RIVER ROAD H S

Set in AMARILLO, Texas, RIVER ROAD H S is a modestly sized high school, part of RIVER ROAD ISD. It hosts 400 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts it 50% leaner than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 796 students.

Within RIVER ROAD ISD, which oversees 4 schools and 1,221 students, RIVER ROAD H S is one campus in the system.

Demographically, RIVER ROAD H S records that the largest single group is White, at 58% of enrollment. Other groups include 35% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Potter County as a whole.

On the resource side, On paper, RIVER ROAD H S has 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting RIVER ROAD H S tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 55% of students at RIVER ROAD H S qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Potter County (around 74%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

With demographic context factored in, RIVER ROAD H S tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 46.8%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Potter County put median household income runs about $53,249, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. Across Potter County's 49 public schools (combined enrollment of about 21,501 students), RIVER ROAD H S is one campus in the mix.

RIVER ROAD MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around RIVER ROAD H S. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), RIVER ROAD H S ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 34.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 392 students in 2018 compared to 400 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 71% to 58% across the same window.

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