📍 2004 N Marrs, Amarillo, Potter County, 79107
Whittier el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Amarillo, Potter County. The school has 453 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Angelica Diaz. It is part of the Amarillo Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 33.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Whittier el enrolls 453 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 33.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 78% Hispanic or Latino, 9.1% White and 6.4% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 354 | 78% |
| White | 41 | 9.1% |
| Asian | 29 | 6.4% |
| Black or African American | 21 | 4.6% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
432 of the school's 453 students (95%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 397 qualify for free lunch and 35 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.
Whittier 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.
Whittier 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 453 students, Whittier 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