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River Road High School

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River Road High School ranks 1006 th of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1006^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 50% of Texas high schools

Summary

River Road High School is a small high school in Amarillo, TX, serving 400 students in grades 9-12 within the River Road Independent School District (Isd), where over half of students are economically disadvantaged. This school stands out for its exceptional progress with specific student groups, particularly its Gifted and Talented program, which jumped from the 4th percentile statewide to the 93rd percentile in just a few years—a remarkable turnaround not seen at nearby schools like Randall High School or Amarillo High School. Similarly, the Special Education program has improved dramatically, rising from the 31st to the 70th percentile, suggesting recent interventions are working well for these students.

With a low student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1 and higher per-student spending ($13,035) compared to larger Amarillo ISD schools like Tascosa High School ($9,346), River Road offers a more intimate, resource-rich environment. However, this investment hasn't yet translated into strong overall academic performance. While the school excels in English Language Arts (with proficiency rates on par with state averages), it lags in math and social studies—Algebra I proficiency is just 41.1%, well below the state average. This contrasts sharply with Highland Park High School, a similarly small school that achieves proficiency rates 20-30 points higher across subjects, showing that small size alone doesn't guarantee academic success.

Despite mixed test scores, River Road shines in keeping students on track: its graduation rate is an impressive 96.3% with a dropout rate of just 0.2%, outperforming nearby schools like Palo Duro High School (90% graduation) and Caprock High School (95% graduation). The school's main challenge is replicating the success of its Gifted and Talented and Special Education programs across all students, particularly in math and for certain groups where performance remains low. For parents, River Road offers a supportive environment with strong graduation outcomes and targeted programs for high-achieving and special needs students, but overall academic growth in core subjects is still a work in progress.

400

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,361

Per pupil spending ?

54.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

101 W Mobley
Amarillo, TX 79108-1620

(806) 383-8867

District: River Road Independent School District (Isd)

Feeder schools for River Road High School:

Elementary:	Rolling Hills Elementary
	Willow Vista Eca
Middle:	River Road Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.0%

Hispanic:

34.5%

African American:

3.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 17th percentile in 2016 → 50th in 2026

Strengths

✓96% graduate within 4 years

✓Ranking is trending up — up 33 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

!Algebra I scores 13 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school59%

District avg60%

Texas avg62%

1,006^th of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Top 50%▲ up 33 pts since 2016

From bottom 17% (2016) to top 50% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

642^nd of 951River Road 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
2026	47.8	1006 of 2009	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.4	1412 of 1974	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.4	1185 of 1990	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.8	989 of 1961	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.7	1194 of 1876	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.2	995 of 1861	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.3	904 of 1857	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.3	810 of 1797	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	31.7	1213 of 1777	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	24.1	1459 of 1762	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	51.6	939 of 1743	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	52.4	870 of 1734	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	57.9	671 of 1652	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	48.1	881 of 1603	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	62.8	691 of 1672	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	54.3	911 of 1568	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	51.9	936 of 1539	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	58.9	723 of 1510	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	57.0	773 of 1497	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	65.8	514 of 1430	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	54.6	769 of 1429	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	64.0	539 of 1427	62.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	13.6	765 of 834	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	43.5	521 of 1069	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	77.9	148 of 1031	85.6%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	26.1	1422 of 1837	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.8	1057 of 1829	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.7	840 of 1810	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.5	1084 of 1784	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.6	797 of 1195	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.6	680 of 1153	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.9	746 of 1437	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.7	726 of 1371	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.6	1124 of 1278	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.1	1142 of 1195	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	67.1	200 of 1136	82.4%	★★★★☆
2018	48.9	387 of 1113	65.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	50.7	898 of 1936	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	32.2	1016 of 1504	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.5	1162 of 1880	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.6	1086 of 1891	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.4	1303 of 1841	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.8	1069 of 1815	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.5	1017 of 1798	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.4	847 of 1781	52.4%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	71.3	82 of 1206	93.2%	★★★★★
2022	5.7	1128 of 1172	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	32.7	963 of 1177	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.8	955 of 1145	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	72.0	261 of 1137	77.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	38.9	1152 of 1860	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.9	1065 of 1453	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.0	948 of 1805	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.3	969 of 1820	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.6	1280 of 1762	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	56.4	634 of 1743	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.0	772 of 1714	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.8	815 of 1691	51.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	52.2	764 of 1937	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	31.0	1073 of 1513	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.0	1068 of 1884	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.4	709 of 1897	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.6	1202 of 1847	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.0	957 of 1848	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.8	804 of 1818	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.8	680 of 1794	62.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.9	1117 of 1954	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	23.8	1163 of 1515	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.1	1158 of 1891	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.9	865 of 1913	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.0	1054 of 1853	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.3	943 of 1840	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.0	877 of 1824	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.5	919 of 1803	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	9.9	564 of 598	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	607 of 731	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	4.9	648 of 677	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.4	628 of 664	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	0.1	588 of 588	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.1	437 of 582	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	55.9	467 of 1581	70.5%	★★★★☆
2025	47.3	570 of 1299	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.6	1064 of 1548	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.1	965 of 1478	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.8	926 of 1418	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	67.2	265 of 1382	80.8%	★★★★☆
2019	53.7	450 of 1357	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.2	851 of 1347	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.4	956 of 1584	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	17.1	1110 of 1294	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	1241 of 1556	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.6	1016 of 1576	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.3	1197 of 1525	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.8	1251 of 1510	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.9	1092 of 1526	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.4	1064 of 1539	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2026)93rd percentile+43 vs school

Special Education (2026)70th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)61st percentile+11 vs school

Female (2026)54th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)43rd percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)40th percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)38th percentile-12 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)33rd percentile-17 vs school

At Risk (2022)23rd percentile-14 vs school

African American (2025)8th percentile-20 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)6th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Biology68%~ state avg

English II Reading63%+4 vs state

U.S. History63%-7 vs state

English I Reading55%~ state avg

Algebra I41%-13 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
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%)	47.8	1006^th of 2009 public high schools	49.9%		29.4	1412^th of 1974 public high schools	28.5%	406	41.1	68.5	55.3	63.4	63.2	$12,361
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%)	47.4	1025^th of 2009 public high schools	49.0%		44.8	1047^th of 1974 public high schools	47.0%	22	61.1	68.5	44.5	55.2	70.5	$9,549
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%)								(n/a)	0.0		0.0	9.7	37.5	$71,535
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%)	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
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%)	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
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%)	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
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
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
Highland Park High School	Public	9-12	15300 Amarillo Blvd E	Amarillo	79108	Potter County	Highland Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 335-2823	213	22	9.5	45.5%	95 (44.6%)	6 (2.8%)	87 (40.8%)	15 (7.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.2%)	68.3	466^th of 2009 public high schools	76.8%		75.6	299^th of 1974 public high schools	84.9%	167	51.1	88.6	64.9	69.4	85.1	$12,136

Frequently Asked Questions about River Road High School

What is the racial makeup of River Road High School?

Students at River Road High School are 58% White, 35% Hispanic, 3% African American, 3% Two or more races.

Is River Road High School a good school?

River Road High School ranks 1006^th of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend River Road High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 400 students attended River Road High School.

What schools feed into River Road High School?

River Road High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Rolling Hills Elementary
Elementary : Willow Vista Eca
Middle : River Road Middle

What district is River Road High School in?

River Road Independent School District (Isd)

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