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Mesa Verde Elementary

Q: Is Mesa Verde Elementary a good school?

Mesa Verde Elementary ranks 2884 th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2884^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 38% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Mesa Verde Elementary is a public elementary school in Amarillo, Texas, serving 383 students in grades PK-5. It is part of the Amarillo Independent School District (ISD), which is ranked 411 out of 961 school districts in the state.

Academically, Mesa Verde Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Texas elementary schools, with a ranking between 2,328 and 3,960 out of over 4,000 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on STAAR tests is significantly below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, only 39.13% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in STAAR Reading, compared to 50.27% for the district and 52.02% for the state. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as Asian students, White students, and Gifted and Talented students, who rank in the bottom 20-25% of their respective statewide subgroups.

While Mesa Verde Elementary struggles academically, some of the nearby schools, such as Eastridge Elementary, Humphrey's Highland Elementary, and Pleasant Valley Elementary, perform significantly better on STAAR tests and have higher statewide rankings. These nearby schools have similar demographics, with high percentages of economically disadvantaged students, but they seem to be more effective in supporting student learning and achievement.

337

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,135

Per pupil spending ?

97.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4011 Beaver
Amarillo, TX 79107-7309

(806) 326-4800

District: Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Mesa Verde Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Travis Middle
High:	Amtech Career Academy
	Palo Duro High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

35.6%

White:

26.7%

Hispanic:

21.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 9th percentile in 2017 → 38th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 38th (2025) from a 9th-percentile low (2017)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (40% vs 47% meeting standards)

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

!Reading scores 11 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg48%

Texas avg47%

2,884^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 38%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 46% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

23^rd of 36Elementary Schools in the Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)

411^th of 961Amarillo 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
2025	38.5	2884 of 4651	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.9	3723 of 4710	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.2	3447 of 4647	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.1	3117 of 4581	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.2	3097 of 4578	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.2	3738 of 4479	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	3684 of 4359	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.4	3960 of 4329	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	26.7	3440 of 4286	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	50.0	2328 of 4320	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	58.1	1877 of 4260	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	41.9	2756 of 4221	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	25.1	3640 of 4206	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	55.7	2092 of 4095	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	74.7	800 of 3937	79.7%	★★★★☆
2009	55.2	1969 of 3884	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	24.0	3322 of 3768	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	32.3	2980 of 3724	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	32.0	2771 of 3476	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	60.4	1509 of 3475	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	50.6	1996 of 3465	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	44.9	1020 of 1905	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.6	1943 of 2443	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.4	1403 of 2443	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.9	665 of 2421	72.5%	★★★★☆
2021	45.4	1214 of 2444	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.3	2061 of 2515	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.7	1958 of 2483	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	739 of 814	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.7	1000 of 1045	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.9	983 of 1015	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	869 of 957	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.4	938 of 967	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.1	985 of 1009	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.1	950 of 1005	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	54.2	1807 of 4461	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.2	2546 of 4331	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.4	2865 of 4295	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.0	2649 of 4240	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	53.5	1190 of 2918	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.4	2253 of 3668	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.1	2576 of 3556	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.2	1934 of 3487	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.8	2257 of 3446	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.4	3069 of 3333	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.0	2706 of 3226	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	40.1	2290 of 3744	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.8	3865 of 4658	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.7	3182 of 4588	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.4	3128 of 4561	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.6	3408 of 4499	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	4061 of 4348	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	4165 of 4306	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2018	25.0	2746 of 3106	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	46.2	1971 of 3644	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.8	2072 of 4465	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.2	1922 of 4401	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	21.8	3870 of 4376	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.5	2276 of 4329	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.3	2608 of 4188	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.2	3116 of 4168	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	53.5	1561 of 3705	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.7	3237 of 4594	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.4	2845 of 4521	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.9	2151 of 4477	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.9	2470 of 4451	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.7	3284 of 4309	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.5	3209 of 4264	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	1965 of 3739	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.8	3202 of 4647	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.4	3451 of 4585	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.3	3049 of 4563	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.5	2763 of 4498	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.2	3135 of 4357	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.1	2622 of 4319	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2018	14.3	108 of 112	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	38.8	2190 of 3549	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.2	1497 of 4292	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.8	967 of 4086	76.3%	★★★★☆
2022	57.8	1166 of 3952	70.5%	★★★★☆
2021	62.1	841 of 3799	77.9%	★★★★☆
2019	29.8	2845 of 3684	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.5	1863 of 3558	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	41.9	1644 of 2612	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.6	2813 of 3108	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	2599 of 3106	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	2681 of 3082	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.0	2963 of 3082	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.0	2634 of 3142	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.5	2539 of 3127	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

At Risk (2022)59th percentile+28 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)59th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)58th percentile+20 vs school

Male (2025)47th percentile+9 vs school

African American (2025)46th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)46th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)39th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)38th percentile~ school

