📍 4927 Shawnee, Amarillo, Randall County, 79109
Western Plateau el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Amarillo, Randall County. The school has 431 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Dusti Shipman. It is part of the Amarillo Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 28.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Western Plateau el enrolls 431 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 28.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% White, 29% Hispanic or Latino and 7% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 260 | 60% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 124 | 29% |
| Black or African American | 30 | 7% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
253 of the school's 431 students (59%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 224 qualify for free lunch and 29 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.
Western Plateau 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 86.
Western Plateau 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 431 students, Western Plateau el is smaller than the district average of about 533 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize