Western Plateau 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

434

Avg. teacher experience

11.8 years

Amarillo ISD: 12.3 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Amarillo ISD: 93.3%

Statewide: 90.3%

Western Plateau Elementary School is an elementary school in Amarillo, TX, in the Amarillo ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 434 students. 41.2% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 2.8% 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 $60,453, which is $2,021 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 11.8 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

wpamaisd.sharpschool.com/

Address

4927 Shawnee
Amarillo, TX 79109-6119

Office phone number

(806) 326-5550

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Western Plateau 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

434

African American

24 (5.5%)

Amarillo ISD: 10.5%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

3 (0.7%)

Amarillo ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

4 (0.9%)

Amarillo ISD: 4.7%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

107 (24.7%)

Amarillo ISD: 47.4%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Amarillo ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

282 (65%)

Amarillo ISD: 33.7%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

14 (3.2%)

Amarillo ISD: 3.1%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

5.5%

American Indian

0.7%

Asian

0.9%

Hispanic

24.7%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

65.0%

Two or more races

3.2%

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

41.2 %

Amarillo ISD: 53.4%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

63.4 %

Amarillo ISD: 71.6%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

2.8 %

Amarillo ISD: 19%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

41.2%

Econ. disadvantaged

63.4%

Limited Eng. proficiency

2.8%

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

2.8 %

Amarillo ISD: 18.9%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

2.5 %

Amarillo ISD: 5.3%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

16.6 %

Amarillo ISD: 16.5%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

2.8%

Gifted and talented

2.5%

Special education

16.6%

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

11.7 %

Amarillo ISD: 22.1%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

21.7 %

Amarillo ISD: 27.5%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

Masked

Amarillo ISD: 21.7%

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

Masked

Amarillo ISD: 12.6%

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

16.8 %

Amarillo ISD: 24.6%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Amarillo ISD: 38.9%

Statewide: 23.7%

White

7.6 %

Amarillo ISD: 18.2%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

22.2 %

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

29.2

African American

0 (0%)

Amarillo ISD: 3%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Amarillo ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Amarillo ISD: 1.2%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

7 (24%)

Amarillo ISD: 19.2%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Amarillo ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

22.2 (76%)

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

28 (95.9%)

Amarillo ISD: 84%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

1.2 (4.1%)

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

14.9

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

11.8 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

$60,453

Amarillo ISD: $60,491

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

N/A

Amarillo ISD: $45,428

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$54,618

Amarillo ISD: $53,653

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$59,488

Amarillo ISD: $59,269

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$62,858

Amarillo ISD: $63,330

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$65,414

Amarillo ISD: $67,665

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

N/A

Amarillo ISD: $72,425

Statewide: $74,014

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