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Pleasant Valley Elementary

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Pleasant Valley Elementary ranks 1043 rd of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1043^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 78% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Pleasant Valley Elementary is a public elementary school in Amarillo, Texas, serving 199 students in grades PK-5 and part of the Amarillo Independent School District (ISD).

Pleasant Valley Elementary has shown strong academic performance, particularly in 5th-grade STAAR tests, with 75.76% of students proficient or better in Reading, 84.85% in Mathematics, and 48.48% in Science in 2024-2025. The school's performance has been improving over the years, rising from a statewide ranking of 4026 out of 4329 Texas elementary schools in 2016-2017 to 1043 out of 4651 in 2024-2025, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 12.2 students per teacher and higher per-student spending than the district and state averages.

Compared to nearby schools, Emerson Elementary and Whittier Elementary have significantly lower 5th-grade STAAR test scores, while Hamlet Elementary has lower academic performance across all grade levels and subject areas. The high percentage of economically disadvantaged students at Pleasant Valley Elementary, 91.96% in 2023-2024, is a significant factor, but the school has been able to serve this population well, with high rankings for Low Socioeconomic Status and At-Risk students.

195

Students ?

10.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,470

Per pupil spending ?

85.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4413 River Dr
Amarillo, TX 79108-5203

(806) 326-5000

District: Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Pleasant Valley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Johnny N Allen-6th Grade Campus
	Mann Middle
High:	Amtech Career Academy
	Palo Duro High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

45.1%

White:

43.1%

Two or more races:

5.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 18th percentile in 2015 → 78th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (59% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of Texas elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 60 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg48%

Texas avg47%

1,043^rd of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 22%▲ up 60 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to top 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th 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	72.1	1043 of 4651	77.6%	★★★★☆
2024	62.8	1464 of 4710	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.9	2132 of 4647	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.4	1171 of 4581	74.4%	★★★★☆
2021	50.4	2004 of 4578	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.3	3191 of 4479	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	3546 of 4359	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.6	4026 of 4329	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	28.3	3368 of 4286	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.7	3542 of 4320	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	41.7	2818 of 4260	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	29.1	3434 of 4221	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	42.1	2770 of 4206	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	40.8	2900 of 4095	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	48.5	2408 of 3937	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	67.4	1280 of 3884	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	86.9	118 of 3768	96.9%	★★★★★
2007	83.2	251 of 3724	93.3%	★★★★★
2006	76.3	630 of 3476	81.9%	★★★★☆
2005	84.9	205 of 3475	94.1%	★★★★★
2004	80.4	393 of 3465	88.7%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	86.3	269 of 4461	94.0%	★★★★★
2021	57.5	1355 of 4331	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.8	1922 of 4295	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.6	2334 of 4240	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	95.1	88 of 2918	97.0%	★★★★★
2024	42.3	2066 of 3668	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.6	2211 of 3446	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.4	3023 of 3226	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	79.4	574 of 3744	84.7%	★★★★☆
2024	65.4	1299 of 4658	72.1%	★★★★☆
2023	53.0	1979 of 4588	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.3	1650 of 4561	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.3	2012 of 4499	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.4	3039 of 4348	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.5	3522 of 4306	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	75.8	568 of 3644	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	74.4	748 of 4465	83.2%	★★★★☆
2023	58.2	1577 of 4401	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	77.8	606 of 4376	86.2%	★★★★☆
2021	52.7	1766 of 4329	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.1	2255 of 4188	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.1	3038 of 4168	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	86.0	224 of 3705	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	76.5	614 of 4594	86.6%	★★★★☆
2023	69.5	932 of 4521	79.4%	★★★★☆
2022	76.1	606 of 4477	86.5%	★★★★☆
2021	66.4	1052 of 4451	76.4%	★★★★☆
2019	44.8	2442 of 4309	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.6	3197 of 4264	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	61.2	1248 of 3739	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.6	1494 of 4647	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.2	2249 of 4585	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.3	911 of 4563	80.0%	★★★★☆
2021	49.8	1992 of 4498	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.3	3239 of 4357	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	3384 of 4319	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2018	24.2	857 of 1046	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	79.5	363 of 3549	89.8%	★★★★☆
2024	63.1	1092 of 4292	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	60.0	1091 of 4086	73.3%	★★★★☆
2022	74.9	514 of 3952	87.0%	★★★★☆
2021	86.8	197 of 3799	94.8%	★★★★★
2019	50.3	1391 of 3684	62.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	49.0	1389 of 2612	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.0	2217 of 3108	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	2639 of 3106	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.2	1671 of 3082	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.4	1880 of 3082	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.0	2860 of 3142	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	2988 of 3127	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)97th percentile+19 vs school

At Risk (2022)94th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)94th percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2025)90th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)85th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)84th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)67th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)47th percentile-31 vs school

Multi-racial (2018)18th percentile~ school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics63%+17 vs state

Reading59%+4 vs state

Science48%+19 vs state

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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 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
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
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
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
George Washington Carver Early Childhood Academy	Public	PK, KG-1	1800 N Travis	Amarillo	79107	Potter County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 326-4200	325	21	15.5	72.6%	80 (24.6%)	80 (24.6%)	148 (45.5%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.4%)								(n/a)														$10,303
Willow Vista Eca	Public	PK, KG-1	7600 Pavillard	Amarillo	79108	Potter County	River Road Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 383-8820	223	17	13.4	84.3%	100 (44.8%)	4 (1.8%)	105 (47.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.3%)								(n/a)														$7,616
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
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
George Washington Carver Elementary Academy	Public	2-5	1905 W 12th	Amarillo	79107	Potter County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 326-4150	321	22	14.8	76.3%	62 (19.3%)	105 (32.7%)	128 (39.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.2%)	37.2	2974^th of 4651 public elementary schools	36.1%		41.6	2750^th of 4710 public elementary schools	41.6%	224							37.7	40.2	60.0	22.1	35.8	48.0	28.4	$8,565
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Pleasant Valley Elementary

What schools do graduates of Pleasant Valley Elementary attend?

Students who attend Pleasant Valley Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Johnny N Allen-6th Grade Campus
Middle : Mann Middle
High : Amtech Career Academy
High : Palo Duro High School

What district is Pleasant Valley Elementary in?

Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Pleasant Valley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 195 students attended Pleasant Valley Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Pleasant Valley Elementary?

Students at Pleasant Valley Elementary are 45% Hispanic, 43% White, 6% Two or more races, 4% African American, 3% Asian.

Is Pleasant Valley Elementary a good school?

Pleasant Valley Elementary ranks 1043^rd of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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