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.
Contact information
Website
Address
4225 DanburyAmarillo, TX 79109-5199
Office phone number
Principal
- Andrea Pfeifer
- andrea.pfeifer@amaisd.org
- (806) 326-2000
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%
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%
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%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
For the 2021-2022 school year, the state gave only A - C ratings. All Texas public school districts and campuses that would have received a D or F rating instead received the label “Not Rated: SB 1365.” In addition, not all schools and districts are rated because some are alternative education programs and treatment facilities.
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%
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%
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