WILLOW VISTA ECA

Located at 7600 PAVILLARD, in AMARILLO, Texas, WILLOW VISTA ECA is an intimate elementary campus that teaches 223 students (grades pre-K through 1), part of RIVER ROAD ISD. Enrollment runs roughly 57% smaller than the state mean of about 519.

RIVER ROAD ISD runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,221 students. WILLOW VISTA ECA is one of those campuses.

Demographically, WILLOW VISTA ECA logs that the most-represented group is Hispanic (47%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 45% White, 6% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, WILLOW VISTA ECA has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Roughly 84% of students at WILLOW VISTA ECA qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of Potter County's rate of about 74%.

In the broader community, census data for Potter County shows the typical household earns roughly $53,249 per year, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. Across Potter County's 49 public schools (combined enrollment of about 21,501 students), WILLOW VISTA ECA is one campus in the mix.

RIVER ROAD MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.7 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Trend over the last 7 years. WILLOW VISTA ECA's enrollment has ticked up 11% since 2018, when it stood at 201 (now 223). White enrollment moved from 67% to 45% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.0:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 in 2025.

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