Amarillo Independent School District, Texas

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Amarillo Independent School District
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Amarillo, Texas
District details
Superintendent: Doug Loomis
# of school board members: 7
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Amarillo Independent School District is a school district in Texas.

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Superintendent

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Doug Loomis is the superintendent of the Amarillo Independent School District. Loomis began serving as the interim superintendent in October 2018 and was appointed full superintendent on March 27, 2019. Loomis' previous career experience includes working in the district as a physical education teacher, a principal, and the chief human resources officer.[1]

Past superintendents

  • Dana West was the superintendent of the Amarillo Independent School District from 2015 to 2018. West's previous career experience included working as the district's executive director of student performance and as a principal in the Plainview Independent School District.[2]

School board

The Amarillo Independent School District school board consists of seven members elected to four-year terms. All board members are elected at large.[3]


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Elections

See also: Amarillo Independent School District elections in 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023, & 2025

Members of the board are elected biennially in May to overlapping four-year terms.[3]

Four seats on the board are up for general election on May 3, 2025. The filing deadline was February 14, 2025.

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Public participation in board meetings

The Amarillo Independent School District school board maintains the following policy on public testimony during board meetings:[4]


District map

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $61,787,000 $1,968 16%
Local: $115,148,000 $3,669 30%
State: $201,908,000 $6,433 53%
Total: $378,843,000 $12,070
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $411,832,000 $13,120
Total Current Expenditures: $339,356,000 $10,811
Instructional Expenditures: $218,603,000 $6,964 53%
Student and Staff Support: $38,531,000 $1,227 9%
Administration: $30,584,000 $974 7%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $51,638,000 $1,645 13%
Total Capital Outlay: $62,003,000 $1,975
Construction: $54,296,000 $1,729
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $1,290,000 $41
Interest on Debt: $9,038,000 $287


Teacher salaries

The following salary information was pulled from the district's teacher salary schedule. A salary schedule is a list of expected compensations based on variables such as position, years employed, and education level. It may not reflect actual teacher salaries in the district.

Year Minimum Maximum
2022-2023[6] $53,333 $72,542

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements.[7]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 44 57 26 39 40-49 40 56
2018-2019 53 55 37 49 50-59 52 63
2017-2018 52 57 35 49 50-59 50 62
2016-2017 82 82 70 81 80-84 81 87
2015-2016 80 77 67 79 85-89 77 85
2014-2015 78 74 64 77 75-79 77 84
2013-2014 82 75 69 80 85-89 82 88
2012-2013 80 70 65 79 80-84 84 87
2011-2012 85 75 73 84 80-84 89 90
2010-2011 85 67 74 84 85-89 90

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 41 45 25 36 30-34 39 52
2018-2019 44 41 27 40 40-44 45 55
2017-2018 43 42 28 38 30-39 42 54
2016-2017 71 56 58 70 70-74 71 81
2015-2016 72 57 58 69 70-74 73 81
2014-2015 74 57 61 73 70-74 76 83
2013-2014 77 57 65 74 70-74 81 86
2012-2013 78 56 67 75 75-79 86 87
2011-2012 89 67 82 88 85-89 92 93
2010-2011 88 62 81 87 90-94 93

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2018-2019 87 70-74 85-89 87 >=50 80-89 91
2017-2018 89 75-79 85-89 88 >=50 80-89 93
2016-2017 90 80-84 80-84 89 >=50 80-89 93
2015-2016 87 55-59 80-84 86 >=50 80-89 92
2014-2015 84 60-64 75-79 82 >=50 80-89 91
2013-2014 84 65-69 75-79 83 >=50 80-89 90
2012-2013 85 60-64 70-74 84 >=50 80-89 90
2011-2012 84 60-64 80-84 83 >=50 80-89 90
2010-2011 85 75-79 75-79 84 >=50 80-89 89


