Pleasant Valley Elementary School

  • Elementary school in Amarillo ISD
  • Amarillo, TX
  • Pre-kindergarten - 5th grade

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Amarillo ISD: N/A

Total students

198

Avg. teacher experience

12.6 years

Amarillo ISD: 12.3 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Amarillo ISD: 93.3%

Statewide: 90.3%

Pleasant Valley Elementary School is an elementary school in Amarillo, TX, in the Amarillo ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 198 students. 59.6% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 12.1% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of None for the 2023-2024 school year.

As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $60,839, which is $1,635 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 12.6 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

pvamaisd.sharpschool.com/

Address

4413 River Dr
Amarillo, TX 79108-5203

Office phone number

(806) 326-5000

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Pleasant Valley Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 16. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 24.3 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 16.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

198

African American

8 (4%)

Amarillo ISD: 10.5%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Amarillo ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

4 (2%)

Amarillo ISD: 4.7%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

100 (50.5%)

Amarillo ISD: 47.4%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Amarillo ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

78 (39.4%)

Amarillo ISD: 33.7%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

8 (4%)

Amarillo ISD: 3.1%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

4.0%

American Indian

0%

Asian

2.0%

Hispanic

50.5%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

39.4%

Two or more races

4.0%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

59.6 %

Amarillo ISD: 53.4%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

92.4 %

Amarillo ISD: 71.6%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

12.1 %

Amarillo ISD: 19%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

59.6%

Econ. disadvantaged

92.4%

Limited Eng. proficiency

12.1%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

12.1 %

Amarillo ISD: 18.9%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

0 %

Amarillo ISD: 5.3%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

21.2 %

Amarillo ISD: 16.5%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

12.1%

Gifted and talented

0%

Special education

21.2%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings have not been released since the 2021-2022 school year. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2023-2024)

N/A

Amarillo ISD: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Amarillo ISD: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Amarillo ISD: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Amarillo ISD: N/A

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2024 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

18.2 %

Amarillo ISD: 22.1%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

40 %

Amarillo ISD: 27.5%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

N/A

Amarillo ISD: 21.7%

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

Masked

Amarillo ISD: 12.6%

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

12.4 %

Amarillo ISD: 24.6%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Amarillo ISD: 38.9%

Statewide: 23.7%

White

24.6 %

Amarillo ISD: 18.2%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

0 %

Amarillo ISD: 25.1%

Statewide: 18.7%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

16.3

African American

1 (6.1%)

Amarillo ISD: 3%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Amarillo ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1.3 (7.9%)

Amarillo ISD: 1.2%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

1 (6.1%)

Amarillo ISD: 19.2%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Amarillo ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

13 (79.8%)

Amarillo ISD: 75.7%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Amarillo ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 1.3%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

0 (0%)

Amarillo ISD: 1.4%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

14.3 (87.7%)

Amarillo ISD: 84%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

2 (12.3%)

Amarillo ISD: 14.2%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Amarillo ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.

Students per teacher

12.2

Amarillo ISD: 14.3

Statewide: 14.7

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2023-2024 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

12.6 years

Amarillo ISD: 12.3 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$60,839

Amarillo ISD: $60,491

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

N/A

Amarillo ISD: $45,428

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$49,962

Amarillo ISD: $53,653

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$58,762

Amarillo ISD: $59,269

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$61,791

Amarillo ISD: $63,330

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$64,854

Amarillo ISD: $67,665

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

$70,478

Amarillo ISD: $72,425

Statewide: $74,014

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