MESA VERDE EL

MESA VERDE EL, an intimate primary school in AMARILLO, Texas, overseen by AMARILLO ISD, works with 337 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 35% smaller than typical.

AMARILLO ISD comprises 55 schools with combined enrollment of 29,321 students; MESA VERDE EL is among them.

Demographically, MESA VERDE EL logs that the most-represented group is Black (36%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder breaks down as 27% White, 21% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Potter County as a whole is about 11% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting MESA VERDE EL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 98% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Potter County (around 74%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, MESA VERDE EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 31.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 31.2%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Potter County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $53,249 per year, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. MESA VERDE EL is one of 49 public schools in Potter County (combined enrollment of about 21,501 students).

The closest other public school is WHITTIER EL, roughly 0.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MESA VERDE EL ranks 7th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 37.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 35%: 521 students in 2018 compared to 337 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment declined from 41% to 21% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 11.7:1 today.

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