Tradewind Elementary School

  • Elementary school in Amarillo ISD
  • Amarillo, TX
  • Early education - 5th grade

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Amarillo ISD: B

Total students

728

Avg. teacher experience

9.7 years

Amarillo ISD: 11.8 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Amarillo ISD: 92.2%

Statewide: 90%

Tradewind Elementary School is an elementary school in Amarillo, TX, in the Amarillo ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 728 students. 44.6% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 19% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of B for the 2021-2022 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $56,825, which is $2,062 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 9.7 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

tradewindamaisd.sharpschool.com/

Address

4300 Williams
Amarillo, TX 79118

Office phone number

(806) 326-5500

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Tradewind 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

728

African American

57 (7.8%)

Amarillo ISD: 10.5%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

8 (1.1%)

Amarillo ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

70 (9.6%)

Amarillo ISD: 5%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

358 (49.2%)

Amarillo ISD: 46.3%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

1 (0.1%)

Amarillo ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

209 (28.7%)

Amarillo ISD: 34.6%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

25 (3.4%)

Amarillo ISD: 3%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

7.8%

American Indian

1.1%

Asian

9.6%

Hispanic

49.2%

Pacific Islander

0.1%

White

28.7%

Two or more races

3.4%

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

44.6 %

Amarillo ISD: 53.9%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

78.3 %

Amarillo ISD: 67.2%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

19 %

Amarillo ISD: 16.8%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

44.6%

Econ. disadvantaged

78.3%

Limited Eng. proficiency

19.0%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

19 %

Amarillo ISD: 16.8%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

0.8 %

Amarillo ISD: 5.5%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

14.6 %

Amarillo ISD: 14%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

19.0%

Gifted and talented

0.8%

Special education

14.6%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

B

Amarillo ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

B

Amarillo ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Amarillo ISD: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

B

Amarillo ISD: B

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 2022 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

23.6 %

Amarillo ISD: 29.2%

Statewide: 15%

African American

8.6 %

Amarillo ISD: 30%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Amarillo ISD: 39.7%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

7.3 %

Amarillo ISD: 14.4%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

29.2 %

Amarillo ISD: 32.9%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Amarillo ISD: 35.7%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

21.2 %

Amarillo ISD: 25.6%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

6.3 %

Amarillo ISD: 32.5%

Statewide: 13.9%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

44.1

African American

0 (0%)

Amarillo ISD: 2.9%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Amarillo ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (2.3%)

Amarillo ISD: 1%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

6.1 (13.8%)

Amarillo ISD: 17.6%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Amarillo ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

37 (83.9%)

Amarillo ISD: 77.4%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Amarillo ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 1.2%

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: 2.3%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

39.1 (88.7%)

Amarillo ISD: 81.5%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

5 (11.3%)

Amarillo ISD: 16%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Amarillo ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

16.5

Amarillo ISD: 13.8

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 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

9.7 years

Amarillo ISD: 11.8 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

$56,825

Amarillo ISD: $59,755

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$51,263

Amarillo ISD: $46,342

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$54,414

Amarillo ISD: $54,640

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$56,067

Amarillo ISD: $58,801

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$57,431

Amarillo ISD: $62,153

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$71,996

Amarillo ISD: $66,438

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Amarillo ISD: $71,588

Statewide: $71,111

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