Canyon Int, Canyon TX - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Canyon Int

Canyon Intermediate serves grades five and six in the small Panhandle city of Canyon, which sits about thirteen miles south of Amarillo and is anchored by West Texas A&M University. The school draws a student body that is predominantly white, with a meaningful share of Hispanic students and about one-third of the enrollment qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

The school is part of Canyon ISD, which faces real financial headwinds that affect its campuses. District voters rejected property-tax increases in two consecutive years, 2023 and 2024, blocking a source of local revenue growth. The district is also carrying a structural budget shortfall and has asked departments and schools to reduce spending, which can trickle down to staffing levels, program breadth, and classroom resources. A parent considering Canyon Intermediate should understand that these constraints exist across the district.

On state testing, Canyon Intermediate shows a mixed profile. In math, the school's sixth-graders outperform its fifth-graders, with roughly three-quarters of sixth-graders reaching proficiency and about two-thirds of fifth-graders doing so. English language arts results are similar across the grades, with about two-thirds to seven-tenths of students at each level meeting proficiency. Science, the weaker area, shows about half of fifth-graders reaching proficiency; sixth-grade science results were not available from the data provided. When looking across the state's performance standards, most students meet grade-level expectations in math and language arts, though a smaller proportion reach the highest "master" level. Science is an area where roughly one-third of students fall below proficiency.

The school is a regular public school, not a charter or magnet, so its population and curriculum follow the district's standard patterns. The campus is mid-sized for its grade band, with roughly balanced enrollment between fifth and sixth grades.

Data on special education enrollment and English learner rates was not available, nor were measures of discipline, chronic absenteeism, or school climate. These factors shape the day-to-day experience and support landscape; a parent may want to ask the school directly about how it serves students with IEPs, supports multilingual learners, and maintains a safe and engaged environment.

The locality is a university town with steady housing values and modest recent appreciation. Mortgage affordability and rental costs align fairly close to state benchmarks, so the area is reasonably accessible to families of middle income.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 564%

School 64% · District 55% · ▲ 9 pts above district

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

Grade 674%

School 74% · District 59% · ▲ 15 pts above district

▲ 40 pts above state median

English language arts

Grade 567%

School 67% · district not reported

▲ 13 pts above state median · ▲ 6 pts above county median

Grade 669%

School 69% · District 63% · ▲ 6 pts above district

▲ 17 pts above state median

Science

Grade 556%

School 56% · District 44% · ▲ 12 pts above district

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

This schoolCANYON ISD, 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 5Lower-income49%Higher-income78%29 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income54%Higher-income78%24 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 5Lower-income48%Higher-income74%26 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income58%Higher-income83%25 pp gap