Hamlet Elementary

Summary:

Hamlet Elementary is an elementary school located in Amarillo, Texas, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 295. The school is part of the Amarillo Independent School District (ISD), which is ranked 442 out of 968 districts in Texas and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio and higher per-student spending compared to nearby schools like Sanborn Elementary and George Washington Carver Early Childhood Academy, Hamlet Elementary has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Texas, with proficiency rates well below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. This is particularly concerning for the school's African American and Hispanic students, who rank in the bottom 10-15% of their respective student groups in the state.

The high concentration of students from low-income families at Hamlet Elementary, with 91.19% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, suggests that the school is serving a highly disadvantaged population. This socioeconomic factor likely plays a significant role in the school's academic struggles and may require targeted interventions and support to address the unique needs of the student population. The apparent inefficient allocation of resources at Hamlet Elementary also raises questions about the effectiveness of the school's practices and strategies in supporting student learning.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 705 Sycamore
       Amarillo, TX  79107-2044


(806) 326-4500

District: Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
4606th of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $14,563 Help


Students who attend Hamlet Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Johnny N Allen-6th Grade Campus
    Mann Middle
High:    Amtech Career Academy
    Palo Duro High School

Student/teacher ratio:  12.2 Help
Number of students:  295

Racial breakdown:

African American:
52.9%
Hispanic:
20.3%
White:
15.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  91.2% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Hamlet Elementary ranks worse than 98.5% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks last 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 6.65. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Hamlet Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: African American (52.9%), Hispanic (20.3%), White (15.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 91.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Hamlet Elementary is 12.2, which is the 5th best among 36 elementary schools in the Amarillo Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Hamlet Elementary is $14,563, which is the 2nd highest among 36 elementary schools in the Amarillo Independent School District (Isd).
Schooldigger Rankings:

Hamlet Elementary was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.

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 Hamlet Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Hamlet Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 51.35 1941st 3465 44.0%
2005 47.91 2109th 3475 39.3%
2006 34.10 2705th 3476 22.2%
2007 32.05 2994th 3724 19.6%
2008 42.64 2546th 3768 32.4%
2009 26.70 3328th 3884 14.3%
2010 41.08 2779th 3937 29.4%
2011 36.86 3097th 4095 24.4%
2012 27.88 3525th 4206 16.2%
2013 22.56 3707th 4221 12.2%
2014 24.42 3650th 4260 14.3%
2015 36.38 3043rd 4320 29.6%
2016 67.94 1374th 4286 67.9%
2017 27.50 3294th 4329 23.9%
2018 31.51 3098th 4359 28.9%
2019 14.02 4193rd 4479 6.4%
2021 12.46 4370th 4578 4.5%
2022 4.61 4554th 4581 0.6%
2023 3.87 4629th 4647 0.4%
2024 6.65 4606th 4675 1.5%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Hamlet Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 12.58 1039th 1112 6.6%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Hamlet Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.86 2944th 3226 8.7%
2019 33.43 2492nd 3333 25.2%
2021 35.21 2342nd 3446 32.0%
2022 19.72 3188th 3487 8.6%
2023 11.44 3469th 3556 2.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Hamlet Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.07 1705th 3558 52.1%
2019 26.56 3081st 3684 16.4%
2021 20.17 3606th 3799 5.1%
2022 34.26 2709th 3952 31.5%
2023 22.59 3633rd 4086 11.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Hamlet Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.09 2558th 4264 40.0%
2019 20.43 3946th 4309 8.4%
2021 17.41 4160th 4451 6.5%
2022 7.07 4439th 4477 0.8%
2023 5.98 4490th 4521 0.7%
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Rank History for Female students at Hamlet Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.05 2549th 4306 40.8%
2019 19.92 3872nd 4348 10.9%
2021 17.36 4053rd 4499 9.9%
2022 6.99 4506th 4561 1.2%
2023 4.94 4569th 4588 0.4%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Hamlet Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.42 2268th 4240 46.5%
2019 23.98 3768th 4295 12.3%
2021 25.48 3700th 4331 14.6%
2022 11.23 4382nd 4461 1.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Hamlet Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.57 3574th 4319 17.2%
2019 13.52 4141st 4357 5.0%
2021 10.63 4409th 4498 2.0%
2022 6.91 4502nd 4563 1.3%
2023 4.90 4548th 4585 0.8%
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Rank History for African American students at Hamlet Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.79 1233rd 2483 50.3%
2019 22.94 2204th 2515 12.4%
2021 26.23 2015th 2444 17.6%
2022 10.35 2381st 2421 1.7%
2023 11.45 2397th 2443 1.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Hamlet Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.61 2366th 4168 43.2%
2019 33.63 3039th 4188 27.4%
2021 5.23 4327th 4329 0.0%
2022 6.21 4353rd 4376 0.5%
2023 4.61 4383rd 4401 0.4%
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Rank History for White students at Hamlet Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 11.98 2999th 3127 4.1%
2019 2.68 3125th 3142 0.5%
2021 1.72 3067th 3082 0.5%
2023 1.14 3099th 3106 0.2%
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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.

