HIGHLAND PARK MIDDLE

HIGHLAND PARK MIDDLE operates as an one-room-style intermediate school in AMARILLO, Texas, overseen by HIGHLAND PARK ISD. Current enrollment sits at 194 students spanning grades 6 through 8. That puts it 70% below the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 643 students.

HIGHLAND PARK ISD runs 11 schools in total, collectively educating 7,099 students. HIGHLAND PARK MIDDLE is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, HIGHLAND PARK MIDDLE logs that the largest single group is Hispanic at 48%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest comes out to 40% White, 6% Asian, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 39% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, HIGHLAND PARK MIDDLE logs 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.4:1, putting HIGHLAND PARK MIDDLE higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 55% of students at HIGHLAND PARK MIDDLE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably below Potter County's rate of about 74%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, HIGHLAND PARK MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 46.3%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Potter County put the typical household earns roughly $53,249 per year, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Potter County's 49 public schools (combined enrollment of about 21,501 students), HIGHLAND PARK MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: HIGHLAND PARK H S, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around HIGHLAND PARK MIDDLE. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), HIGHLAND PARK MIDDLE ranks 4th on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 45.5%.

HIGHLAND PARK MIDDLE operates from a low-density location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at HIGHLAND PARK MIDDLE has declined 11%, going from 218 students in 2018 to 194 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 39% to 48%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 18.4:1 in 2018 to 15.9:1 today.

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