WOODLANDS EL

WOODLANDS EL operates as an average-sized elementary school in AMARILLO, Texas, part of AMARILLO ISD. Current enrollment sits at 450 students spanning grades pre-K through 4.

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

On the student-mix side, WOODLANDS EL shows that White students make up the majority at 60%. Beyond that, the school reports 26% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 4% Black, 4% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, WOODLANDS EL has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.2:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 31% of students at WOODLANDS EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Potter County (around 74%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, WOODLANDS EL is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 60.3%; this one delivers 80.0%, a residual of +19.7 points.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Potter County indicate median household earnings sit near $53,249, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Potter County runs 49 public schools (combined enrollment of about 21,501 students), of which WOODLANDS EL is one.

The closest other public school is LORENZO DE ZAVALA MIDDLE, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, WOODLANDS EL comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 42.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Five-year trend. WOODLANDS EL's enrollment has climbed 8% since 2018, when it stood at 416 (now 450). Over the same period, the Hispanic share expanded from 19% to 26%.

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