WILLS EL

Located at 3500 W 11TH, in AMARILLO, Texas, WILLS EL is an average-sized elementary-level community that educates 458 students (grades pre-K through 5), overseen by AMARILLO ISD.

WILLS EL is one of 55 schools operated by AMARILLO ISD, a district that hosts 29,321 students overall.

On the student-mix side, WILLS EL records that the most-represented group is Hispanic (29%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest is composed of 25% Asian, 22% Black, 20% White, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Potter County as a whole is about 39% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly less Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.8:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 93% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Potter County runs at roughly 74%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, WILLS EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 45.2%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Potter County put median household earnings sit near $53,249, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. WILLS EL is one of 49 public schools in Potter County (combined enrollment of about 21,501 students).

AMTECH CAREER ACADEMY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WILLS EL at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 43.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Over the past 7-year window. WILLS EL's enrollment has ticked down 22% since 2018, when it stood at 588 (now 458). The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 18% to 29% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 today.

On this page, members of the WILLS EL community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.