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Hamlet Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5
4488th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools
Better than 4% of Texas elementary schools
Summary

Hamlet Elementary is an elementary school in Amarillo, Texas, serving 290 students in grades PK-5. It is part of the Amarillo Independent School District (ISD), which is ranked 411 out of 961 school districts in the state.

Despite the school's high per-student spending of $14,563 in 2020-2021, Hamlet Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Texas elementary schools over the past several years, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school significantly underperforms compared to the Amarillo ISD and the state of Texas in STAAR test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 25.81% of 3rd graders at Hamlet Elementary were proficient or better in STAAR Reading, compared to 50.27% for Amarillo ISD and 52.02% for Texas. Additionally, Hamlet Elementary struggles to effectively serve its diverse student population, ranking in the bottom 10-20% of Texas elementary schools for most student subgroups.

Interestingly, nearby schools within the Amarillo ISD, such as Sanborn Elementary, George Washington Carver Early Childhood Academy, Emerson Elementary, and Pleasant Valley Elementary, generally outperform Hamlet Elementary on academic measures, even though they serve similar student populations. Given Hamlet Elementary's persistent low performance, there is a clear need for targeted interventions and support to address the specific challenges facing the school and its students.

280
Students ?
12.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$12,360
Per pupil spending ?
97.9%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 705 Sycamore
       Amarillo, TX  79107-2044

(806) 326-4500

District: Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)


Students who attend Hamlet Elementary usually attend:

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

African American:
53.6%
Hispanic:
20.7%
White:
11.4%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 30th percentile in 2015 → 4th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Texas average (21% vs 47% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 26 percentile points since 2015
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school21%
District avg48%
Texas avg47%
4,488th of 4,651
Texas public elementary schools ?
Bottom 4%▼ down 26 pts since 2015
From bottom 30% (2015) to bottom 4% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
36th of 36Elementary Schools in the Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)
411th 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20259.94488 of 46513.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20246.74639 of 47101.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20233.94629 of 46470.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20224.64554 of 45810.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202112.54370 of 45784.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201914.04193 of 44796.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201831.53098 of 435928.9%★☆☆☆☆
201727.53294 of 432923.9%★☆☆☆☆
201667.91374 of 428667.9%★★★☆☆
201536.43043 of 432029.6%★☆☆☆☆
201424.43650 of 426014.3%★☆☆☆☆
201322.63707 of 422112.2%★☆☆☆☆
201227.93525 of 420616.2%★☆☆☆☆
201136.93097 of 409524.4%★☆☆☆☆
201041.12779 of 393729.4%★☆☆☆☆
200926.73328 of 388414.3%★☆☆☆☆
200842.62546 of 376832.4%★★☆☆☆
200732.02994 of 372419.6%★☆☆☆☆
200634.12705 of 347622.2%★☆☆☆☆
200547.92109 of 347539.3%★★☆☆☆
200451.41941 of 346544.0%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202521.01704 of 190510.6%★☆☆☆☆
202413.72358 of 24433.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202311.42397 of 24431.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202210.32381 of 24211.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202126.22015 of 244417.6%★☆☆☆☆
201922.92204 of 251512.4%★☆☆☆☆
201846.81233 of 248350.3%★★★☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20252.8796 of 8142.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20240.51039 of 10450.6%☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202211.24382 of 44611.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202125.53700 of 433114.6%★☆☆☆☆
201924.03768 of 429512.3%★☆☆☆☆
201845.42268 of 424046.5%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202518.22665 of 29188.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202415.83445 of 36686.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202311.43469 of 35562.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202219.73188 of 34878.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202135.22342 of 344632.0%★★☆☆☆
201933.42492 of 333325.2%★☆☆☆☆
201820.92944 of 32268.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202513.33563 of 37444.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20247.74578 of 46581.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20234.94569 of 45880.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20227.04506 of 45611.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202117.44053 of 44999.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201919.93872 of 434810.9%★☆☆☆☆
201841.02549 of 430640.8%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202528.22899 of 364420.4%★☆☆☆☆
202418.04087 of 44658.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20234.64383 of 44010.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20226.24353 of 43760.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20215.24327 of 43290.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201933.63039 of 418827.4%★☆☆☆☆
201843.62366 of 416843.2%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202516.43468 of 37056.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20249.04514 of 45941.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20236.04490 of 45210.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20227.14439 of 44770.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202117.44160 of 44516.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201920.43946 of 43098.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201842.12558 of 426440.0%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202512.43555 of 37394.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20245.84608 of 46470.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20234.94548 of 45850.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20226.94502 of 45631.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202110.64409 of 44982.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201913.54141 of 43575.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201824.63574 of 431917.2%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
201912.61039 of 11126.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202526.72885 of 354918.7%★☆☆☆☆
202420.33836 of 429210.6%★☆☆☆☆
202322.63633 of 408611.1%★☆☆☆☆
202234.32709 of 395231.5%★★☆☆☆
202120.23606 of 37995.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201926.63081 of 368416.4%★☆☆☆☆
201845.11705 of 355852.1%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20231.13099 of 31060.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20211.73067 of 30820.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20192.73125 of 31420.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201812.02999 of 31274.1%☆☆☆☆☆
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)
Hispanic (2025)20th percentile+17 vs school
Special Education (2025)19th percentile+15 vs school
African American (2025)11th percentile+7 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)9th percentile+5 vs school
Multi-racial (2019)7th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile+3 vs school
Male (2025)5th percentile~ school
Female (2025)5th percentile~ school
Asian (2025)2nd percentile~ school
At Risk (2022)2nd percentile~ school
White (2023)<1st percentile~ school
By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?
Reading27%-27 vs state
Mathematics18%-27 vs state
Science11%-19 vs state

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Hamlet Elementary ranks in the bottom 3.5% of Texas elementary schools.

Students who attend Hamlet 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

In the 2024-25 school year, 280 students attended Hamlet Elementary.

Students at Hamlet Elementary are 54% African American, 21% Hispanic, 11% White, 9% Asian, 5% Two or more races.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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