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Glenwood Elementary

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Glenwood Elementary ranks 1117 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1117^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 76% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Glenwood Elementary in Amarillo, TX, is a PK-5 school serving 455 students within the Amarillo Independent School District (Isd), and it stands out as a high-performing school that achieves remarkable results despite serving a community where over 90% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

What makes Glenwood truly special is its exceptional success with students who often face the biggest challenges. The school ranks in the 93rd percentile statewide for its effectiveness with students from low-income backgrounds and in the 92nd percentile for English Language Learners—both earning 5-star ratings. This is a dramatic outperformance compared to nearby schools like Humphrey's Highland Elementary and Emerson Elementary, which also have high poverty rates but don't achieve the same level of subgroup success. While Wolflin Elementary matches Glenwood's overall rank, it does so with a less disadvantaged student body (68% free/reduced lunch). Glenwood's 5th graders also shine in reading, achieving an impressive 85% proficiency—a 30-point lead over the district and state averages—suggesting a highly effective program in that grade.

Areas for growth include math performance, which is inconsistent across grades, and a notable struggle with White students, who rank in the 26th percentile. The school also shows a gender performance gap that fluctuates year to year. However, Glenwood's per-student spending ($10,899) is in the middle of the pack compared to neighbors like Landergin Elementary ($14,026), proving its success comes from smart resource allocation, not just higher funding. Overall, Glenwood is a powerful example of a school overcoming significant socioeconomic challenges to deliver a high-quality education.

455

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,919

Per pupil spending ?

90.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2407 S Houston
Amarillo, TX 79103-2509

(806) 326-4450

District: Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Glenwood Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Bowie Middle
High:	Amtech Career Academy
	Caprock High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

84.4%

White:

7.9%

African American:

4.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 64th percentile in 2025 → 76th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (55% vs 50% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of Texas elementary schools

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 76th (2026) from a 64th-percentile low (2025)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school55%

District avg48%

Texas avg50%

1,117^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 24%▼ down 7 pts since 2016

From top 17% (2016) to top 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 33Elementary Schools in the Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)

474^th of 951Amarillo Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	70.4	1117 of 4627	75.9%	★★★★☆
2025	57.6	1689 of 4651	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.7	1371 of 4710	70.9%	★★★★☆
2023	60.8	1562 of 4647	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.6	1048 of 4581	77.1%	★★★★☆
2021	69.1	1157 of 4578	74.7%	★★★★☆
2019	69.2	1108 of 4479	75.3%	★★★★☆
2018	62.1	1390 of 4359	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	69.4	1065 of 4329	75.4%	★★★★☆
2016	80.0	743 of 4286	82.7%	★★★★☆
2015	78.9	800 of 4320	81.5%	★★★★☆
2014	83.4	545 of 4260	87.2%	★★★★☆
2013	77.0	794 of 4221	81.2%	★★★★☆
2012	76.4	813 of 4206	80.7%	★★★★☆
2011	71.2	1105 of 4095	73.0%	★★★★☆
2010	81.3	388 of 3937	90.1%	★★★★★
2009	71.6	991 of 3884	74.5%	★★★★☆
2008	74.9	762 of 3768	79.8%	★★★★☆
2007	79.0	495 of 3724	86.7%	★★★★☆
2006	72.8	860 of 3476	75.3%	★★★★☆
2005	69.1	1051 of 3475	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	63.4	1314 of 3465	62.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	34.3	1335 of 1905	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.5	1484 of 2444	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	80.6	420 of 4461	90.6%	★★★★★
2021	67.0	864 of 4331	80.1%	★★★★☆
2019	83.8	310 of 4295	92.8%	★★★★★
2018	82.6	352 of 4240	91.7%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	85.6	125 of 1643	92.4%	★★★★★
2025	56.9	1056 of 2918	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.5	1380 of 3668	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.7	652 of 3556	81.7%	★★★★☆
2022	74.8	520 of 3487	85.1%	★★★★☆
2021	75.9	460 of 3446	86.7%	★★★★☆
2019	80.9	300 of 3333	91.0%	★★★★★
2018	82.0	277 of 3226	91.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	64.7	1348 of 4575	70.5%	★★★★☆
2025	66.0	1039 of 3744	72.2%	★★★★☆
2024	59.2	1620 of 4658	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.0	1013 of 4588	77.9%	★★★★☆
2022	71.1	1053 of 4561	76.9%	★★★★☆
2021	73.6	918 of 4499	79.6%	★★★★☆
2019	70.0	1019 of 4348	76.6%	★★★★☆
2018	53.6	1807 of 4306	58.0%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2021	54.9	1596 of 3006	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.1	1781 of 3184	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	74.7	739 of 4413	83.3%	★★★★☆
2025	57.4	1343 of 3644	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.9	1063 of 4465	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	72.2	834 of 4401	81.0%	★★★★☆
2022	80.5	505 of 4376	88.5%	★★★★☆
2021	78.0	583 of 4329	86.5%	★★★★☆
2019	73.5	711 of 4188	83.0%	★★★★☆
2018	67.9	965 of 4168	76.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	84.5	328 of 4520	92.7%	★★★★★
2025	64.8	987 of 3705	73.4%	★★★★☆
2024	71.0	872 of 4594	81.0%	★★★★☆
2023	73.4	727 of 4521	83.9%	★★★★☆
2022	83.5	339 of 4477	92.4%	★★★★★
2021	79.2	452 of 4451	89.8%	★★★★☆
2019	78.2	464 of 4309	89.2%	★★★★☆
2018	77.0	533 of 4264	87.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	73.5	965 of 4582	78.9%	★★★★☆
2025	44.7	1978 of 3739	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.1	1575 of 4647	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.5	2066 of 4585	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.8	1118 of 4563	75.5%	★★★★☆
2021	62.6	1361 of 4498	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.1	1191 of 4357	72.7%	★★★★☆
2018	67.9	1095 of 4319	74.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	57.3	1314 of 4301	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.3	1659 of 3549	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.3	1138 of 4292	73.5%	★★★★☆
2023	66.2	831 of 4086	79.7%	★★★★☆
2022	70.2	691 of 3952	82.5%	★★★★☆
2021	68.7	609 of 3799	84.0%	★★★★☆
2019	69.5	593 of 3684	83.9%	★★★★☆
2018	66.8	660 of 3558	81.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.7	2216 of 3006	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.3	2028 of 2612	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)93rd percentile+17 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)92nd percentile+17 vs school

