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Richard Milburn Academy Amarillo

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

1917^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 5% of Texas high schools

Summary

Richard Milburn Academy Amarillo is a small alternative high school in Amarillo, TX, serving 133 students in grades 9-12, and it is part of the Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen) district.

This school is designed for students who have not succeeded in traditional settings, but it faces severe challenges. The most critical issue is student retention: the school has a graduation rate of only 25.7% and a dropout rate of 28.6%. This is an extreme outlier compared to nearby schools. For example, Palo Duro High School has a 90% graduation rate, and Bushland High School graduates 100% of its students. Academic proficiency is also critically low, with only 2.86% of students proficient in Algebra I and 10.91% in English I Reading. In contrast, Amarillo High School and Bushland High achieve proficiency rates of 70-85% in these subjects. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 5-7% of Texas high schools for nearly a decade.

Despite these struggles, there is a glimmer of hope in U.S. History, where 52.38% of students were proficient in a recent year, outperforming the district average. The most relevant comparison is with North Heights Alter, another alternative school in the Amarillo Independent School District (Isd). North Heights Alter has a much higher graduation rate (92.9%) and a much lower student-teacher ratio (3.7:1 vs. 18.9:1 at Richard Milburn). This suggests that with significantly more resources—such as smaller classes and higher per-student spending—better outcomes are possible for this student population. Richard Milburn Academy appears to be severely under-resourced for the difficult task it is trying to accomplish.

133

Students ?

18.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,901

Per pupil spending ?

60.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4106 SW 51st St
Amarillo, TX 79109

(806) 463-2284

District: Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

51.9%

White:

39.1%

African American:

4.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 6th percentile in 2017 → 5th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (13% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!U.S. History scores 53 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school13%

District avg10%

Texas avg62%

1,917^th of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 2 pts since 2017

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 9High Schools in the Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen)

942^nd of 951Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen) 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
2026	3.3	1917 of 2009	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	2.4	1942 of 1974	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.9	1846 of 1990	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.3	1844 of 1961	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.0	1833 of 1876	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.1	1806 of 1861	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.9	1771 of 1857	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.2	1730 of 1797	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.8	1666 of 1777	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	3.1	1065 of 1086	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	842 of 1065	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	3.4	1062 of 1069	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.2	1015 of 1031	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.4	1015 of 1020	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	9.3	1779 of 1837	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.9	1752 of 1829	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	1711 of 1810	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.9	1699 of 1784	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	2.8	1857 of 1936	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	2.5	1481 of 1504	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.9	1811 of 1880	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.3	1792 of 1891	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.7	1796 of 1841	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.8	1703 of 1815	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.1	1721 of 1798	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.8	1741 of 1781	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	3.6	1787 of 1860	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	2.5	1440 of 1453	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.5	1764 of 1805	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.3	1701 of 1820	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.6	1744 of 1762	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.2	1716 of 1743	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.9	1661 of 1714	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.6	1644 of 1691	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	3.5	1872 of 1937	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.5	1415 of 1513	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.2	1801 of 1884	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.6	1820 of 1897	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.8	1801 of 1847	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.1	1795 of 1848	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.0	1730 of 1818	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.6	1738 of 1794	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	3.5	1875 of 1954	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.5	1418 of 1515	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	1729 of 1891	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.7	1807 of 1913	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.2	1823 of 1853	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.5	1823 of 1840	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.7	1794 of 1824	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.8	1732 of 1803	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	4.8	713 of 731	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	17.1	1446 of 1581	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.0	1248 of 1299	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	43.8	796 of 1548	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.4	1351 of 1478	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	1375 of 1418	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.3	1366 of 1382	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.8	1199 of 1357	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	1139 of 1347	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	1.9	1522 of 1584	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.5	1245 of 1294	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.4	1489 of 1556	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.4	1536 of 1576	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	0.7	1512 of 1525	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.3	1463 of 1510	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.7	1502 of 1526	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.2	1510 of 1539	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)9th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)4th percentile~ school

Male (2026)4th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)4th percentile~ school

White (2026)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)3rd percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)3rd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2024)2nd percentile-5 vs school

African American (2026)2nd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Biology33%-37 vs state

U.S. History18%-53 vs state

English I Reading11%-45 vs state

English II Reading10%-50 vs state

Algebra I3%-51 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2026)	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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History End of Course	Total
Richard Milburn Academy Amarillo	Public, Charter	9-12	4106 SW 51st St	Amarillo	79109	Randall County	Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 463-2284	133	7	18.9	60.2%	52 (39.1%)	6 (4.5%)	69 (51.9%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.0%)	3.3	1917^th of 2009 public high schools	4.6%		2.4	1942^nd of 1974 public high schools	1.6%	25	2.9	33.3	10.9	9.5	17.7	$12,901
Amarillo High School	Public	9-12	4225 Danbury	Amarillo	79109	Randall County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 326-2000	2,161	136	15.8	31.4%	1,413 (65.4%)	119 (5.5%)	499 (23.1%)	60 (2.8%)	9 (0.4%)	7 (0.3%)	54 (2.5%)	70.8	418^th of 2009 public high schools	79.2%		72.8	349^th of 1974 public high schools	82.3%	69	49.9	85.6	68.7	72.1	82.2	$8,517
Premier H S Of Amarillo	Public, Charter	9-12	3242 Hobbs Rd	Amarillo	75029	Denton County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 367-0171	250	14	17.8	59.2%	102 (40.8%)	28 (11.2%)	104 (41.6%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (5.2%)	7.7	1832^nd of 2009 public high schools	8.8%		8.6	1806^th of 1974 public high schools	8.5%	26	30.4	30.0	12.5	26.9	31.0	$7,681
Texasworks - Amarillo	Public, Charter	9-12	3242 Hobbs Rd	Amarillo	75029	Denton County	Texas Works	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(806) 367-0171	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Tascosa High School	Public	9-12	3921 Westlawn	Amarillo	79102	Potter County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 326-2600	2,176	141	15.4	53.2%	936 (43.0%)	264 (12.1%)	780 (35.8%)	88 (4.0%)	17 (0.8%)	6 (0.3%)	85 (3.9%)	49	975^th of 2009 public high schools	51.5%		53.3	825^th of 1974 public high schools	58.2%	150	33.8	67.9	52.4	62.7	73.3	$8,534
Youth Center Of High Plains	Public	7-12	9300 S Georgia	Amarillo	79118	Randall County	Canyon Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 677-2450	40	8	4.7	7.5%	11 (27.5%)	8 (20.0%)	18 (45.0%)	3 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	15.0	15.0	28.6	35.3		$16,727
Randall High School	Public	9-12	9201 Bell St	Amarillo	79118	Randall County	Canyon Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 677-2333	1,126	82	13.6	34.0%	596 (52.9%)	58 (5.2%)	415 (36.9%)	22 (2.0%)	8 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	25 (2.2%)	54.3	837^th of 2009 public high schools	58.3%		50.4	899^th of 1974 public high schools	54.5%	62	42.2	72.6	62.7	57.4	75.5	$9,408
Amtech Career Academy	Public	9-12	3601 Plains Blvd	Amarillo	79102	Potter County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 326-1950	22	5	4.6	13.6%	16 (72.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (27.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)						$611,218
West Plains High School	Public	9-12	10576 Arden Rd	Amarillo	79119	Randall County	Canyon Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(806) 510-2600	1,221	79	15.4	23.6%	715 (58.6%)	37 (3.0%)	398 (32.6%)	33 (2.7%)	9 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (2.4%)	57.1	756^th of 2009 public high schools	62.4%		61.8	627^th of 1974 public high schools	68.2%	129	45.6	73.7	68.0	70.3	62.3	$8,083
Caprock High School	Public	9-12	3001 E 34th	Amarillo	79103	Potter County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 326-2200	2,058	140	14.6	74.5%	410 (19.9%)	101 (4.9%)	1,461 (71.0%)	40 (1.9%)	13 (0.6%)	1 (0.0%)	32 (1.6%)	42.2	1183^rd of 2009 public high schools	41.1%		40.6	1147^th of 1974 public high schools	41.9%	36	29.2	67.8	48.5	51.4	71.9	$9,135

Frequently Asked Questions about Richard Milburn Academy Amarillo

What district is Richard Milburn Academy Amarillo in?

Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen)

How many students attend Richard Milburn Academy Amarillo?

In the 2024-25 school year, 133 students attended Richard Milburn Academy Amarillo.

Is Richard Milburn Academy Amarillo a good school?

Richard Milburn Academy Amarillo ranks in the bottom 4.6% of Texas high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Richard Milburn Academy Amarillo?

Students at Richard Milburn Academy Amarillo are 52% Hispanic, 39% White, 5% African American, 3% Two or more races.

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