Students

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 30,342 -1.7
2021-2022 30,866 -1.7
2020-2021 31,388 -3.3
2019-2020 32,436 -1.2
2018-2019 32,829 -0.7
2017-2018 33,068 -1.4
2016-2017 33,537 -0.4
2015-2016 33,673 0.3
2014-2015 33,576 0.4
2013-2014 33,456 0.4
2012-2013 33,327 1.0
2011-2012 32,995 0.9
2010-2011 32,682 2.4
2009-2010 31,890 2.8
2008-2009 31,005 1.4
2007-2008 30,560 0.5
2006-2007 30,394 1.1
2005-2006 30,061 0.6
2004-2005 29,881 1.2
2003-2004 29,527 1.0
2002-2003 29,244 0.1
2001-2002 29,205 1.0
2000-2001 28,908 -0.6
1999-2000 29,069 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Amarillo Independent School District (%) Texas K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.5 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 4.9 5.1
Black 10.4 12.8
Hispanic 46.9 52.9
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.2
Two or More Races 3.2 3.0
White 34.1 25.7

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Amarillo Independent School District had 2,091.57 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 14.51.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 92.50
Kindergarten: 122.33
Elementary: 765.35
Secondary: 845.08
Total: 2,091.57

Amarillo Independent School District employed 50.68 district administrators and 136.00 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 50.68
District Administrative Support: 79.28
School Administrators: 136.00
School Administrative Support: 98.96
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 631.12
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 12.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 83.24
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 32.23
Library/Media Support: 21.12
Student Support Services: 219.86
Other Support Services: 767.99


Schools

The Amarillo Independent School District operates 55 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Amarillo H S2,1709-12
Amtech Career Academy311-12
Austin Middle6776-8
Avondale El548PK-5
Belmar El360PK-5
Bivins El439PK-5
Bonham Middle8676-8
Bowie 6th Grade Campus3746-6
Bowie Middle7486-8
Caprock H S2,0909-12
Coronado El418PK-5
Crockett Middle8746-8
Eastridge El596PK-5
Emerson El484PK-5
Fannin Middle6576-8
Forest Hill El494PK-5
George Washington Carver Early Childhood Academy338PK-1
George Washington Carver El Academy3272-5
Glenwood El433PK-5
Hamlet El295PK-5
Houston Middle6566-8
Humphrey'S Highland El509PK-5
Johnny N Allen-6th Grade Campus1936-6
Lamar El314PK-5
Landergin El236PK-5
Lawndale El353PK-5
Lorenzo De Zavala Middle4105-8
Mann Middle4586-8
Mesa Verde El395PK-5
North Heights Alter1149-12
Oak Dale El349PK-5
Olsen Park El426PK-5
Palo Duro H S1,9239-12
Paramount Terrace El320PK-5
Park Hills El262PK-5
Pleasant Valley El214PK-5
Puckett El344PK-5
Ridgecrest El412PK-5
Rogers El497PK-5
Sanborn El386PK-5
San Jacinto El441PK-5
Sleepy Hollow El517PK-5
South Georgia El395PK-5
South Lawn El327PK-5
Sunrise El266PK-5
Tascosa H S2,1879-12
Tradewind El699PK-5
Travis 6th Grade Campus3086-6
Travis Middle6296-8
Western Plateau El431PK-5
Whittier El453PK-5
Wills El518PK-5
Windsor El442PK-5
Wolflin El311PK-5
Woodlands El455PK-4

Contact information

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Amarillo Independent School District
7200 I-40 West
Amarillo, TX 79106
Phone: 806-326-1000


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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Amarillo Independent School District, "Superintendent," accessed March 18, 2021
  2. ↑ myhighplains.com, "Amarillo ISD Superintendent Dr. Dana West to Retire," accessed November 12, 2019
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Amarillo Independent School District, "Board Members - Elections," accessed March 18, 2021
  4. ↑ Amarillo Independent School District, "Board Meetings - Public Participation", accessed March 18, 2021
  5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
  6. ↑ Amarillo Independent School District, "AMARILLO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT TEACHER HIRING SCHEDULE FOR 2023-2024," accessed January 31, 2024
  7. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
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