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Sundown Lane Elementary

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Sundown Lane Elementary ranks 1000 th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

1000^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 78% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Sundown Lane Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades PK-4 in the Canyon Independent School District (ISD) in Amarillo, Texas. The school has 335 students and has consistently maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past several years.

Sundown Lane Elementary has shown strong performance in 4th-grade STAAR tests, with proficiency rates exceeding the district and state averages in both reading and mathematics. However, the school's 3rd-grade performance has been more mixed, with proficiency rates sometimes falling below the district and state averages. The school has performed particularly well with its Hispanic and special education student populations, ranking in the top half of Texas elementary schools for these subgroups in recent years. Sundown Lane Elementary also has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, with the rate increasing from 50% in 2021-2022 to 55.52% in 2023-2024.

When comparing Sundown Lane Elementary to nearby schools, it appears to be a relatively strong-performing school within its district. The school performs similarly to or slightly better than Hillside Elementary and Heritage Hills Elementary, which are also in the Canyon ISD. However, it outperforms Lakeview Elementary and Gene Howe Elementary, also in the Canyon ISD, as well as several Amarillo ISD schools like Western Plateau Elementary, South Georgia Elementary, and South Lawn Elementary.

344

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,166

Per pupil spending ?

50.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4546 W Sundown Ln
Amarillo, TX 79118-9508

(806) 677-2400

District: Canyon Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Sundown Lane Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.9%

Hispanic:

39.5%

Two or more races:

2.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 63rd percentile in 2015 → 78th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (63% vs 49% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of Texas elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school63%

District avg59%

Texas avg49%

1,000^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 22%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From top 37% (2015) to top 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

280^th of 961Canyon 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	73.1	1000 of 4651	78.5%	★★★★☆
2024	76.0	903 of 4710	80.8%	★★★★☆
2023	67.2	1284 of 4647	72.4%	★★★★☆
2022	66.4	1291 of 4581	71.8%	★★★★☆
2021	80.4	729 of 4578	84.1%	★★★★☆
2019	73.9	922 of 4479	79.4%	★★★★☆
2018	75.7	817 of 4359	81.3%	★★★★☆
2017	82.9	608 of 4329	86.0%	★★★★☆
2016	59.6	1794 of 4286	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	63.1	1616 of 4320	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	77.1	860 of 4260	79.8%	★★★★☆
2013	62.1	1604 of 4221	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	88.7	266 of 4206	93.7%	★★★★★
2011	76.7	712 of 4095	82.6%	★★★★☆
2010	84.5	177 of 3937	95.5%	★★★★★
2009	66.4	1339 of 3884	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	58.4	1751 of 3768	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	79.1	485 of 3724	87.0%	★★★★☆
2006	75.2	698 of 3476	79.9%	★★★★☆
2005	70.8	946 of 3475	72.8%	★★★★☆
2004	80.6	390 of 3465	88.7%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	17.7	4165 of 4461	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	4037 of 4331	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	46.4	2230 of 4295	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.0	1195 of 4240	71.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	66.0	912 of 3668	75.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	69.1	916 of 3744	75.5%	★★★★☆
2024	78.8	728 of 4658	84.4%	★★★★☆
2023	69.1	1131 of 4588	75.3%	★★★★☆
2022	63.7	1379 of 4561	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	82.5	616 of 4499	86.3%	★★★★☆
2019	82.7	535 of 4348	87.7%	★★★★☆
2018	85.9	443 of 4306	89.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	69.9	787 of 3644	78.4%	★★★★☆
2024	82.9	424 of 4465	90.5%	★★★★★
2023	58.8	1543 of 4401	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.5	1141 of 4376	73.9%	★★★★☆
2021	62.2	1255 of 4329	71.0%	★★★★☆
2019	33.5	3048 of 4188	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	54.7	1659 of 4168	60.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	75.6	516 of 3705	86.1%	★★★★☆
2024	74.1	713 of 4594	84.5%	★★★★☆
2023	53.3	1952 of 4521	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.5	675 of 4477	84.9%	★★★★☆
2021	84.2	301 of 4451	93.2%	★★★★★
2019	59.9	1354 of 4309	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.4	646 of 4264	84.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	76.1	720 of 3739	80.7%	★★★★☆
2024	70.6	1097 of 4647	76.4%	★★★★☆
2023	64.8	1362 of 4585	70.3%	★★★★☆
2022	66.9	1246 of 4563	72.7%	★★★★☆
2021	73.5	947 of 4498	78.9%	★★★★☆
2019	61.8	1383 of 4357	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.8	1391 of 4319	67.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	53.4	1390 of 3549	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.7	516 of 4292	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	76.8	478 of 4086	88.3%	★★★★☆
2022	72.0	623 of 3952	84.2%	★★★★☆
2021	88.8	162 of 3799	95.7%	★★★★★
2019	47.3	1575 of 3684	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.7	1017 of 3558	71.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	59.8	1006 of 2612	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.0	948 of 3108	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.2	1314 of 3106	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.3	1758 of 3082	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	68.4	797 of 3082	74.1%	★★★★☆
2019	70.4	756 of 3142	75.9%	★★★★☆
2018	61.9	1064 of 3127	66.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)86th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)81st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)78th percentile~ school

Female (2025)76th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)75th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)61st percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2025)61st percentile-18 vs school

At Risk (2022)7th percentile-65 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics64%+18 vs state

Reading62%+9 vs state

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Schools Near Sundown Lane Elementary

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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
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%)	73.1	1000^th of 4651 public elementary schools	78.5%		76	903^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	80.8%	97	50.0	75.9		47.8	83.3			$8,166
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%)	36	3052^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	34.4%		31.2	3393^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	28.0%	341	43.1	50.6		33.3	33.7			$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%)	70	1138^th of 4651 public elementary schools	75.5%		74.2	975^th of 4710 public elementary schools	79.3%	163	56.1	63.5		54.2	52.9			$6,435
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%)	69.5	1155^th of 4651 public elementary schools	75.2%		85.9	542^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	88.5%	613	56.6	62.1		40.8	70.1			$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%)	87.6	473^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	89.8%		88.9	412^th of 4710 public elementary schools	91.3%	61	73.9	85.5	63.8	63.8	74.2	64.3	51.4	$10,462
Lakeview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	6407 Lair Rd	Amarillo	79118	Randall County	Canyon Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 677-2830	388	26	14.8	55.4%	228 (58.8%)	7 (1.8%)	137 (35.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	38.3	2901^st of 4651 public elementary schools	37.6%		42.5	2695^th of 4710 public elementary schools	42.8%	206	46.4	45.8		36.9	37.4			$8,343
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%)	79.9	750^th of 4651 public elementary schools	83.9%		53.3	1969^th of 4710 public elementary schools	58.2%	1219	73.0	53.3		62.9	64.9			$7,447
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%)	54.9	1848^th of 4651 public elementary schools	60.3%		52.6	2016^th of 4710 public elementary schools	57.2%	168	48.1	62.7	49.4	51.9	50.9	43.4	30.3	$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%)	60.8	1539^th of 4651 public elementary schools	66.9%		52.2	2040^th of 4710 public elementary schools	56.7%	501	61.5	46.9	51.9	53.9	51.6	51.9	37.0	$9,213
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%)	75.3	924^th of 4651 public elementary schools	80.1%		79.3	788^th of 4710 public elementary schools	83.3%	136	62.7	62.3		50.0	65.2			$7,593

Frequently Asked Questions about Sundown Lane Elementary

What district is Sundown Lane Elementary in?

Canyon Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Sundown Lane Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 344 students attended Sundown Lane Elementary.

Is Sundown Lane Elementary a good school?

Sundown Lane Elementary ranks 1000^th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Sundown Lane Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sundown Lane Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

What is the racial makeup of Sundown Lane Elementary?

Students at Sundown Lane Elementary are 55% White, 40% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

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