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Schools in Palisades

Palisades’s public schools

Canyon Independent School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Palisades. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?12/12schools above Texas’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Texas’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
65%
2021–22
Math proficiency
59%
2021–22
Graduate on time
96%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$10.0K
▼ 22% vs TX $12.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.3
TX 14.9
Schools in town
0
9,725 students on the public path
In brief

Palisades’s schools, in brief

School by school

12 of Palisades’s 12 district schools with test results score above the middle of Texas’s 7,796 public schools. Canyon H S places highest (better than 93%); Lakeview El lowest (58%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Ten elementary schools serve Palisades, graded from B to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three middle schools and three high schools: West Plains H S, Randall H S and Canyon H S. See the path ↓

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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Palisades, with each school’s own grade.

10 schools teach K in Palisades’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from B to A, so check the specific school.
City View El
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Amarillo
B
698 students17:1Rate it →
Reeves-Hinger El
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Canyon
A
669 students17:1Rate it →
Heritage Hills El
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Amarillo
445 students16:1Rate it →
Crestview El
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Canyon
A
440 students16:1Rate it →
Spring Canyon El
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Canyon
405 students16:1Rate it →
Arden Road El
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Amarillo
A
403 students16:1Rate it →
Lakeview El
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Amarillo
B
388 students15:1Rate it →
Gene Howe El
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Amarillo
B+
363 students15:1Rate it →
Hillside El
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Amarillo
A
362 students17:1Rate it →
Sundown Lane El
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Amarillo
A−
344 students15:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
PK–410 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB to A
7–83 middle schoolsDepends on your addressA
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressA− to A

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Canyon Independent School District.

The district

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

Canyon Independent School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 21 schools · 11,565 students, up 12% since 2020–21 · 15.3 per teacher (TX 14.9)
$10,016TX $12,815 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading65%
State average 51.1% · 6062 students tested
Math59%
State average 40.9% · 5947 students tested

Palisades vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Palisades—Canyon Independent
Timbercreek Canyon—Canyon Independent

Every school in Palisades

16 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).

Also serving Palisadesin other towns
City View El
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Amarillo
B
698 students17:1Rate it →
Reeves-Hinger El
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Canyon
A
669 students17:1Rate it →
Heritage Hills El
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Amarillo
445 students16:1Rate it →
Crestview El
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Canyon
A
440 students16:1Rate it →
Spring Canyon El
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Canyon
405 students16:1Rate it →
Arden Road El
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Amarillo
A
403 students16:1Rate it →
Lakeview El
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Amarillo
B
388 students15:1Rate it →
Gene Howe El
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Amarillo
B+
363 students15:1Rate it →
Hillside El
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Amarillo
A
362 students17:1Rate it →
Sundown Lane El
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Amarillo
A−
344 students15:1Rate it →
West Plains J H
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Amarillo
A
630 students16:1Rate it →
Randall J H
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Amarillo
579 students17:1Rate it →
Canyon J H
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Canyon
A
555 students15:1Rate it →
West Plains H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Amarillo
1,221 students15:1Rate it →
Randall H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Amarillo
A−
1,126 students14:1Rate it →
Canyon H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Canyon
A
1,097 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Palisades’s schools

Are Palisades’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Palisades. Canyon Independent School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Palisades. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 12 of its 12 district schools with test results score above the middle of Texas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Palisades in?

Canyon Independent School District.

Where do Palisades kids go to high school?

One of three high schools, depending on your address: West Plains H S, Randall H S and Canyon H S.

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What Palisades families are saying about school.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.