Western Plateau El, AMARILLO, TX Rating, Test Scores and Rank

Overview

Student Enrollment

374

Best Elementary School in Texas

#893

Rating	7 out of 10
Grades	Pre-Kindergarten to 5th grade
School District	AMARILLO ISD
Type	Public

Phone	(806)326-5550
Location	4927 SHAWNEE AMARILLO, TX 79109
Charter School	No

Western Plateau El has an academic rating well above the average for Texas elementary schools based on its high test performance. It is ranked 893rd in the best public elementary schools in Texas.

Data Citation: Unless otherwise noted, all information on this page is retrieved or calculated from data reported to the the U.S. Department of Education National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data and Civil Rights Data Collection for the 2014/2015 school year.

Racial Demographics

The Western Plateau El student body is mostly White with a smaller Hispanic population and has low racial diversity.

Race	Percent	Students
White	71.9%	269
Black	4%	15
Hispanic	18.7%	70
Asian Pacific	1.9%	7
Native American Indian	0.3%	1
Hawaiian Pacific Inlander	0.3%	1
Two or more races	2.9%	11

Family Income

vs. other Texas elementary schools

Upper 25.1%

38.2% percent of the school's students are eligible for free lunch under the National School Lunch Program compared to the Texas elementary school median of 61.7%. By this measure, WESTERN PLATEAU EL students are largely upper-middle income and rank 1106th in Texas for elementary school student family income.

Enrollment by Grade

Grade	Students
Pre-K	23
Kindergarten	63
1st Grade	69
2nd Grade	63
3rd Grade	47
4th Grade	63
5th Grade	46
Total	374

Completions

State Standardized Test Performance

Proficient Students

84%

Rank in Texas

893rd

Rating

7 out of 10

Students at Western Plateau El scored an average 84% of students proficient for math and reading as tested by the Texas Education Agency. Performance is well above the state elementary school median of 74% proficiency and places the school's test performance in the top 22.1% of Texas elementary schools.

Test Proficiency By Gender

Gender	Math Proficient	Reading Proficient
Girls	85% to 89%^*	85% to 89%^*
Boys	80% to 84%^*	80% to 84%^*

State Test Proficiency by Subgroup

Subgroup	Math Proficient	Reading Proficient
American Indian	-	-
Asian & Pacific Islander	suppressed^*	suppressed^*
Black	suppressed^*	suppressed^*
Hispanic	80% or more^*	80% or more^*
Multiracial	50% or more^*	50% or more^*
White	85% to 89%^*	85% to 89%^*
With Disabilites	40% to 59%^*	60% to 79%^*
Limited English	suppressed^*	suppressed^*

*Indicates statistic has been anonymized to protect student privacy.

Absenteeism Rate

	School	State
Overall Chronic Absenteeism Rate	7%	7%
Female Chronic Absenteeism Rate	8%
Male Chronic Absenteeism Rate	6%

Police Referral Rate

Group	Percent	Referrals
All Students	0%	0
Boys	0%	0
Girls	0%	0
Texas Median	0%

Police Arrest Rate

Group	Percent	Arrests
All Students	0%	0
Boys	0%	0
Girls	0%	0

Expulsion Rate

Group	Percent	Expulsions
All Students	0%	0
Boys	0%	0
Girls	0%	0
Texas Median	0%

In-School Suspension Rate

Group	Percent	Suspensions
All Students	1.6%	6
Boys	2%	4
Girls	1.2%	2
Texas Median	1.6%

Out-of-School Suspension Rate

Group	Percent	Suspensions
All Students	0.5%	2
Boys	1%	2
Girls	0%	0

Location

Western Plateau El
4927 SHAWNEE
AMARILLO, TX
79109
(806)326-5550

District

AMARILLO ISD
AMARILLO, TX

Western Plateau El