South Lawn Elementary

Summary:

South Lawn Elementary is a public elementary school in Amarillo, Texas, serving 327 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Amarillo Independent School District.

South Lawn Elementary has a diverse student population, with a racial makeup of 42.51% White, 41.59% Hispanic, 7.65% African American, 3.36% Asian, and 4.28% two or more races. However, the school has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 81.82% to 86.24% over the past three years, which is significantly higher than nearby schools like Ridgecrest Elementary and Western Plateau Elementary. The school's student performance on STAAR tests has been mixed, with some grade levels and subject areas performing better than the district and state averages, while others lag behind.

Compared to other schools in the Amarillo Independent School District, South Lawn Elementary generally performs on par or slightly below average. Schools like Coronado Elementary, Paramount Terrace Elementary, and Ridgecrest Elementary tend to have higher student performance and better statewide rankings than South Lawn Elementary. The school's declining statewide ranking and mixed student performance suggest that there may be opportunities for improvement in the school's educational programs and support systems.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 4719 S Bowie
       Amarillo, TX  79110-2505


(806) 326-5401

District: Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
2391st of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,627 Help


Students who attend South Lawn Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Fannin Middle
High:    Amtech Career Academy
    Caprock High School

Student/teacher ratio:  14.7 Help
Number of students:  315

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
44.8%
White:
40.0%
African American:
7.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  87.9% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details South Lawn Elementary ranks worse than 51.1% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 25th among 36 ranked elementary schools in the Amarillo Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 46.39. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (44.8%), White (40%), African American (7.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 87.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at South Lawn Elementary is 14.7. 19 elementary schools in the Amarillo Independent School District (Isd) have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at South Lawn Elementary is $10,627. 21 elementary schools in the Amarillo Independent School District (Isd) spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

South Lawn Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks South Lawn Elementary 2391st of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See South Lawn Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Amarillo Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Amarillo Independent School District (Isd) 442nd of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for South Lawn Elementary

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Rank History for all students at South Lawn Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 72.92 809th 3465 76.7%
2005 75.83 655th 3475 81.2%
2006 79.53 442nd 3476 87.3%
2007 74.30 791st 3724 78.8%
2008 87.67 74th 3768 98.0%
2009 74.04 821st 3884 78.9%
2010 80.33 443rd 3937 88.7%
2011 78.00 608th 4095 85.2%
2012 80.49 626th 4206 85.1%
2013 75.14 899th 4221 78.7%
2014 82.88 577th 4260 86.5%
2015 81.30 658th 4320 84.8%
2016 84.26 523rd 4286 87.8%
2017 69.40 1068th 4329 75.3%
2018 68.93 1081st 4359 75.2%
2019 51.11 1968th 4479 56.1%
2021 54.58 1801st 4578 60.7%
2022 49.39 2179th 4581 52.4%
2023 57.61 1722nd 4647 62.9%
2024 46.39 2391st 4675 48.9%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at South Lawn Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.34 619th 1046 40.8%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at South Lawn Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 98.39 34th 3446 99.0%
2022 81.63 328th 3487 90.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at South Lawn Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.00 321st 3558 91.0%
2019 63.50 792nd 3684 78.5%
2021 45.81 1666th 3799 56.1%
2022 66.03 838th 3952 78.8%
2023 50.54 1615th 4086 60.5%
2024 37.27 2744th 4261 35.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at South Lawn Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 78.20 489th 4264 88.5%
2019 58.99 1433rd 4309 66.7%
2021 66.19 1065th 4451 76.1%
2022 58.90 1545th 4477 65.5%
2023 71.10 842nd 4521 81.4%
2024 52.38 2032nd 4560 55.4%
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Rank History for Female students at South Lawn Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.36 804th 4306 81.3%
2019 49.30 2103rd 4348 51.6%
2021 48.93 2091st 4499 53.5%
2022 50.20 2141st 4561 53.1%
2023 66.67 1234th 4588 73.1%
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Rank History for At Risk students at South Lawn Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.72 551st 4240 87.0%
2019 55.97 1580th 4295 63.2%
2021 52.69 1657th 4331 61.7%
2022 56.13 1669th 4461 62.6%
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Rank History for Male students at South Lawn Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.03 1588th 4319 63.2%
2019 51.96 1890th 4357 56.6%
2021 59.57 1511th 4498 66.4%
2022 47.53 2308th 4563 49.4%
2023 45.41 2423rd 4585 47.2%
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Rank History for African American students at South Lawn Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.89 591st 2483 76.2%
2019 40.53 1544th 2515 38.6%
2021 65.54 537th 2444 78.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at South Lawn Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.17 1153rd 4168 72.3%
2019 39.69 2647th 4188 36.8%
2021 48.85 2006th 4329 53.7%
2022 46.65 2326th 4376 46.8%
2023 53.62 1838th 4401 58.2%
2024 51.44 2009th 4431 54.7%
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Rank History for White students at South Lawn Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.96 1102nd 3127 64.8%
2019 50.63 1579th 3142 49.7%
2021 45.61 1678th 3082 45.6%
2022 47.96 1678th 3082 45.6%
2023 52.59 1507th 3106 51.5%
2024 33.75 2252nd 3078 26.8%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

South Lawn Elementary Test Scores
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Data source: Texas Education Agency

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Enrollment information for South Lawn Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 291 24 3 36 0 n/a n/a 0 354
1990 295 19 3 39 0 n/a n/a 0 356
1991 290 16 4 59 0 n/a n/a 0 369
1992 336 17 0 79 1 n/a n/a 0 433
1993 347 13 1 63 4 n/a n/a 0 428
1994 347 11 0 59 3 n/a n/a 0 420
1995 302 19 0 74 3 n/a n/a 0 398
1996 302 19 0 74 3 n/a n/a 0 398
1997 265 18 1 76 2 n/a n/a 0 362
1998 235 18 2 82 1 n/a n/a 0 338
1999 229 18 1 92 1 n/a n/a 0 341
2000 192 24 1 83 0 n/a n/a 0 300
2001 210 20 2 104 1 n/a n/a 0 337
2002 224 30 3 107 2 n/a n/a 0 366
2003 224 30 3 107 2 n/a n/a 0 366
2004 236 24 7 109 3 n/a n/a 0 379
2005 267 27 5 102 0 n/a n/a 0 401
2006 285 24 5 101 2 n/a n/a 0 417
2007 290 25 6 119 2 n/a n/a 0 442
2008 244 23 7 118 3 n/a n/a 0 395
2009 237 28 6 95 2 n/a n/a 0 368
2010 223 39 8 120 3 n/a n/a 0 393
2011 224 34 10 159 2 2 8 0 439
2012 262 39 6 167 1 2 8 0 485
2013 238 30 4 135 0 1 10 0 418
2014 252 27 5 160 0 0 10 0 454
2015 238 31 6 175 0 0 15 0 465
2016 208 25 2 204 1 0 15 0 455
2017 216 23 5 196 0 1 9 0 450
2018 201 35 7 194 0 1 10 0 448
2019 181 27 12 192 0 0 11 0 423
2020 163 32 14 198 0 0 10 0 417
2021 134 31 12 183 0 0 6 0 366
2022 136 29 11 152 0 0 13 0 341
2023 139 25 11 136 2 0 14 0 327
2024 126 25 8 141 2 0 13 0 315

