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Avondale Elementary

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Avondale Elementary ranks 2287 th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2287^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 51% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Avondale Elementary is a public elementary school in Amarillo, Texas, serving 489 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Amarillo Independent School District. While the school has maintained a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past several years, its student performance on STAAR tests is generally below the district and state averages, particularly in reading and science.

Avondale Elementary has a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 79.14% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school's spending per student has been relatively high, ranging from $7,521 to $10,167 per student over the past few years, which is higher than the district average. Compared to nearby schools within the Amarillo ISD, such as Wolflin Elementary, Belmar Elementary, and Paramount Terrace Elementary, Avondale Elementary generally underperforms on STAAR tests, particularly in reading and science.

Avondale Elementary's Gifted and Talented program has also seen fluctuations in its ranking, ranging from 110 out of 3,106 Texas elementary schools in 2017-2018 (5-star rating) to 1,210 out of 3,184 in 2018-2019 (3-star rating), suggesting that the school's support for its high-performing students may be an area of focus for improvement.

475

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,011

Per pupil spending ?

81.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1500 Avondale
Amarillo, TX 79106-4421

(806) 326-4000

District: Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Avondale Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

41.7%

White:

35.4%

African American:

15.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 63rd percentile in 2015 → 51st in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Texas median (51st percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg48%

Texas avg47%

2,287^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 49%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From top 37% (2015) to top 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

21^st 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	47.5	2287 of 4651	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.8	2318 of 4710	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.6	1849 of 4647	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.3	1451 of 4581	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.9	1412 of 4578	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.7	1485 of 4479	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.6	1509 of 4359	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	46.1	2174 of 4329	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	65.0	1519 of 4286	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	63.2	1613 of 4320	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	47.2	2503 of 4260	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	59.9	1730 of 4221	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	61.0	1645 of 4206	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	56.8	2013 of 4095	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	57.1	1953 of 3937	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	72.3	946 of 3884	75.6%	★★★★☆
2008	63.9	1421 of 3768	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	68.4	1173 of 3724	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	71.2	954 of 3476	72.6%	★★★★☆
2005	64.0	1320 of 3475	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	62.6	1358 of 3465	60.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	43.5	1058 of 1905	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	69.4	494 of 2443	79.8%	★★★★☆
2023	35.6	1625 of 2443	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.8	1930 of 2421	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.0	1627 of 2444	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.5	1450 of 2515	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.8	1179 of 2483	52.5%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	42.1	2668 of 4461	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.2	1312 of 4331	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.0	944 of 4295	78.0%	★★★★☆
2018	44.6	2337 of 4240	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	80.3	354 of 3487	89.8%	★★★★☆
2019	56.9	1230 of 3333	63.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	49.8	1750 of 3744	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.2	2166 of 4658	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.2	2017 of 4588	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.8	1374 of 4561	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.7	1285 of 4499	71.4%	★★★★☆
2019	54.2	1827 of 4348	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.4	1572 of 4306	63.5%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	79.2	1 of 2619	100.0%	★★★★★
2019	64.5	1210 of 3184	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	79.0	110 of 3106	96.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	56.1	1419 of 3644	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.5	2477 of 4465	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.3	1569 of 4401	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.8	1067 of 4376	75.6%	★★★★☆
2021	66.3	1048 of 4329	75.8%	★★★★☆
2019	65.9	1063 of 4188	74.6%	★★★★☆
2018	69.5	881 of 4168	78.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	63.4	1064 of 3705	71.3%	★★★★☆
2024	59.3	1557 of 4594	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.9	1192 of 4521	73.6%	★★★★☆
2022	69.6	923 of 4477	79.4%	★★★★☆
2021	74.4	658 of 4451	85.2%	★★★★☆
2019	70.8	762 of 4309	82.3%	★★★★☆
2018	69.8	874 of 4264	79.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	57.5	1394 of 3739	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.5	2282 of 4647	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.3	1792 of 4585	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.6	1508 of 4563	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.6	1459 of 4498	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.4	1123 of 4357	74.2%	★★★★☆
2018	60.1	1473 of 4319	65.9%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	49.2	514 of 975	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.7	777 of 1004	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.4	525 of 961	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.4	538 of 1112	51.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	75.1	496 of 3549	86.0%	★★★★☆
2024	61.3	1196 of 4292	72.1%	★★★★☆
2023	58.2	1178 of 4086	71.2%	★★★★☆
2022	74.1	540 of 3952	86.3%	★★★★☆
2021	62.5	827 of 3799	78.2%	★★★★☆
2019	67.2	667 of 3684	81.9%	★★★★☆
2018	57.7	1015 of 3558	71.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	49.8	1365 of 2612	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.4	1772 of 3108	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.5	1550 of 3106	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.8	1097 of 3082	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.0	1448 of 3082	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.2	1451 of 3142	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.4	1793 of 3127	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2025)100th percentile+49 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)90th percentile+22 vs school

Special Education (2025)86th percentile+35 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)71st percentile+20 vs school

Male (2025)63rd percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)61st percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)53rd percentile~ school

White (2025)48th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)47th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2025)44th percentile-6 vs school

At Risk (2022)40th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics48%+3 vs state

Reading47%-8 vs state

Science23%-6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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 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
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%)	47.5	2287^th of 4651 public elementary schools	50.8%		47.8	2318^th of 4710 public elementary schools	50.8%	31	47.5	51.3	40.6	61.3	35.0	49.3	23.2	$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%)	83.3	636^th of 4651 public elementary schools	86.3%		75.7	921^st of 4710 public elementary schools	80.4%	285	57.1	68.4	76.9	47.6	70.2	69.2	49.2	$7,982
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%)	49.6	2162^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	53.5%		49.7	2188^th of 4710 public elementary schools	53.5%	26	36.8	48.4	54.1	31.0	45.3	55.0	44.8	$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%)	30.2	3415^th of 4651 public elementary schools	26.6%		27	3652^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	22.5%	237	35.9	41.5	37.8	38.2	38.9	33.8	23.0	$10,796
Belmar Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6324 Adirondack	Amarillo	79106	Potter County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 326-4050	385	25	15.3	52.5%	188 (48.8%)	35 (9.1%)	136 (35.3%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.2%)	80.7	731^st of 4651 public elementary schools	84.3%		81.7	696^th of 4710 public elementary schools	85.2%	35	83.6	68.3	68.5	68.3	51.7	55.6	39.6	$9,612
Ridgecrest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5306 W 37th	Amarillo	79109	Randall County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 326-5100	362	25	14.2	59.4%	191 (52.8%)	15 (4.1%)	135 (37.3%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.7%)	60.8	1540^th of 4651 public elementary schools	66.9%		71.6	1078^th of 4710 public elementary schools	77.1%	462	52.7	54.4	68.5	34.6	46.6	51.9	44.4	$9,270
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%)	38	2927^th of 4651 public elementary schools	37.1%		46.7	2391^st of 4710 public elementary schools	49.2%	536	38.2	50.0	54.6	45.5	17.2	47.8	16.4	$9,889
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%)	63	1437^th of 4651 public elementary schools	69.1%		53.5	1959^th of 4710 public elementary schools	58.4%	522	71.0	58.7	45.6	53.2	53.2	48.5	33.8	$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%)	76.5	888^th of 4651 public elementary schools	80.9%		76.5	888^th of 4710 public elementary schools	81.1%		46.6	61.1	77.8	55.2	69.2	66.7	58.3	$11,142
Puckett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6700 Oakhurst	Amarillo	79109	Randall County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 326-5050	316	21	15.0	32.0%	202 (63.9%)	5 (1.6%)	87 (27.5%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (5.1%)	86	535^th of 4651 public elementary schools	88.5%		79.3	789^th of 4710 public elementary schools	83.2%	254	84.5	63.3	77.6	63.8	50.0	66.7	63.8	$9,116

Frequently Asked Questions about Avondale Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Avondale Elementary?

Students at Avondale Elementary are 42% Hispanic, 35% White, 16% African American, 5% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What district is Avondale Elementary in?

Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Avondale Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 475 students attended Avondale Elementary.

Is Avondale Elementary a good school?

Avondale Elementary ranks 2287^th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Avondale Elementary attend?

Students who attend Avondale Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

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