrolls approximately 415 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Bivins Elementary School serve?
Bivins Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bivins Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bivins Elementary School is approximately 15.8:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bivins Elementary School?
At Bivins Elementary School, the student body is approximately 43% White, 39% Hispanic, 11% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Bivins Elementary School in?
Bivins Elementary School is part of AMARILLO ISD.
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