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Enrollment
1,126
High
DISTRICT 874 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CANYON ISD·NCES 481281006521
Randall High School
9201 BELL ST, AMARILLO, TX 79118 · (806) 677-2333 · Randall County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,126 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of Texas public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public high schools
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
82 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
383 students
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 308 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 281 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 269 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 268 | 24% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
58.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +6.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
46.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +10.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 6 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 7.0% | 51.0% | 18.0% | 24.0% |
| Mathematics | 12.0% | 34.0% | 37.0% | 17.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 58.0% | 46.0% |
| 2024-25 | 52.0% | 34.0% |
| 2023-24 | 61.0% | 39.0% |
| 2022-23 | 26.0% | 17.0% |
| 2021-22 | 41.0% | 41.0% |
| 2020-21 | 52.0% | 36.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
57.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Randall High School
Randall High School's state test result (57.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Randall High School this school | 1,126 | 34.0% | 57.8% |
| Sanger High School SANGER | 827 | 37.1% | 61.0% |
| Joshua High School JOSHUA | 1,313 | 37.9% | 59.8% |
| Hargrave High School HUFFMAN | 1,165 | 33.7% | 54.7% |
| Krum High School KRUM | 776 | 31.2% | 55.3% |
| Lake Dallas High School CORINTH | 1,283 | 35.1% | 59.0% |
Matched among Texas high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Randall High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Randall County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.8% | #562 of 1,385 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #625 of 1,425 ▲ 239 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #683 of 1,425 ▲ 130 | N/A |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +30.5pp | #136 of 1,184 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,126 | #545 of 2,107 | #4 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #504 of 1,344 | #1 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.0% | #405 of 1,346 | #2 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.0% | #1,305 of 1,522 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -33.8% | #38 of 557 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,126
-610 (-35%) vs 2020
+33% since 1990-91, when it was 848
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 15.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,126 | 82.2 | 13.7:1 | 34% (383) |
| 2023-24 | 1,081 | 77.6 | 13.9:1 | 42% (454) |
| 2022-23 | 1,148 | 83.5 | 13.8:1 | 35% (398) |
| 2020-21 | 1,736 | 109 | 15.9:1 | 24% (424) |
| 2017-18 | 1,700 | 106.3 | 16.0:1 | 21% (361) |
| 2015-16 | 1,633 | 100 | 16.3:1 | 21% (336) |
| 2010-11 | 1,390 | 102 | 13.6:1 | 22% (302) |
| 2000-01 | 987 | 66 | 14.9:1 | 10% (95) |
| 1990-91 | 848 | 52 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Randall High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 34% (1,700 to 1,126); teachers down 23% (106.3 to 82.2).
About Randall High School
As a mid-sized high school, Randall High School serves students in AMARILLO, Texas. It offers grades 9 through 12 and has 1,126 students enrolled. That is 41% bigger than the average of about 796 students for high schools in Texas.
CANYON ISD counts 21 schools and 11,565 students, including Randall High School.
White students are 53% of those enrolled at Randall High School. Next come 37% Hispanic, 5% Black, and 2% multiracial. The county population is about 74% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Randall High School scores 58%.
Randall High School has 82.2 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1. The gap from the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas is 1.4 students per teacher. At Randall High School, 34% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Compared with the 44% average for public schools in Randall County, the school's rate is lower.
Randall High School holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 50% of Texas public high schools.
Compared with Texas schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Randall High School's results are 1.3 points below predicted: 57.8% against 59.2%.
The school's county is Randall County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $83,864, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Randall County's 43 public schools enroll about 23,668 students and include Randall High School.
Measured in a straight line, Randall Junior High School is about 0.2 miles from Randall High School. The five-mile area around Randall High School holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 54.0% proficiency; Randall High School posts 57.8%.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Mid-size: inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 610 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The school's ratio dropped from 15.9:1 to 13.7:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Randall High School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Randall County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
146,070
Census ACS
Median income
$83,864
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
43
23,668 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CANYON ISD
- West Plains High SchoolHigh · 1,221 students
- Canyon High SchoolHigh · 1,097 students
- City View Elementary SchoolElementary · 698 students
- Reeves-Hinger Elementary SchoolElementary · 669 students
- West Plains Junior High SchoolMiddle · 630 students
- Greenways Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 629 students
Other schools in AMARILLO
- Tascosa High SchoolHigh · 2,176 students
- Amarillo High SchoolHigh · 2,161 students
- Caprock High SchoolHigh · 2,058 students
- Palo Duro High SchoolHigh · 1,949 students
- West Plains High SchoolHigh · 1,221 students
- Bonham Middle SchoolMiddle · 892 students
Nearby schools
- Randall Junior High School0.2 mi · 579
- Gene Howe Elementary School0.6 mi · 363
- Pinnacle Intermediate School0.9 mi · 590
- Sundown Lane Elementary School1.0 mi · 344
- West Plains Junior High School1.3 mi · 630
- Arden Road Elementary School1.4 mi · 403
Frequently asked questions
About Randall High SchoolHow large is Randall High School?
Randall High School enrolls approximately 1,126 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Randall High School serve?
Randall High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Randall High School have?
Randall High School employs 82 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Randall High School?
Student demographics at Randall High School are roughly 53% White, 37% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Randall High School in?
Randall High School is part of CANYON ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.