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Wills Elementary Primary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

3500 West 11th

Amarillo TX, 79106, Potter County

Phone: 806-326-5650

Ranking:

(4,048 out of 6,018, bottom 33%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Amarillo Independent School District

Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA

Magnet: NA

Charter: NA

Shared-Time School: NA

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014		2012-2013		2011-2012		2010-2011		2009-2010		2008-2009		2007-2008
	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%
Total Teachers:	35		37		35		31		29		28		25
Total Students:	534		561		531		472		444		447		383
Prekindergarten:	78	14.6%	78	13.9%	61	11.5%	64	13.6%	56	12.6%	62	13.9%	58	15.1%
Kindergarten:	80	15.0%	83	14.8%	96	18.1%	74	15.7%	75	16.9%	82	18.3%	62	16.2%
Grade 1:	79	14.8%	88	15.7%	82	15.4%	68	14.4%	74	16.7%	70	15.7%	48	12.5%
Grade 2:	88	16.5%	75	13.4%	75	14.1%	70	14.8%	71	16.0%	53	11.9%	55	14.4%
Grade 3:	64	12.0%	72	12.8%	78	14.7%	85	18.0%	50	11.3%	62	13.9%	56	14.6%
Grade 4:	72	13.5%	83	14.8%	78	14.7%	51	10.8%	53	11.9%	54	12.1%	47	12.3%
Grade 5:	73	13.7%	82	14.6%	61	11.5%	60	12.7%	65	14.6%	64	14.3%	57	14.9%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	250	46.8%	287	51.2%	271	51.0%	235	49.8%	223	50.2%	219	49.0%	197	51.4%
Female:	284	53.2%	274	48.8%	260	49.0%	237	50.2%	213	48.0%	220	49.2%	182	47.5%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	2	0.4%	2	0.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3	0.7%	0	0.0%	1	0.3%
Asian:	160	30.0%	145	25.8%	123	23.2%	88	18.6%	70	15.8%	37	8.3%	4	1.0%
Hispanic:	140	26.2%	131	23.4%	131	24.7%	103	21.8%	142	32.0%	148	33.1%	151	39.4%
Black:	90	16.9%	86	15.3%	84	15.8%	78	16.5%	83	18.7%	115	25.7%	73	19.1%
White:	126	23.6%	158	28.2%	144	27.1%	148	31.4%	146	32.9%	147	32.9%	154	40.2%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	30	5.3%	35	6.6%	49	10.4%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	16	3.0%	9	1.6%	14	2.6%	6	1.3%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	432	80.9%	466	83.1%	435	81.9%	396	83.9%	364	82.0%	358	80.1%	304	79.4%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	41	7.7%	41	7.3%	48	9.0%	26	5.5%	35	7.9%	34	7.6%	35	9.1%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.07		15.01		15.07		15.03		15.25		15.90		15.60

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAAR
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	63%	68%	68%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	49%	72%	69%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	53%	73%	76%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	65%	77%	79%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	70%	72%	68%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	51%	72%	68%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	63%	80%	77%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	47%	71%	72%
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	42%	71%	71%
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	39%	70%	71%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	89%	82%	77%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	89%	82%	75%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	47%	78%	77%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	72%	80%	77%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	72%	72%	73%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	75%	74%	73%
TAKS
2004	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	91%	92%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	72%	87%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	65%	85%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	78%	86%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	81%	86%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	76%	85%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	69%	89%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	95%	89%	N/A
2004	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	87%	94%	N/A
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	94%	97%	N/A
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	98%	96%	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	91%	95%	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	94%	95%	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	85%	93%	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	89%	94%	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	92%	92%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	82%	86%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	79%	86%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	76%	88%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	77%	90%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	89%	90%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	85%	87%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	79%	89%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	78%	89%	N/A
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	85%	87%	N/A
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	78%	85%	N/A
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	76%	87%	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	79%	87%	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	81%	87%	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	85%	88%	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	86%	88%	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	76%	87%	N/A
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	91%	92%	N/A
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	89%	94%	N/A
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	90%	94%	N/A
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	91%	93%	N/A
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	89%	95%	N/A
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	81%	91%	N/A
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	86%	91%	N/A
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	86%	92%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	96%	87%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	97%	94%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	100%	95%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	96%	96%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	94%	95%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	81%	94%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	98%	96%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	93%	94%	N/A
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	84%	85%	N/A
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	91%	91%	N/A
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	100%	93%	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	92%	94%	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	92%	91%	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	92%	95%	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	96%	95%	N/A
2004	Science	5th Grade	% met std	76%	76%	N/A
2005	Science	5th Grade	% met std	84%	67%	N/A
2006	Science	5th Grade	% met std	84%	83%	N/A
2007	Science	5th Grade	% met std	81%	85%	N/A
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	87%	87%	N/A
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	88%	88%	N/A
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	94%	92%	N/A
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	91%	89%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	83.3%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	16.7%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	13.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	25.0%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	75.0%

Mean Base Salary:	$43,067.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$36,877.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$45,130.0

* Wills Elementary Primary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.