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San Jacinto Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3536^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

San Jacinto Elementary in Amarillo, TX, is a mid-sized PK-5 school in the Amarillo Independent School District (Isd) that serves 366 students in a community with a very high level of economic disadvantage, with over 94% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

While the school's overall academic performance has placed it in the bottom 25-30% of Texas elementary schools in recent years, it has a remarkable and standout strength: it is exceptionally effective with its English Language Learner (ELL) students. In the most recent year, San Jacinto ranked in the 79th percentile statewide for serving its ELL students, earning a 4-star rating—a dramatic improvement from just two years prior. This success is a clear outlier compared to the school's overall 1-star rating and suggests that specific programs or dedicated staff are working very well for this group. However, the school faces a persistent challenge in serving its African American students, who have ranked in the bottom 8% of the state for three consecutive years. Understanding and replicating the strategies used for ELL students could be key to improving outcomes for all students.

Compared to nearby schools, San Jacinto's situation is unique. It has the highest poverty rate among its peers, such as Wolflin Elementary (68.1% low-income) and Woodlands Elementary (31.11% low-income), which ranks in the 97th percentile statewide. Even when compared to high-poverty neighbors like Wills Elementary (92.58% low-income) and Park Hills Elementary (91.95% low-income), San Jacinto underperforms overall. The school also spends more per student ($12,212) than many nearby schools, including Woodlands ($8,963) and the district average, but these additional resources have not yet translated into broad academic gains. The most recent test scores show a mixed picture, with 4th-grade Reading and Math at their highest in three years, while 3rd-grade scores are near their lowest, suggesting a possible cohort effect or a recent dip in early-grade instruction.

366

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,796

Per pupil spending ?

94.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3400 W 4th
Amarillo, TX 79106-7999

(806) 326-5200

District: Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend San Jacinto Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Houston Middle
High:	Amtech Career Academy
	Tascosa High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

55.7%

African American:

20.2%

White:

18.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 35th percentile in 2016 → 24th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (38% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school38%

District avg48%

Texas avg51%

3,536^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 12 pts since 2016

From bottom 35% (2016) to bottom 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

27^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	28.4	3536 of 4627	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.2	3415 of 4651	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	3652 of 4710	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.4	3736 of 4647	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	3504 of 4581	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.0	2840 of 4578	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	12.8	4241 of 4479	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	3716 of 4359	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	43.1	2334 of 4329	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.3	2766 of 4286	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	42.7	2708 of 4320	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	41.2	2840 of 4260	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	32.1	3303 of 4221	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	39.3	2927 of 4206	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	56.9	2005 of 4095	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	57.3	1939 of 3937	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	47.9	2354 of 3884	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	62.2	1519 of 3768	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	26.1	3219 of 3724	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	14.9	3289 of 3476	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	16.8	3254 of 3475	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	8.5	3386 of 3465	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	18.2	2236 of 2406	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.9	1745 of 1905	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	2289 of 2443	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	36.0	1602 of 2443	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.2	2038 of 2421	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.5	1431 of 2444	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	13.5	2447 of 2515	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.1	2130 of 2483	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	35.0	3167 of 4461	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.9	2981 of 4331	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.4	3796 of 4295	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.3	3480 of 4240	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	70.9	344 of 1643	79.1%	★★★★☆
2025	53.9	1178 of 2918	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.7	2238 of 3668	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.2	2575 of 3556	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.8	1951 of 3487	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.6	1896 of 3446	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.7	3117 of 3333	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	37.2	2206 of 3226	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	19.1	4097 of 4575	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.8	2746 of 3744	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.9	3242 of 4658	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.7	3560 of 4588	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.1	3287 of 4561	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.5	2768 of 4499	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	13.6	4136 of 4348	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	3579 of 4306	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	29.5	2700 of 3184	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	37.8	2926 of 4413	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.1	2187 of 3644	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.8	3437 of 4465	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	3746 of 4401	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.2	3269 of 4376	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.3	2624 of 4329	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.5	3610 of 4188	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.4	3451 of 4168	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	39.3	2923 of 4520	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.0	2187 of 3705	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.0	3530 of 4594	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.3	3315 of 4521	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.2	2944 of 4477	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.0	2243 of 4451	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.0	4042 of 4309	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.5	3414 of 4264	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.3	2663 of 4582	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.8	2714 of 3739	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	4316 of 4647	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	3863 of 4585	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.5	3668 of 4563	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.1	2898 of 4498	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.7	4101 of 4357	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	3759 of 4319	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2021	36.5	655 of 961	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	13.9	973 of 1046	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	35.2	2909 of 4301	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	16.1	3363 of 3549	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	3905 of 4292	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.3	3107 of 4086	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.5	2465 of 3952	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.4	1401 of 3799	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.3	2563 of 3684	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.5	2752 of 3558	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	34.7	2182 of 3006	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.2	2216 of 2612	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	2952 of 3108	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	2876 of 3106	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	2596 of 3082	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.6	2607 of 3082	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.6	3084 of 3142	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	2587 of 3127	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)79th percentile+55 vs school

