📍 1500 Avondale, Amarillo, Potter County, 79106
Avondale el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Amarillo, Potter County. The school has 548 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Nicholas Cardenas. It is part of the Amarillo Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 34.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1. 41% of students are proficient in reading. 55% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Avondale el enrolls 548 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 34.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 42% Hispanic or Latino, 39% White and 13% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 232 | 42% |
| White | 215 | 39% |
| Black or African American | 72 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 23 | 4.2% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
439 of the school's 548 students (80%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 394 qualify for free lunch and 45 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Avondale el is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 31, state house district 87.
Avondale el is one of 55 schools in AMARILLO ISD, based in AMARILLO, Texas. The district serves 29,321 students district-wide and employs 2,091 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 548 students, Avondale el is close to the district average of about 533 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize