HILLSIDE EL

Located at 9600 PERRY AVE, in AMARILLO, Texas, HILLSIDE EL is a modestly sized K-5 school that caters to 362 students (grades pre-K through 4), one of the schools within CANYON ISD. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 30% below typical.

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

For racial and ethnic makeup, HILLSIDE EL logs that 46% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 42% Hispanic, 6% Black, 4% Asian, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Randall County as a whole is about 74% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, HILLSIDE EL lists 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. About 30% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably below Randall County's rate of about 44%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), HILLSIDE EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 60.7%, the actual is 59.7%, a residual of -1.1 points.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Randall County shows 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%. Across Randall County's 43 public schools (combined enrollment of about 23,668 students), HILLSIDE EL is one campus in the mix.

WEST PLAINS H S is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around HILLSIDE EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts HILLSIDE EL at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 60.5%.

HILLSIDE EL operates from a city-core location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 34%: 552 students in 2018 compared to 362 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 65% to 46%.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.