HERITAGE HILLS EL

As a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus in AMARILLO, Texas, HERITAGE HILLS EL hosts 445 students from grades pre-K through 4, overseen by CANYON ISD.

CANYON ISD runs 21 schools in total, collectively educating 11,565 students. HERITAGE HILLS EL is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, HERITAGE HILLS EL reports that 51% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder breaks down as 38% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 4% Black, 2% Asian. By comparison, Randall County as a whole is about 74% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, HERITAGE HILLS EL has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting HERITAGE HILLS EL higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 31% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Randall County runs at roughly 44%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, HERITAGE HILLS EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 60.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 46.3%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Randall County indicate median household earnings sit near $83,864, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. HERITAGE HILLS EL is one of 43 public schools in Randall County (combined enrollment of about 23,668 students).

The closest other public school is HILLSIDE EL, roughly 0.9 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around HERITAGE HILLS EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts HERITAGE HILLS EL at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 60.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

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