📍 2800 W Cherry Ave, Amarillo, Potter County, 79108
Rolling Hills el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Amarillo, Potter County. The school has 351 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Mandi Palmer. It is part of the River Road Isd school district. It serves grades 2–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 28.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1. 35% of students are proficient in reading. 38% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Rolling Hills el enrolls 351 students across grades 2–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 28.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% White, 27% Hispanic or Latino and 2.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 234 | 67% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 96 | 27% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 2.3% |
| Asian | 7 | 2% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
233 of the school's 351 students (66%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 197 qualify for free lunch and 36 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.
Rolling Hills el is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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.
Rolling Hills el is one of 4 schools in RIVER ROAD ISD, based in AMARILLO, Texas. The district serves 1,221 students district-wide and employs 110 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 351 students, Rolling Hills el is close to the district average of about 305 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe