SOUTH GEORGIA EL

SOUTH GEORGIA EL is a low-enrollment K-5 school in AMARILLO, Texas, one of the schools within AMARILLO ISD. The school teaches 399 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 23% below the state mean of about 519.

SOUTH GEORGIA EL is one of 55 schools operated by AMARILLO ISD, a district that caters to 29,321 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, SOUTH GEORGIA EL reports that the largest single group is White at 51%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school records 34% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 5% Black. By comparison, Randall County as a whole is about 74% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, SOUTH GEORGIA EL has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Around 71% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Randall County (around 44%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, SOUTH GEORGIA EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 42.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 42.2%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Randall County indicate median household earnings sit near $83,864, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Randall County runs 43 public schools (combined enrollment of about 23,668 students), of which SOUTH GEORGIA EL is one.

The closest other public school is FANNIN MIDDLE, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, SOUTH GEORGIA EL comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 46.9%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Five-year trend. SOUTH GEORGIA EL's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 405 (now 399).

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