Enrollment
304
Elementary
DISTRICT 264 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RIVER ROAD ISD·NCES 483726004191
ROLLING HILLS EL
2800 W CHERRY AVE, AMARILLO, TX 79108 · (806) 383-8621 · Potter County
GRADES 02–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL304 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
215 students
DISTRICT 69% · 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
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within RIVER ROAD ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
40.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +15.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
34.0%
TX avg 42.0% . -35.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 15 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 35 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
32.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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
304
-175 (-37%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 15.4:1
% White
61%
was 70%
% Hispanic
33%
was 24%
% Black
1%
was 2%
% Asian
2%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About ROLLING HILLS EL
ROLLING HILLS EL, a tight-knit primary school in AMARILLO, Texas, operated by RIVER ROAD ISD, hosts 304 students, covering grades 2 through 5. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so ROLLING HILLS EL sits 41% below that benchmark.
RIVER ROAD ISD comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,221 students; ROLLING HILLS EL is among them.
In terms of who attends, ROLLING HILLS EL reports that White students make up the majority at 61%; the rest breaks down as 33% Hispanic.
On the resource side, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 71% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), ROLLING HILLS EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 43.0%, the actual is 32.5%, a residual of -10.5 points.
In the surrounding community, Potter County reports that the typical household earns roughly $53,249 per year, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. ROLLING HILLS EL is one of 49 public schools in Potter County (combined enrollment of about 21,501 students).
RIVER ROAD H S is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, ROLLING HILLS EL comes 6th of 7 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 50.9%.
Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ROLLING HILLS EL has contracted 37%, going from 479 students in 2018 to 304 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 24% to 33% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 in 2025.
On the community side, the feed for ROLLING HILLS EL typically covers enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 RIVER ROAD ISD
- RIVER ROAD H SHigh · 400 students
- RIVER ROAD MIDDLEMiddle · 294 students
- WILLOW VISTA ECAElementary · 223 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
- RIVER ROAD H S2.2 mi · 400
- RIVER ROAD MIDDLE2.3 mi · 294
- WILLOW VISTA ECA2.8 mi · 223
- PLEASANT VALLEY EL3.5 mi · 195
- HAMLET EL4.4 mi · 280
- GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER EARLY CHILDHOOD ACADEMY4.4 mi · 325
Frequently asked questions
About ROLLING HILLS ELHow many students attend ROLLING HILLS EL?
ROLLING HILLS EL enrolls approximately 304 students in grades 02-05.
What age range does ROLLING HILLS EL serve?
ROLLING HILLS EL serves students from grade 02 through grade 05.
How many teachers does ROLLING HILLS EL have?
ROLLING HILLS EL employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
What is the student diversity at ROLLING HILLS EL?
Student demographics at ROLLING HILLS EL are roughly 61% White, 33% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is ROLLING HILLS EL in?
ROLLING HILLS EL is part of RIVER ROAD ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.