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at South Lawn Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 354 n/a n/a n/a
1990 356 20.0 17.8 n/a
1991 369 19.9 18.5 n/a
1992 433 24.6 17.6 45.7
1993 428 24.0 17.8 43.7
1994 420 24.3 17.3 29.8
1995 398 24.2 16.4 11.3
1996 398 24.2 16.4 11.3
1997 362 23.3 15.5 37.6
1998 338 22.6 15.0 39.1
1999 341 23.9 14.3 52.8
2000 300 22.6 13.3 59.3
2001 337 22.8 14.8 61.7
2002 366 26.1 14.0 70.2
2003 366 26.1 14.0 70.2
2004 379 25.1 15.1 64.4
2005 401 26.4 15.2 67.1
2006 417 27.1 15.4 70
2007 442 29.1 15.2 67
2008 395 26.1 15.1 71.6
2009 368 26.0 14.1 67.7
2010 393 26.1 15.0 69.7
2011 439 27.6 15.8 72
2012 485 29.2 16.6 72
2013 418 28.6 14.5 70.1
2014 454 27.8 16.3 72.9
2015 465 28.0 16.6 75.5
2016 455 29.0 15.6 76.7
2017 450 29.2 15.4 78.4
2018 448 28.6 15.6 75.2
2019 423 26.5 15.9 80.4
2020 417 27.5 15.1 80.6
2021 366 26.2 13.9 82
2022 341 25.1 13.5 81.8
2023 327 22.3 14.6 86.2
2024 315 21.3 14.7 87.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio South Lawn Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 354 n/a n/a n/a
1990 356 20.0 17.8 n/a
1991 369 19.9 18.5 n/a
1992 433 24.6 17.6 45.7
1993 428 24.0 17.8 43.7
1994 420 24.3 17.3 29.8
1995 398 24.2 16.4 11.3
1996 398 24.2 16.4 11.3
1997 362 23.3 15.5 37.6
1998 338 22.6 15.0 39.1
1999 341 23.9 14.3 52.8
2000 300 22.6 13.3 59.3
2001 337 22.8 14.8 61.7
2002 366 26.1 14.0 70.2
2003 366 26.1 14.0 70.2
2004 379 25.1 15.1 64.4
2005 401 26.4 15.2 67.1
2006 417 27.1 15.4 70
2007 442 29.1 15.2 67
2008 395 26.1 15.1 71.6
2009 368 26.0 14.1 67.7
2010 393 26.1 15.0 69.7
2011 439 27.6 15.8 72
2012 485 29.2 16.6 72
2013 418 28.6 14.5 70.1
2014 454 27.8 16.3 72.9
2015 465 28.0 16.6 75.5
2016 455 29.0 15.6 76.7
2017 450 29.2 15.4 78.4
2018 448 28.6 15.6 75.2
2019 423 26.5 15.9 80.4
2020 417 27.5 15.1 80.6
2021 366 26.2 13.9 82
2022 341 25.1 13.5 81.8
2023 327 22.3 14.6 86.2
2024 315 21.3 14.7 87.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for South Lawn Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,279 (15.3%) $7,088 (84.7%) $8,368
2020 $1,387 (17.0%) $6,770 (83.0%) $8,157
2021 $2,022 (19.0%) $8,605 (81.0%) $10,627

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on South Lawn Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1968th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 1722nd of 4647 Elementary schools
 6.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (South Lawn Elementary)3548
 13%
   3rd Grade Reading (Amarillo Independent School District (Isd))4150
 9%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (South Lawn Elementary)4850
 2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Amarillo Independent School District (Isd))4647
 1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (South Lawn Elementary)3447
 13%
   4th Grade Reading (Amarillo Independent School District (Isd))4149
 8%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (South Lawn Elementary)4945
 4%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Amarillo Independent School District (Isd))5052
 2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (South Lawn Elementary)5470
 16%
   5th Grade Reading (Amarillo Independent School District (Isd))5358
 5%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (South Lawn Elementary)7745
 32%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Amarillo Independent School District (Isd))6455
 9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (South Lawn Elementary)5534
 21%
   5th Grade Science (Amarillo Independent School District (Isd))5335
 18%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students423327
 22.7%
African American2725
 7.4%
American Indian02
Asian1211
 8.3%
Hispanic192136
 29.2%
Pacific Islander00
White181139
 23.2%
Two or More Races1114
 27.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients80.4%86.2%
 5.9%


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South Lawn Elementary ranks 2391st of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students who attend South Lawn Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Fannin Middle
High : Amtech Career Academy
High : Caprock High School

Students at South Lawn Elementary are 45% Hispanic, 40% White, 8% African American, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

In the 2023-24 school year, 315 students attended South Lawn Elementary.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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