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RANDALL J H
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveBeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyAbout 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
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