Total enrollment
11,565
+1,241 (+12%) vs SY 2020-21
21 schools in CANYON ISD
Texas · 11,565 students · 2 cities
Parents inside CANYON ISD pick from 21 public K-12 options, with combined enrollment of about 11,565 students (an average school size of 551).
4-year change in CANYON ISD
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
21
+4 (+24%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How CANYON ISD ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Texas | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.2% | #89 of 667 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 11,565 | #112 of 760 | #774 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 21 | #92 of 760 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #557 of 758 | #5,754 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 33.2% | #678 of 750 | #6,302 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.5% | #249 of 557 | #2,395 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside CANYON ISD
State test results across the district's 19 scored schools run from Canyon High School at 70.0% proficient to Gene Howe Elementary School at 40.3%, a gap of 29.7 points. That is the 140th widest gap among 352 Texas districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 16 district schools that reported both years went from 10,002 to 8,325 students (down 17%) and from 626 to 551 full-time teachers (down 12%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEST PLAINS H S | Amarillo | High | 09-12 | 1,221 |
| RANDALL H S | Amarillo | High | 09-12 | 1,126 |
| CANYON H S | Canyon | High | 09-12 | 1,097 |
| CITY VIEW EL | Amarillo | Elementary | PK-04 | 698 |
| REEVES-HINGER EL | Canyon | Elementary | PK-04 | 669 |
| WEST PLAINS J H | Amarillo | Middle | 07-08 | 630 |
| GREENWAYS INT | Amarillo | Middle | 05-06 | 629 |
| PINNACLE INT | Amarillo | Middle | 05-06 | 590 |
| RANDALL J H | Amarillo | Middle | 07-08 | 579 |
| CANYON J H | Canyon | Middle | 07-08 | 555 |
| CANYON INT | Canyon | Middle | 05-06 | 529 |
| HERITAGE HILLS EL | Amarillo | Elementary | PK-04 | 445 |
| CRESTVIEW EL | Canyon | Elementary | PK-04 | 440 |
| SPRING CANYON EL | Canyon | Elementary | PK-04 | 405 |
| ARDEN ROAD EL | Amarillo | Elementary | PK-04 | 403 |
| LAKEVIEW EL | Amarillo | Elementary | PK-04 | 388 |
| GENE HOWE EL | Amarillo | Elementary | PK-04 | 363 |
| HILLSIDE EL | Amarillo | Elementary | PK-04 | 362 |
| SUNDOWN LANE EL | Amarillo | Elementary | PK-04 | 344 |
| MIDWAY ALTERNATIVE H S | Canyon | High | 11-12 | 52 |
| YOUTH CTR OF HIGH PLAINS | Amarillo | Combined | 04-11 | 40 |
About CANYON ISD
CANYON ISD is a small Texas school district running 21 schools with combined enrollment near 11,565.
For a sense of the school types, CANYON ISD is made up of 10 elementary, 6 middle, 4 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Trend over the past 4 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 11,565 students, rose 12% from the 10,324 reported in SY 2020-21. The school count climbed from 17 to 21 across the same 4-year window.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for CANYON ISD discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Parents, students, and educators in the area can post or comment.