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City View Elementary

Q: Is City View Elementary a good school?

City View Elementary ranks 2112 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

2112^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 54% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

City View Elementary in Amarillo, TX, is a PK-4 school serving 698 students within the highly-rated Canyon Independent School District (Isd). Historically a strong performer with consistent 4-star ratings, the school has recently experienced a notable decline, dropping to a 3-star rating and the 54th percentile statewide in the 2025-2026 school year. This dip is most pronounced in 3rd grade, where reading proficiency fell to 39.7% and math to 31.6%, and it is concentrated among male and white students. Despite this, City View remains a larger school—roughly double the size of nearby options like Sundown Lane Elementary (344 students) and Gene Howe Elementary (363 students)—and operates with notable cost efficiency, spending just $7,178 per student compared to over $9,000 at many neighboring schools.

One of City View’s standout strengths is its exceptional support for African American students, who have consistently ranked in the 90th percentile or higher statewide in recent years, including a 4-star rating in the challenging 2025-2026 year. This achievement sets the school apart from its peers. However, the school faces stiff competition from Arden Road Elementary, also in Canyon ISD, which surged to the 93rd percentile (5 stars) in 2025-2026 with dramatically higher test scores—76.8% in 3rd grade reading and 71.0% in math. Arden Road benefits from a lower student-teacher ratio (15.7:1) and a lower free/reduced lunch rate (26.8%), compared to City View’s 17:1 ratio and 45.85% rate. Meanwhile, City View still significantly outperforms its closest geographic neighbor, Gene Howe Elementary, which ranks in the 32nd percentile.

Families should also note a sharp decline in City View’s Gifted and Talented program, which fell from the 74th percentile in 2020-2021 to the 29th percentile in 2025-2026—a red flag for high-achieving students. With a high student-teacher ratio and recent academic struggles, particularly in the lower grades, parents may want to explore the rapidly improving Arden Road as an alternative within the same district. City View’s efficiency and historical success remain assets, but the current trends suggest a need for careful consideration, especially for families prioritizing early elementary performance or gifted programming.

698

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,435

Per pupil spending ?

45.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3400 Knoll
Amarillo, TX 79118

(806) 677-2500

District: Canyon Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend City View Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

43.4%

White:

42.0%

African American:

8.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 85th percentile in 2016 → 54th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Texas median (54th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 31 percentile points since 2016

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

!Near the bottom of Canyon Independent School District (Isd)'s ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school48%

District avg58%

Texas avg49%

2,112^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 46%▼ down 30 pts since 2016

