Paramount Terrace Elementary

Summary:

Paramount Terrace Elementary is a public elementary school in Amarillo, Texas, serving 320 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Amarillo Independent School District. This school consistently outperforms the district and state averages in STAAR Reading and Mathematics assessments, with particularly strong results for special education and low-income students.

Paramount Terrace Elementary has shown steady improvement over time, moving from 2,419 out of 4,479 Texas elementary schools in 2018-2019 to 882 out of 4,675 in 2023-2024, with a corresponding increase in its SchoolDigger rating from 2 to 4 stars. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school had 70.73% of 5th graders proficient or better in STAAR Reading, compared to 50% or less for the nearby South Lawn Elementary, Lamar Elementary, and other local schools.

Despite having a relatively high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients (70.31% in 2022-2023), Paramount Terrace Elementary has been able to maintain strong academic performance, particularly for its low socioeconomic status students. This suggests the school has effective strategies in place to support and engage its economically disadvantaged student population, making it a noteworthy example of a successful urban elementary school within the Amarillo Independent School District.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 3906 Cougar Dr
       Amarillo, TX  79109-5512


(806) 326-4950

District: Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
882nd of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,114 Help


Students who attend Paramount Terrace Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Austin Middle
High:    Amtech Career Academy
    Tascosa High School

Student/teacher ratio:  13.9 Help
Number of students:  308

Racial breakdown:

White:
50.0%
Hispanic:
33.4%
African American:
10.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  66.6% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Paramount Terrace Elementary ranks better than 81.1% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 6th 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 76.46. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (50%), Hispanic (33.4%), African American (10.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 66.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Paramount Terrace Elementary is 13.9, which is the 14th best among 36 elementary schools in the Amarillo Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Paramount Terrace Elementary is $11,114, which is the 16th highest among 36 elementary schools in the Amarillo Independent School District (Isd).
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Paramount Terrace Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Paramount Terrace Elementary 882nd of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See Paramount Terrace Elementary in the ranking list.)

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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 Paramount Terrace Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Paramount Terrace Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 58.67 1547th 3465 55.4%
2005 71.73 890th 3475 74.4%
2006 77.78 545th 3476 84.3%
2007 76.24 677th 3724 81.8%
2008 74.31 794th 3768 78.9%
2009 67.79 1248th 3884 67.9%
2010 75.91 724th 3937 81.6%
2011 73.84 916th 4095 77.6%
2012 67.22 1297th 4206 69.2%
2013 65.96 1381st 4221 67.3%
2014 82.28 613th 4260 85.6%
2015 80.92 680th 4320 84.3%
2016 82.35 624th 4286 85.4%
2017 54.67 1726th 4329 60.1%
2018 53.81 1802nd 4359 58.7%
2019 44.14 2419th 4479 46.0%
2021 60.96 1484th 4578 67.6%
2022 65.98 1317th 4581 71.3%
2023 83.33 634th 4647 86.4%
2024 76.46 882nd 4675 81.1%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Paramount Terrace Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.25 987th 3558 72.3%
2019 43.62 1828th 3684 50.4%
2021 70.49 548th 3799 85.6%
2022 66.01 839th 3952 78.8%
2023 89.30 192nd 4086 95.3%
2024 76.69 551st 4261 87.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Paramount Terrace Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.84 2183rd 4264 48.8%
2019 36.66 2997th 4309 30.4%
2021 57.17 1565th 4451 64.8%
2022 65.30 1165th 4477 74.0%
2023 82.44 377th 4521 91.7%
2024 69.79 936th 4560 79.5%
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Rank History for Female students at Paramount Terrace Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.91 1430th 4306 66.8%
2019 46.35 2252nd 4348 48.2%
2021 58.13 1590th 4499 64.7%
2022 69.60 1113th 4561 75.6%
2023 70.54 1076th 4588 76.5%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Paramount Terrace Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.05 1262nd 3106 59.4%
2019 51.95 1952nd 3184 38.7%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Paramount Terrace Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.93 1566th 4240 63.1%
2019 44.87 2336th 4295 45.6%
2021 53.48 1598th 4331 63.1%
2022 58.60 1509th 4461 66.2%
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Rank History for Male students at Paramount Terrace Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.69 2467th 4319 42.9%
2019 41.47 2558th 4357 41.3%
2021 61.56 1415th 4498 68.5%
2022 60.42 1584th 4563 65.3%
2023 85.92 479th 4585 89.6%
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Rank History for African American students at Paramount Terrace Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.91 902nd 2483 63.7%
2019 38.20 1626th 2515 35.3%
2021 57.53 803rd 2444 67.1%
2022 29.33 1909th 2421 21.1%
2023 48.32 1126th 2443 53.9%
2024 37.27 1598th 2421 34.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Paramount Terrace Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.74 1954th 4168 53.1%
2019 48.92 2073rd 4188 50.5%
2021 56.52 1544th 4329 64.3%
2022 61.34 1375th 4376 68.6%
2023 79.08 565th 4401 87.2%
2024 59.62 1475th 4431 66.7%
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Rank History for White students at Paramount Terrace Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.35 1729th 3127 44.7%
2019 37.93 2128th 3142 32.3%
2021 46.93 1613th 3082 47.7%
2022 63.02 1053rd 3082 65.8%
2023 76.90 529th 3106 83.0%
2024 80.29 379th 3078 87.7%
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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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Data source: Texas Education Agency

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Enrollment information for Paramount Terrace Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 373 35 1 25 0 n/a n/a 0 434
1990 350 32 2 32 0 n/a n/a 0 416
1991 387 24 0 35 0 n/a n/a 0 446
1992 385 20 3 41 0 n/a n/a 0 449
1993 397 21 3 29 3 n/a n/a 0 453
1994 388 22 2 42 3 n/a n/a 0 457
1995 372 24 4 33 1 n/a n/a 0 434
1996 372 24 4 33 1 n/a n/a 0 434
1997 374 38 4 34 1 n/a n/a 0 451
1998 382 28 2 29 1 n/a n/a 0 442
1999 368 22 1 32 0 n/a n/a 0 423
2000 381 28 1 49 1 n/a n/a 0 460
2001 268 16 1 54 0 n/a n/a 0 339
2002 248 21 1 46 0 n/a n/a 0 316
2003 248 21 1 46 0 n/a n/a 0 316
2004 235 25 3 57 0 n/a n/a 0 320
2005 230 28 2 51 0 n/a n/a 0 311
2006 225 11 3 52 0 n/a n/a 0 291
2007 198 10 3 48 0 n/a n/a 0 259
2008 186 22 5 66 0 n/a n/a 0 279
2009 170 24 4 72 0 n/a n/a 0 270
2010 183 32 5 80 2 n/a n/a 0 302
2011 173 13 2 93 2 0 14 0 297
2012 178 20 7 91 2 1 8 0 307
2013 202 18 4 95 3 1 11 0 334
2014 206 28 7 109 0 0 9 0 359
2015 199 25 6 99 1 0 9 0 339
2016 205 35 3 124 0 0 11 0 378
2017 193 40 2 109 2 0 11 0 357
2018 182 43 2 121 2 0 12 0 362
2019 174 34 2 138 6 1 9 0 364
2020 169 37 5 132 3 1 13 0 360
2021 164 39 4 133 4 1 18 0 363
2022 169 31 11 120 3 0 12 0 346
2023 148 33 6 115 1 0 17 0 320
2024 154 31 6 103 2 2 10 0 308

