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Canyon J H

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Canyon J H ranks 394 th of 2344 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

394^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,344 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 83% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Canyon J H is a public middle school located in Canyon, Texas, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 556 students. It is part of the Canyon Independent School District, which is ranked 280 out of 961 districts in Texas and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Canyon J H consistently ranks in the top 20% of Texas middle schools, with a statewide ranking between 267 and 465 over the past 5 years. The school's performance on STAAR tests is notably strong, with higher proficiency rates compared to the district and state averages across multiple subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, Canyon J H had 74.32% of 8th-grade students proficient or better in STAAR Reading, compared to 68.12% for the district and 56.39% for the state. In STAAR Algebra I, Canyon J H had an impressive 95.37% proficiency rate, significantly higher than the Canyon Independent School District (53.76%) and state (47.01%) averages.

Within the Canyon Independent School District, Canyon J H performs on par or better than the other middle schools, Greenways Intermediate and West Plains J H, in terms of academic achievement and student subgroup performance. Compared to middle schools in the neighboring Amarillo Independent School District, Canyon J H generally outperforms them, especially in STAAR test proficiency rates and overall statewide rankings.

555

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,613

Per pupil spending ?

24%

Free/discounted lunch ?

910 9th Ave
Canyon, TX 79015-3699

(806) 677-2700

District: Canyon Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Canyon J H usually attend:

High:

Canyon High School

Feeder schools for Canyon J H:

Elementary:	Crestview Elementary
	Lakeview Elementary
	Reeves-Hinger Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.3%

Hispanic:

23.6%

Two or more races:

2.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 73rd percentile in 2015 → 83rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (61% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of Texas middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school61%

District avg55%

Texas avg44%

394^th of 2,344

Texas public middle schools ?

Top 17%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From top 27% (2015) to top 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Middle Schools in the Canyon Independent School District (Isd)

280^th of 961Canyon Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	76.9	394 of 2344	83.2%	★★★★☆
2024	73.0	467 of 2372	80.3%	★★★★☆
2023	76.9	382 of 2330	83.6%	★★★★☆
2022	82.0	303 of 2254	86.6%	★★★★☆
2021	82.4	267 of 2252	88.1%	★★★★☆
2019	74.4	407 of 2193	81.4%	★★★★☆
2018	76.3	347 of 2080	83.3%	★★★★☆
2017	75.0	360 of 2027	82.2%	★★★★☆
2016	71.8	491 of 1987	75.3%	★★★★☆
2015	69.4	556 of 2043	72.8%	★★★★☆
2014	78.1	318 of 1987	84.0%	★★★★☆
2013	77.7	302 of 1973	84.7%	★★★★☆
2012	78.1	291 of 1951	85.1%	★★★★☆
2011	66.6	541 of 1895	71.5%	★★★★☆
2010	63.2	633 of 1803	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	65.2	576 of 1763	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	71.5	377 of 1718	78.1%	★★★★☆
2007	71.1	388 of 1684	77.0%	★★★★☆
2006	82.3	147 of 1585	90.7%	★★★★★
2005	78.5	207 of 1582	86.9%	★★★★☆
2004	77.5	204 of 1573	87.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	77.7	192 of 1273	84.9%	★★★★☆
2022	81.1	140 of 1251	88.8%	★★★★☆
2019	84.7	112 of 1193	90.6%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	76.1	107 of 617	82.7%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	60.5	583 of 2182	73.3%	★★★★☆
2021	57.6	627 of 2118	70.4%	★★★★☆
2019	57.3	627 of 2058	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.2	992 of 2008	50.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	59.8	510 of 1770	71.2%	★★★★☆
2022	48.2	704 of 1643	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.7	1080 of 1592	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	75.2	300 of 1825	83.6%	★★★★☆
2024	70.1	470 of 2242	79.0%	★★★★☆
2023	73.5	426 of 2241	81.0%	★★★★☆
2022	82.6	259 of 2221	88.3%	★★★★☆
2021	80.4	284 of 2151	86.8%	★★★★☆
2019	68.1	514 of 2047	74.9%	★★★★☆
2018	72.4	403 of 2008	79.9%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	73.9	209 of 1230	83.0%	★★★★☆
2023	68.6	454 of 1481	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.5	364 of 1488	75.5%	★★★★☆
2021	79.2	203 of 1501	86.5%	★★★★☆
2019	64.2	573 of 1446	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.8	308 of 1430	78.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	71.6	310 of 1731	82.1%	★★★★☆
2024	55.0	789 of 2119	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.7	549 of 2116	74.1%	★★★★☆
2022	71.3	383 of 2077	81.6%	★★★★☆
2021	75.6	297 of 2043	85.5%	★★★★☆
2019	57.1	680 of 1935	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.9	610 of 1895	67.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	63.8	458 of 1820	74.8%	★★★★☆
2024	51.1	951 of 2235	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.0	1143 of 2251	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.1	647 of 2220	70.9%	★★★★☆
2021	63.5	567 of 2172	73.9%	★★★★☆
2019	59.3	648 of 2073	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.8	846 of 2039	58.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	73.3	337 of 1818	81.5%	★★★★☆
2024	70.8	469 of 2246	79.1%	★★★★☆
2023	78.6	341 of 2245	84.8%	★★★★☆
2022	78.6	321 of 2228	85.6%	★★★★☆
2021	81.8	266 of 2168	87.7%	★★★★☆
2019	78.2	320 of 2069	84.5%	★★★★☆
2018	76.6	322 of 2030	84.1%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	64.3	192 of 676	71.6%	★★★★☆
2023	47.3	421 of 817	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.3	260 of 813	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	85.3	61 of 743	91.8%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	51.9	609 of 1568	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.0	1458 of 1891	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	53.0	604 of 1815	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.1	897 of 1757	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.7	971 of 1712	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.6	751 of 1626	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.5	992 of 1597	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	61.4	473 of 1439	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.3	662 of 1733	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.4	532 of 1749	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.1	390 of 1723	77.4%	★★★★☆
2021	67.3	428 of 1700	74.8%	★★★★☆
2019	63.7	532 of 1684	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.0	464 of 1673	72.3%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2023)85th percentile~ school

Female (2025)84th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Asian (2024)83rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)82nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)81st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)75th percentile-8 vs school

At Risk (2022)73rd percentile-13 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)72nd percentile-12 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)71st percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)67th percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2025)61st percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I95%+48 vs state

Science70%+23 vs state

Reading64%+10 vs state

Mathematics57%+18 vs state

Social Studies38%+8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)				STAAR Mathematics (2025)				STAAR Science (2025)		STAAR Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Canyon J H	Public	7-8	910 9th Ave	Canyon	79015	Randall County	Canyon Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 677-2700	555	37	14.9	24.0%	401 (72.3%)	5 (0.9%)	131 (23.6%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.2%)	76.9	394^th of 2344 public middle schools	83.2%		73	467^th of 2372 public middle schools	80.3%	73	95.4			53.9	74.3			36.8	67.5		69.5	37.7	$7,613
Canyon Intermediate	Public	5-6	506 8th St	Canyon	79015	Randall County	Canyon Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 677-2800	529	33	16.0	28.2%	388 (73.3%)	4 (0.8%)	117 (22.1%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.6%)								(n/a)		66.5	69.3			64.0	73.7			55.7			$6,698
Pinnacle Intermediate	Public	5-6	4545 Meadow Ridge Dr	Amarillo	79118	Randall County	Canyon Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 677-2570	590	37	16.1	42.4%	306 (51.9%)	36 (6.1%)	212 (35.9%)	9 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.4%)								(n/a)		51.9	58.2			44.9	53.2			32.5			$6,603
West Plains J H	Public	7-8	7200 W Pkwy	Amarillo	79109	Randall County	Canyon Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 677-2420	630	40	15.8	28.1%	343 (54.4%)	23 (3.7%)	223 (35.4%)	16 (2.5%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.5%)	18 (2.9%)	77.6	369^th of 2344 public middle schools	84.3%		81.5	292^nd of 2372 public middle schools	87.7%	77	98.0			60.9	71.5			37.5	78.0		61.4	35.0	$8,269
Greenways Intermediate	Public	5-6	8100 Pineridge	Amarillo	79119	Randall County	Canyon Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 677-2460	629	38	16.4	33.5%	363 (57.7%)	21 (3.3%)	205 (32.6%)	11 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	24 (3.8%)								(n/a)		64.2	60.6			57.9	52.9			46.1			$5,963
Bonham Middle	Public	6-8	5600 S W 49th	Amarillo	79109	Randall County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 326-3100	892	47	18.9	33.2%	593 (66.5%)	47 (5.3%)	207 (23.2%)	15 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	27 (3.0%)	82.3	287^th of 2344 public middle schools	87.8%		80.8	307^th of 2372 public middle schools	87.1%	20	95.8		68.3	64.9	70.5		48.2	44.1	71.3		71.3	56.9	$8,057
Fannin Middle	Public	6-8	4627 S Rusk	Amarillo	79110	Randall County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 326-3500	592	39	15.3	78.2%	209 (35.3%)	49 (8.3%)	282 (47.6%)	20 (3.4%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.4%)	31.7	1678^th of 2344 public middle schools	28.4%		27.8	1800^th of 2372 public middle schools	24.1%	122	89.4		49.0	34.9	44.2		26.7	10.7	40.9		37.4	17.1	$11,279
Crockett Middle	Public	6-8	4720 Floyd St	Amarillo	79106	Randall County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 326-3300	823	49	16.9	42.2%	479 (58.2%)	48 (5.8%)	246 (29.9%)	12 (1.5%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (4.0%)	71.1	511^th of 2344 public middle schools	78.2%		70.4	531^st of 2372 public middle schools	77.6%	20	97.9		66.3	52.3	64.6		47.5	25.4	75.8		58.5	42.0	$7,880
Austin Middle	Public	6-8	1808 Wimberly Rd	Amarillo	79109	Potter County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 326-3000	708	39	17.9	70.1%	289 (40.8%)	62 (8.8%)	291 (41.1%)	22 (3.1%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	39 (5.5%)	43.8	1264^th of 2344 public middle schools	46.1%		46.3	1195^th of 2372 public middle schools	49.6%	69	53.9		54.7	58.3	57.1		26.5	11.9	40.7		36.2	19.9	$8,648
Houston Middle	Public	6-8	815 Independence	Amarillo	79106	Potter County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 326-3600	556	43	12.8	88.5%	132 (23.7%)	110 (19.8%)	245 (44.1%)	35 (6.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	31 (5.6%)	28.5	1783^rd of 2344 public middle schools	23.9%		26.2	1854^th of 2372 public middle schools	21.8%	71	97.6		39.0	32.8	40.5		21.8	14.7	53.1		34.7	13.3	$12,809

Frequently Asked Questions about Canyon J H

What high school do graduates of Canyon J H attend?

Students who attend Canyon J H usually go on to attend Canyon High School

What district is Canyon J H in?

Canyon Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Canyon J H?

In the 2024-25 school year, 555 students attended Canyon J H.

Is Canyon J H a good school?

Canyon J H ranks 394^th of 2344 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Canyon J H?

Students at Canyon J H are 72% White, 24% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

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