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Enrollment information for Hamlet Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 126 170 4 69 1 n/a n/a 0 370
1989 115 156 1 62 0 n/a n/a 0 334
1990 104 165 2 60 0 n/a n/a 0 331
1991 108 179 4 55 0 n/a n/a 0 346
1992 112 163 5 74 0 n/a n/a 0 354
1993 118 186 8 61 0 n/a n/a 0 373
1994 98 216 5 64 0 n/a n/a 0 383
1995 93 229 2 60 0 n/a n/a 0 384
1996 93 229 2 60 0 n/a n/a 0 384
1997 72 229 2 61 0 n/a n/a 0 364
1998 69 232 1 78 0 n/a n/a 0 380
1999 49 263 0 69 0 n/a n/a 0 381
2000 39 244 0 57 0 n/a n/a 0 340
2001 43 224 0 70 0 n/a n/a 0 337
2002 63 202 0 78 0 n/a n/a 0 343
2003 63 202 0 78 0 n/a n/a 0 343
2004 62 226 0 73 0 n/a n/a 0 361
2005 58 214 0 85 0 n/a n/a 0 357
2006 51 253 1 94 0 n/a n/a 0 399
2007 38 236 0 102 0 n/a n/a 0 376
2008 43 200 0 105 0 n/a n/a 0 348
2009 45 193 0 99 0 n/a n/a 0 337
2010 57 176 1 97 1 n/a n/a 0 332
2011 43 163 5 124 0 0 22 0 357
2012 54 187 1 137 0 1 22 0 402
2013 33 208 0 127 0 0 30 0 398
2014 38 193 0 100 1 0 31 0 363
2015 49 188 0 100 1 0 29 0 367
2016 43 187 1 99 1 0 23 0 354
2017 49 176 3 87 1 0 15 0 331
2018 27 189 2 85 3 1 22 0 329
2019 24 190 13 95 1 1 20 0 344
2020 29 178 23 93 1 0 18 0 342
2021 21 157 21 70 1 0 7 0 277
2022 34 158 22 62 0 0 9 0 285
2023 46 156 21 60 1 0 11 0 295

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 Hamlet Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 370 22.0 16.8 n/a
1989 334 n/a n/a n/a
1990 331 24.0 13.7 n/a
1991 346 23.5 14.7 n/a
1992 354 23.9 14.8 63.3
1993 373 24.0 15.5 65.4
1994 383 26.1 14.7 69.5
1995 384 25.3 15.2 35.2
1996 384 25.3 15.2 35.2
1997 364 25.8 14.1 79.1
1998 380 25.3 15.0 75.5
1999 381 24.1 15.8 83.7
2000 340 24.7 13.8 90.3
2001 337 25.1 13.4 91.4
2002 343 26.5 12.9 93.6
2003 343 26.5 12.9 93.6
2004 361 26.5 13.6 92.8
2005 357 27.5 13.0 86.8
2006 399 28.3 14.1 90.2
2007 376 28.1 13.4 90.2
2008 348 27.3 12.7 90.2
2009 337 27.5 12.2 90.5
2010 332 26.6 12.4 93.4
2011 357 29.5 12.0 93.3
2012 402 31.0 12.9 94.3
2013 398 29.6 13.4 95.2
2014 363 29.5 12.2 95.6
2015 367 29.0 12.6 95.4
2016 354 29.0 12.2 96.9
2017 331 28.5 11.5 95.2
2018 329 29.5 11.1 98.2
2019 344 27.0 12.7 98.3
2020 342 28.0 12.1 97.7
2021 277 28.5 9.7 92.8
2022 285 30.0 9.5 92.3
2023 295 24.0 12.2 91.2

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 Hamlet Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 370 22.0 16.8 n/a
1989 334 n/a n/a n/a
1990 331 24.0 13.7 n/a
1991 346 23.5 14.7 n/a
1992 354 23.9 14.8 63.3
1993 373 24.0 15.5 65.4
1994 383 26.1 14.7 69.5
1995 384 25.3 15.2 35.2
1996 384 25.3 15.2 35.2
1997 364 25.8 14.1 79.1
1998 380 25.3 15.0 75.5
1999 381 24.1 15.8 83.7
2000 340 24.7 13.8 90.3
2001 337 25.1 13.4 91.4
2002 343 26.5 12.9 93.6
2003 343 26.5 12.9 93.6
2004 361 26.5 13.6 92.8
2005 357 27.5 13.0 86.8
2006 399 28.3 14.1 90.2
2007 376 28.1 13.4 90.2
2008 348 27.3 12.7 90.2
2009 337 27.5 12.2 90.5
2010 332 26.6 12.4 93.4
2011 357 29.5 12.0 93.3
2012 402 31.0 12.9 94.3
2013 398 29.6 13.4 95.2
2014 363 29.5 12.2 95.6
2015 367 29.0 12.6 95.4
2016 354 29.0 12.2 96.9
2017 331 28.5 11.5 95.2
2018 329 29.5 11.1 98.2
2019 344 27.0 12.7 98.3
2020 342 28.0 12.1 97.7
2021 277 28.5 9.7 92.8
2022 285 30.0 9.5 92.3
2023 295 24.0 12.2 91.2

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 Hamlet Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,375 (13.3%) $8,990 (86.7%) $10,365
2020 $1,599 (15.3%) $8,824 (84.7%) $10,423
2021 $2,468 (16.9%) $12,095 (83.1%) $14,563

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Hamlet Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 4193rd of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 4629th of 4647 Elementary schools
 6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Hamlet Elementary)1913
 6%
   3rd Grade Reading (Amarillo Independent School District (Isd))4150
 9%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Hamlet Elementary)219
 12%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Amarillo Independent School District (Isd))4647
 1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (Hamlet Elementary)206
 14%
   4th Grade Reading (Amarillo Independent School District (Isd))4149
 8%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Hamlet Elementary)222
 20%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Amarillo Independent School District (Isd))5052
 2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Hamlet Elementary)2621
 5%
   5th Grade Reading (Amarillo Independent School District (Isd))5358
 5%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Hamlet Elementary)2623
 3%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Amarillo Independent School District (Isd))6455
 9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Hamlet Elementary)322
 30%
   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 Students344295
 14.2%
African American190156
 17.9%
American Indian11
Asian1321
 61.5%
Hispanic9560
 36.8%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White2446
 91.7%
Two or More Races2011
 45%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients98.3%91.2%
 7.1%


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Students at Hamlet Elementary are 53% African American, 20% Hispanic, 16% White, 7% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

Hamlet Elementary ranks in the bottom 1.5% of Texas elementary schools.

Students who attend Hamlet Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Johnny N Allen-6th Grade Campus
Middle : Mann Middle
High : Amtech Career Academy
High : Palo Duro High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 295 students attended Hamlet 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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