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 Paramount Terrace Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 434 n/a n/a n/a
1990 416 25.0 16.6 n/a
1991 446 24.9 17.9 n/a
1992 449 25.6 17.5 14.3
1993 453 27.0 16.8 16.1
1994 457 26.8 17.1 16.2
1995 434 26.7 16.3 5.3
1996 434 26.7 16.3 5.3
1997 451 27.1 16.6 17.1
1998 442 26.6 16.6 17.4
1999 423 25.7 16.5 19.9
2000 460 27.4 16.8 24.1
2001 339 25.8 13.1 25.7
2002 316 24.3 13.0 25.9
2003 316 24.3 13.0 25.9
2004 320 21.4 15.0 30.6
2005 311 23.7 13.1 30.5
2006 291 20.7 14.1 30.2
2007 259 19.8 13.1 29.3
2008 279 20.8 13.4 45.2
2009 270 19.1 14.1 38.5
2010 302 21.2 14.2 48.3
2011 297 22.2 13.3 48.8
2012 307 22.1 13.8 51.5
2013 334 22.6 14.7 47
2014 359 23.1 15.5 48.5
2015 339 23.0 14.7 44.2
2016 378 25.0 15.1 51.1
2017 357 25.6 13.9 54.3
2018 362 24.6 14.7 58
2019 364 24.6 14.7 64.3
2020 360 23.6 15.2 65.3
2021 363 25.5 14.2 62
2022 346 26.5 13.0 63.3
2023 320 24.5 13.0 70.3
2024 308 22.0 13.9 66.6

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 Paramount Terrace Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 434 n/a n/a n/a
1990 416 25.0 16.6 n/a
1991 446 24.9 17.9 n/a
1992 449 25.6 17.5 14.3
1993 453 27.0 16.8 16.1
1994 457 26.8 17.1 16.2
1995 434 26.7 16.3 5.3
1996 434 26.7 16.3 5.3
1997 451 27.1 16.6 17.1
1998 442 26.6 16.6 17.4
1999 423 25.7 16.5 19.9
2000 460 27.4 16.8 24.1
2001 339 25.8 13.1 25.7
2002 316 24.3 13.0 25.9
2003 316 24.3 13.0 25.9
2004 320 21.4 15.0 30.6
2005 311 23.7 13.1 30.5
2006 291 20.7 14.1 30.2
2007 259 19.8 13.1 29.3
2008 279 20.8 13.4 45.2
2009 270 19.1 14.1 38.5
2010 302 21.2 14.2 48.3
2011 297 22.2 13.3 48.8
2012 307 22.1 13.8 51.5
2013 334 22.6 14.7 47
2014 359 23.1 15.5 48.5
2015 339 23.0 14.7 44.2
2016 378 25.0 15.1 51.1
2017 357 25.6 13.9 54.3
2018 362 24.6 14.7 58
2019 364 24.6 14.7 64.3
2020 360 23.6 15.2 65.3
2021 363 25.5 14.2 62
2022 346 26.5 13.0 63.3
2023 320 24.5 13.0 70.3
2024 308 22.0 13.9 66.6

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 Paramount Terrace Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $974 (10.0%) $8,765 (90.0%) $9,738
2020 $918 (10.0%) $8,285 (90.0%) $9,203
2021 $1,457 (13.1%) $9,658 (86.9%) $11,114

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Paramount Terrace Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 2419th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 634th of 4647 Elementary schools
 40.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Paramount Terrace Elementary)3664
 28%
   3rd Grade Reading (Amarillo Independent School District (Isd))4150
 9%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Paramount Terrace Elementary)3658
 22%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Amarillo Independent School District (Isd))4647
 1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (Paramount Terrace Elementary)3063
 33%
   4th Grade Reading (Amarillo Independent School District (Isd))4149
 8%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Paramount Terrace Elementary)3063
 33%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Amarillo Independent School District (Isd))5052
 2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Paramount Terrace Elementary)4867
 19%
   5th Grade Reading (Amarillo Independent School District (Isd))5358
 5%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Paramount Terrace Elementary)6467
 3%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Amarillo Independent School District (Isd))6455
 9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Paramount Terrace Elementary)4956
 7%
   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 Students364320
 12.1%
African American3433
 2.9%
American Indian61
 83.3%
Asian26
 200%
Hispanic138115
 16.7%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White174148
 14.9%
Two or More Races917
 88.9%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients64.3%70.3%
 6%


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Students at Paramount Terrace Elementary are 50% White, 33% Hispanic, 10% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Students who attend Paramount Terrace Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Austin Middle
High : Amtech Career Academy
High : Tascosa High School

In the 2023-24 school year, 308 students attended Paramount Terrace Elementary.

Paramount Terrace Elementary ranks 882nd of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.


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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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