Palo Duro High School

Direction1400 N Grant, Amarillo, TX, 79107

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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 133 teachers, who have been with the school an average of 9 years. The teachers average 12 years of experience in teaching. The school currently has 1,949 students with a student to teacher ratio of 14.60 S/T. The special education division has 15 teachers assisting it. Palo Duro High School also employs 10 education aids.

School Summary

Public School
Grade Span
09-12
Enrollment
1949
Is Charter
No
Address
1400 N GRANT, AMARILLO, TX, 79107
Principal
MRS BRANDY SELF
School District
Phone
(806) 326-2400
County
Potter County
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Accountability Ratings & Designations

of Palo Duro High School

Accountability Ratings

A
Excellent
Start FullStart FullStart FullStart FullStart Full
TEA Ratings
Scaled Score
Student Achievement 85
Student Progress 91
Closing Performance Gaps 90
Overall 91

Distinction Designations

MedalMedal
Read/ELA
Mathematics
Science
Social Studies
Post-Secondary
Comparative Academic Growth
Comparative Closing the Gaps

Palo Duro High School Student / Staff Statistics

Student Statistics

Racial/Ethnic Group
Racial/Ethnic Group Number Percent
African American 342 17.55%
Hispanic 1,160 59.52%
White 200 10.26%
Asian 188 9.65%
Native American 13 0.67%
Two or More Races 44 2.26%
Total Students 1,949 100.00%
Eco Disadvantaged 1,697 87.07%
Limited English Proficiency 616 31.61%
Program/Count/Percent
Program Count Percent
Bilingual 610 31.30%
Gifted & Talented 97 4.98%
Special Education 208 10.67%
Teacher Student Ratio 14.60 S/T

Staff Statistics

By Experience
By Experience Count Percent
Over 30 years 3 2.55%
20 - 30 years 18 13.80%
10 - 20 years 40 29.93%
6 - 10 years 31 23.11%
1- 5 years 33 24.46%
Beginning Teacher 8 6.08%
Teacher Experience Average 11.60 yrs
Teacher Tenure Average 9.30 yrs
Teacher Type Number Percent
Total Teachers 133 100%
Female Teachers 70 52.74 %
Male Teachers 63 47.19 %
School Admin 9
School Support 11
Edu Aids 10
Special Education 15

Palo Duro High School 2025 STAAR Statistics

STAAR Statistics
Group All Subjects Read/ELA Math Science Soc Studies
ALL 79% 66% 84% 91% 95%
African American 75% 60% 84% 87% 93%
Hispanic 82% 70% 84% 91% 97%
White 77% 63% 86% 91% 91%
Asian 75% 60% 83% 95% 90%
Two or More Races 76% 61% 70% 75% 100%
Economically Disadvantaged 79% 66% 84% 90% 95%
Male Students 75% 61% 81% 88% 96%
Female Students 83% 73% 87% 94% 95%
Special Education 54% 32% 68% 68% 84%
Limited English Proficiency 72% 54% 84% 91% 92%

Class of 2024 Graduates

Standardized Test

Class Graduate
Group %
Tested
SAT
Avg
ACT
Avg
Abv
Criteria
ALL 100 870 * 10.1
African American 100 809 * 3.3
Hispanic 100 867 n/a 7.7
White 100 874 n/a 7.3
Asian 100 948 * 31.4
Two or More Races 100 913 n/a n/a
Male Students 100 864 n/a 11.8
Female Students 100 876 * 8.2
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 84.1 89 77.5 95 1.4 n/a 3.6
African American 83.1 81.4 71.2 91.5 1.7 n/a 6.8
Hispanic 80.7 90.9 75.6 96.1 1 n/a 3
White 85.3 79.4 70.6 94.3 2.9 n/a 2.9
Asian 96 98 96 96.2 1.9 n/a 1.9
Two or More Races 100 83.3 83.3 87.5 n/a n/a 12.5
Male Students n/a n/a n/a 91.8 2.2 n/a 6
Female Students n/a n/a n/a 98.3 0.6 n/a 1.1
Special Education 44.4 63.9 38.9 91.9 n/a n/a 8.1
Eco Disadvantaged 84.5 89 78.1 95.2 1.4 n/a 3.4