AMARILLO H S

AMARILLO H S, a heavily attended secondary school in AMARILLO, Texas, operated by AMARILLO ISD, works with 2,161 students, covering grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 796 students each, so AMARILLO H S sits 171% larger than that benchmark.

Across the 55 schools in AMARILLO ISD (29,321 students total), AMARILLO H S accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, AMARILLO H S reports that 65% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school lists 23% Hispanic, 6% Black, 3% Asian, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 74% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 136 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Around 31% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is below Randall County's rate of about 44%.

After controlling for student poverty, AMARILLO H S performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 60.1%, the actual is 72.3%, a residual of +12.1 points.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Randall County) records that median household earnings sit near $83,864, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Randall County's 43 public schools (combined enrollment of about 23,668 students), AMARILLO H S is one campus in the mix.

PUCKETT EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts AMARILLO H S at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 57.0%.

AMARILLO H S operates from a downtown location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at AMARILLO H S has remained close to its prior level, going from 2,116 students in 2018 to 2,161 in 2025.

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