Male (2026)42nd percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)35th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2026)34th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2026)32nd percentile+9 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)32nd percentile-6 vs school

At Risk (2022)29th percentile+5 vs school

White (2026)27th percentile+4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2019)15th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2026)10th percentile-13 vs school

African American (2026)7th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics39%-8 vs state

Reading37%-17 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, September 14, 2009

San Jacinto is the only No Excuses University in Texas. Making it possible for their students to actually achieve a secondary education after High School. Their Principal Mr. Curry really has a true love for his students and the energy to motivate San Jacinto Elementary in such a positive way. My daughters have attended several nice schools From Amarillo to Idaho Each with their own unique programs and they tell me often that this is their favorite of them all.
To be honest I was afraid to enroll them here because I feared a school in the poor neighborhood might not have the programs to inspire me children. I thank Mr. Curry and all the staff of San Jacinto Elementary not only does it inspire my children but goes beyond expectations to really care about my children's future. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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 Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
San Jacinto Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3400 W 4th	Amarillo	79106	Potter County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 326-5200	366	28	12.8	94.8%	68 (18.6%)	74 (20.2%)	204 (55.7%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (3.8%)	28.4	3536^th of 4627 public elementary schools	23.6%		30.2	3415^th of 4651 public elementary schools	26.6%	121	34.2	42.4	33.3	26.3	42.4	45.1	$10,796
Wills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3500 W 11th	Amarillo	79106	Potter County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 326-5650	458	31	14.8	92.6%	91 (19.9%)	103 (22.5%)	133 (29.0%)	116 (25.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	32.8	3239^th of 4627 public elementary schools	30.0%		49.6	2162^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	53.5%	1077	52.7	33.3	47.6	34.6	14.8	48.4	$9,739
Bivins Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 S Fannin	Amarillo	79102	Potter County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 326-4100	415	26	15.8	75.7%	178 (42.9%)	46 (11.1%)	162 (39.0%)	7 (1.7%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.1%)	31.8	3308^th of 4627 public elementary schools	28.5%		38	2927^th of 4651 public elementary schools	37.1%	381	44.8	35.1	51.6	36.2	22.8	45.2	$9,889
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%)	16.4	4224^th of 4627 public elementary schools	8.7%		37.2	2974^th of 4651 public elementary schools	36.1%	1250	39.5	29.3	44.6	25.0	12.4	28.9	$8,565
Avondale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 Avondale	Amarillo	79106	Potter County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 326-4000	475	32	15.0	81.3%	168 (35.4%)	74 (15.6%)	198 (41.7%)	7 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.5%)	51.1	2061^st of 4627 public elementary schools	55.5%		47.5	2287^th of 4651 public elementary schools	50.8%	226	63.9	53.5	49.4	67.8	45.7	29.3	$9,011
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
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
Olsen Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2409 Anna	Amarillo	79106	Potter County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 326-4900	387	23	16.4	53.2%	221 (57.1%)	22 (5.7%)	113 (29.2%)	5 (1.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.9%)	58.3	1691^st of 4627 public elementary schools	63.5%		83.3	636^th of 4651 public elementary schools	86.3%	1055	49.1	52.1	77.8	30.9	33.3	74.6	$7,982
Coronado Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3210 Wimberly Rd	Amarillo	79109	Randall County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 354-4600	435	29	14.7	69.9%	190 (43.7%)	36 (8.3%)	175 (40.2%)	9 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.3%)	62	1515^th of 4627 public elementary schools	67.3%		63	1437^th of 4651 public elementary schools	69.1%	78	60.0	68.3	66.7	44.3	47.6	40.0	$9,331
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%)								(n/a)							$12,409

Frequently Asked Questions about San Jacinto Elementary

How many students attend San Jacinto Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 366 students attended San Jacinto Elementary.

What district is San Jacinto Elementary in?

Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of San Jacinto Elementary attend?

Students who attend San Jacinto Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Houston Middle
High : Amtech Career Academy
High : Tascosa High School

What is the racial makeup of San Jacinto Elementary?

Students at San Jacinto Elementary are 56% Hispanic, 20% African American, 19% White, 4% Two or more races.

Is San Jacinto Elementary a good school?

San Jacinto Elementary ranks in the bottom 23.6% of Texas elementary schools.

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