GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER EARLY CHILDHOOD ACADEMY

GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER EARLY CHILDHOOD ACADEMY, a close-knit primary school in AMARILLO, Texas, operated by AMARILLO ISD, instructs 325 students, covering grades pre-K through 1. Enrollment runs roughly 37% below the state mean of about 519.

Across the 55 schools in AMARILLO ISD (29,321 students total), GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER EARLY CHILDHOOD ACADEMY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER EARLY CHILDHOOD ACADEMY shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 46%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school lists 25% White, 25% Black, 3% multiracial.

On the resource side, The school employs 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 73% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Potter County put median household income runs about $53,249, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER EARLY CHILDHOOD ACADEMY is one of 49 public schools in Potter County (combined enrollment of about 21,501 students).

GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER EL ACADEMY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER EARLY CHILDHOOD ACADEMY.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER EARLY CHILDHOOD ACADEMY has ticked down 9%, going from 358 students in 2018 to 325 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 26% to 46%. Class-load math has grew: from 13.4:1 in 2018 to 15.5:1 in 2025.

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