Accountability rating (2018-2019)

B

River Road ISD: B

Total students

402

Avg. teacher experience

11 years

River Road ISD: 9.6 years

Statewide: 11.2 years

Four-year graduation rate

98.9 %

River Road ISD: 98.9%

Statewide: 90.3%

River Road High School is a high school in Amarillo, TX, in the River Road ISD school district. As of the 2020-2021 school year, it had 402 students. 50.2% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 3.7% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the state waived accountability ratings for the 2020-2021 school year. The school received an accountability rating of B for the 2018-2019 school year.

In the Class of 2020, 98.9% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 0.9% during the 2019-2020 school year.

The average SAT score at River Road High School was 1184 for 2019-2020 graduates. The average ACT score was 19.5.

As of the 2020-2021 school year, an average teacher's salary was $50,398, which is $7,243 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 11 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.rrisd.net

Address

101 W Mobley
Amarillo, TX 79108-1620

Office phone number

(806) 383-8867

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in River Road High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 16. Students who started eighth grade in 2008 in this region had a college graduation rate of 23.6 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 16.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

402

African American

5 (1.2%)

River Road ISD: 1.3%

Statewide: 12.7%

American Indian

3 (0.7%)

River Road ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (0.2%)

River Road ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 4.7%

Hispanic

120 (29.9%)

River Road ISD: 27.5%

Statewide: 52.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

River Road ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

265 (65.9%)

River Road ISD: 66.8%

Statewide: 26.5%

Two or more races

8 (2%)

River Road ISD: 3%

Statewide: 2.7%

African American

1.2%

American Indian

0.7%

Asian

0.2%

Hispanic

29.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

65.9%

Two or more races

2.0%

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

50.2 %

River Road ISD: 46.1%

Statewide: 49.2%

Economically disadvantaged

52.7 %

River Road ISD: 62%

Statewide: 60.3%

Limited English proficiency

3.7 %

River Road ISD: 4.3%

Statewide: 20.7%

At-risk students

50.2%

Econ. disadvantaged

52.7%

Limited Eng. proficiency

3.7%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2020-2021 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

3.7 %

River Road ISD: 4%

Statewide: 21%

Gifted and Talented

7.2 %

River Road ISD: 3.8%

Statewide: 8.3%

Special Education

13.2 %

River Road ISD: 15.8%

Statewide: 11.1%

Bilingual/ESL

3.7%

Gifted and talented

7.2%

Special education

13.2%

Academics

Accountability ratings

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

Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the state waived accountability ratings for the 2020-2021 school year. All Texas public school districts and campuses received the label “Not Rated: Declared State of Disaster.” Our schools explorer shows the accountability ratings from the 2018-2019 school year when available.

Overall (2018-2019)

B

River Road ISD: B

Student achievement (2018-2019)

B

River Road ISD: B

School progress (2018-2019)

B

River Road ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2018-2019)

C

River Road ISD: C

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 2021 Accountability Manual.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2016-2017 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2021. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.

All students

98.9 %

River Road ISD: 98.9%

Statewide: 90.3%

African American

N/A

River Road ISD: N/A

Statewide: 87%

American Indian

Masked

River Road ISD: Masked

Statewide: 86.3%

Asian

Masked

River Road ISD: Masked

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

95.5 %

River Road ISD: 95.5%

Statewide: 88.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

River Road ISD: N/A

Statewide: 89.2%

White

100 %

River Road ISD: 100%

Statewide: 94%

Two or more races

Masked

River Road ISD: Masked

Statewide: 91.1%

African American

N/A

American Indian

Masked

Asian

Masked

Hispanic

95.5%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

100.0%

Two or more races

Masked

Dropout rates

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2019-2020 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

0.9 %

River Road ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 1.6%

American Indian

Masked

River Road ISD: Masked

Statewide: 2.3%

African American

0 %

River Road ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.5%

Asian

Masked

River Road ISD: Masked

Statewide: 0.3%

Hispanic

0.8 %

River Road ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 1.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

