OAK DALE EL

OAK DALE EL operates as a modestly sized elementary school in AMARILLO, Texas, one of the schools within AMARILLO ISD. Current enrollment sits at 314 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 39% leaner than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

Within AMARILLO ISD, which oversees 55 schools and 29,321 students, OAK DALE EL is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, OAK DALE EL shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 69%; the rest reads as 22% White, 5% Black. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 39%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, OAK DALE EL has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting OAK DALE EL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 86% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Potter County runs at roughly 74%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, OAK DALE EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 36.3%; this one delivers 48.5%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Potter County) logs 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%. OAK DALE EL is one of 49 public schools in Potter County (combined enrollment of about 21,501 students).

The closest other public school is CAPROCK H S, roughly 0.7 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around OAK DALE EL. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), OAK DALE EL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 44.9%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at OAK DALE EL has declined 25%, going from 420 students in 2018 to 314 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 61% to 69% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.0:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 in 2025.

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