From top 15% (2016) to top 46% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	50.0	2112 of 4627	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	70.0	1138 of 4651	75.5%	★★★★☆
2024	74.2	975 of 4710	79.3%	★★★★☆
2023	76.9	886 of 4647	80.9%	★★★★☆
2022	78.0	840 of 4581	81.7%	★★★★☆
2021	69.0	1159 of 4578	74.7%	★★★★☆
2019	67.7	1165 of 4479	74.0%	★★★★☆
2018	68.3	1105 of 4359	74.7%	★★★★☆
2017	74.7	886 of 4329	79.5%	★★★★☆
2016	81.8	656 of 4286	84.7%	★★★★☆
2015	63.7	1575 of 4320	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	73.1	1044 of 4260	75.5%	★★★★☆
2013	67.9	1283 of 4221	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	66.4	1343 of 4206	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	71.5	1081 of 4095	73.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	71.5	444 of 2406	81.5%	★★★★☆
2025	81.5	181 of 1905	90.5%	★★★★★
2024	95.0	42 of 2443	98.3%	★★★★★
2023	65.5	613 of 2443	74.9%	★★★★☆
2022	70.3	476 of 2421	80.3%	★★★★☆
2021	60.0	722 of 2444	70.5%	★★★★☆
2019	77.8	314 of 2515	87.5%	★★★★☆
2018	59.5	790 of 2483	68.2%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	573 of 814	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.6	708 of 967	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.1	466 of 1009	53.8%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	46.8	2324 of 4461	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.6	1400 of 4331	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.8	754 of 4295	82.4%	★★★★☆
2018	34.9	3037 of 4240	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	69.4	635 of 2918	78.2%	★★★★☆
2024	70.0	772 of 3668	79.0%	★★★★☆
2023	57.0	1300 of 3556	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.3	2755 of 3487	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	49.7	1484 of 3446	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.9	765 of 3333	77.0%	★★★★☆
2018	40.6	1998 of 3226	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	56.0	1764 of 4575	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	70.9	842 of 3744	77.5%	★★★★☆
2024	70.9	1053 of 4658	77.4%	★★★★☆
2023	73.4	960 of 4588	79.1%	★★★★☆
2022	67.1	1214 of 4561	73.4%	★★★★☆
2021	64.5	1295 of 4499	71.2%	★★★★☆
2019	69.9	1025 of 4348	76.4%	★★★★☆
2018	66.9	1164 of 4306	73.0%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	45.1	2192 of 3075	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	73.0	770 of 3006	74.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	47.9	2200 of 4413	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	68.8	842 of 3644	76.9%	★★★★☆
2024	71.0	908 of 4465	79.7%	★★★★☆
2023	75.5	712 of 4401	83.8%	★★★★☆
2022	73.5	773 of 4376	82.3%	★★★★☆
2021	74.7	688 of 4329	84.1%	★★★★☆
2019	58.7	1467 of 4188	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.7	1395 of 4168	66.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	46.8	2371 of 4520	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	76.7	478 of 3705	87.1%	★★★★☆
2024	76.3	618 of 4594	86.5%	★★★★☆
2023	83.7	331 of 4521	92.7%	★★★★★
2022	74.2	683 of 4477	84.7%	★★★★☆
2021	75.5	603 of 4451	86.5%	★★★★☆
2019	77.9	470 of 4309	89.1%	★★★★☆
2018	50.6	1997 of 4264	53.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.8	2626 of 4582	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	62.5	1185 of 3739	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.2	1157 of 4647	75.1%	★★★★☆
2023	75.0	927 of 4585	79.8%	★★★★☆
2022	83.0	588 of 4563	87.1%	★★★★☆
2021	71.0	1049 of 4498	76.7%	★★★★☆
2019	64.1	1280 of 4357	70.6%	★★★★☆
2018	67.7	1109 of 4319	74.3%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	47.0	647 of 1106	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.0	502 of 1004	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	50.7	1683 of 4301	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.5	877 of 3549	75.3%	★★★★☆
2024	43.2	2356 of 4292	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.7	1718 of 4086	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	77.1	452 of 3952	88.6%	★★★★☆
2021	71.0	532 of 3799	86.0%	★★★★☆
2019	66.3	695 of 3684	81.1%	★★★★☆
2018	77.7	345 of 3558	90.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	35.6	2139 of 3006	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	53.0	1241 of 2612	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.8	1449 of 3108	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.9	1100 of 3106	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.0	862 of 3082	72.0%	★★★★☆
2021	45.5	1687 of 3082	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.5	1585 of 3142	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.9	1266 of 3127	59.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2026)82nd percentile+27 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)78th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)61st percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2026)61st percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)50th percentile-4 vs school

At Risk (2022)48th percentile-34 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)48th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2026)43rd percentile-12 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)42nd percentile-13 vs school

Asian (2025)30th percentile-46 vs school

White (2026)29th percentile-26 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)29th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading49%-3 vs state

Mathematics46%~ state avg

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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%)	49	2175^th of 4627 public elementary schools	53.0%		76.5	888^th of 4651 public elementary schools	80.9%	1287	44.0	55.2	62.0	44.0	34.5	50.0	$11,142
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%)	40.7	2687^th of 4627 public elementary schools	41.9%		60.8	1540^th of 4651 public elementary schools	66.9%	1147	44.6	49.1	57.6	25.0	38.2	50.0	$9,270

Frequently Asked Questions about City View Elementary

Is City View Elementary a good school?

City View Elementary ranks 2112^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of City View Elementary attend?

Students who attend City View Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

What is the racial makeup of City View Elementary?

Students at City View Elementary are 43% Hispanic, 42% White, 9% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend City View Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 698 students attended City View Elementary.

What district is City View Elementary in?

Canyon Independent School District (Isd)

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