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What's one thing WOODLANDS EL gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
450
Elementary
DISTRICT 386 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AMARILLO ISD·NCES 480813008350
Woodlands Elementary School
2501 N COULTER, AMARILLO, TX 79106 · (806) 326-5800 · Potter County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL450 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
140 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 | 42 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 100 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 87 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 15% smaller than its 4th grade class (87).
Student demographics
57%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Woodlands Elementary School→Lorenzo De Zavala Middle School
Based on grade levels within AMARILLO ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
76.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +51.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
69.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +19.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 69 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 51 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 19 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 53.0% | 23.0% | 13.0% | 11.0% |
| Mathematics | 50.0% | 19.0% | 12.0% | 19.0% |
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 | 76.0% | 69.0% |
| 2024-25 | 86.0% | 80.0% |
| 2023-24 | 83.0% | 77.0% |
| 2022-23 | 40.0% | 40.0% |
| 2021-22 | 38.0% | 50.0% |
| 2020-21 | 25.0% | 50.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
81.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+21.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 81% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 60% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 21 points, placing it in Texas's top 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 Woodlands Elementary School
Woodlands Elementary School's state test result (81.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodlands Elementary School this school | 450 | 31.1% | 81.4% |
| Cannon Elementary School GRAPEVINE | 465 | 29.7% | 59.7% |
| Green Valley Elementary School NORTH RICHLAND HILLS | 406 | 26.8% | 70.3% |
| Pauline Naumann Elementary School CEDAR PARK | 473 | 28.8% | 52.3% |
| Ride Elementary School THE WOODLANDS | 508 | 29.3% | 81.3% |
| Hidden Hollow Elementary School KINGWOOD | 433 | 32.8% | 52.3% |
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 Woodlands Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Potter County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 81.4% | #69 of 4,401 | #1 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #450 of 4,466 ▼ 315 | #2 of 27 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #409 of 4,466 ▼ 313 | #2 of 27 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +32.5pp | #105 of 3,998 | #2 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 450 | #3,016 of 4,938 | #9 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #3,417 of 4,622 | #26 of 27 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.9% | #1,705 of 4,628 | #15 of 27 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.1% | #4,189 of 4,789 | #28 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.2% | #827 of 1,307 | N/A |
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
450
+58 (+15%) vs 2020
+99% since 2000-01, when it was 226
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 450 | 27.8 | 16.2:1 | 31% (140) |
| 2023-24 | 454 | 25 | 18.2:1 | 32% (145) |
| 2022-23 | 455 | 25.5 | 17.8:1 | 29% (133) |
| 2020-21 | 392 | 29 | 13.5:1 | 25% (97) |
| 2017-18 | 416 | 25 | 16.6:1 | 25% (104) |
| 2015-16 | 407 | 24 | 17.0:1 | 23% (94) |
| 2010-11 | 428 | 25 | 17.1:1 | 21% (92) |
| 2000-01 | 226 | 15 | 15.1:1 | 19% (44) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Woodlands Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (416 to 450); teachers up 11% (25 to 27.8).
About Woodlands Elementary School
Families in AMARILLO, Texas, are served by Woodlands Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school. In all, 450 students attend the school in pre-K through 4.
Woodlands Elementary School is one of the 55 schools that make up AMARILLO ISD (29,321 students in total).
White students are 60% of those enrolled at Woodlands Elementary School. Other reported shares: 26% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 4% Black, and 4% multiracial. That is in line with Potter County, where about 56% of residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 57%.
There are 27.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 16.2:1. The average for elementary schools in Texas, 15.1:1, is lower. Of all students at Woodlands Elementary School, 31% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Potter County is 74%.
Test results at Woodlands Elementary School are 21.0 points above what its student poverty level predicts. The average proficiency rate across its state test results is 81.4%, compared with a predicted 60.4%, which ranks in the top 10% in Texas.
American Community Survey estimates for Potter County show that the median household earns about $53,249 a year, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. Potter County has 49 public schools with about 21,501 students, including Woodlands Elementary School.
Lorenzo De Zavala Middle School is the nearest public school to Woodlands Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 43.2% proficiency; Woodlands Elementary School posts 81.4%.
Woodlands Elementary School is coded as City: Mid-size in federal locale data.
The school grew from 392 students in 2020-21 to 450 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 13.5:1; by 2024-25 it was 16.2:1.
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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 Woodlands Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Woodlands Elementary. Woodlands Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 5.
- WOODLANDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLONGWOOD, FL · 785 students
- Woodlands Elementary SchoolHuron, OH · 523 students
- Woodlands ElementaryBREMERTON, WA · 379 students
- Woodlands Elementary SchoolPonca City, OK · 258 students
Nearby schools
- Lorenzo De Zavala Middle School0.2 mi · 427
- Houston Middle School2.7 mi · 556
- San Jacinto Elementary School2.8 mi · 366
- Avondale Elementary School2.8 mi · 475
- Wills Elementary School3.1 mi · 458
- Amtech Career Academy3.2 mi · 22
Frequently asked questions
About Woodlands Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Woodlands Elementary School?
Woodlands Elementary School enrolls approximately 450 students in grades PK-04.
Is Woodlands Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Woodlands Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Woodlands Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Woodlands Elementary School is approximately 16.2:1 (28 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Woodlands Elementary School?
Woodlands Elementary School reports a student body of 60% White, 26% Hispanic, 4% Black, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Woodlands Elementary School public or private?
Woodlands Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by AMARILLO ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.