At Risk (2022)91st percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2026)83rd percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)79th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)71st percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2026)69th percentile-6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2021)47th percentile-28 vs school

African American (2025)30th percentile-34 vs school

White (2026)26th percentile-50 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading66%+12 vs state

Mathematics55%+8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)			STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Glenwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2407 S Houston	Amarillo	79103	Potter County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 326-4450	455	30	15.0	90.5%	36 (7.9%)	18 (4.0%)	384 (84.4%)	8 (1.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.3%)	70.4	1117^th of 4627 public elementary schools	75.9%		57.6	1689^th of 4651 public elementary schools	63.7%	572	54.6	45.5	50.0			23.1	57.1	54.6	85.3	47.9	62.9	50.9	$8,919
Lawndale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2215 S Bivins	Amarillo	79103	Potter County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 326-4700	352	24	14.5	86.9%	71 (20.2%)	13 (3.7%)	259 (73.6%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	40.8	2677^th of 4627 public elementary schools	42.1%		38.3	2900^th of 4651 public elementary schools	37.6%	223							39.6	50.0	58.5	31.3	55.0	34.6	$10,206
Landergin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3209 S Taylor	Amarillo	79110	Randall County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 326-4650	260	21	12.4	91.9%	73 (28.1%)	20 (7.7%)	159 (61.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	48.1	2211^th of 4627 public elementary schools	52.2%		58.8	1632^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	64.9%	579							28.2	40.0	44.2	46.2	74.3	61.4	$13,076
Sanborn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	700 S Roberts	Amarillo	79102	Potter County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 326-5250	404	29	13.9	93.3%	36 (8.9%)	14 (3.5%)	347 (85.9%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	21.7	3955^th of 4627 public elementary schools	14.5%		33	3254^th of 4651 public elementary schools	30.0%	701	40.0	33.3	12.5	16.7	0.0		38.9	37.5	39.0	32.0	29.4	31.6	$10,822
Tradewind Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4300 Williams	Amarillo	79118	Randall County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 326-5500	658	43	15.4	81.8%	156 (23.7%)	61 (9.3%)	350 (53.2%)	59 (9.0%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.1%)	30.3	3408^th of 4627 public elementary schools	26.3%		28.2	3543^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	23.8%	135							47.3	35.6	54.8	29.7	39.4	28.2	$7,969
Wolflin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2026 S Hughes	Amarillo	79109	Potter County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 371-5790	326	22	14.8	68.1%	173 (53.1%)	21 (6.4%)	109 (33.4%)	6 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.9%)	70.6	1111^th of 4627 public elementary schools	76.0%		75.3	925^th of 4651 public elementary schools	80.1%	186							70.9	73.2	57.4	50.9	71.4	38.2	$9,455
Oak Dale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2711 S Hill	Amarillo	79103	Potter County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 326-4850	314	24	13.0	86.0%	69 (22.0%)	17 (5.4%)	218 (69.4%)	6 (1.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	45.8	2341^st of 4627 public elementary schools	49.4%		37.3	2968^th of 4651 public elementary schools	36.2%	627							44.2	52.0	25.5	50.0	57.1	45.5	$11,184
Humphrey's Highland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3900 E 13th	Amarillo	79104	Potter County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 326-4550	567	36	15.6	88.9%	50 (8.8%)	5 (0.9%)	501 (88.4%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	33.5	3191^st of 4627 public elementary schools	31.0%		33.7	3211^th of 4651 public elementary schools	31.0%	20	43.9	46.3	52.9	16.7		40.0	27.3	37.7	49.1	34.2	51.1	35.7	$9,539
Lamar Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3800 Lipscomb	Amarillo	79110	Randall County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 326-4600	281	26	10.8	87.5%	101 (35.9%)	34 (12.1%)	127 (45.2%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.0%)	24.6	3772^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	18.5%		37.4	2958^th of 4651 public elementary schools	36.4%	814							23.5	38.5	50.0	17.7	38.5	40.9	$10,403
Emerson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 N Cleveland	Amarillo	79107	Potter County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 326-4350	500	35	14.3	95.0%	27 (5.4%)	14 (2.8%)	450 (90.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	25.2	3739^th of 4627 public elementary schools	19.2%		42.7	2594^th of 4651 public elementary schools	44.2%	1145	37.0	51.5	52.6				35.7	36.1	48.8	35.2	42.7	19.8	$8,996

Frequently Asked Questions about Glenwood Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Glenwood Elementary?

Students at Glenwood Elementary are 84% Hispanic, 8% White, 4% African American, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Glenwood Elementary in?

Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)

Is Glenwood Elementary a good school?

Glenwood Elementary ranks 1117^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Glenwood Elementary attend?

Students who attend Glenwood Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bowie Middle
High : Amtech Career Academy
High : Caprock High School

How many students attend Glenwood Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 455 students attended Glenwood Elementary.

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