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Gene Howe Elementary

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Gene Howe Elementary ranks 3131 st of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

3131^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 32% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Gene Howe Elementary is a PK-4 school in Amarillo, TX, serving 363 students as part of the highly rated Canyon Independent School District (Isd). However, this school currently stands out as a significant underperformer within its high-achieving district, having experienced a dramatic decline from a peak 96th percentile ranking in 2015-2016 to its lowest point in a decade—the 32nd percentile (2 stars) in the most recent data.

The most defining metric is the stark gap between Gene Howe and other Canyon ISD elementary schools. While schools like Arden Road Elementary (93rd percentile), Heritage Hills Elementary (84th percentile), and Hillside Elementary (80th percentile) are high-performing, Gene Howe is the lowest-ranked school in its immediate cohort. Its STAAR proficiency rates are consistently below both district and state averages—for example, only 38.82% of 3rd graders were proficient in reading, compared to the district's 54.71%. Interestingly, several nearby schools in the lower-performing Amarillo Independent School District (Isd) are outperforming it, including Windsor Elementary (87th percentile) and Puckett Elementary (81st percentile), suggesting the challenges are specific to the school itself.

One notable bright spot is 4th Grade Math, where Gene Howe's proficiency rate of 53.23% actually exceeded the state average of 49.28%, possibly indicating an effective teacher or strategy worth replicating. The school's per-student spending ($9,004) is higher than several higher-performing Canyon ISD peers, showing that funding is not the core issue. With a consistent multi-year decline and critically low performance for all student subgroups, Gene Howe is at a critical turning point that requires immediate, targeted intervention—though it has the advantage of being in a strong district with resources to provide support.

363

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,287

Per pupil spending ?

50.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5108 Pico
Amarillo, TX 79110-4918

(806) 677-2380

District: Canyon Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Gene Howe Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Greenways Intermediate
	West Plains J H
High:	Randall High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.4%

Hispanic:

35.0%

African American:

3.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 96th percentile in 2016 → 32nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (40% vs 49% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 64 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school40%

District avg58%

Texas avg49%

3,131^st of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 32%▼ down 64 pts since 2016

From top 4% (2016) to bottom 32% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Canyon Independent School District (Isd)

193^rd of 951Canyon 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	34.3	3131 of 4627	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.0	3052 of 4651	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.2	3393 of 4710	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	52.4	2039 of 4647	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.3	1217 of 4581	73.4%	★★★★☆
2021	75.7	892 of 4578	80.5%	★★★★☆
2019	58.4	1597 of 4479	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.9	1160 of 4359	73.4%	★★★★☆
2017	60.1	1477 of 4329	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	90.7	176 of 4286	95.9%	★★★★★
2015	72.5	1135 of 4320	73.7%	★★★★☆
2014	62.3	1629 of 4260	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	65.1	1431 of 4221	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	58.6	1789 of 4206	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	71.8	1061 of 4095	74.1%	★★★★☆
2010	65.2	1455 of 3937	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	78.9	557 of 3884	85.7%	★★★★☆
2008	68.7	1134 of 3768	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	72.1	930 of 3724	75.0%	★★★★☆
2006	73.2	827 of 3476	76.2%	★★★★☆
2005	80.8	413 of 3475	88.1%	★★★★☆
2004	78.7	474 of 3465	86.3%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	46.7	2335 of 4461	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	71.1	681 of 4331	84.3%	★★★★☆
2019	29.7	3425 of 4295	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.2	2486 of 4240	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.1	3038 of 4575	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.5	2104 of 3744	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.4	3195 of 4658	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	66.8	1229 of 4588	73.2%	★★★★☆
2022	68.3	1156 of 4561	74.7%	★★★★☆
2021	67.3	1175 of 4499	73.9%	★★★★☆
2019	63.5	1307 of 4348	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.9	946 of 4306	78.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.6	3002 of 4413	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.1	2248 of 3644	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.1	3720 of 4465	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	3447 of 4401	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	71.6	857 of 4376	80.4%	★★★★☆
2021	58.6	1417 of 4329	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.4	671 of 4188	84.0%	★★★★☆
2018	58.8	1436 of 4168	65.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	30.4	3561 of 4520	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	43.1	2177 of 3705	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.2	3508 of 4594	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	64.3	1244 of 4521	72.5%	★★★★☆
2022	61.8	1377 of 4477	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.3	620 of 4451	86.1%	★★★★☆
2019	63.0	1173 of 4309	72.8%	★★★★☆
2018	79.8	435 of 4264	89.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	34.1	3166 of 4582	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.9	2442 of 3739	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.9	3139 of 4647	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.4	2803 of 4585	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	64.4	1358 of 4563	70.2%	★★★★☆
2021	82.0	621 of 4498	86.2%	★★★★☆
2019	50.6	1977 of 4357	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.2	1424 of 4319	67.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	28.0	3512 of 4301	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	48.3	1664 of 3549	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.8	1395 of 4292	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.6	2840 of 4086	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.7	2448 of 3952	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	62.3	834 of 3799	78.0%	★★★★☆
2019	31.5	2725 of 3684	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.8	2735 of 3558	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	22.0	2617 of 3006	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.1	2187 of 2612	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.7	2509 of 3108	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.0	1834 of 3106	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.3	1790 of 3082	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	67.6	828 of 3082	73.1%	★★★★☆
2019	37.1	2158 of 3142	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.8	1541 of 3127	50.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