River Road ISD: N/A

Statewide: 1.5%

White

0.7 %

River Road ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 0.9%

Two or more races

7.7 %

River Road ISD: 7.7%

Statewide: 1.5%

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2019-2020 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

11.7 %

River Road ISD: 7.1%

Statewide: 6.7%

American Indian

Masked

River Road ISD: 0%

Statewide: 7.8%

African American

0 %

River Road ISD: 23.5%

Statewide: 8.9%

Asian

Masked

River Road ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.8%

Hispanic

10.9 %

River Road ISD: 8%

Statewide: 7.4%

Pacific Islander

N/A

River Road ISD: Masked

Statewide: 7.2%

White

11.9 %

River Road ISD: 6.3%

Statewide: 5.2%

Two or more races

25 %

River Road ISD: 11.6%

Statewide: 6.7%

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 2019-2020 school year.

All students

3.2 %

River Road ISD: 3.2%

Statewide: 22%

African American

Masked

River Road ISD: Masked

Statewide: 13.3%

American Indian

Masked

River Road ISD: Masked

Statewide: 17.2%

Asian

Masked

River Road ISD: Masked

Statewide: 59.1%

Hispanic

4.1 %

River Road ISD: 4.1%

Statewide: 18.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

River Road ISD: N/A

Statewide: 19.5%

White

1.6 %

River Road ISD: 1.6%

Statewide: 25.4%

Two or more races

14.3 %

River Road ISD: 14.3%

Statewide: 25.8%

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 2019-2020 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

100 %

River Road ISD: 100%

Statewide: 59%

African American

N/A

River Road ISD: N/A

Statewide: 40.4%

American Indian

N/A

River Road ISD: N/A

Statewide: 57.6%

Asian

Masked

River Road ISD: Masked

Statewide: 81.2%

Hispanic

Masked

River Road ISD: Masked

Statewide: 47.4%

Pacific Islander

N/A

River Road ISD: N/A

Statewide: 58.9%

White

Masked

River Road ISD: Masked

Statewide: 69%

Two or more races

Masked

River Road ISD: Masked

Statewide: 69.1%

SAT

The average SAT score for students graduating in 2019-2020, 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

1184

River Road ISD: 1184

Statewide: 1019

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2019-2020. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

19.5

River Road ISD: 19.5

Statewide: 20.2

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 2019-2020.

Reading

29.7 %

River Road ISD: 29.7%

Statewide: 59.7%

Math

16.5 %

River Road ISD: 16.5%

Statewide: 47.9%

Reading + Math

14.3 %

River Road ISD: 14.3%

Statewide: 43.2%

Reading

29.7%

Math

16.5%

Reading + Math

14.3%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2020-2021 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

38.3

African American

1 (2.6%)

River Road ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 11.1%

American Indian

0 (0%)

River Road ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

River Road ISD: 1.8%

Statewide: 1.8%

Hispanic

2.9 (7.6%)

River Road ISD: 7.3%

Statewide: 28.4%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

River Road ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

34.4 (89.8%)

River Road ISD: 88.1%

Statewide: 56.9%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

River Road ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

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

No degree

1.6 (4.1%)

River Road ISD: 2.3%

Statewide: 1.2%

Bachelor's

33.2 (86.7%)

River Road ISD: 90.2%

Statewide: 73%

Master's

3.6 (9.3%)

River Road ISD: 7.4%

Statewide: 25%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

River Road ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.7%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2020-2021.

Students per teacher

10.5

River Road ISD: 11.6

Statewide: 14.5

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2020-2021 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

11 years

River Road ISD: 9.6 years

Statewide: 11.2 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

$50,398

River Road ISD: $49,234

Statewide: $57,641

Beginner

$43,815

River Road ISD: $41,069

Statewide: $50,849

1 to 5 years

$44,497

River Road ISD: $44,853

Statewide: $53,288

6 to 10 years

$48,353

River Road ISD: $48,379

Statewide: $56,282

11 to 20 years

$54,446

River Road ISD: $54,033

Statewide: $59,900

21 to 30 years

$64,269

River Road ISD: $62,566

Statewide: $64,637

30+ years

$61,077

River Road ISD: $61,077

Statewide: $69,974

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