📍 10576 Arden Rd, Amarillo, Randall County, 79109
West Plains H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Amarillo, Randall County. The school has 910 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Eric Gomez. It is part of the Canyon Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 66.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
West Plains H S enrolls 910 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 66.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% White, 32% Hispanic or Latino and 3.6% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 546 | 60% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 293 | 32% |
| Black or African American | 33 | 3.6% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 1.9% |
| Asian | 16 | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
284 of the school's 910 students (31%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 220 qualify for free lunch and 64 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.
West Plains H S is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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.
West Plains H S is one of 21 schools in CANYON ISD, based in CANYON, Texas. The district serves 11,565 students district-wide and employs 732 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 910 students, West Plains H S is larger than the district average of about 551 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe