EMERSON EL

EMERSON EL is one of the middle-of-the-pack elementary-level communitys in AMARILLO, Texas, part of AMARILLO ISD, with 500 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

Within AMARILLO ISD, which oversees 55 schools and 29,321 students, EMERSON EL is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, EMERSON EL lists that 90% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. The remainder breaks down as 5% White, 3% Black. By comparison, Potter County as a whole is about 39% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, EMERSON EL has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.3:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 95% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Potter County runs at roughly 74%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, EMERSON EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 32.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 45.8%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Potter County indicate the typical household earns roughly $53,249 per year, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. EMERSON EL is one of 49 public schools in Potter County (combined enrollment of about 21,501 students).

The closest other public school is JOHNNY N ALLEN-6TH GRADE CAMPUS, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around EMERSON EL. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), EMERSON EL ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 39.6%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Looking at the recent track record. EMERSON EL's enrollment has shrank 7% since 2018, when it stood at 538 (now 500). Hispanic enrollment moved from 86% to 90% across the same window.

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