📍 101 W Mobley, Amarillo, Potter County, 79108
River Road H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Amarillo, Potter County. The school has 402 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jeremy Chettinger. It is part of the River Road Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 37.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.8:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. The school offers 7 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
River Road H S enrolls 402 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 37.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% White, 36% Hispanic or Latino and 3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 233 | 58% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 143 | 36% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 3% |
| Black or African American | 11 | 2.7% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
253 of the school's 402 students (63%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 215 qualify for free lunch and 38 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.
River Road H S is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. 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.
River Road H S is one of 4 schools in RIVER ROAD ISD, based in AMARILLO, Texas. The district serves 1,221 students district-wide and employs 110 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 402 students, River Road H S is larger than the district average of about 305 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe