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Enrollment
579
Middle
DISTRICT 585 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CANYON ISD·NCES 481281014309
RANDALL J H
5540 ATTEBURY RD, AMARILLO, TX 79118 · (806) 510-2060 · Randall County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL579 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
235 students
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
53.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +9.0pp since 2022
Mathematics
49.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +28.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 9 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 28 points.
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
46.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 →
About RANDALL J H
As a medium-sized intermediate school in AMARILLO, Texas, RANDALL J H instructs 579 students from grades 7 through 8, run under CANYON ISD.
RANDALL J H is one of 21 schools operated by CANYON ISD, a district that educates 11,565 students overall.
On the student-mix side, RANDALL J H logs that the largest single group is White at 52%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder breaks down as 39% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 3% Black, 2% Asian. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 74%.
Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, RANDALL J H has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. About 41% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
After controlling for student poverty, RANDALL J H performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 56.1%, the actual is 46.7%, a residual of -9.4 points.
Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Randall County indicate median household earnings sit near $83,864, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Randall County's 43 public schools (combined enrollment of about 23,668 students), RANDALL J H is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is RANDALL H S, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), RANDALL J H ranks 7th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 55.8%.
Geographically, the school is in an urban area.
On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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 H SHigh · 1,221 students
- RANDALL H SHigh · 1,126 students
- CANYON H SHigh · 1,097 students
- CITY VIEW ELElementary · 698 students
- REEVES-HINGER ELElementary · 669 students
- WEST PLAINS J HMiddle · 630 students
Other schools in AMARILLO
- TASCOSA H SHigh · 2,176 students
- AMARILLO H SHigh · 2,161 students
- CAPROCK H SHigh · 2,058 students
- PALO DURO H SHigh · 1,949 students
- WEST PLAINS H SHigh · 1,221 students
- RANDALL H SHigh · 1,126 students
Nearby schools
- RANDALL H S0.2 mi · 1,126
- GENE HOWE EL0.5 mi · 363
- PINNACLE INT0.8 mi · 590
- SUNDOWN LANE EL0.9 mi · 344
- WEST PLAINS J H1.4 mi · 630
- ARDEN ROAD EL1.5 mi · 403
Frequently asked questions
About RANDALL J HWhat is the total enrollment at RANDALL J H?
RANDALL J H enrolls approximately 579 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does RANDALL J H serve?
RANDALL J H serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many teachers does RANDALL J H have?
RANDALL J H employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.2:1.
What is the student diversity at RANDALL J H?
Student demographics at RANDALL J H are roughly 52% White, 39% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is RANDALL J H public or private?
RANDALL J H is a public K-12 school, overseen by CANYON ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.