GENE HOWE EL

GENE HOWE EL is a close-knit K-5 school in AMARILLO, Texas, part of CANYON ISD. The school serves 363 students in grades pre-K through 4. Enrollment runs roughly 30% below the state mean of about 519.

GENE HOWE EL is one of 21 schools operated by CANYON ISD, a district that educates 11,565 students overall.

In terms of who attends, GENE HOWE EL records that 58% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school records 35% Hispanic, 4% Black. By comparison, Randall County as a whole is about 74% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, GENE HOWE EL lists 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 50% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), GENE HOWE EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 52.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 40.3%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Randall County indicate median household earnings sit near $83,864, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Randall County runs 43 public schools (combined enrollment of about 23,668 students), of which GENE HOWE EL is one.

The closest other public school is RANDALL J H, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around GENE HOWE EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts GENE HOWE EL at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 57.1%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 3%: 374 students in 2018 compared to 363 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 28% to 35% across the same window.

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