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South Lawn Elementary

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South Lawn Elementary ranks 1666 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1666^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 64% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

South Lawn Elementary in Amarillo, TX, is a PK-5 school in the Amarillo Independent School District (Isd) serving 325 students in a high-poverty area, where about 86% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. This school stands out for its exceptional ability to help students from low socio-economic backgrounds succeed academically, ranking in the 81st percentile for serving these students—a stark contrast to nearby Lamar Elementary, which has a similar poverty rate but ranks in the bottom 18th percentile overall. South Lawn also shows remarkable growth in supporting Special Education students, jumping from the 36th percentile to the 81st percentile in just two years, making it a strong choice for families with diverse learning needs.

One of the school’s biggest strengths is its 5th-grade math program, which consistently outperforms both district and state averages—for example, 59.57% of 5th graders were proficient in 2025-2026, compared to 44.48% for the district and 47.38% for the state. However, this success is not mirrored in 5th-grade science, where only 14.29% of students were proficient in 2024-2025, less than half the state average. This creates a "tale of two subjects" that suggests a highly effective math curriculum but a potential gap in science instruction. Performance also varies by grade level; for instance, 3rd-grade reading scores lag behind state averages, while 4th and 5th-grade reading scores exceed them, indicating that the school’s effectiveness may depend on specific grade-level teams or cohorts.

Compared to nearby schools, South Lawn is a solid, mid-range performer that punches above its weight given its high poverty rate. While Wolflin Elementary is the clear academic leader in the area with a 76th percentile rank, South Lawn offers a reliable alternative, especially for families prioritizing math achievement. Interestingly, Landergin Elementary, which has an even higher poverty rate, achieves even stronger 5th-grade math scores, suggesting that South Lawn could learn from its neighbor’s specialized approach. Overall, South Lawn is a school that does well with its challenges, and if it can address its science weakness, it has the potential to climb even higher in state rankings.

325

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,873

Per pupil spending ?

85.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4719 S Bowie
Amarillo, TX 79110-2505

(806) 326-5401

District: Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend South Lawn Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

44.9%

White:

38.8%

African American:

9.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 88th percentile in 2016 → 64th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Texas median (64th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 24 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school53%

District avg48%

Texas avg51%

1,666^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 36%▼ down 24 pts since 2016

From top 12% (2016) to top 36% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^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	58.7	1666 of 4627	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.1	1900 of 4651	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.4	2412 of 4710	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.6	1722 of 4647	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.4	2179 of 4581	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.6	1801 of 4578	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.1	1968 of 4479	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.9	1081 of 4359	75.2%	★★★★☆
2017	69.4	1068 of 4329	75.3%	★★★★☆
2016	84.3	523 of 4286	87.8%	★★★★☆
2015	81.3	658 of 4320	84.8%	★★★★☆
2014	82.9	577 of 4260	86.5%	★★★★☆
2013	75.1	899 of 4221	78.7%	★★★★☆
2012	80.5	626 of 4206	85.1%	★★★★☆
2011	78.0	608 of 4095	85.2%	★★★★☆
2010	80.3	443 of 3937	88.7%	★★★★☆
2009	74.0	821 of 3884	78.9%	★★★★☆
2008	87.7	74 of 3768	98.0%	★★★★★
2007	74.3	791 of 3724	78.8%	★★★★☆
2006	79.5	442 of 3476	87.3%	★★★★☆
2005	75.8	655 of 3475	81.2%	★★★★☆
2004	72.9	809 of 3465	76.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	78.2	229 of 1905	88.0%	★★★★☆
2021	65.5	537 of 2444	78.0%	★★★★☆
2019	40.5	1544 of 2515	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	65.9	591 of 2483	76.2%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	56.1	1669 of 4461	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.7	1657 of 4331	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.0	1580 of 4295	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.7	551 of 4240	87.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	49.0	1367 of 2918	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	81.6	328 of 3487	90.6%	★★★★★
2021	98.4	34 of 3446	99.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	65.0	1332 of 4575	70.9%	★★★★☆
2025	62.4	1185 of 3744	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.2	2109 of 4658	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.7	1234 of 4588	73.1%	★★★★☆
2022	50.2	2141 of 4561	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.9	2091 of 4499	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.3	2103 of 4348	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.4	804 of 4306	81.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	60.8	1410 of 4413	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.1	1856 of 3644	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.4	2025 of 4465	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.6	1838 of 4401	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.7	2326 of 4376	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.9	2006 of 4329	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.7	2647 of 4188	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	64.2	1153 of 4168	72.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	71.2	840 of 4520	81.4%	★★★★☆
2025	69.2	766 of 3705	79.3%	★★★★☆
2024	52.4	2049 of 4594	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.1	842 of 4521	81.4%	★★★★☆
2022	58.9	1545 of 4477	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.2	1065 of 4451	76.1%	★★★★☆
2019	59.0	1433 of 4309	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	78.2	489 of 4264	88.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	51.0	2048 of 4582	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.7	1690 of 3739	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.4	2986 of 4647	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.4	2423 of 4585	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.5	2308 of 4563	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.6	1511 of 4498	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.0	1890 of 4357	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.0	1588 of 4319	63.2%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2018	44.3	619 of 1046	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	67.4	830 of 4301	80.7%	★★★★☆
2025	48.8	1633 of 3549	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.3	2766 of 4292	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.5	1615 of 4086	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.0	838 of 3952	78.8%	★★★★☆
2021	45.8	1666 of 3799	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.5	792 of 3684	78.5%	★★★★☆
2018	79.0	321 of 3558	91.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	47.0	1694 of 3006	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	55.5	1150 of 2612	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.7	2274 of 3108	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	52.6	1507 of 3106	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.0	1678 of 3082	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.6	1678 of 3082	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.6	1579 of 3142	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.0	1102 of 3127	64.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2025)88th percentile+29 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)81st percentile+17 vs school

Special Education (2026)81st percentile+17 vs school

Female (2026)71st percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)68th percentile+4 vs school

At Risk (2022)63rd percentile+10 vs school

Male (2026)55th percentile-9 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)53rd percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)44th percentile-20 vs school

Multi-racial (2018)41st percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading56%~ state avg

Mathematics50%+3 vs state

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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
South Lawn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4719 S Bowie	Amarillo	79110	Randall County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 326-5401	325	23	14.0	85.8%	126 (38.8%)	32 (9.8%)	146 (44.9%)	6 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.3%)	58.7	1666^th of 4627 public elementary schools	64.0%		54.1	1900^th of 4651 public elementary schools	59.1%	234	46.5	59.5	61.7	44.2	45.2	59.6	$9,873
South Georgia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5018 Susan Dr	Amarillo	79110	Randall County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 326-5350	399	25	15.8	71.4%	204 (51.1%)	20 (5.0%)	135 (33.8%)	6 (1.5%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.0%)	60.7	1581^st of 4627 public elementary schools	65.8%		60.8	1539^th of 4651 public elementary schools	66.9%	42	37.0	57.4	63.2	49.3	59.3	63.2	$9,213
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
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
Paramount Terrace Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3906 Cougar Dr	Amarillo	79109	Randall County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 326-4950	313	24	12.9	64.2%	142 (45.4%)	43 (13.7%)	100 (31.9%)	5 (1.6%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.4%)	49	2175^th of 4627 public elementary schools	53.0%		76.5	888^th of 4651 public elementary schools	80.9%	1287	44.0	55.2	62.0	44.0	34.5	50.0	$11,142
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
Western Plateau Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4927 Shawnee	Amarillo	79109	Randall County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 326-5550	400	27	14.7	61.8%	265 (66.3%)	30 (7.5%)	84 (21.0%)	6 (1.5%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	55.6	1825^th of 4627 public elementary schools	60.6%		54.9	1848^th of 4651 public elementary schools	60.3%	23	54.8	62.8	59.4	47.6	51.0	35.9	$8,424
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
City View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	3400 Knoll	Amarillo	79118	Randall County	Canyon Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 677-2500	698	41	17.0	45.8%	293 (42.0%)	60 (8.6%)	303 (43.4%)	17 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.3%)	50	2112^th of 4627 public elementary schools	54.4%		70	1138^th of 4651 public elementary schools	75.5%	974	39.7	59.7		31.6	61.8		$6,435

Frequently Asked Questions about South Lawn Elementary

What district is South Lawn Elementary in?

Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)

Is South Lawn Elementary a good school?

South Lawn Elementary ranks 1666^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend South Lawn Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 325 students attended South Lawn Elementary.

What schools do graduates of South Lawn Elementary attend?

Students who attend South Lawn Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

What is the racial makeup of South Lawn Elementary?

Students at South Lawn Elementary are 45% Hispanic, 39% White, 10% African American, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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