📍 4225 Danbury, Amarillo, Randall County, 79109
Amarillo H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Amarillo, Randall County. The school has 2,170 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Andrea Pfeifer. It is part of the Amarillo Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 126.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1. 64% of students are proficient in reading. 55% are proficient in maths. The school offers 27 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Amarillo H S enrolls 2,170 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 126.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% White, 22% Hispanic or Latino and 5.4% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,432 | 66% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 476 | 22% |
| Black or African American | 118 | 5.4% |
| Asian | 68 | 3.1% |
| Two or more races | 62 | 2.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 9 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
736 of the school's 2,170 students (34%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 609 qualify for free lunch and 127 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Amarillo H S is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 31, state house district 86.
Amarillo H S is one of 55 schools in AMARILLO ISD, based in AMARILLO, Texas. The district serves 29,321 students district-wide and employs 2,091 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,170 students, Amarillo H S is larger than the district average of about 533 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize