Enrollment
174
Elementary
DISTRICT 386 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AMARILLO ISD·NCES 480813000164
Park Hills Elementary School
119 N E 15TH, AMARILLO, TX 79107 · (806) 326-4750 · Potter County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL174 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 41% of Texas public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
160 students
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 15 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 14 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 27 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 27 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 20 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 32 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (14) is 64% smaller than its 5th grade class (39).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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STAAR 2024-25 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
43.0%
TX avg 53.3% . +4.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
43.0%
TX avg 43.3% . -13.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 53 and 43. Reading scores are up about 4 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 8.0% | 35.0% | 27.0% | 30.0% |
| Mathematics | 10.0% | 33.0% | 22.0% | 35.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.0% | 43.0% |
| 2023-24 | 45.0% | 39.0% |
| 2022-23 | 37.0% | 34.0% |
| 2021-22 | 46.0% | 46.0% |
| 2020-21 | 39.0% | 56.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
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
37.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 →
Schools most like Park Hills Elementary School
Park Hills Elementary School's state test result (37.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Park Hills Elementary School this school | 174 | 92.0% | 37.9% |
| Sunrise Elementary School AMARILLO | 196 | 95.4% | 66.8% |
| Wilshire Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 183 | 91.3% | 42.4% |
| Perrin Early Childhood Center DENISON | 168 | 87.5% | N/A |
| Zavala Elementary School AUSTIN | 229 | 89.5% | 31.4% |
| Brook Village Early Childhood WICHITA FALLS | 196 | 97.4% | N/A |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Park Hills Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Potter County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.9% | #2,851 of 4,401 | #20 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #2,468 of 4,466 ▲ 322 | #13 of 27 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #3,307 of 4,466 ▼ 324 | #20 of 27 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.0pp | #824 of 3,998 | #12 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 174 | #4,691 of 4,938 | #30 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.0% | #843 of 4,789 | #12 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -49.9% | #51 of 2,838 | #1 of 26 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
174
-124 (-42%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 231
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 11.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 174 | 14.9 | 11.7:1 | 92% (160) |
| 2023-24 | 229 | 19.4 | 11.8:1 | 96% (219) |
| 2022-23 | 262 | 21.1 | 12.4:1 | 95% (248) |
| 2020-21 | 298 | 27 | 11.0:1 | 95% (283) |
| 2017-18 | 347 | 27.1 | 12.8:1 | 95% (331) |
| 2015-16 | 380 | 28 | 13.6:1 | 96% (363) |
| 2010-11 | 358 | 25 | 14.3:1 | 95% (341) |
| 2000-01 | 352 | 27 | 13.0:1 | 95% (333) |
| 1990-91 | 231 | 16 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Park Hills Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 50% (347 to 174); teachers down 45% (27.1 to 14.9).
About Park Hills Elementary School
Park Hills Elementary School is a very small elementary school with its address in AMARILLO, Texas. It reports enrollment of 174 students in pre-K through 5. That compares with an average of about 519 students for elementary schools in Texas.
The 55 schools in AMARILLO ISD enroll 29,321 students altogether, Park Hills Elementary School among them.
Hispanic students are 62% of those enrolled at Park Hills Elementary School. Next come 17% Black, 15% White, and 5% Asian. That compares with about 39% Hispanic among all Potter County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 56%.
A staff of 14.9 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 11.7:1. Across elementary schools in Texas, the average ratio is 15.1:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 92%. Compared with the 74% average for public schools in Potter County, the school's rate is higher.
Park Hills Elementary School holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 41% of Texas public elementary schools.
In Texas, Park Hills Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 37.9% actual against a predicted 34.4%.
Potter County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $53,249, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Potter County's 49 public schools enroll about 21,501 students and include Park Hills Elementary School.
About 0.5 miles separate Park Hills Elementary School from the closest public school, Palo Duro High School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 36.8%; Park Hills Elementary School's is 37.9%, ranking 4th of 7.
Its location is classified as City: Mid-size by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Park Hills Elementary School had 298 students in 2020-21 and 174 in 2024-25, according to federal records. Those counts may cover different grade spans.
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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 High SchoolHigh · 2,176 students
- Amarillo High SchoolHigh · 2,161 students
- Caprock High SchoolHigh · 2,058 students
- Palo Duro High SchoolHigh · 1,949 students
- Bonham Middle SchoolMiddle · 892 students
- Crockett Middle SchoolMiddle · 823 students
Other schools in AMARILLO
- Tascosa High SchoolHigh · 2,176 students
- Amarillo High SchoolHigh · 2,161 students
- Caprock High SchoolHigh · 2,058 students
- Palo Duro High SchoolHigh · 1,949 students
- West Plains High SchoolHigh · 1,221 students
- Randall High SchoolHigh · 1,126 students
Other Park Hills Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Park Hills Elementary. Park Hills Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Park Hills Elementary SchoolHanover, PA · 572 students
Nearby schools
- Palo Duro High School0.5 mi · 1,949
- Johnny N Allen-6th Grade Campus0.8 mi · 210
- Mann Middle School0.8 mi · 419
- North Heights Alter1.0 mi · 137
- Rogers Elementary School1.0 mi · 490
- Hamlet Elementary School1.0 mi · 280
Frequently asked questions
About Park Hills Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Park Hills Elementary School?
Park Hills Elementary School enrolls approximately 174 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Park Hills Elementary School serve?
Park Hills Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Park Hills Elementary School?
Approximately 11.7:1 students per teacher at Park Hills Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Park Hills Elementary School?
Student demographics at Park Hills Elementary School are roughly 15% White, 62% Hispanic, 17% Black, 5% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Park Hills Elementary School public or private?
Park Hills Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by AMARILLO ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.