Amarillo High School

  • High school in Amarillo ISD
  • Amarillo, TX
  • 9th grade - 12th grade

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Amarillo ISD: B

Total students

2,168

Avg. teacher experience

14.9 years

Amarillo ISD: 11.8 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

95 %

Amarillo ISD: 92.2%

Statewide: 90%

Amarillo High School is a high school in Amarillo, TX, in the Amarillo ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 2,168 students. 38.1% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 1.8% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of B for the 2021-2022 school year.

In the Class of 2021, 95% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 1.2% during the 2020-2021 school year.

The average SAT score at Amarillo High School was 1038 for 2020-2021 graduates. The average ACT score was 24.5.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $62,983, which is $4,096 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 14.9 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

ahsamaisd.sharpschool.com/

Address

4225 Danbury
Amarillo, TX 79109-5199

Office phone number

(806) 326-2000

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Amarillo High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 16. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 24.3 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 16.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

2,168

African American

115 (5.3%)

Amarillo ISD: 10.5%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

9 (0.4%)

Amarillo ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

72 (3.3%)

Amarillo ISD: 5%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

456 (21%)

Amarillo ISD: 46.3%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

2 (0.1%)

Amarillo ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

1,447 (66.7%)

Amarillo ISD: 34.6%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

67 (3.1%)

Amarillo ISD: 3%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

5.3%

American Indian

0.4%

Asian

3.3%

Hispanic

21.0%

Pacific Islander

0.1%

White

66.7%

Two or more races

3.1%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

38.1 %

Amarillo ISD: 53.9%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

28.3 %

Amarillo ISD: 67.2%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

1.8 %

Amarillo ISD: 16.8%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

38.1%

Econ. disadvantaged

28.3%

Limited Eng. proficiency

1.8%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

1.8 %

Amarillo ISD: 16.8%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

12.2 %

Amarillo ISD: 5.5%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

9.7 %

Amarillo ISD: 14%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

1.8%

Gifted and talented

12.2%

Special education

9.7%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

B

Amarillo ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

A

Amarillo ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Amarillo ISD: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

B

Amarillo ISD: B

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2022 Accountability Manual.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2017-2018 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2021. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.

All students

95 %

Amarillo ISD: 92.2%

Statewide: 90%

African American

82.6 %

Amarillo ISD: 86.2%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

Masked

Amarillo ISD: 100%

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

100 %

Amarillo ISD: 89.5%

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

93.3 %

Amarillo ISD: 92.8%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Amarillo ISD: Masked

Statewide: 88.3%

White

96 %

Amarillo ISD: 93.4%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

100 %

Amarillo ISD: 90.5%

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

82.6%

American Indian

Masked

Asian

100.0%

Hispanic

93.3%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

96.0%

Two or more races

100.0%

Dropout rates

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2020-2021 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.

All students

1.2 %

Amarillo ISD: 1.7%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

4.8 %

Amarillo ISD: 2.6%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

0 %

Amarillo ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

0 %

Amarillo ISD: 1.4%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

1.1 %

Amarillo ISD: 1.5%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Amarillo ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.6%

White

1 %

Amarillo ISD: 1.6%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

1.4 %

Amarillo ISD: 3.7%

Statewide: 2%

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

27.3 %

Amarillo ISD: 29.2%

Statewide: 15%

African American

30.3 %

Amarillo ISD: 30%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

20 %

Amarillo ISD: 39.7%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

7.7 %

Amarillo ISD: 14.4%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

32.4 %

Amarillo ISD: 32.9%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Amarillo ISD: 35.7%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

25.9 %

Amarillo ISD: 25.6%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

42 %

Amarillo ISD: 32.5%

Statewide: 13.9%

College readiness

AP/IB participation

The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2020-2021 school year.

All students

22.7 %

Amarillo ISD: 19.1%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

9.8 %

Amarillo ISD: 7%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

Masked

Amarillo ISD: 11.8%

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

66.7 %

Amarillo ISD: 37.5%

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

15.6 %

Amarillo ISD: 17.7%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Amarillo ISD: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

23.3 %

Amarillo ISD: 21.7%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

20 %

Amarillo ISD: 15.2%

Statewide: 23.5%

AP/IB performance

The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2020-2021 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.

All students

65.9 %

Amarillo ISD: 41.9%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

80 %

Amarillo ISD: 23.1%

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

Masked

Amarillo ISD: Masked

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

70.8 %

Amarillo ISD: 46.2%

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

55.2 %

Amarillo ISD: 24.7%

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Amarillo ISD: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

67.3 %

Amarillo ISD: 59.4%

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

60 %

Amarillo ISD: 50%

Statewide: 60.8%

SAT

The average SAT score for students graduating in 2020-2021, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.

Avg. SAT score

1038

Amarillo ISD: 949

Statewide: 1002

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2020-2021. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

24.5

Amarillo ISD: 17.1

Statewide: 20.0

College-ready graduates

A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2020-2021.

Reading

74.4 %

Amarillo ISD: 66%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

68.3 %

Amarillo ISD: 64%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

62.2 %

Amarillo ISD: 53.6%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

74.4%

Math

68.3%

Reading + Math

62.2%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

132

African American

2 (1.5%)

Amarillo ISD: 2.9%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Amarillo ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (0.8%)

Amarillo ISD: 1%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

13.9 (10.5%)

Amarillo ISD: 17.6%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Amarillo ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

115.1 (87.2%)

Amarillo ISD: 77.4%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Amarillo ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

3.4 (2.6%)

Amarillo ISD: 2.3%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

97 (73.5%)

Amarillo ISD: 81.5%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

31.6 (24%)

Amarillo ISD: 16%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Amarillo ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

16.4

Amarillo ISD: 13.8

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

14.9 years

Amarillo ISD: 11.8 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$62,983

Amarillo ISD: $59,755

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$39,825

Amarillo ISD: $46,342

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$55,469

Amarillo ISD: $54,640

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$61,358

Amarillo ISD: $58,801

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$64,178

Amarillo ISD: $62,153

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$69,594

Amarillo ISD: $66,438

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$73,698

Amarillo ISD: $71,588

Statewide: $71,111

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