📍 15300 Amarillo Blvd e, Amarillo, Potter County, 79108
Highland Park H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Amarillo, Potter County. The school has 228 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Dixie Shettel. It is part of the Highland Park Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 22.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.4:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 45% are proficient in maths. The school offers 5 AP courses, dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Highland Park H S enrolls 228 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 22.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 46% White, 40% Hispanic or Latino and 8.8% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 105 | 46% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 91 | 40% |
| Asian | 20 | 8.8% |
| Black or African American | 6 | 2.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | 1.8% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
80 of the school's 228 students (35%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 66 qualify for free lunch and 14 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.
Highland Park H S is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 31, state house district 87.
Highland Park H S is one of 3 schools in HIGHLAND PARK ISD, based in AMARILLO, Texas. The district serves 749 students district-wide and employs 66 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 228 students, Highland Park H S is close to the district average of about 250 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe