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Schools in Amarillo · Amarillo Independent School District

Amarillo’s public schools score below 51% of Texas districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the public school district serving Amarillo, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Texas, not nationally.

#338of 642 Texas townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Texas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
51%
▼ 0 pts vs TX 51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
44%
▲ 3 pts vs TX 41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
▼ 0 pts vs TX 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.0K
▼ 6% vs TX $12.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.5
TX 14.9
Schools in town
83
29,184 students on the public path
In brief

Amarillo’s schools, in brief

Above the state in math, below in reading

Reading proficiency is 51% and math 44% in spring 2022, against 51% and 41% statewide; 90% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $12,005 per student, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

36 elementary schools, then nine middle and five high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is down 7% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

Richard Milburn Academy Amarillo, Amarillo Collegiate Academy, Premier H S of Amarillo, The Oaks Christian Academy (private), St. Andrew's Episcopal School (private), San Jacinto Christian Academy (private), Amarillo Montessori Academy (private), St. Marys Cathedral School (private), Ascension Academy (private), Holy Cross Catholic Academy (private), Trinity Lutheran School (private) and St. Joseph Catholic Elementary School (private) are in town. Every school ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Amarillo’s grade

B Test scoresC− Graduation

B−: better than 49% of Texas school districts, #338 of 642 Texas towns. Test scores are above the Texas average; graduation is below it.

Texas school districts we grade (1,191)Better than 49%
Lower resultsHigher results
Texas towns with similar household incomes (741)Better than 50%
C+B−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 16,486 test results and a graduating class of 2,011 could put Amarillo anywhere from C+ to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Amarillo’s students in the tested grades sat them (16,234 in math, 16,738 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Amarillo, with each school’s own grade.

36 schools teach K in Amarillo’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D− to A+, so check the specific school.
Tradewind El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B+
658 students15:1Rate it →
Humphrey's Highland El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B+
567 students16:1Rate it →
Sleepy Hollow El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A+
519 students15:1Rate it →
Eastridge El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C+
504 students13:1Rate it →
Emerson El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A
500 students14:1Rate it →
Rogers El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B−
490 students14:1Rate it →
Forest Hill El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B+
484 students14:1Rate it →
Avondale El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B+
475 students15:1Rate it →
Wills El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B+
458 students15:1Rate it →
Glenwood El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A−
455 students15:1Rate it →
Woodlands El
Elementary · Grades PK–4
A
450 students16:1Rate it →
Whittier El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B+
440 students14:1Rate it →
Coronado El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B−
435 students15:1Rate it →
Windsor El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A
430 students15:1Rate it →
Bivins El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B+
415 students16:1Rate it →
Sanborn El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
404 students14:1Rate it →
Western Plateau El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A−
400 students15:1Rate it →
South Georgia El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B+
399 students16:1Rate it →
Olsen Park El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B+
387 students16:1Rate it →
Belmar El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A
385 students15:1Rate it →
San Jacinto El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C
366 students13:1Rate it →
Ridgecrest El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B+
362 students14:1Rate it →
Lawndale El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B−
352 students15:1Rate it →
Mesa Verde El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
337 students12:1Rate it →
Wolflin El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A
326 students15:1Rate it →
South Lawn El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B−
325 students14:1Rate it →
George Washington Carver Early Childhood Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–1
325 students16:1Rate it →
Puckett El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A
316 students15:1Rate it →
Oak Dale El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
314 students13:1Rate it →
Paramount Terrace El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B
313 students13:1Rate it →
Lamar El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B
281 students11:1Rate it →
Hamlet El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D−
280 students13:1Rate it →
Landergin El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B+
260 students12:1Rate it →
Sunrise El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B−
196 students11:1Rate it →
Pleasant Valley El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B−
195 students11:1Rate it →
Park Hills El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B
174 students12:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
PK–536 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD− to A+
6–89 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A
9–125 high schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A

Amarillo’s public schools are run by Amarillo Independent School District. Parts of Amarillo (20%, 14% and 3% of its land) are served by Highland Park Independent, Canyon Independent and River Road Independent instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Amarillo Independent School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 55 schools · 29,321 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 14.5 per teacher (TX 14.9)
$12,005TX $12,815 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading51%
State average 51.1% · 16738 students tested
Math44%
State average 40.9% · 16234 students tested

Amarillo vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Amarillo’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
AmarilloB−Amarillo Independent

Every school in Amarillo

83 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Texas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Amarilloby address
Tradewind El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B+
658 students15:1Rate it →
Humphrey's Highland El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B+
567 students16:1Rate it →
Sleepy Hollow El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A+
519 students15:1Rate it →
Eastridge El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C+
504 students13:1Rate it →
Emerson El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A
500 students14:1Rate it →
Rogers El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B−
490 students14:1Rate it →
Forest Hill El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B+
484 students14:1Rate it →
Avondale El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B+
475 students15:1Rate it →
Wills El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B+
458 students15:1Rate it →
Glenwood El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A−
455 students15:1Rate it →
Woodlands El
Elementary · Grades PK–4
A
450 students16:1Rate it →
Whittier El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B+
440 students14:1Rate it →
Coronado El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B−
435 students15:1Rate it →
Windsor El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A
430 students15:1Rate it →
Bivins El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B+
415 students16:1Rate it →
Sanborn El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
404 students14:1Rate it →
Western Plateau El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A−
400 students15:1Rate it →
South Georgia El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B+
399 students16:1Rate it →
Olsen Park El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B+
387 students16:1Rate it →
Belmar El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A
385 students15:1Rate it →
San Jacinto El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C
366 students13:1Rate it →
Ridgecrest El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B+
362 students14:1Rate it →
Lawndale El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B−
352 students15:1Rate it →
Mesa Verde El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
337 students12:1Rate it →
Wolflin El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A
326 students15:1Rate it →
South Lawn El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B−
325 students14:1Rate it →
George Washington Carver Early Childhood Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–1
325 students16:1Rate it →
Puckett El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A
316 students15:1Rate it →
Oak Dale El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
314 students13:1Rate it →
Paramount Terrace El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B
313 students13:1Rate it →
Lamar El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B
281 students11:1Rate it →
Hamlet El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D−
280 students13:1Rate it →
Landergin El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B+
260 students12:1Rate it →
Sunrise El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B−
196 students11:1Rate it →
Pleasant Valley El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B−
195 students11:1Rate it →
Park Hills El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B
174 students12:1Rate it →
George Washington Carver El Academy
Elementary · Grades 2–5
B+
321 students15:1Rate it →
Lorenzo de Zavala Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8
A
427 students16:1Rate it →
Bonham Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8
A−
892 students19:1Rate it →
Crockett Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8
A
823 students17:1Rate it →
Bowie Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8
B−
721 students15:1Rate it →
Austin Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8
B+
708 students18:1Rate it →
Fannin Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8
C+
592 students15:1Rate it →
Travis Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8
C+
571 students13:1Rate it →
Houston Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8
C+
556 students13:1Rate it →
Mann Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8
C+
419 students13:1Rate it →
Bowie 6Th Grade Campus
Middle · Grades 6
C−
326 students14:1Rate it →
Travis 6Th Grade Campus
Middle · Grades 6
C+
275 students13:1Rate it →
Johnny N Allen-6Th Grade Campus
Middle · Grades 6
C
210 students16:1Rate it →
Tascosa H S
High · Grades 9–12
B
2,176 students15:1Rate it →
Amarillo H S
High · Grades 9–12
A
2,161 students16:1Rate it →
Caprock H S
High · Grades 9–12
B−
2,058 students15:1Rate it →
Palo Duro H S
High · Grades 9–12
B−
1,949 students15:1Rate it →
Amtech Career Academy
High · Grades 9–12
22 students5:1Rate it →
Other district programsby referral or application
North Heights Alter
High · Grades 10–12
D
Alternative Education
137 students4:1Rate it →
Charter schoolsfree, open by application
Amarillo Collegiate Academy
Grades K–12
A−
Charter
464 students16:1Rate it →
Premier H S of Amarillo
High · Grades 9–12
D
CharterAlternative Education
250 students18:1Rate it →
Richard Milburn Academy Amarillo
High · Grades 9–12
D−
CharterAlternative Education
133 students19:1Rate it →
Other public schools in Amarillorun by other districts or the state
Gene Howe El
Elementary · Grades PK–4
B+
363 students15:1Rate it →
Sundown Lane El
Elementary · Grades PK–4
A−
344 students15:1Rate it →
Arden Road El
Elementary · Grades PK–4
A
403 students16:1Rate it →
Randall H S
High · Grades 9–12
A−
1,126 students14:1Rate it →
West Plains J H
Middle · Grades 7–8
A
630 students16:1Rate it →
Greenways Int
Middle · Grades 5–6
A
629 students16:1Rate it →
City View El
Elementary · Grades PK–4
B
698 students17:1Rate it →
Hillside El
Elementary · Grades PK–4
A
362 students17:1Rate it →
Pinnacle Int
Middle · Grades 5–6
B+
590 students16:1Rate it →
Heritage Hills El
Elementary · Grades PK–4
445 students16:1Rate it →
West Plains H S
High · Grades 9–12
1,221 students15:1Rate it →
Randall J H
Middle · Grades 7–8
579 students17:1Rate it →
Highland Park H S
High · Grades 9–12
A−
213 students10:1Rate it →
Highland Park El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B
342 students13:1Rate it →
Highland Park Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8
B−
194 students16:1Rate it →
Willow Vista Eca
Elementary · Grades PK–1
223 students13:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
The Oaks Christian Academy
Grades PK–10
Private · Religious
248 students17:1Rate it →
St. Andrew's Episcopal School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
Private · Religious
246 students10:1Rate it →
San Jacinto Christian Academy
Grades PK–12
Private · Religious
244 students10:1Rate it →
Amarillo Montessori Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–4
Private · Nonsectarian
171 studentsRate it →
St. Marys Cathedral School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
Private · Catholic
167 students16:1Rate it →
Ascension Academy
Grades 6–12
Private · Nonsectarian
131 students5:1Rate it →
Holy Cross Catholic Academy
Grades 6–12
Private · Catholic
121 students10:1Rate it →
Trinity Lutheran School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
Private · Religious
55 students8:1Rate it →
St. Joseph Catholic Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
Private · Catholic
53 students7:1Rate it →

Questions about Amarillo’s schools

Are Amarillo’s schools good?

On Texas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Amarillo children attend score below 51% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #338 of 642 Texas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 50%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Amarillo in?

Amarillo Independent School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 29,321 students in 55 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Amarillo are served by Highland Park Independent, Canyon Independent and River Road Independent.

Where do Amarillo kids go to high school?

One of 5 high schools, depending on your address: Tascosa H S, Amarillo H S, Caprock H S, Palo Duro H S and Amtech Career Academy.

What is Amarillo’s graduation rate?

90% of the class of 2023 in Amarillo Independent School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas.

How much does Amarillo spend per student?

$12,005 in Amarillo Independent School District (FY2024), against $12,815 across Texas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Amarillo?

Yes: The Oaks Christian Academy (religious, grades PK–10, 248 students), St. Andrew's Episcopal School (religious, grades PK–8, 246 students), San Jacinto Christian Academy (religious, grades PK–12, 244 students), Amarillo Montessori Academy (nonsectarian, grades PK–4, 171 students), St. Marys Cathedral School (Catholic, grades PK–5, 167 students), Ascension Academy (nonsectarian, grades 6–12, 131 students), Holy Cross Catholic Academy (Catholic, grades 6–12, 121 students), Trinity Lutheran School (religious, grades PK–5, 55 students) and St. Joseph Catholic Elementary School (Catholic, grades PK–5, 53 students). Amarillo also has 3 charter schools, free and open by application.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Texas. Stars are from neighbors.