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What do students at HUMPHREY'S HIGHLAND EL actually talk about outside of class?
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Enrollment
567
Elementary
DISTRICT 386 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AMARILLO ISD·NCES 480813000160
HUMPHREY'S HIGHLAND EL
3900 E 13TH, AMARILLO, TX 79104 · (806) 326-4550 · Potter County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL567 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
504 students
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
42.0%
TX avg 51.8% . -8.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
40.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +4.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are down about 8 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
41.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
567
-5 (-1%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 14.6:1
% White
9%
was 13%
% Hispanic
88%
was 83%
% Black
1%
was 3%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About HUMPHREY'S HIGHLAND EL
HUMPHREY'S HIGHLAND EL is a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community in AMARILLO, Texas, run under AMARILLO ISD. The school works with 567 students in grades pre-K through 5.
HUMPHREY'S HIGHLAND EL is one of 55 schools operated by AMARILLO ISD, a district that instructs 29,321 students overall.
In terms of who attends, HUMPHREY'S HIGHLAND EL shows that nearly all students (88%) are Hispanic. The remainder breaks down as 9% White. By comparison, Potter County as a whole is about 39% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.
Looking at school resources, HUMPHREY'S HIGHLAND EL logs 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 89% of students at HUMPHREY'S HIGHLAND EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Potter County (around 74%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.
After controlling for student poverty, HUMPHREY'S HIGHLAND EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 35.1%, the actual is 41.7%, a residual of +6.6 points.
In the broader community, Potter County reports that median household earnings sit near $53,249, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. In all, Potter County runs 49 public schools (combined enrollment of about 21,501 students), of which HUMPHREY'S HIGHLAND EL is one.
Nearest neighbor: BOWIE 6TH GRADE CAMPUS, around 0.7 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts HUMPHREY'S HIGHLAND EL at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 44.2%.
HUMPHREY'S HIGHLAND EL operates from a city-core location.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 572 students in 2018 compared to 567 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 83% to 88% over that span. Class-load math has grew: from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 15.7:1 in 2025.
In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Potter County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
115,975
Census ACS
Median income
$53,249
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
49
21,501 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in AMARILLO ISD
- TASCOSA H SHigh · 2,176 students
- AMARILLO H SHigh · 2,161 students
- CAPROCK H SHigh · 2,058 students
- PALO DURO H SHigh · 1,949 students
- BONHAM MIDDLEMiddle · 892 students
- CROCKETT MIDDLEMiddle · 823 students
Other schools in AMARILLO
- TASCOSA H SHigh · 2,176 students
- AMARILLO H SHigh · 2,161 students
- CAPROCK H SHigh · 2,058 students
- PALO DURO H SHigh · 1,949 students
- WEST PLAINS H SHigh · 1,221 students
- RANDALL H SHigh · 1,126 students
Nearby schools
- BOWIE 6TH GRADE CAMPUS0.7 mi · 326
- BOWIE MIDDLE0.7 mi · 721
- SUNRISE EL0.8 mi · 196
- OAK DALE EL0.9 mi · 314
- LAWNDALE EL1.1 mi · 352
- CAPROCK H S1.3 mi · 2,058
Frequently asked questions
About HUMPHREY'S HIGHLAND ELHow large is HUMPHREY'S HIGHLAND EL?
HUMPHREY'S HIGHLAND EL enrolls approximately 567 students in grades PK-05.
Is HUMPHREY'S HIGHLAND EL an elementary, middle, or high school?
HUMPHREY'S HIGHLAND EL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does HUMPHREY'S HIGHLAND EL have?
HUMPHREY'S HIGHLAND EL employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
What is the student diversity at HUMPHREY'S HIGHLAND EL?
Student demographics at HUMPHREY'S HIGHLAND EL are roughly 9% White, 88% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is HUMPHREY'S HIGHLAND EL in?
HUMPHREY'S HIGHLAND EL is part of AMARILLO ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.