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Enrollment
440
Elementary
DISTRICT 386 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AMARILLO ISD·NCES 480813000184
Whittier Elementary School
2004 N MARRS, AMARILLO, TX 79107 · (806) 326-5600 · Potter County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL440 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
406 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 | 59 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 58 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (56).
Student demographics
45%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
41.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -7.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
29.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -34.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 7 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 34 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 14.0% | 27.0% | 28.0% | 31.0% |
| Mathematics | 10.0% | 19.0% | 31.0% | 40.0% |
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 | 41.0% | 29.0% |
| 2024-25 | 46.0% | 36.0% |
| 2023-24 | 46.0% | 45.0% |
| 2022-23 | 53.0% | 61.0% |
| 2021-22 | 81.0% | 74.0% |
| 2020-21 | 48.0% | 63.0% |
% 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
40.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Whittier Elementary School
Whittier Elementary School's state test result (40.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whittier Elementary School this school | 440 | 92.3% | 40.4% |
| Walnut Creek Elementary School AUSTIN | 496 | 92.1% | 18.4% |
| Cesar Chavez Primary School FT WORTH | 447 | 94.2% | 32.9% |
| Forest Hill Elementary School AMARILLO | 484 | 94.6% | 44.3% |
| Rogers Elementary School AMARILLO | 490 | 93.7% | 31.9% |
| Cooper Elementary School GARLAND | 398 | 88.4% | 31.8% |
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 Whittier Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Potter County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.4% | #2,542 of 4,401 | #17 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #3,970 of 4,466 ▼ 855 | #25 of 27 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #3,530 of 4,466 ▼ 641 | #24 of 27 ▼ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -22.0pp | #51 of 3,998 | #2 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 440 | #3,119 of 4,938 | #10 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #1,571 of 4,622 | #11 of 27 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.3% | #2,768 of 4,628 | #19 of 27 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.3% | #812 of 4,789 | #11 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.8% | #1,446 of 2,838 | #15 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
440
-41 (-9%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 568
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 440 | 31.3 | 14.0:1 | 92% (406) |
| 2023-24 | 413 | 32.4 | 12.7:1 | 94% (390) |
| 2022-23 | 453 | 33.6 | 13.5:1 | 95% (432) |
| 2020-21 | 481 | 36 | 13.4:1 | 92% (442) |
| 2017-18 | 529 | 37.5 | 14.1:1 | 93% (492) |
| 2015-16 | 555 | 36 | 15.4:1 | 92% (509) |
| 2010-11 | 539 | 45 | 12.0:1 | 93% (501) |
| 2000-01 | 668 | 43 | 15.5:1 | 89% (593) |
| 1990-91 | 568 | 36 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Whittier Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (529 to 440); teachers down 16% (37.5 to 31.3).
About Whittier Elementary School
At 2004 N MARRS in AMARILLO, Texas, Whittier Elementary School operates as a small elementary school. There are 440 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5.
Whittier Elementary School sits within AMARILLO ISD, which has 55 schools and 29,321 students.
More than half of enrollment at Whittier Elementary School is Hispanic: 72%. Other groups make up 12% White, 8% Black, and 6% Asian. Potter County as a whole is about 39% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 45%.
There are 31.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 14.0:1. The gap from the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas is 1.1 students per teacher. On the income side, 92% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Potter County, the average eligibility rate is 74%.
Whittier Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (40.4%) and its predicted rate (34.3%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools.
For the population of Potter County, median household income comes to about $53,249, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of people live in poverty. Potter County's 49 public schools enroll about 21,501 students and include Whittier Elementary School.
A public school about 0.2 miles away, Travis Middle School, is the closest to Whittier Elementary School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Whittier Elementary School ranks 4th on proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Mid-size.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell from 481 to 440, a 9% decrease.
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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 Whittier Elementary schools
34 other US public schools in 17 states are named Whittier Elementary. Whittier Elementary School is the 14th largest of the 35.
- Whittier Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 326 students
- Whittier ElementaryHemet, CA · 816 students
- Whittier ElementaryFrederick, MD · 779 students
- WHITTIER ELEMENTARYKANSAS CITY, MO · 550 students
- Whittier ElementaryLong Beach, CA · 526 students
Nearby schools
- Travis Middle School0.2 mi · 571
- Travis 6th Grade Campus0.3 mi · 275
- Mesa Verde Elementary School0.8 mi · 337
- Forest Hill Elementary School0.8 mi · 484
- Rogers Elementary School1.1 mi · 490
- Palo Duro High School1.3 mi · 1,949
Frequently asked questions
About Whittier Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Whittier Elementary School?
Whittier Elementary School enrolls approximately 440 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Whittier Elementary School serve?
Whittier Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Whittier Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Whittier Elementary School is approximately 14.0:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Whittier Elementary School?
At Whittier Elementary School, the student body is approximately 12% White, 72% Hispanic, 8% Black, 6% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Whittier Elementary School?
Whittier Elementary School is overseen by AMARILLO ISD in Potter County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.