GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER EL ACADEMY

GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER EL ACADEMY operates as a modestly sized elementary campus in AMARILLO, Texas, part of AMARILLO ISD. Current enrollment sits at 321 students spanning grades 2 through 5. That puts it 38% leaner than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

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

Looking at the student body, GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER EL ACADEMY lists that the most-represented group is Hispanic (40%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder reads as 33% Black, 19% White, 7% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Potter County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER EL ACADEMY lists 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 76% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER EL ACADEMY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 40.5%; this one delivers 37.7%.

In the broader community, Potter County reports that median household income runs about $53,249, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. Across Potter County's 49 public schools (combined enrollment of about 21,501 students), GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER EL ACADEMY is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER EARLY CHILDHOOD ACADEMY, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER EL ACADEMY. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER EL ACADEMY ranks 4th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 39.8%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 327 students in 2018 compared to 321 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 26% to 40% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 13.1:1 in 2018 to 14.9:1 today.

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