Palo Duro High School

Direction1400 N Grant, Amarillo, Tx, 79107 Get directions ->
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Palo Duro High School is located at 1400 N GRANT, AMARILLO, TX, 79107. The school is part of AMARILLO ISD.

To contact the school, call (806) 326-2400.
Teachers
Palo Duro High School employs 131 teachers, who have been with the school an average of 8 years. The teachers average 10 years of experience in teaching. The school currently has 1,895 students with a student to teacher ratio of 14.50 S/T. The special education division has 18 teachers assisting it. Palo Duro High School also employs 26 education aids.

School Summary

Public School
Grade Span
09-12
Enrollment
1895
Is Charter
No
Address
1400 N GRANT, AMARILLO, TX, 79107
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Principal
MRS AMY DORRIS
School District
Phone
(806) 326-2400
County
School boundary map anomalies in street representation can and do occur, please contact the school directly using the number listed above.

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Accountability Ratings & Designations

of Palo Duro High School

Accountability Ratings

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Texas edu board’s ratings
Scaled Score
Student Achievement 78
Student Progress 86
Closing Performance Gaps 74
Overall 82

Distinction Designations

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Read/ELA
Mathematics
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Social Studies
Post-Secondary
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Palo Duro High School Student / Staff Statistics

Student Statistics

Racial/Ethnic Group
Racial/Ethnic Group Number Percent
African American 347 18.31%
Hispanic 1,083 57.15%
White 203 10.71%
Asian 211 11.13%
Native American 7 0.37%
Two or More Races 38 2.01%
Total Students 1,895 100.00%
Eco Disadvantaged 1,499 79.10%
Limited English Proficiency 437 23.06%
Program/Count/Percent
Program Count Percent
Bilingual 436 23.01%
Gifted & Talented 123 6.49%
Special Education 209 11.03%
Teacher Student Ratio 14.50 S/T

Staff Statistics

By Experience
By Experience Count Percent
Over 30 years 2 1.53%
20 - 30 years 15 11.68%
10 - 20 years 31 23.89%
6 - 10 years 37 28.02%
1- 5 years 35 26.49%
Beginning Teacher 11 8.40%
Teacher Experience Average 10.10 yrs
Teacher Tenure Average 8.10 yrs
Teacher Type Number Percent
Total Teachers 131 100%
Female Teachers 67 50.84 %
Male Teachers 64 49.16 %
School Admin 6
School Support 10
Edu Aids 26
Special Education 18

Palo Duro High School 2022 STAAR Statistics

STAAR Statistics
Group All Subjects Read/ELA Math Science Soc Studies
ALL 69% 56% 74% 80% 88%
African American 57% 41% 66% 65% 83%
Hispanic 72% 60% 76% 84% 89%
White 70% 56% 78% 84% 83%
Asian 75% 62% 79% 87% 94%
Two or More Races 72% 60% 75% 73% 100%
Economically Disadvantaged 69% 55% 74% 81% 87%
Male Students 66% 52% 73% 81% 87%
Female Students 73% 62% 76% 80% 90%
Special Education 40% 23% 53% 54% 57%
Limited English Proficiency 49% 29% 62% 62% 82%

Class of 2021 Graduates

Standardized Test

Class Graduate
Group %
Tested
SAT
Avg
ACT
Avg
Abv
Criteria
ALL 100 895 15.9 14.3
African American 100 877 15.3 10.1
Hispanic 100 901 16 14.4
White 100 863 16 8.6
Asian 100 918 15.9 23.2
Two or More Races * 889 16.3 12.5
Male Students 100 872 15.3 9.4
Female Students 100 912 16.3 17.9
Special Education n/a n/a n/a n/a
Eco Disadvantaged n/a n/a n/a n/a

Graduation

Class Graduate
Group Read
Ready
Math
Ready
Both
Ready
Graduated GED Cont. Dropout
ALL 57.2 76.9 50.6 89.3 1.6 n/a 9.1
African American 60.7 73.2 51.8 87.3 1.8 n/a 10.9
Hispanic 57.8 76.6 50 91.6 1.7 n/a 6.7
White 59.4 75 53.1 86.1 2.8 n/a 11.1
Asian 48 84 48 82 n/a n/a 18
Two or More Races * * * * * * *
Male Students 51.6 75.8 46.5 81.8 2.2 n/a 16
Female Students 61.6 77.8 53.7 96.1 1 n/a 3
Special Education 23.1 73.1 23.1 84 n/a n/a 16
Eco Disadvantaged 55.6 75.7 49 87.8 1.8 n/a 10.4

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