At Risk (2022)48th percentile-26 vs school

Female (2026)34th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)32nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)31st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)21st percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2026)18th percentile-14 vs school

White (2026)13th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics42%-5 vs state

Reading37%-15 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
Gene Howe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	5108 Pico	Amarillo	79110	Randall County	Canyon Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 677-2380	363	25	14.7	50.4%	212 (58.4%)	14 (3.9%)	127 (35.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	34.3	3131^st of 4627 public elementary schools	32.3%		36	3052^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	34.4%	79	38.8	35.5		34.1	53.2		$8,287
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
Sundown Lane Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	4546 W Sundown Ln	Amarillo	79118	Randall County	Canyon Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 677-2400	344	23	15.2	50.9%	189 (54.9%)	8 (2.3%)	136 (39.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.9%)	74.6	952^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	79.4%		73.1	1000^th of 4651 public elementary schools	78.5%	48	55.2	67.7		50.8	64.7		$8,166
Arden Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	6801 Learning Tree Ave	Amarillo	79109	Randall County	Canyon Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 677-2360	403	26	15.7	26.8%	249 (61.8%)	10 (2.5%)	119 (29.5%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.2%)	90.6	342^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	92.6%		69.5	1155^th of 4651 public elementary schools	75.2%	813	76.8	71.6		71.0	67.1		$7,849
Windsor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6700 Hyde Pkwy	Amarillo	79109	Randall County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 326-5700	430	28	15.1	38.1%	291 (67.7%)	23 (5.3%)	92 (21.4%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.7%)	84.2	607^th of 4627 public elementary schools	86.9%		87.6	473^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	89.8%	134	70.8	73.3	68.7	68.1	58.7	64.2	$10,462
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
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
Heritage Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	8200 Crestline Dr	Amarillo	79119	Randall County	Canyon Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 510-2000	445	28	16.0	31.5%	226 (50.8%)	18 (4.0%)	170 (38.2%)	10 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.3%)	80.8	731^st of 4627 public elementary schools	84.2%		79.9	750^th of 4651 public elementary schools	83.9%	19	60.2	64.0		58.1	71.6		$7,447
Hillside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	9600 Perry Ave	Amarillo	79119	Randall County	Canyon Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 677-2520	362	21	17.3	30.1%	166 (45.9%)	21 (5.8%)	151 (41.7%)	15 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	75.4	926^th of 4627 public elementary schools	80.0%		75.3	924^th of 4651 public elementary schools	80.1%	2	61.5	71.0		50.0	57.4		$7,593
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Gene Howe Elementary

What schools do graduates of Gene Howe Elementary attend?

Students who attend Gene Howe Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Greenways Intermediate
Middle : West Plains J H
High : Randall High School

What district is Gene Howe Elementary in?

Canyon Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Gene Howe Elementary?

Students at Gene Howe Elementary are 58% White, 35% Hispanic, 4% African American, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Gene Howe Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 363 students attended Gene Howe Elementary.

Is Gene Howe Elementary a good school?

Gene Howe Elementary ranks 3131^st of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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