Enrollment
344
Elementary
DISTRICT 452 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CANYON ISD·NCES 481281000779
Sundown Lane Elementary School
4546 W SUNDOWN LN, AMARILLO, TX 79118 · (806) 677-2400 · Randall County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL344 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 88% of Texas public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-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
15.2:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
175 students
DISTRICT 34% · 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 | 44 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 65 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is 14% larger than its 4th grade class (57).
Student demographics
54%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
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
63.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +30.0pp since 2022
Mathematics
59.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -8.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 30 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 32.0% | 31.0% | 17.0% | 20.0% |
| Mathematics | 26.0% | 33.0% | 20.0% | 21.0% |
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 | 63.0% | 59.0% |
| 2024-25 | 61.0% | 63.0% |
| 2023-24 | 62.0% | 57.0% |
| 2022-23 | 33.0% | 67.0% |
% 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
61.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Sundown Lane Elementary School
Sundown Lane Elementary School's state test result (61.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sundown Lane Elementary School this school | 344 | 50.9% | 61.4% |
| Forsan Elementary School BIG SPRING | 343 | 49.0% | 44.4% |
| Gene Howe Elementary School AMARILLO | 363 | 50.4% | 40.3% |
| Dyer Elementary School KRUM | 361 | 51.0% | 43.3% |
| Troy Elementary School TROY | 379 | 47.2% | 47.3% |
| Rogers Elementary School ROGERS | 408 | 52.5% | 37.5% |
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 Sundown Lane Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Randall County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.4% | #693 of 4,401 | #8 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #992 of 4,466 ▼ 300 | #10 of 22 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #1,155 of 4,466 ▲ 158 | #10 of 22 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.0pp | #1,298 of 3,998 | #6 of 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 344 | #3,908 of 4,938 | #17 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #2,661 of 4,622 | #13 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.0% | #2,041 of 4,628 | #11 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.9% | #3,547 of 4,789 | #11 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +22.0% | #373 of 1,307 | N/A |
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
344
+25 (+8%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 398
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 344 | 22.6 | 15.2:1 | 51% (175) |
| 2023-24 | 335 | 22 | 15.3:1 | 56% (186) |
| 2022-23 | 341 | 23 | 14.8:1 | 52% (178) |
| 2020-21 | 319 | 22 | 14.5:1 | 46% (146) |
| 2017-18 | 282 | 21 | 13.4:1 | 46% (129) |
| 2015-16 | 371 | 22 | 16.9:1 | 50% (184) |
| 2010-11 | 298 | 18 | 16.6:1 | 55% (165) |
| 2000-01 | 398 | 24 | 16.6:1 | 29% (117) |
| 1990-91 | 398 | 22 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sundown Lane Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 22% (282 to 344); teachers up 8% (21 to 22.6).
About Sundown Lane Elementary School
Sundown Lane Elementary School is a small elementary school in Texas, with an address in AMARILLO. Total enrollment is 344 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 4. That is 34% below the average of about 519 students for elementary schools in Texas.
CANYON ISD serves 11,565 students across 21 schools.
About 55% of the student body at Sundown Lane Elementary School is White. The remaining students are 40% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 2% Black. Among people living in Randall County, the White share is about 74%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 54, compared with 70 nationally.
Sundown Lane Elementary School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.2:1, with 22.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. It is about the same as the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 51% at Sundown Lane Elementary School.
Among Texas public elementary schools, Sundown Lane Elementary School outscored 88%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Sundown Lane Elementary School, the prediction is 52.0% and the result is 61.4%.
For Randall County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $83,864, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. There are 43 public schools in the county, enrolling about 23,668, Sundown Lane Elementary School among them.
The closest school to Sundown Lane Elementary School is Pinnacle Intermediate School, located less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Sundown Lane Elementary School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
The school is in rural territory close to an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Fringe).
Enrollment increased by 8% across 4 years, from 319 in 2020-21 to 344 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for Sundown Lane Elementary School is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Randall County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
146,070
Census ACS
Median income
$83,864
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
43
23,668 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CANYON ISD
- West Plains High SchoolHigh · 1,221 students
- Randall High SchoolHigh · 1,126 students
- Canyon High SchoolHigh · 1,097 students
- City View Elementary SchoolElementary · 698 students
- Reeves-Hinger Elementary SchoolElementary · 669 students
- West Plains Junior High SchoolMiddle · 630 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
Nearby schools
- Pinnacle Intermediate School0.1 mi · 590
- Randall Junior High School0.9 mi · 579
- Randall High School1.0 mi · 1,126
- Gene Howe Elementary School1.2 mi · 363
- Youth Center of High Plains1.4 mi · 40
- City View Elementary School1.9 mi · 698
Frequently asked questions
About Sundown Lane Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Sundown Lane Elementary School?
Sundown Lane Elementary School enrolls approximately 344 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Sundown Lane Elementary School serve?
Sundown Lane Elementary School serves grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sundown Lane Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sundown Lane Elementary School is approximately 15.2:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Sundown Lane Elementary School?
Student demographics at Sundown Lane Elementary School are roughly 55% White, 40% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Sundown Lane Elementary School public or private?
Sundown Lane Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by CANYON ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.