Wills 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
484
Avg. teacher experience
14.2 years
Amarillo ISD: 12.3 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Amarillo ISD: 93.3%
Statewide: 90.3%
Wills Elementary School is an elementary school in Amarillo, TX, in the Amarillo ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 484 students. 67.6% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 38.4% 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 $61,725, which is $749 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 14.2 years of experience.
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Website
Address
3500 W 11thAmarillo, TX 79106-6435
Office phone number
Principal
- Todd Moore
- todd.moore@amaisd.org
- (806) 326-5650
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Wills 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
484
African American
96 (19.8%)
Amarillo ISD: 10.5%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
2 (0.4%)
Amarillo ISD: 0.5%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
119 (24.6%)
Amarillo ISD: 4.7%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
134 (27.7%)
Amarillo ISD: 47.4%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Amarillo ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
109 (22.5%)
Amarillo ISD: 33.7%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
24 (5%)
Amarillo ISD: 3.1%
Statewide: 3.1%
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
67.6 %
Amarillo ISD: 53.4%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
94 %
Amarillo ISD: 71.6%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
38.6 %
Amarillo ISD: 19%
Statewide: 24.4%
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
38.4 %
Amarillo ISD: 18.9%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
1.7 %
Amarillo ISD: 5.3%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
13.2 %
Amarillo ISD: 16.5%
Statewide: 13.9%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
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
17.3 %
Amarillo ISD: 22.1%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
19.3 %
Amarillo ISD: 27.5%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
Masked
Amarillo ISD: 21.7%
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
5.1 %
Amarillo ISD: 12.6%
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
22.5 %
Amarillo ISD: 24.6%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Amarillo ISD: 38.9%
Statewide: 23.7%
White
22.3 %
Amarillo ISD: 18.2%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
13.3 %
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
31.7
African American
0 (0%)
Amarillo ISD: 3%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Amarillo ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0.1 (0.5%)
Amarillo ISD: 1.2%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
3 (9.5%)
Amarillo ISD: 19.2%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Amarillo ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
27.6 (86.9%)
Amarillo ISD: 75.7%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
1 (3.2%)
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
25.7 (81.1%)
Amarillo ISD: 84%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
5 (15.7%)
Amarillo ISD: 14.2%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
1 (3.2%)
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
15.2
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
14.2 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
$61,725
Amarillo ISD: $60,491
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
N/A
Amarillo ISD: $45,428
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$53,587
Amarillo ISD: $53,653
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$59,931
Amarillo ISD: $59,269
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$62,856
Amarillo ISD: $63,330
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$65,314
Amarillo ISD: $67,665
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
N/A
Amarillo ISD: $72,425
Statewide: $74,014