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Lawndale Elementary

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Lawndale Elementary ranks 2677 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2677^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 42% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Lawndale Elementary in Amarillo, TX, serves 352 students in grades PK-5 within the Amarillo Independent School District (Isd), operating in a high-poverty area where about 87% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school currently holds a 2-star rating (42nd percentile) for the 2025-2026 school year, placing it in the lower-middle tier of Texas elementary schools, though its history shows a pattern of sharp rebounds rather than a steady decline—for instance, after ranking in the 15th percentile in 2021-2022, it jumped to the 53rd percentile the following year.

The most striking differentiator at Lawndale is a massive gender performance gap: male students rank in the 63rd percentile (3 stars), while female students rank in the 21st percentile (1 star)—a 42-percentile-point difference not seen at nearby schools like Wolflin Elementary or Glenwood Elementary, which perform well for both genders. Additionally, Lawndale has shown exceptional performance with English Language Learners, earning 4-star ratings in past years (72nd and 73rd percentiles), a strength not consistently found at other high-ELL schools like Forest Hill Elementary or Emerson Elementary. In 4th-grade math, the school saw a dramatic 26.7 percentage point improvement in proficiency from 28.3% to 55% in one year, outperforming the district and state averages.

However, Lawndale faces critical challenges. White students have persistently underperformed, ranking in the 1st percentile in recent years, though this improved to the 25th percentile in 2025-2026. Science is a systemic weakness, with only 10.26% of 5th graders proficient in 2024-2025, among the worst in the area. Notably, the school’s per-student spending ($10,582) and student-teacher ratio (14.5) are average for nearby peers, and Sunrise Elementary—with a 95% free/reduced lunch rate and higher spending—achieves top-quartile rankings (87th percentile), proving that high poverty is not an insurmountable barrier to success in this district.

352

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,206

Per pupil spending ?

86.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2215 S Bivins
Amarillo, TX 79103-4316

(806) 326-4700

District: Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Lawndale Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

73.6%

White:

20.2%

African American:

3.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 53rd percentile in 2016 → 42nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (44% vs 51% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school44%

District avg48%

Texas avg51%

2,677^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 42%▼ down 11 pts since 2016

From top 47% (2016) to bottom 42% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^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	40.8	2677 of 4627	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.3	2900 of 4651	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.5	3433 of 4710	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.8	2190 of 4647	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	20.5	3911 of 4581	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.2	2288 of 4578	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.5	2461 of 4479	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.7	2439 of 4359	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.0	2956 of 4329	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	55.9	2008 of 4286	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	32.2	3245 of 4320	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	31.0	3359 of 4260	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.4	3472 of 4221	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.0	3607 of 4206	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	21.0	3708 of 4095	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	23.8	3498 of 3937	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	43.4	2576 of 3884	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	48.5	2276 of 3768	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	53.9	2016 of 3724	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	51.0	2001 of 3476	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	51.4	1969 of 3475	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	40.3	2463 of 3465	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	25.6	3760 of 4461	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.2	2331 of 4331	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.8	3051 of 4295	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	55.5	1592 of 4240	62.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	63.8	978 of 3556	72.5%	★★★★☆
2021	61.9	916 of 3446	73.4%	★★★★☆
2019	16.4	3188 of 3333	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	36.0	2272 of 3226	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	27.4	3610 of 4575	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.7	2705 of 3744	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.8	3679 of 4658	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.9	2542 of 4588	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	15.3	4217 of 4561	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	42.8	2428 of 4499	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.5	2636 of 4348	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.8	2825 of 4306	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2021	60.4	1376 of 3006	54.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	42.1	2628 of 4413	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.5	1885 of 3644	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.0	2912 of 4465	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.3	1688 of 4401	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	23.6	3778 of 4376	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	50.4	1919 of 4329	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.7	2086 of 4188	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.7	2152 of 4168	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	56.3	1686 of 4520	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	37.2	2517 of 3705	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.2	3107 of 4594	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	65.8	1142 of 4521	74.7%	★★★★☆
2022	27.1	3678 of 4477	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	57.8	1532 of 4451	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.0	1996 of 4309	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.0	1834 of 4264	57.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	57.0	1715 of 4582	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.5	1993 of 3739	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.9	3144 of 4647	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.9	1857 of 4585	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.6	3305 of 4563	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	49.1	2025 of 4498	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.4	2160 of 4357	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.0	2203 of 4319	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	37.7	2671 of 4301	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.5	2955 of 3549	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	3854 of 4292	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	53.7	1424 of 4086	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.9	1914 of 3952	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.1	2045 of 3799	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.0	2418 of 3684	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.4	1039 of 3558	70.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.8	2261 of 3006	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	4.5	2581 of 2612	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.1	3080 of 3108	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	2459 of 3106	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.2	2700 of 3082	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.7	2679 of 3082	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.9	2665 of 3142	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	2656 of 3127	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2023)72nd percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)63rd percentile+21 vs school

Male (2026)63rd percentile+20 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2021)54th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)40th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)38th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)25th percentile-17 vs school

Female (2026)21st percentile-21 vs school

At Risk (2022)16th percentile~ school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading50%-5 vs state

Mathematics39%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)			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 Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	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
Lawndale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2215 S Bivins	Amarillo	79103	Potter County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 326-4700	352	24	14.5	86.9%	71 (20.2%)	13 (3.7%)	259 (73.6%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	40.8	2677^th of 4627 public elementary schools	42.1%		38.3	2900^th of 4651 public elementary schools	37.6%	223							39.6	50.0	58.5	31.3	55.0	34.6	$10,206
Glenwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2407 S Houston	Amarillo	79103	Potter County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 326-4450	455	30	15.0	90.5%	36 (7.9%)	18 (4.0%)	384 (84.4%)	8 (1.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.3%)	70.4	1117^th of 4627 public elementary schools	75.9%		57.6	1689^th of 4651 public elementary schools	63.7%	572	54.6	45.5	50.0			23.1	57.1	54.6	85.3	47.9	62.9	50.9	$8,919
Oak Dale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2711 S Hill	Amarillo	79103	Potter County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 326-4850	314	24	13.0	86.0%	69 (22.0%)	17 (5.4%)	218 (69.4%)	6 (1.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	45.8	2341^st of 4627 public elementary schools	49.4%		37.3	2968^th of 4651 public elementary schools	36.2%	627							44.2	52.0	25.5	50.0	57.1	45.5	$11,184
Humphrey's Highland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3900 E 13th	Amarillo	79104	Potter County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 326-4550	567	36	15.6	88.9%	50 (8.8%)	5 (0.9%)	501 (88.4%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	33.5	3191^st of 4627 public elementary schools	31.0%		33.7	3211^th of 4651 public elementary schools	31.0%	20	43.9	46.3	52.9	16.7		40.0	27.3	37.7	49.1	34.2	51.1	35.7	$9,539
Sanborn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	700 S Roberts	Amarillo	79102	Potter County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 326-5250	404	29	13.9	93.3%	36 (8.9%)	14 (3.5%)	347 (85.9%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	21.7	3955^th of 4627 public elementary schools	14.5%		33	3254^th of 4651 public elementary schools	30.0%	701	40.0	33.3	12.5	16.7	0.0		38.9	37.5	39.0	32.0	29.4	31.6	$10,822
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
Sunrise Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5123 E 14th	Amarillo	79104	Potter County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 326-5450	196	18	10.8	95.4%	31 (15.8%)	18 (9.2%)	136 (69.4%)	5 (2.6%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)								(n/a)													$16,523
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
Emerson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 N Cleveland	Amarillo	79107	Potter County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 326-4350	500	35	14.3	95.0%	27 (5.4%)	14 (2.8%)	450 (90.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	25.2	3739^th of 4627 public elementary schools	19.2%		42.7	2594^th of 4651 public elementary schools	44.2%	1145	37.0	51.5	52.6				35.7	36.1	48.8	35.2	42.7	19.8	$8,996
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Lawndale Elementary

How many students attend Lawndale Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 352 students attended Lawndale Elementary.

Is Lawndale Elementary a good school?

Lawndale Elementary ranks 2677^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Lawndale Elementary in?

Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of Lawndale Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lawndale Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

What is the racial makeup of Lawndale Elementary?

Students at Lawndale Elementary are 74% Hispanic, 20% White, 4% African American, 1% Two or more races.

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