Amarillo Independent School District
Overview
School district
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that is based in the city of Amarillo
Amarillo, Texas
Amarillo is the 14th-largest city, by population, in the state of Texas, the largest in the Texas Panhandle, and the seat of Potter County. A portion of the city extends into Randall County. The population was 190,695 at the 2010 census...
, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, United States
United States
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Amarillo ISD covers about 70 square miles (181.3 km²) of land in Randall County and Potter County. In the 2009-2010 academic term
Academic term
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, nearly 32,000 students were enrolled.
Amarillo ISD serves the city of Amarillo.
In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable
Texas Education Agency accountability ratings system
The Texas Education Agency accountability ratings system rates all public schools, charter schools, and school districts in the State of Texas.The criteria are the same for schools and districts, and are discussed below...
" by the Texas Education Agency
Texas Education Agency
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- Amarillo High SchoolAmarillo High SchoolAmarillo High School is a school located in the city of Amarillo, Texas, United States, in the Amarillo Independent School District.- History :...
- Caprock High SchoolCaprock High SchoolCaprock High School is located in Amarillo, Texas in Randall, County which is part of the Texas Panhandle. Caprock is one of four high schools in the Amarillo Independent School District. Caprock was built in 1963 and the senior class of 2012 will be its 49th graduating class. Caprock's school...
- Palo Duro High SchoolPalo Duro High School|name = Palo Duro High School|image = |imagesize =|motto =|established = 1955|type = Public|affiliation =|district = Amarillo Independent School District|grades = 9-12|president =...
- Tascosa High SchoolTascosa High SchoolTascosa High School is a high school in Amarillo, Texas- Notable alumni :* Kevin Fowler, Class of 1984 - country musician*Paul Lockhart, Class of 1974 - former USAF test pilot and astronaut...
- Amarillo Area Center for Advanced Learning (AACAL)
- North Heights Alternative
- Austin Middle School
- Bonham Middle School
- 1999-2000 National Blue Ribbon School
- Bowie Middle School
- Crockett Middle School
- 1994-96 National Blue Ribbon School
- de Zavala Middle School (includes grades 5,6,7&8)
- Fannin Middle School
- Houston Middle School
- Johnny N.
