Elizabeth Amos grew up in Waverly Hill, Georgia, and came to Arlington with her widowed mother in 1925 to live with her mother's family, the G.E. Luttrells. She attended the University of Texas at Arlington when it was North Texas Agricultural College. She received her bachelor's degree from Texas Wesleyan College in Fort Worth and later earned a master of arts degree from North Texas State University.

Miss Amos began her teaching career at Euless where she taught for one year. During the next four years, she taught at Grace Chapel, a rural school a short distance from Arlington. Afterward, she joined the faculty at South Side Elementary that later bore the name of C.E. Dunn. The last eighteen years of her life were spent teaching junior English at Arlington High School. She became a great favorite of her students.

Elizabeth Amos loved youth, and she believed in their potential. In 1965, she was awarded the first "Friend of Youth" award given by two organizations in Arlington, Youth Development and Child Guidance Study Club. In addition to this well-deserved award, Miss Amos was also recognized by Harvard University for being a nominee for consideration as one of the four outstanding teachers in the nation. Elizabeth Amos was a credit to her family, profession, church, and community.

Elizabeth Amos Elementary first opened its doors in 1972. The building was originally built as an open- concept design but was remodeled and expanded in 1995-96. The past principals are Eroy Harry, Jack Lackey, Joe Herron, Judy Cox, and the current principal is Rodney Rinn. We are a small campus of 500 students serving Pre-K through Sixth Grades. Amos students received Recognized status in 1996-97 from the Texas Education Agency and the Department of Accountability and School Accreditation as well as receiving the Texas Successful School Award in January 2000 for our TAAS achievements. We were the first east Arlington school to achieve the Recognized rating from the state.

The students at Amos are a truly diverse population with 77.3% of our students representing families from many different cultures and ethnicities. We offer programs such as Gifted and Talented, Resource, Content Mastery, Resolution, and Diversity Training. Though we offer a wide variety of programs, the state requirements continue to be more challenging year to year. All third-grade students must pass the reading TAKS, and all fifth-grade students must pass the reading and math TAKS to be promoted. The TAKS (Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills) is the latest statewide test that replaces the TAAS. Science has been added in fifth grade along with reading and math. TAKS writing remains in fourth grade. It will be a challenging year for all students in AISD as well as across the entire state.

Another challenge is acquiring approved volunteers. We can always use more volunteers which are a tremendous help to our students and teachers.

Amos is a great place where our motto is HIGH WARMTH AND HIGH EXPECTATIONS. Our purpose is to serve the needs of each student by providing a quality and equitable opportunity for students to learn within a safe and supportive environment. We are dedicated to Excellence!