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Oak Dale Elementary

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Oak Dale Elementary ranks 2341 st of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2341^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 49% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Oak Dale Elementary is a PK-5 school in the Amarillo Independent School District (Isd) serving 314 students in a high-poverty area, where about 86% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school has shown a recent upward trend, moving from the 20th percentile statewide in 2020-2021 to the 49th percentile in 2025-2026, earning a 2-star rating. This places Oak Dale as a middle-of-the-pack performer among nearby schools, outperforming several like Emerson Elementary (19th percentile), Sanborn Elementary (15th), and Tradewind Elementary (26th), but lagging far behind the high-performing outlier Sunrise Elementary (87th percentile).

Oak Dale’s most consistent academic strength is in Mathematics, where it outperformed both district and state averages in 3rd, 4th, and 5th-grade Math in the 2025-2026 school year. This is a unique differentiator, as most nearby schools like Landergin Elementary, Forest Hill Elementary, and Rogers Elementary struggle to meet district averages in Math. However, the school has a critical weakness in 5th-grade Reading, with only 25.45% of 5th graders proficient—30 percentage points below the state average—and the lowest score among all nearby schools. This represents a dramatic drop from 4th-grade performance (52% proficient), suggesting a potential issue with the transition to more complex reading comprehension in upper grades.

Oak Dale’s performance across different student groups is inconsistent, with historically strong results for some groups but significant struggles for others. The school also faces a notable decline in serving its low socioeconomic status students, dropping from the 79th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 49th percentile in 2025-2026. An interesting comparison is with Sunrise Elementary, located just 1.22 miles away and serving a similarly high-poverty population (95% free/reduced lunch). Sunrise achieves top performance with a smaller enrollment (196 students), a lower student-teacher ratio (10.8 vs. 13), and significantly higher per-pupil spending ($14,621 vs. $10,670), suggesting that resource allocation and class size may be critical factors in overcoming poverty challenges.

314

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,184

Per pupil spending ?

86%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2711 S Hill
Amarillo, TX 79103-6516

(806) 326-4850

District: Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Oak Dale Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

69.4%

White:

22.0%

African American:

5.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 48th percentile in 2016 → 49th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (45% vs 51% meeting standards)

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

!Reading scores 14 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school45%

District avg48%

Texas avg51%

2,341^st of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 49%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^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	45.8	2341 of 4627	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.3	2968 of 4651	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.4	1685 of 4710	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.4	2699 of 4647	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.1	3538 of 4581	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.9	3644 of 4578	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.0	2222 of 4479	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.7	2148 of 4359	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	59.5	1508 of 4329	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	51.6	2223 of 4286	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	58.3	1893 of 4320	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	55.8	1998 of 4260	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	66.7	1348 of 4221	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	52.5	2123 of 4206	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	77.1	687 of 4095	83.2%	★★★★☆
2010	69.2	1176 of 3937	70.1%	★★★★☆
2009	59.3	1757 of 3884	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	78.7	536 of 3768	85.8%	★★★★☆
2007	81.5	353 of 3724	90.5%	★★★★★
2006	81.3	337 of 3476	90.3%	★★★★★
2005	73.5	786 of 3475	77.4%	★★★★☆
2004	84.0	209 of 3465	94.0%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	70.6	362 of 1905	81.0%	★★★★☆
2018	38.8	1549 of 2483	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	29.0	3571 of 4461	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.7	4067 of 4331	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	62.7	1176 of 4295	72.6%	★★★★☆
2018	54.1	1676 of 4240	60.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	28.0	1331 of 1643	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	86.6	304 of 3668	91.7%	★★★★★
2022	30.0	2772 of 3487	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.8	2373 of 3446	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.6	1532 of 3333	54.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	43.5	2524 of 4575	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.9	1912 of 3744	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.4	2409 of 4658	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.0	3162 of 4588	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.3	3769 of 4561	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.8	3764 of 4499	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.6	1961 of 4348	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.5	2202 of 4306	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	76.0	311 of 3184	90.2%	★★★★☆
2018	80.0	10 of 3106	99.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	47.1	2255 of 4413	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.8	1481 of 3644	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.3	936 of 4465	79.0%	★★★★☆
2023	48.0	2185 of 4401	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.2	3146 of 4376	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.7	3459 of 4329	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.1	2548 of 4188	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.6	1958 of 4168	53.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	47.7	2292 of 4520	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	53.7	1543 of 3705	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.1	968 of 4594	78.9%	★★★★☆
2023	48.3	2284 of 4521	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.8	3396 of 4477	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.2	3504 of 4451	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.1	1561 of 4309	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.1	1494 of 4264	65.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	48.3	2224 of 4582	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	42.8	2096 of 3739	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	73.1	984 of 4647	78.8%	★★★★☆
2023	48.8	2221 of 4585	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.9	3282 of 4563	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.5	3425 of 4498	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.3	2573 of 4357	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.0	2150 of 4319	50.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	50.2	1723 of 4301	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.7	1230 of 3549	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.0	1056 of 4292	75.4%	★★★★☆
2023	26.7	3362 of 4086	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.3	2705 of 3952	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.8	2819 of 3799	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.8	3139 of 3684	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	3289 of 3558	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	51.3	1516 of 3006	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.2	2150 of 2612	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.0	2215 of 3108	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.5	2065 of 3106	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.2	2376 of 3082	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.3	2690 of 3082	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.2	1549 of 3142	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.6	1996 of 3127	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2019)90th percentile+40 vs school

African American (2025)81st percentile+45 vs school

Special Education (2026)60th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2026)51st percentile~ school

White (2026)50th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)49th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)49th percentile~ school

Female (2026)45th percentile-5 vs school

At Risk (2022)20th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)19th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics51%+4 vs state

Reading40%-14 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
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
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
Sunrise Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5123 E 14th	Amarillo	79104	Potter County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 326-5450	196	18	10.8	95.4%	31 (15.8%)	18 (9.2%)	136 (69.4%)	5 (2.6%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)								(n/a)													$16,523
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
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
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
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
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%)	42.2	2580^th of 4627 public elementary schools	44.2%		51.4	2061^st of 4651 public elementary schools	55.7%	519	29.2	25.0	50.0			12.5	41.0	34.0	58.3	28.6	38.8	78.0	$10,073
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 Oak Dale Elementary

Is Oak Dale Elementary a good school?

Oak Dale Elementary ranks 2341^st of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Oak Dale Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 314 students attended Oak Dale Elementary.

What district is Oak Dale Elementary in?

Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Oak Dale Elementary?

Students at Oak Dale Elementary are 69% Hispanic, 22% White, 5% African American, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Oak Dale Elementary attend?

Students who attend Oak Dale Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

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