White (2025)37th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2018)12th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2025)9th percentile-29 vs school

Migrant (2018)4th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading44%-11 vs state

Mathematics40%-5 vs state

Science25%-5 vs state

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Schools Near Mesa Verde Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Spanish Science (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)			STAAR Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Science (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 Spanish Science 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	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Total
Mesa Verde Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4011 Beaver	Amarillo	79107	Potter County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 326-4800	337	29	11.6	97.6%	90 (26.7%)	120 (35.6%)	72 (21.4%)	33 (9.8%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.7%)	38.5	2884^th of 4651 public elementary schools	38.0%		25.9	3723^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	21.0%	839								39.1	35.9	56.3	33.3	31.5	57.5	25.0	$11,135
Whittier Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2004 N Marrs	Amarillo	79107	Potter County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 326-5600	440	31	14.0	92.3%	53 (12.0%)	34 (7.7%)	318 (72.3%)	27 (6.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	35.9	3055^th of 4651 public elementary schools	34.3%		48.2	2285^th of 4710 public elementary schools	51.5%	770	37.5							24.5	51.9	51.9	12.3	41.0	44.4	24.1	$10,557
Forest Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3515 Amarillo Blvd E	Amarillo	79107	Potter County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 326-4400	484	35	13.6	94.6%	41 (8.5%)	24 (5.0%)	393 (81.2%)	18 (3.7%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	51.4	2061^st of 4651 public elementary schools	55.7%		46.2	2429^th of 4710 public elementary schools	48.4%	368	28.6	30.3	36.0	33.3	50.0	0.0	0.0	37.8	56.8	51.0	36.7	47.7	59.1	28.8	$10,073
Eastridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1314 Evergreen	Amarillo	79107	Potter County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 326-4300	504	39	13.0	96.4%	39 (7.7%)	155 (30.8%)	104 (20.6%)	187 (37.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.2%)	52.6	1984^th of 4651 public elementary schools	57.3%		60.2	1592^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	66.2%	392								43.8	43.3	52.6	32.8	49.3	53.9	48.7	$12,074
Rogers Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	920 N Mirror	Amarillo	79107	Potter County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 326-5150	490	34	14.4	93.7%	29 (5.9%)	35 (7.1%)	401 (81.8%)	20 (4.1%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24.9	3731^st of 4651 public elementary schools	19.8%		36.2	3076^th of 4710 public elementary schools	34.7%	655		60.0	0.0		20.0	25.0	12.5	29.1	38.6	47.1	39.2	32.1	29.4	9.8	$10,406
Hamlet Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	705 Sycamore	Amarillo	79107	Potter County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 326-4500	280	22	12.6	97.9%	32 (11.4%)	150 (53.6%)	58 (20.7%)	25 (8.9%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.6%)	9.9	4488^th of 4651 public elementary schools	3.5%		6.7	4639^th of 4710 public elementary schools	1.5%	151								25.8	29.8	25.5	16.1	14.9	23.4	10.6	$12,360
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%)	42.7	2594^th of 4651 public elementary schools	44.2%		57.1	1749^th of 4710 public elementary schools	62.9%	845	19.4	55.0	48.9					28.6	60.0	60.5	29.0	58.4	42.3	9.0	$8,996
Pleasant Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4413 River Dr	Amarillo	79108	Potter County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 326-5000	195	18	10.7	85.1%	84 (43.1%)	7 (3.6%)	88 (45.1%)	5 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.6%)	72.1	1043^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	77.6%		62.8	1464^th of 4710 public elementary schools	68.9%	421								46.4	51.7	75.8	46.4	53.6	84.9	48.5	$12,470
Park Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	119 N E 15th	Amarillo	79107	Potter County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 326-4750	174	15	11.7	92.0%	26 (14.9%)	29 (16.7%)	108 (62.1%)	8 (4.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	35.1	3117^th of 4651 public elementary schools	33.0%		28.8	3531^st of 4710 public elementary schools	25.0%	414		23.1	41.7					27.8	50.0	45.8	38.9	29.6	44.4	22.2	$12,409
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%)	33	3254^th of 4651 public elementary schools	30.0%		37.5	2984^th of 4710 public elementary schools	36.6%	270	25.0	25.0	16.7	0.0	20.0	0.0	0.0	37.9	45.2	51.0	38.2	36.5	36.5	13.7	$10,822

Frequently Asked Questions about Mesa Verde Elementary

What district is Mesa Verde Elementary in?

Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Mesa Verde Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 337 students attended Mesa Verde Elementary.

Is Mesa Verde Elementary a good school?

Mesa Verde Elementary ranks 2884^th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Mesa Verde Elementary?

Students at Mesa Verde Elementary are 36% African American, 27% White, 21% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Mesa Verde Elementary attend?

Students who attend Mesa Verde Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Travis Middle
High : Amtech Career Academy
High : Palo Duro High School

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