Tascosa High School

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

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

C

Amarillo ISD: B

Total students

2,185

Avg. teacher experience

12.4 years

Amarillo ISD: 11.8 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

91 %

Amarillo ISD: 92.2%

Statewide: 90%

Tascosa High School is a high school in Amarillo, TX, in the Amarillo ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 2,185 students. 54.5% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 4.9% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

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

In the Class of 2021, 91% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 2.6% during the 2020-2021 school year.

The average SAT score at Tascosa High School was 951 for 2020-2021 graduates. The average ACT score was 24.4.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $62,968, which is $4,081 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 12.4 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

thsamaisd.sharpschool.com/

Address

3921 Westlawn
Amarillo, TX 79102-1795

Office phone number

(806) 326-2600

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Tascosa 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

2,185

African American

261 (11.9%)

Amarillo ISD: 10.5%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

10 (0.5%)

Amarillo ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

81 (3.7%)

Amarillo ISD: 5%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

800 (36.6%)

Amarillo ISD: 46.3%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

4 (0.2%)

Amarillo ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

943 (43.2%)

Amarillo ISD: 34.6%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

86 (3.9%)

Amarillo ISD: 3%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

11.9%

American Indian

0.5%

Asian

3.7%

Hispanic

36.6%

Pacific Islander

0.2%

White

43.2%

Two or more races

3.9%

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

54.5 %

Amarillo ISD: 53.9%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

51 %

Amarillo ISD: 67.2%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

4.9 %

Amarillo ISD: 16.8%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

54.5%

Econ. disadvantaged

51.0%

Limited Eng. proficiency

4.9%

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

4.9 %

Amarillo ISD: 16.8%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

9.3 %

Amarillo ISD: 5.5%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

11.6 %

Amarillo ISD: 14%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

4.9%

Gifted and talented

9.3%

Special education

11.6%

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)

C

Amarillo ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

C

Amarillo ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Amarillo ISD: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

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

91 %

Amarillo ISD: 92.2%

Statewide: 90%

African American

87 %

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

90.1 %

Amarillo ISD: 92.8%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Amarillo ISD: Masked

Statewide: 88.3%

White

92.5 %

Amarillo ISD: 93.4%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

81.3 %

Amarillo ISD: 90.5%

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

87.0%

American Indian

Masked

Asian

100.0%

Hispanic

90.1%

Pacific Islander

Masked

White

92.5%

Two or more races

81.3%

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

2.6 %

Amarillo ISD: 1.7%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

4.3 %

Amarillo ISD: 2.6%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

0 %

Amarillo ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

1.1 %

Amarillo ISD: 1.4%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

2.7 %

Amarillo ISD: 1.5%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

0 %

Amarillo ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.6%

White

2 %

Amarillo ISD: 1.6%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

4.3 %

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

40.4 %

Amarillo ISD: 29.2%

Statewide: 15%

African American

38.9 %

Amarillo ISD: 30%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

40 %

Amarillo ISD: 39.7%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

27.2 %

Amarillo ISD: 14.4%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

44.7 %

Amarillo ISD: 32.9%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

83.3 %

Amarillo ISD: 35.7%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

37.8 %

Amarillo ISD: 25.6%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

44.6 %

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

20.1 %

Amarillo ISD: 19.1%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

4 %

Amarillo ISD: 7%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

Masked

Amarillo ISD: 11.8%

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

30.6 %

Amarillo ISD: 37.5%

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

16.1 %

Amarillo ISD: 17.7%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Amarillo ISD: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

26.1 %

Amarillo ISD: 21.7%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

12.5 %

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

59.1 %

Amarillo ISD: 41.9%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

Masked

Amarillo ISD: 23.1%

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Amarillo ISD: Masked

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

60 %

Amarillo ISD: 46.2%

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

47.2 %

Amarillo ISD: 24.7%

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Amarillo ISD: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

66.4 %

Amarillo ISD: 59.4%

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

Masked

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

951

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

24.4

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

72.6 %

Amarillo ISD: 66%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

56.3 %

Amarillo ISD: 64%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

51.8 %

Amarillo ISD: 53.6%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

72.6%

Math

56.3%

Reading + Math

51.8%

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

140.2

African American

3 (2.1%)

Amarillo ISD: 2.9%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Amarillo ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Amarillo ISD: 1%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

20.6 (14.7%)

Amarillo ISD: 17.6%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Amarillo ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

115.6 (82.5%)

Amarillo ISD: 77.4%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

1 (0.7%)

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

1.9 (1.3%)

Amarillo ISD: 2.3%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

100.6 (71.7%)

Amarillo ISD: 81.5%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

37.8 (27%)

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

15.6

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

12.4 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

$62,968

Amarillo ISD: $59,755

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$42,737

Amarillo ISD: $46,342

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$55,114

Amarillo ISD: $54,640

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$62,645

Amarillo ISD: $58,801

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$66,251

Amarillo ISD: $62,153

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$71,499

Amarillo ISD: $66,438

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$73,217

Amarillo ISD: $71,588

Statewide: $71,111

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