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If you had an hour of school board time for SAN JACINTO EL, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
366
Elementary
DISTRICT 386 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AMARILLO ISD·NCES 480813000176
San Jacinto Elementary School
3400 W 4TH, AMARILLO, TX 79106 · (806) 326-5200 · Potter County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL366 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 26% 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.
- B-Beats 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
12.9:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
347 students
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 | 57 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 50 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 34 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 73 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (50) is 32% smaller than its 5th grade class (73).
Student demographics
61%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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
36.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +17.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
38.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +5.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 38 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 up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 15.0% | 21.0% | 28.0% | 36.0% |
| Mathematics | 16.0% | 22.0% | 25.0% | 37.0% |
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 | 36.0% | 38.0% |
| 2024-25 | 39.0% | 37.0% |
| 2023-24 | 34.0% | 33.0% |
| 2022-23 | 33.0% | 41.0% |
| 2021-22 | 56.0% | 33.0% |
| 2020-21 | 19.0% | 33.0% |
% 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
31.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 San Jacinto Elementary School
San Jacinto Elementary School's state test result (31.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jacinto Elementary School this school | 366 | 94.8% | 31.9% |
| West Side Elementary School JACKSONVILLE | 381 | 96.3% | 33.1% |
| L P Waters Early Childhood Center GREENVILLE | 419 | 94.3% | N/A |
| Wester Elementary School LUBBOCK | 359 | 90.3% | 52.0% |
| N A Howry Steam Academy LAKE WORTH | 349 | 90.3% | 26.4% |
| Calvin Vincent Pre-K Head Start TEXAS CITY | 311 | 90.4% | 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 San Jacinto Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Potter County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.9% | #3,488 of 4,401 | #24 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #3,058 of 4,466 ▼ 36 | #19 of 27 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #3,972 of 4,466 ▼ 411 | #27 of 27 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.0pp | #2,800 of 3,998 | #11 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 366 | #3,756 of 4,938 | #15 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #742 of 4,622 | #4 of 27 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.2% | #1,301 of 4,628 | #10 of 27 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.8% | #541 of 4,789 | #6 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -41.2% | #144 of 2,838 | #3 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
366
-92 (-20%) vs 2020
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 651
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 366 | 28.4 | 12.9:1 | 95% (347) |
| 2023-24 | 384 | 29 | 13.2:1 | 95% (365) |
| 2022-23 | 441 | 30.5 | 14.5:1 | 95% (420) |
| 2020-21 | 458 | 32 | 14.3:1 | 94% (432) |
| 2017-18 | 622 | 39.6 | 15.7:1 | 95% (592) |
| 2015-16 | 665 | 41 | 16.2:1 | 96% (638) |
| 2010-11 | 792 | 44 | 18.0:1 | 94% (743) |
| 2000-01 | 586 | 38 | 15.4:1 | 91% (536) |
| 1990-91 | 651 | 37 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for San Jacinto Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 41% (622 to 366); teachers down 28% (39.6 to 28.4).
About San Jacinto Elementary School
In AMARILLO, Texas, San Jacinto Elementary School is a small elementary school. Grades offered run from pre-K through 5, with 366 students enrolled. The average among elementary schools in Texas is roughly 519 students; this school is 29% smaller than that.
AMARILLO ISD has a total of 55 schools and 29,321 students, San Jacinto Elementary School among them.
Hispanic students account for 56% of enrollment at San Jacinto Elementary School. Smaller groups are 20% Black, 19% White, and 4% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Potter County is roughly 39% Hispanic. San Jacinto Elementary School has a diversity index of 61%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
San Jacinto Elementary School's 28.4 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 12.9:1. That ratio is under the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 95%. The gap from the 74% average for public schools in Potter County is 21 points.
allk12 grades San Jacinto Elementary School a C. The grade compares the school only with Texas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for San Jacinto Elementary School is -1.3 points: 31.9% actual, 33.2% predicted.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Potter County show that median household income is about $53,249, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 49 public schools in Potter County, with a combined enrollment of about 21,501.
The closest other public school is Houston Middle School, about 0.5 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. San Jacinto Elementary School ranks 7th of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 31.9% against a local average of 44.1%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Mid-size.
Enrollment was 458 in 2020-21 and 366 in 2024-25, a decrease of 92 students. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.3:1 in 2020-21 to 12.9:1 in 2024-25.
Community posts for San Jacinto Elementary School can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 San Jacinto Elementary schools
8 other US public schools in 2 states are named San Jacinto Elementary. San Jacinto Elementary School is the 8th largest of the 9.
- San Jacinto Elementary SchoolDEER PARK, TX · 862 students
- San Jacinto Elementary SchoolCONROE, TX · 658 students
- San Jacinto Elementary SchoolODESSA, TX · 656 students
- San Jacinto Elementary SchoolBAYTOWN, TX · 567 students
- San Jacinto Elementary SchoolLIBERTY, TX · 451 students
Nearby schools
- Houston Middle School0.5 mi · 556
- Wills Elementary School0.7 mi · 458
- Amtech Career Academy0.9 mi · 22
- Bivins Elementary School1.3 mi · 415
- Tascosa High School1.4 mi · 2,176
- George Washington Carver El Academy1.4 mi · 321
Frequently asked questions
About San Jacinto Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at San Jacinto Elementary School?
San Jacinto Elementary School enrolls approximately 366 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does San Jacinto Elementary School serve?
San Jacinto Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at San Jacinto Elementary School?
Approximately 12.9:1 students per teacher at San Jacinto Elementary School.
How diverse is San Jacinto Elementary School?
San Jacinto Elementary School reports a student body of 19% White, 56% Hispanic, 20% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is San Jacinto Elementary School public or private?
San Jacinto 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.