Amarillo Gazette

Randall County schools enrolled 10,505 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 22,051 students enrolled in Randall County schools, 47.6% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 3% increase over the previous school year.

Randall County enrolled the 45th highest number of students identified as economically disadvantaged among Texas counties.

Texas is found to be one of the least-educated states in the U.S. A study from WalletHub ranked Texas 41st out of 50 states in terms of the quality of the educational system and how successful students were.

More than 5.4 million students are enrolled in public schools across Texas. Nearly one million of them live in rural areas where options for local public schools are few and far between.

School	Number of Economically Disadvantaged Students	Total Number of Students
Caprock High School	1,596	2,090
Amarillo High School	736	2,170
Tradewind Elementary School	556	699
Fannin Middle School	518	657
Randall High School	398	1,148
Crockett Middle School	381	874
Bonham Middle School	322	867
Coronado Elementary School	296	418
South Lawn Elementary School	282	327
Lamar Elementary School	281	314
South Georgia Elementary School	280	395
City View Elementary School	279	628
Reeves-Hinger Elementary School	279	636
Canyon High School	262	1,082
Western Plateau Elementary School	253	431
Ridgecrest Elementary School	241	412
Pinnacle Intermediate School	228	539
Lakeview Elementary School	226	369
Paramount Terrace Elementary School	225	320
Greenways Intermediate School	219	619
Landergin Elementary School	212	236
Westover Park Junior High School	201	615
Gene Howe Elementary School	186	373
Sundown Lane Elementary School	178	341
Premier High School of Amarillo	166	257
Sleepy Hollow Elementary School	160	517
Canyon Intermediate School	158	546
Spring Canyon Elementary School	154	407
Arden Road Elementary School	151	421
Canyon Junior High School	147	548
Amarillo Collegiate Academy	139	472
Windsor Elementary School	133	442
Crestview Elementary School	131	449
Heritage Hills Elementary School	124	402
Hillside Elementary School	115	348
Puckett Elementary School	109	344
Richard Milburn Academy Amarillo	98	151
Midway Alternative High School	43	79
Premier High School-Canyon	33	59
Youth Center of High Plains	9	49