Enrollment
304
Elementary
DISTRICT 264 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RIVER ROAD ISD·NCES 483726004191
Rolling Hills Elementary School
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 75 | 25% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 24% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 27% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 25% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
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.
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
42.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +17.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
28.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -41.0pp 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 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 17 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 41 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 12.0% | 30.0% | 23.0% | 35.0% |
| Mathematics | 11.0% | 17.0% | 23.0% | 49.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 42.0% | 28.0% |
| 2024-25 | 30.0% | 31.0% |
| 2023-24 | 40.0% | 34.0% |
| 2022-23 | 38.0% | 22.0% |
| 2021-22 | 33.0% | 25.0% |
| 2020-21 | 25.0% | 69.0% |
% 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
30.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% 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 →
Schools most like Rolling Hills Elementary School
Rolling Hills Elementary School's state test result (30.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rolling Hills Elementary School this school | 304 | 70.7% | 30.3% |
| Moody Elementary School MOODY | 284 | 68.7% | 45.3% |
| Winnsboro Elementary School WINNSBORO | 348 | 71.3% | N/A |
| Whitney Intermediate School WHITNEY | 301 | 74.1% | 33.1% |
| Wolfe City Elementary School WOLFE CITY | 329 | 68.1% | 42.5% |
| Wolflin Elementary School AMARILLO | 326 | 68.1% | 54.4% |
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 Rolling Hills Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Potter County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.3% | #3,635 of 4,401 | #26 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #4,072 of 4,466 ▼ 375 | #26 of 27 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #3,496 of 4,466 ▲ 689 | #23 of 27 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.0pp | #2,164 of 3,998 | #8 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 304 | #4,176 of 4,938 | #24 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #617 of 4,622 | #2 of 27 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.5% | #2,272 of 4,628 | #16 of 27 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.7% | #2,520 of 4,789 | #23 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -36.5% | #263 of 2,838 | #5 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
304
-108 (-26%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 313
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 304 | 24 | 12.7:1 | 71% (215) |
| 2023-24 | 301 | 27.5 | 10.9:1 | 61% (185) |
| 2022-23 | 351 | 28.6 | 12.3:1 | 66% (233) |
| 2020-21 | 412 | 34 | 12.1:1 | 67% (276) |
| 2017-18 | 479 | 31.2 | 15.4:1 | 67% (323) |
| 2015-16 | 494 | 32 | 15.4:1 | 70% (348) |
| 2010-11 | 580 | 34 | 17.1:1 | 68% (394) |
| 2000-01 | 641 | 39 | 16.4:1 | 41% (265) |
| 1990-91 | 313 | 17 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rolling Hills Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 37% (479 to 304); teachers down 23% (31.2 to 24).
About Rolling Hills Elementary School
Families in AMARILLO, Texas, are served by Rolling Hills Elementary School, a small elementary school. Its 304 students are spread across grades 2 through 5. The school's enrollment is 41% smaller than the 519 average for elementary schools in Texas.
RIVER ROAD ISD runs Rolling Hills Elementary School along with 3 other schools, enrolling 1,221 students in total.
Rolling Hills Elementary School's enrollment is 61% White. Other groups include 33% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Rolling Hills Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 51%.
Staffing totals 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.7:1. That ratio is under the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Rolling Hills Elementary School is 71%. That is close to the 74% average for public schools in Potter County.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Rolling Hills Elementary School is 13.2 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 30.3% actual, 43.5% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Texas.
Rolling Hills Elementary School is located in Potter County, where median household income is about $53,249, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 19%, and about 15% of people live in poverty. Rolling Hills Elementary School is one of 49 public schools in Potter County, which together enroll about 21,501 students.
The shortest distance from Rolling Hills Elementary School to another public school is about 2.2 miles, to River Road High School. The five-mile area around Rolling Hills Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Rolling Hills Elementary School comes in 6th of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Rolling Hills Elementary School is Rural: Fringe.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 412 to 304.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. 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 RIVER ROAD ISD
- River Road High SchoolHigh · 400 students
- River Road Middle SchoolMiddle · 294 students
- Willow Vista EcaElementary · 223 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 Rolling Hills Elementary schools
10 other US public schools in 7 states are named Rolling Hills Elementary. Rolling Hills Elementary School is the 11th largest of the 11.
- Rolling Hills Elementary SchoolFORT WORTH, TX · 527 students
- Rolling Hills Elementary SchoolLANCASTER, TX · 388 students
- Rolling Hills ElementaryFullerton, CA · 554 students
- Rolling Hills ElementaryFairfield, CA · 526 students
- ROLLING HILLS ELEMENTARYORLANDO, FL · 515 students
Nearby schools
- River Road High School2.2 mi · 400
- River Road Middle School2.3 mi · 294
- Willow Vista Eca2.8 mi · 223
- Pleasant Valley Elementary School3.5 mi · 195
- Hamlet Elementary School4.4 mi · 280
- George Washington Carver Early Childhood Academy4.4 mi · 325
Frequently asked questions
About Rolling Hills Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Rolling Hills Elementary School?
Rolling Hills Elementary School enrolls approximately 304 students in grades 02-05.
What age range does Rolling Hills Elementary School serve?
Rolling Hills Elementary School serves students from grade 02 through grade 05.
How many teachers does Rolling Hills Elementary School have?
Rolling Hills Elementary School employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Rolling Hills Elementary School?
Student demographics at Rolling Hills Elementary School are roughly 61% White, 33% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Rolling Hills Elementary School in?
Rolling Hills Elementary School is part of RIVER ROAD ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.