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How has TRADEWIND EL changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
658
Elementary
DISTRICT 386 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AMARILLO ISD·NCES 480813011319
Tradewind Elementary School
4300 WILLIAMS, AMARILLO, TX 79118 · (806) 326-5500 · Randall County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL658 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 28% of Texas public elementary schools
- CTest 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.
- FThree-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
15.5:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
538 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 | 90 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 94 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 96 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 110 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 89 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (94) is 8% larger than its 5th grade class (87).
Student demographics
64%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
46.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +18.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
33.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -7.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 18 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 21.0% | 25.0% | 27.0% | 27.0% |
| Mathematics | 12.0% | 21.0% | 32.0% | 35.0% |
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 | 46.0% | 33.0% |
| 2024-25 | 46.0% | 26.0% |
| 2023-24 | 44.0% | 47.0% |
| 2022-23 | 57.0% | 57.0% |
| 2021-22 | 61.0% | 56.0% |
| 2020-21 | 28.0% | 40.0% |
% 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
37.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Tradewind Elementary School
Tradewind Elementary School's state test result (37.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tradewind Elementary School this school | 658 | 81.8% | 37.6% |
| O H Stowe Elementary School HALTOM CITY | 660 | 73.8% | 31.0% |
| Vernon Elementary School VERNON | 494 | 78.1% | 33.5% |
| Dillingham Elementary School SHERMAN | 710 | 77.6% | 28.1% |
| Thomas Elementary School PLANO | 687 | 77.0% | 30.5% |
| Hardwick Elementary School LUBBOCK | 534 | 79.8% | 47.0% |
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 Tradewind Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Randall County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.6% | #2,874 of 4,401 | #21 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #3,621 of 4,466 ▲ 396 | #22 of 22 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #2,972 of 4,466 ▼ 84 | #18 of 22 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -17.5pp | #105 of 3,998 | #3 of 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 658 | #1,194 of 4,938 | #3 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #2,878 of 4,622 | #14 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.2% | #1,041 of 4,628 | #3 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.8% | #1,811 of 4,789 | #4 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.2% | #2,828 of 2,838 | #18 of 18 |
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
658
-28 (-4%) vs 2020
+14% since 2010-11, when it was 579
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 658 | 42.5 | 15.5:1 | 82% (538) |
| 2023-24 | 683 | 43.3 | 15.8:1 | 82% (560) |
| 2022-23 | 699 | 44.1 | 15.8:1 | 80% (556) |
| 2020-21 | 686 | 41 | 16.7:1 | 76% (519) |
| 2017-18 | 659 | 42.7 | 15.4:1 | 75% (491) |
| 2015-16 | 756 | 44 | 17.2:1 | 73% (549) |
| 2010-11 | 579 | 33 | 17.6:1 | 70% (403) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tradewind Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (659 to 658); teachers down 1% (42.7 to 42.5).
About Tradewind Elementary School
Located in AMARILLO, Texas, Tradewind Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school. School enrollment was 658 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 5. The average among elementary schools in Texas is roughly 519 students; this school is 27% bigger than that.
AMARILLO ISD oversees Tradewind Elementary School and 54 other schools, with 29,321 students in total.
Hispanic students account for 53% of enrollment at Tradewind Elementary School. Other groups make up 24% White, 9% Black, 9% Asian, and 4% multiracial. Randall County as a whole is about 25% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. The chance that two students picked at random at Tradewind Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 64%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.5:1 at Tradewind Elementary School, with 42.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Texas average about 15.1:1, a similar figure. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 82% of enrollment. It compares with 44% for public schools in Randall County.
allk12 grades Tradewind Elementary School a C. The grade compares the school only with Texas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On BeatsExpectations, Tradewind Elementary School is 1.2 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Texas schools.
According to the American Community Survey, in Randall County, median household income is about $83,864, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Tradewind Elementary School is one of 43 public schools in Randall County, which together enroll about 23,668 students.
The closest public school, Caprock High School, is about 1.2 miles from Tradewind Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Tradewind Elementary School ranks 7th on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Tradewind Elementary School as City: Mid-size.
The student count in 2024-25 was 658, 4% below the 686 of 2020-21. The school's ratio fell from 16.7:1 to 15.5:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Discussion on this page can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 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
Nearby schools
- Caprock High School1.2 mi · 2,058
- Glenwood Elementary School1.3 mi · 455
- Landergin Elementary School1.3 mi · 260
- Lawndale Elementary School1.4 mi · 352
- Oak Dale Elementary School1.9 mi · 314
- Lamar Elementary School2.0 mi · 281
Frequently asked questions
About Tradewind Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Tradewind Elementary School?
Tradewind Elementary School enrolls approximately 658 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Tradewind Elementary School serve?
Tradewind Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Tradewind Elementary School?
Approximately 15.5:1 students per teacher at Tradewind Elementary School.
How diverse is Tradewind Elementary School?
Tradewind Elementary School reports a student body of 24% White, 53% Hispanic, 9% Black, 9% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Tradewind Elementary School?
Tradewind Elementary School is overseen by AMARILLO ISD in Randall County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.