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Amarillo ISD
Potter County · Region 16: Amarillo · 28,172 students
Amarillo ISD is rated B by TEA, scoring 85 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 79.5 average of the 364 districts serving a similar share of economically disadvantaged students, and above the statewide average of 81.7. It is up 5 points since 2021-22 — both years scored under TEA's current rules, since TEA rewrote them in 2023; under the rules in force back then it scored 89.
Ranks 350th of 1,019 Texas districts (tied with 50 others), and 29th of 59 in Region 16: Amarillo (tied with 3 others).
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5 years of ratings
2021-22 is shown under the refreshed methodology TEA adopted in 2023, so it is comparable with later years. Under the original scoring it was rated B with 89 that year.
| Year | Rating | Score | Similar | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | B | 85 | 79.5 | 81.7 |
| 2024-25 | B | 83 | 77.9 | 80.3 |
| 2023-24 | B | 82 | 76.0 | 78.7 |
| 2022-23 | B | 80 | 76.8 | 79.2 |
| 2021-22 | B | 80 | 78.5 | 80.6 |
How this district's change over time is ranked
TEA publishes most measures for one year only, so a change ranking exists just where the same figure is published across years — the overall score, the five score domains, and per-student spending. This page does not yet state where Amarillo ISD itself places on these lists, only that the lists exist; open one to find this district's own row.
Texas districts
Region 16: Amarillo
Where the score comes from
Texas builds the overall rating from the better of Student Achievement and School Progress, weighted 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. School Progress is itself the better of Academic Growth and Relative Performance. The 60, 70, 80 and 90 rules mark the letter-grade thresholds.
- Amarillo ISD
- Similar student population (364)
- Region 16: Amarillo (59)
| Domain | Score | Grade | Points to next grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Student Achievement | 82 | B | 8 |
| School Progress | 86 | B | 4 |
| Closing the Gaps | 83 | B | 7 |
| Academic Growth | 74 | C | 6 |
| Relative Performance | 86 | B | 4 |
Closest to moving up: School Progress, 4 points below A in that domain — the nearest of the measures that count toward the overall rating.
TEA does not add the domains up. The overall score is the better of Student Achievement and School Progress at 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. For this district that better measure is School Progress (86), so Student Achievement (82) is published above but does not enter the overall score at all — gaining points there changes nothing until it passes 86.
Student outcomes
STAAR performance
- Approaches grade level
- Meets grade level
- Masters grade level
- Tick: Similar student population (364)
Percentage of tests at or above each level. Masters is a subset of Meets, which is a subset of Approaches. The tick on each bar marks the average for Similar student population (364 districts) — a comparison TEA does not publish.
Graduation
- Four-Year
- 97.1%+0.9 pts vs similar
- Five-Year
- 96.7%±0.0 pts vs similar
- Six-Year
- 94.0%−2.3 pts vs similar
- Dropout Rate
- 0.1%−0.5 pts vs similar
College, career and military readiness
| Criterion | This district | similar | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total credit for CCMR criteria | 94.0% | 88.8% | +5.2 |
| Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA, or earned credit for a college prep course | 77.7% | 57.4% | +20.3 |
| Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA | 34.0% | 23.7% | +10.3 |
| Met criterion score on AP/IB exam(s) | 17.7% | 5.6% | +12.1 |
| Earned college credit for a dual credit course | 20.3% | 31.8% | −11.5 |
| Earned an industry-based certification | 26.3% | 44.0% | −17.7 |
| Earned a level I or level II certificate | 1.0% | 1.9% | −0.9 |
| Earned an associate degree | 0.0% | 3.8% | −3.8 |
| Completed an OnRamps course and qualified for college credit | 16.8% | 2.6% | +14.2 |
| Graduated with completed individualized education program (IEP) and workforce readiness | 3.7% | 3.7% | +0.0 |
| Graduated under an advanced diploma plan and identified as a current special education student | 7.3% | 9.6% | −2.3 |
| Enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces | 2.5% | 3.5% | −1.0 |
Who this district serves
Placed after the results deliberately: this is context for reading them, not an explanation of them.
- Students
- 28,172
- Economically disadvantaged
- 69.7%+1.0 pts vs similar
- English learners
- 18.8%+4.3 pts vs similar
- Special education
- 18.4%−0.1 pts vs similar
- Attendance
- 93.4%−0.8 pts vs similar
- Chronically absent
- 19.9%+3.2 pts vs similar
Student demographics
- African American 10.3%
- Hispanic 48.6%
- White 32.7%
- American Indian 0.6%
- Asian 4.6%
- Pacific Islander 0.1%
- Two or More Races 3.2%
Spending per student
Compared against TEA's own peer group, which controls for size and student population, and against the state.
- Amarillo ISD
- TEA peer group
- Texas average
Spends $4,325 less per student than its peer group, and $4,914 less than the state average.
