Impact of COVID-19 on Amarillo High School
The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America.
Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased.
SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school.
Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores,
enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.
Rankings
Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Ranks 494th of 1857 High schools | Ranks 252nd of 1961 High schools | 13.8% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
End of Course Algebra I (Amarillo High School) | 46 | 51 | 5% |
End of Course Algebra I (Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)) | 60 | 57 | 3% |
End of Course Algebra I (Texas) | 62 | 45 | 17% |
End of Course Biology (Amarillo High School) | 78 | 86 | 8% |
End of Course Biology (Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)) | 65 | 62 | 3% |
End of Course Biology (Texas) | 63 | 57 | 6% |
End of Course English I Reading (Amarillo High School) | 56 | 79 | 23% |
End of Course English I Reading (Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)) | 43 | 61 | 18% |
End of Course English I Reading (Texas) | 49 | 54 | 5% |
End of Course English II Reading (Amarillo High School) | 63 | 77 | 14% |
End of Course English II Reading (Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)) | 44 | 56 | 12% |
End of Course English II Reading (Texas) | 51 | 56 | 5% |
End of Course U.S. History (Amarillo High School) | 89 | 85 | 4% |
End of Course U.S. History (Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)) | 70 | 75 | 5% |
End of Course U.S. History (Texas) | 75 | 71 | 4% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 2090 | 2170 | 3.8% |
African American | 115 | 118 | 2.6% |
American Indian | 11 | 9 | 18.2% |
Asian | 73 | 68 | 6.8% |
Hispanic | 407 | 476 | 17% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 5 | |
White | 1428 | 1432 | 0.3% |
Two or More Races | 56 | 62 | 10.7% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 24.3% | 33.9% | 9.6% |