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Wills Elementary

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Wills Elementary ranks 3239 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3239^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 30% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Wills Elementary in Amarillo, TX, is a PK-5 school in the Amarillo Independent School District (Isd) serving 458 students in a high-poverty area, where over 92% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. This school has experienced a notable recent decline in overall state ranking, dropping to the 30th percentile in the latest data after previously performing at the 54th percentile. While many nearby schools have maintained or improved their rankings, Wills has seen a sharp downturn, particularly in 4th-grade mathematics, where only about 15% of students were proficient—far below the state average and significantly lower than higher-performing neighbors like Wolflin Elementary (71% proficient) and Olsen Park Elementary (33% proficient).

Despite these challenges, Wills Elementary shows a remarkable strength in 5th-grade science, where proficiency rates have consistently exceeded state averages—for example, 45% of 5th graders were proficient in science compared to 30% statewide in the most recent year. This suggests a specific teacher or instructional approach in that grade that could be replicated in other subjects. The school also spends more per student ($10,495) than many higher-performing peers like Olsen Park ($8,972) and Ridgecrest Elementary ($10,031), indicating that financial resources alone are not enough to overcome the challenges of extreme poverty without targeted interventions.

Comparing Wills to its closest neighbors reveals a complex picture. San Jacinto Elementary (0.81 miles away) shares a similar poverty level and also ranks low (24th percentile), suggesting neighborhood-wide challenges. However, Avondale Elementary (1.07 miles away), with a lower but still high poverty rate (81%), significantly outperforms Wills (55th percentile vs. 30th), showing that poverty is not destiny and that Avondale may have effective strategies worth exploring. The most concerning trend is the dramatic drop in performance for specific student groups over just two years, which warrants immediate investigation by school leadership to identify and address the root causes.

458

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,739

Per pupil spending ?

92.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3500 W 11th
Amarillo, TX 79106-6435

(806) 326-5650

District: Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Wills Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

29.0%

Asian:

25.3%

African American:

22.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 35th percentile in 2016 → 30th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (39% vs 51% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school39%

District avg48%

Texas avg51%

3,239^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 30%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 35% (2016) to bottom 30% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

24^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	32.8	3239 of 4627	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.6	2162 of 4651	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.7	2188 of 4710	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.2	2522 of 4647	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.6	1717 of 4581	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.2	1298 of 4578	71.6%	★★★★☆
2019	59.7	1525 of 4479	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.2	2473 of 4359	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.2	2704 of 4329	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.0	2789 of 4286	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	47.2	2479 of 4320	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	52.2	2195 of 4260	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	30.2	3388 of 4221	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.1	3258 of 4206	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	51.1	2345 of 4095	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	44.1	2630 of 3937	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	37.7	2860 of 3884	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	57.5	1803 of 3768	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	50.4	2184 of 3724	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	55.5	1759 of 3476	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	57.5	1644 of 3475	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	56.3	1678 of 3465	51.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	52.5	983 of 2406	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.3	622 of 1905	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.5	1476 of 2443	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.1	1199 of 2443	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.2	1585 of 2421	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.0	1188 of 2444	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.9	1134 of 2515	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	27.0	2039 of 2483	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	22.4	883 of 999	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.3	653 of 814	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	923 of 1045	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	852 of 1015	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.0	640 of 957	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.2	643 of 967	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.6	871 of 1009	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.8	921 of 1005	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	72.2	733 of 4461	83.6%	★★★★☆
2021	82.6	308 of 4331	92.9%	★★★★★
2019	75.5	585 of 4295	86.4%	★★★★☆
2018	61.5	1227 of 4240	71.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	49.0	803 of 1643	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.9	690 of 2918	76.4%	★★★★☆
2024	72.1	709 of 3668	80.7%	★★★★☆
2023	65.1	916 of 3556	74.2%	★★★★☆
2022	78.1	414 of 3487	88.1%	★★★★☆
2021	85.3	237 of 3446	93.1%	★★★★★
2019	64.5	860 of 3333	74.2%	★★★★☆
2018	58.8	1081 of 3226	66.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.2	3306 of 4575	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	47.2	1898 of 3744	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.7	2572 of 4658	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.1	2727 of 4588	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.1	1776 of 4561	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.9	1312 of 4499	70.8%	★★★★☆
2019	55.8	1729 of 4348	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.2	2285 of 4306	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	76.0	311 of 3184	90.2%	★★★★☆
2018	60.4	1480 of 3106	52.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	19.4	4036 of 4413	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	21.7	3191 of 3644	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	54.2	1839 of 4465	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.1	3374 of 4401	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	53.2	1883 of 4376	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.8	1218 of 4329	71.9%	★★★★☆
2019	76.4	594 of 4188	85.8%	★★★★☆
2018	48.1	2056 of 4168	50.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.5	2730 of 4520	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	58.7	1278 of 3705	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.5	1066 of 4594	76.8%	★★★★☆
2023	52.0	2055 of 4521	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.9	1243 of 4477	72.2%	★★★★☆
2021	79.9	429 of 4451	90.4%	★★★★★
2019	67.2	950 of 4309	78.0%	★★★★☆
2018	50.4	2011 of 4264	52.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	34.3	3155 of 4582	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	53.6	1558 of 3739	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.4	1212 of 4647	73.9%	★★★★☆
2023	47.0	2329 of 4585	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.4	1744 of 4563	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.2	1181 of 4498	73.7%	★★★★☆
2019	61.4	1404 of 4357	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.2	2759 of 4319	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	76.4	191 of 1128	83.1%	★★★★☆
2023	52.3	552 of 1099	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.9	470 of 1004	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.7	244 of 961	74.6%	★★★★☆
2019	11.3	1050 of 1112	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	27.1	3577 of 4301	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	44.9	1875 of 3549	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.8	1276 of 4292	70.3%	★★★★☆
2023	41.5	2183 of 4086	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.3	1551 of 3952	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.1	1309 of 3799	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	87.5	164 of 3684	95.5%	★★★★★
2018	57.9	1008 of 3558	71.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	27.4	2446 of 3006	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	56.6	1103 of 2612	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.9	1836 of 3108	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.7	2500 of 3106	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.3	2214 of 3082	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.3	1966 of 3082	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.7	1657 of 3142	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.9	2142 of 3127	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

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+24 vs school

At Risk (2022)84th percentile+21 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)83rd percentile+30 vs school

African American (2026)59th percentile+29 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)51st percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)40th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2026)31st percentile~ school

Female (2026)28th percentile~ school

White (2026)19th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2026)17th percentile-13 vs school

Asian (2026)12th percentile-18 vs school

Hispanic (2026)9th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading45%-10 vs state

Mathematics33%-14 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Wills Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Wills Elementary?

Students at Wills Elementary are 29% Hispanic, 25% Asian, 22% African American, 20% White, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Wills Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 458 students attended Wills Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Wills Elementary attend?

Students who attend Wills Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

Is Wills Elementary a good school?

Wills Elementary ranks 3239^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Wills Elementary in?

Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)

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