Teachers
- Average salary
- $66,429+$2,666 vs similar
- Teachers
- 1,992
- Students per staff member
- 14.1
Teaching experience
- Beginning 7.4%
- 1 to 5 years 23.2%
- 6 to 10 years 19.6%
- 11 to 20 years 31.3%
- 21 to 30 years 14.9%
- Over 30 years 3.6%
Where this district ranks best
Out of 123 rankings computed across every published metric and every comparison group, these are the placements that stand out. Press Copy for a citable sentence.
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1of 56
Met criterion score on AP/IB exam(s)
Region 16: Amarillo · of the 56 that report this measure
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4of 56
Completed an OnRamps course and qualified for college credit
Region 16: Amarillo · of the 56 that report this measure
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9of 59
Average teacher salary
Region 16: Amarillo · of the 59 that report this measure
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9of 56
Earned a level I or level II certificate
Region 16: Amarillo · of the 56 that report this measure
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20of 352
Completed an OnRamps course and qualified for college credit
Similar student population · of the 352 that report this measure
These are selected high placements, not a summary. Every figure above this section is the full picture, including where this district ranks poorly. Each statement below states its cohort and its denominator so it can be checked — a rank without an n is a boast, not a fact. Ties are shown because a shared ceiling is not a sole first place. Every ranking this site publishes, including the ones no district would put in a press release.
52 schools in this district
| School | Type | Rating | Score | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amarillo HS | High School | A | 93 | 2,155 |
| Palo Duro HS | High School | A | 93 | 1,815 |
| Caprock HS | High School | A | 91 | 2,013 |
| Tascosa HS | High School | A | 90 | 2,102 |
| Bonham MS | Middle / Jr. High | A | 90 | 877 |
| Woodlands Elem | Elementary | A | 90 | 437 |
| Lorenzo De Zavala MS | Middle / Jr. High | B | 89 | 417 |
| Eastridge Elem | Elementary | B | 89 | 510 |
| South Georgia Elem | Elementary | B | 89 | 390 |
| Crockett MS | Middle / Jr. High | B | 88 | 746 |
| Wolflin Elem | Elementary | B | 88 | 356 |
| Sleepy Hollow Elem | Elementary | B | 88 | 508 |
| South Lawn Elem | Elementary | B | 87 | 323 |
| Windsor Elem | Elementary | B | 87 | 444 |
| Travis 6th Grade Campus | Middle / Jr. High | B | 86 | 250 |
| Glenwood Elem | Elementary | B | 86 | 448 |
| Hamlet Elem | Elementary | B | 86 | 324 |
| Austin MS | Middle / Jr. High | B | 85 | 710 |
| Bowie MS | Middle / Jr. High | B | 85 | 641 |
| Travis MS | Middle / Jr. High | B | 85 | 551 |
| Landergin Elem | Elementary | B | 85 | 271 |
| Lawndale Elem | Elementary | B | 85 | 327 |
| Puckett Elem | Elementary | B | 84 | 341 |
| Coronado Elem | Elementary | B | 83 | 421 |
| Olsen Park Elem | Elementary | B | 83 | 380 |
| North Heights Alter | High School | B | 82 | 77 |
| Mann MS | Middle / Jr. High | B | 81 | 448 |
| Belmar Elem | Elementary | B | 81 | 373 |
| Forest Hill Elem | Elementary | B | 81 | 462 |
| Paramount Terrace Elem | Elementary | B | 81 | 321 |
| Ridgecrest Elem | Elementary | B | 81 | 359 |
| Bowie 6th Grade Campus | Middle / Jr. High | B | 80 | 346 |
| Oak Dale Elem | Elementary | B | 80 | 388 |
| Western Plateau Elem | Elementary | B | 80 | 344 |
| Avondale Elem | Elementary | C | 79 | 462 |
| Lamar Elem | Elementary | C | 79 | 262 |
| Wills Elem | Elementary | C | 79 | 422 |
| Fannin MS | Middle / Jr. High | C | 78 | 538 |
| Mesa Verde Elem | Elementary | C | 78 | 397 |
| Emerson Elem | Elementary | C | 77 | 498 |
| Houston MS | Middle / Jr. High | C | 76 | 528 |
| Bivins Elem | Elementary | C | 75 | 407 |
| Humphrey's Highland Elem | Elementary | C | 74 | 626 |
| Tradewind Elem | Elementary | C | 74 | 649 |
| Rogers Elem | Elementary | C | 73 | 490 |
| Whittier Elem | Elementary | D | 67 | 436 |
| Sanborn Elem | Elementary | D | 66 | 385 |
| Johnny N Allen-6th Grade Campus | Middle / Jr. High | D | 65 | 231 |
| San Jacinto Elem | Elementary | D | 65 | 333 |
| George Washington Carver Early Childhood Academy | Elementary | F | 55 | 278 |
| George Washington Carver Elem Academy | Elementary | F | 55 | 337 |
| Amtech Career Academy | High School | Not Rated | — | 18 |
Where this comes from
Every figure on this page comes from data the Texas Education Agency publishes at txschools.gov, fetched 15 August 2026 and archived with a checksum so each number stays traceable to the bytes TEA served.