AMARILLO COLLEGIATE ACADEMY

Set in AMARILLO, Texas, AMARILLO COLLEGIATE ACADEMY is a moderately sized unified-grade school, part of TEXAS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIES. It serves 464 students across grades K through 12.

Across the 44 schools in TEXAS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIES (17,100 students total), AMARILLO COLLEGIATE ACADEMY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, AMARILLO COLLEGIATE ACADEMY lists that 60% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 32% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Black. By comparison, Randall County as a whole is about 74% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school lists 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.4:1. The state averages around 11.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 26% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is below Randall County's rate of about 44%.

After controlling for student poverty, AMARILLO COLLEGIATE ACADEMY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 62.6%; this one delivers 55.6%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Randall County indicate median household income runs about $83,864, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Randall County runs 43 public schools (combined enrollment of about 23,668 students), of which AMARILLO COLLEGIATE ACADEMY is one.

The closest other public school is SOUTH GEORGIA EL, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, AMARILLO COLLEGIATE ACADEMY comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 48.2%.

The school occupies an urban site. AMARILLO COLLEGIATE ACADEMY operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 4%: 481 students in 2018 compared to 464 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 76% to 60% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 17.8:1 in 2018 to 16.4:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.