WHITTIER EL

WHITTIER EL, an intimate elementary-level community in AMARILLO, Texas, run under AMARILLO ISD, works with 440 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

Within AMARILLO ISD, which oversees 55 schools and 29,321 students, WHITTIER EL is one campus in the system.

Demographically, WHITTIER EL lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 72%. Other groups include 12% White, 8% Black, 6% Asian. By comparison, Potter County as a whole is about 39% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, WHITTIER EL has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.0:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 92% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Potter County's rate of about 74%.

With demographic context factored in, WHITTIER EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.6%; this one delivers 43.7%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Potter County indicate median household income runs about $53,249, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Potter County's 49 public schools (combined enrollment of about 21,501 students), WHITTIER EL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: TRAVIS MIDDLE, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around WHITTIER EL. On composite proficiency, WHITTIER EL comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 35.7%.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WHITTIER EL has contracted 17%, going from 529 students in 2018 to 440 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.