Amarillo Collegiate Academy, Amarillo TX

Original Research by School Decision on Amarillo Collegiate Academy

Amarillo Collegiate Academy is a charter school serving kindergarten through grade 12 in south Amarillo, operated by Texas College Preparatory Academies, a ResponsiveEd classical education network. The school enrolls a relatively small population with stable enrollment across grades, reflecting its position as a neighborhood school rather than a district-wide draw. Housing values in the 79119 zip code are above the Texas state benchmark, and rental costs have risen sharply year-over-year, making affordability a relevant consideration for families in the area.

The school's academic profile shows strength in English language arts but weakness in mathematics. Across the elementary and middle grades tested, ELA proficiency rates sit in the upper range, with third graders and fourth graders posting strong performance and eighth graders reaching a notably high level. Mathematics tells a different story: fourth and sixth graders fall substantially below their ELA performance, with less than half of students proficient. Third graders and fifth graders show moderate performance in math, while seventh graders fare slightly better. Science proficiency is mixed, with fifth grade showing particular concern at under a third proficient, though eighth graders improve to just above halfway. Social studies proficiency in eighth grade is a soft spot as well, with less than a third of students meeting proficiency. The overall proficiency rate across all subjects and grades sits at a modest level, with math pulling the average down despite ELA strength.

The school's student body is predominantly white, with a meaningful share of Hispanic students and smaller numbers of Black and Asian students. Just over a third of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school's charter status allows it to operate under its own governance within the ResponsiveEd system, which emphasizes classical education: knowledge-rich curriculum, explicit phonics instruction, Latin, and character focus alongside traditional academics. This model is a deliberate choice that appeals to some families and may not fit others depending on their educational philosophy.

Data on staffing, special education enrollment, English learner support, and graduation rates for the school was not available. The district as a whole earned a B in state accountability ratings for 2024-2025, but individual campuses within the network vary widely, so the overall rating does not predict this school's standing. A parent may want to look into this school's specific accountability rating, disciplinary environment, and course offerings in the upper grades, since high school data was limited in what we could assess here. The school's academic pattern of strength in reading and relative challenge in math and science is worth discussing directly with staff, particularly if your child needs support in quantitative reasoning.

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Academic performance

State test results and graduation outcomes.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

>=80%Cohort of 24 students · Class of 2021

The federal source publishes a banded range instead of an exact rate when the graduating cohort is small enough that an exact number could risk identifying individual students.

How this school compares to all schools in this state

Each dot is one school’s SY 2020-21 graduation rate, binned by integer rate. Taller columns mean more schools at that rate. This school is highlighted.

1,779 schools plotted. 59 additional schools' rates are federally suppressed and not shown. Data: EDFacts SY 2020-21.

Math

Grade 361%

School 61% · District 44% · ▲ 17 pts above district

▲ 21 pts above state median · ▲ 8 pts above county median

Grade 431%

School 31% · District 22% · ▲ 9 pts above district

▼ 10 pts below state median · ▼ 22 pts below county median

Grade 545%

School 45% · District 0% · ▲ 45 pts above district

▲ 4 pts above state median · ▼ 11 pts below county median

Grade 631%

School 31% · District 39% · ▼ 8 pts below district

▼ 3 pts below state median

Grade 744%

School 44% · District 38% · ▲ 6 pts above district

▲ 17 pts above state median

Grade 839%

School 39% · District 37% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▼ 3 pts below state median

English language arts

Grade 370%

School 70% · District 58% · ▲ 12 pts above district

▲ 24 pts above state median · ▲ 13 pts above county median

Grade 469%

School 69% · District 56% · ▲ 13 pts above district

▲ 20 pts above state median · ▲ 7 pts above county median

Grade 561%

School 61% · District 20% · ▲ 41 pts above district

▲ 7 pts above state median · even with county median

Grade 660%

School 60% · District 65% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▲ 8 pts above state median

Grade 771%

School 71% · District 62% · ▲ 9 pts above district

▲ 22 pts above state median

Grade 876%

School 76% · District 69% · ▲ 7 pts above district

▲ 21 pts above state median

Science

Grade 529%

School 29% · District 28% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▲ 6 pts above state median · ▼ 6 pts below county median

Grade 856%

School 56% · District 50% · ▲ 6 pts above district

▲ 14 pts above state median

Social studies

Grade 828%

School 28% · District 34% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▲ 4 pts above state median

This schoolTEXAS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIES, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income43%Higher-income77%34 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income53%Higher-income77%24 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income67%Higher-income58%9 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income33%Higher-income69%36 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income70%Higher-income71%1 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income50%Higher-income84%34 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income43%Higher-income65%22 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income20%Higher-income37%17 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income42%Higher-income47%5 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income22%Higher-income35%13 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income50%Higher-income42%8 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income30%Higher-income42%12 pp gap