📍 5108 Pico, Amarillo, Randall County, 79110
Gene Howe el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Amarillo, Randall County. The school has 373 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Stacianne Snow. It is part of the Canyon Isd school district. It serves grades K–4 in an urban setting. The school employs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Gene Howe el enrolls 373 students across grades K–4. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 27 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% White, 35% Hispanic or Latino and 4.6% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 213 | 57% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 131 | 35% |
| Black or African American | 17 | 4.6% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 2.1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
186 of the school's 373 students (50%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 160 qualify for free lunch and 26 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.
Gene Howe 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.
Gene Howe el is one of 21 schools in CANYON ISD, based in CANYON, Texas. The district serves 11,565 students district-wide and employs 732 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 373 students, Gene Howe el is smaller than the district average of about 551 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize