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North Heights Alter

Public Grades 10-12

1774^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,974 Texas High Schools

Better than 10% of Texas high schools

Summary

North Heights Alter is a public high school in Amarillo, Texas, serving 120 students in grades 9-12. It is part of the Amarillo Independent School District, which is ranked 411 out of 961 school districts in the state.

North Heights Alter consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of Texas high schools, with a 0 or 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating very low academic performance. The school struggles across various student subgroups, with extremely low proficiency rates on state assessments, often less than 20% proficient in core subjects. North Heights Alter also has a high dropout rate, ranging from 1.1% to 6.8% over the past few years, which is higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, the school serves a high-poverty student population, with 60-73% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

In contrast, the nearby high schools in the Amarillo ISD, such as Amarillo High, Caprock High, and Tascosa High, consistently rank in the top 50-60% of Texas high schools and have much higher proficiency rates, graduation rates, and lower dropout rates. The challenges faced by North Heights Alter suggest a critical need for targeted interventions and support to address the root causes of the school's persistent low performance.

137

Students ?

3.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$71,535

Per pupil spending ?

51.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

607 N Hughes
Amarillo, TX 79107-5045

(806) 326-2850

District: Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

54.7%

White:

26.3%

African American:

14.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 9th percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2025

Strengths

✓93% graduate within 4 years

✓Small classes — about 4 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (29% vs 58% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!English II Reading scores 53 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg61%

Texas avg58%

1,774^th of 1,974

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 10%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5High Schools in the Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)

411^th of 961Amarillo 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	10.8	1774 of 1974	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	1725 of 1990	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	5.0	1850 of 1961	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.6	1748 of 1876	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.2	1637 of 1861	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	3.5	1783 of 1857	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.6	1749 of 1797	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.6	1624 of 1777	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.6	1619 of 1762	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.6	1586 of 1743	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	23.1	1450 of 1734	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	40.9	1221 of 1568	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	49.4	948 of 1510	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	49.6	934 of 1497	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	54.9	266 of 834	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	7.3	1027 of 1065	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	969 of 1069	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	945 of 1031	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.8	671 of 1024	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	18.7	1623 of 1837	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.8	1424 of 1829	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	1741 of 1810	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.3	1708 of 1784	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	6.7	1118 of 1153	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.8	1315 of 1371	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	35.5	726 of 1278	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	1222 of 1504	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	5.7	1791 of 1880	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.2	1810 of 1891	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.5	1714 of 1841	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	1511 of 1815	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	3.0	1739 of 1798	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.2	1776 of 1781	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	3.6	1423 of 1453	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	1335 of 1805	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.3	1685 of 1820	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.0	1603 of 1762	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.3	1632 of 1743	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.7	1673 of 1714	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.2	1660 of 1691	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	4.5	1468 of 1513	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	1645 of 1884	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	4.9	1813 of 1897	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.6	1730 of 1847	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.3	1698 of 1848	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.2	1765 of 1818	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.9	1791 of 1794	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	4.6	1457 of 1515	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	69.4	364 of 1891	80.8%	★★★★☆
2023	8.1	1755 of 1913	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	1657 of 1853	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.8	1577 of 1840	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	4.1	1783 of 1824	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.8	1679 of 1803	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	23.3	1268 of 1478	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	3.6	1410 of 1418	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.4	1367 of 1382	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.8	1308 of 1357	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	1.2	1280 of 1294	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	0.1	1569 of 1576	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.9	1459 of 1525	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.0	1436 of 1510	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.4	1513 of 1526	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	35.1	1091 of 1539	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)68th percentile+58 vs school

Female (2025)19th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2023)14th percentile+9 vs school

At Risk (2022)12th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)4th percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)3rd percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)1st percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

U.S. History44%-24 vs state

English I Reading8%-44 vs state

English II Reading3%-53 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR EOC Biology (2025)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2025)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2025)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (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 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
North Heights Alter	Public	10-12	607 N Hughes	Amarillo	79107	Potter County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 326-2850	137	36	3.7	51.8%	36 (26.3%)	20 (14.6%)	75 (54.7%)	2 (1.5%)	3 (2.2%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10.8	1774^th of 1974 public high schools	10.1%		13.8	1725^th of 1990 public high schools	13.3%	49			7.7	3.3	43.7	$71,535
Palo Duro High School	Public	9-12	1400 N Grant	Amarillo	79107	Potter County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 326-2400	1,949	133	14.6	87.1%	200 (10.3%)	342 (17.5%)	1,160 (59.5%)	188 (9.6%)	13 (0.7%)	2 (0.1%)	44 (2.3%)	44.8	1047^th of 1974 public high schools	47.0%		44.4	1068^th of 1990 public high schools	46.3%	21	49.8	56.4	42.7	49.6	70.6	$9,549
Amtech Career Academy	Public	9-12	3601 Plains Blvd	Amarillo	79102	Potter County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 326-2800	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
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%)	53.3	825^th of 1974 public high schools	58.2%		50.8	918^th of 1990 public high schools	53.9%	93	29.6	64.4	52.6	60.7	74.7	$8,534
Premier H S Of Amarillo	Public, Charter	9-12	3242 Hobbs Rd	Amarillo	79109	Randall 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%)	8.6	1806^th of 1974 public high schools	8.5%		22.1	1583^rd of 1990 public high schools	20.5%	223	17.7	25.0	20.9	18.8	36.2	$7,681
Caprock High School	Public	9-12	3001 E 34th	Amarillo	79103	Randall 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%)	40.6	1147^th of 1974 public high schools	41.9%		42.8	1111^th of 1990 public high schools	44.2%	36	24.7	52.9	40.0	55.4	68.1	$9,135
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%)	2.4	1942^nd of 1974 public high schools	1.6%		6.9	1846^th of 1990 public high schools	7.2%	96	0.0	18.8	8.3	2.5	9.1	$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%)	72.8	349^th of 1974 public high schools	82.3%		75.2	312^th of 1990 public high schools	84.3%	37	40.5	77.9	64.0	77.4	87.3	$8,517
River Road High School	Public	9-12	101 W Mobley	Amarillo	79108	Potter County	River Road Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 383-8867	400	36	11.2	54.5%	232 (58.0%)	13 (3.3%)	138 (34.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	29.4	1412^th of 1974 public high schools	28.5%		39.4	1185^th of 1990 public high schools	40.5%	227	15.9	52.3	44.6	44.4	49.6	$12,361
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%)	50.4	899^th of 1974 public high schools	54.5%		56.6	773^rd of 1990 public high schools	61.2%	126	25.4	71.7	53.8	58.8	63.5	$9,408

Frequently Asked Questions about North Heights Alter

Is North Heights Alter a good school?

North Heights Alter ranks in the bottom 10.1% of Texas high schools.

How many students attend North Heights Alter?

In the 2024-25 school year, 137 students attended North Heights Alter.

What district is North Heights Alter in?

Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of North Heights Alter?

Students at North Heights Alter are 55% Hispanic, 26% White, 15% African American, 2% American Indian, 1% Asian.

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