Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Canyon ISD: A

Total students

561

Avg. teacher experience

8.9 years

Canyon ISD: 10.5 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Canyon ISD: 96.2%

Statewide: 90%

Pinnacle Intermediate School is a middle school or junior high school in Amarillo, TX, in the Canyon ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 561 students. 40.6% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 6.4% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of B for the 2021-2022 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $56,558, which is $2,329 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 8.9 years of experience.

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Contact information

Address

4545 Meadow Ridge Dr
Amarillo, TX 79118

Office phone number

(806) 677-2570

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Pinnacle Intermediate School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 16. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 24.3 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 16.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

561

African American

20 (3.6%)

Canyon ISD: 2.9%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Canyon ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

12 (2.1%)

Canyon ISD: 1.6%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

195 (34.8%)

Canyon ISD: 28.6%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Canyon ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

318 (56.7%)

Canyon ISD: 64%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

16 (2.9%)

Canyon ISD: 2.3%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

3.6%

American Indian

0%

Asian

2.1%

Hispanic

34.8%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

56.7%

Two or more races

2.9%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

40.6 %

Canyon ISD: 33.5%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

41.4 %

Canyon ISD: 34.2%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

6.4 %

Canyon ISD: 3.1%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

40.6%

Econ. disadvantaged

41.4%

Limited Eng. proficiency

6.4%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

6.4 %

Canyon ISD: 3%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

3 %

Canyon ISD: 3.9%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

14.3 %

Canyon ISD: 12.3%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

6.4%

Gifted and talented

3.0%

Special education

14.3%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

B

Canyon ISD: A

Student achievement (2021-2022)

B

Canyon ISD: A

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Canyon ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

B

Canyon ISD: B

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2022 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

14.1 %

Canyon ISD: 14%

Statewide: 15%

African American

11.1 %

Canyon ISD: 14.7%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Canyon ISD: 18.3%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

0 %

Canyon ISD: 7.1%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

18.6 %

Canyon ISD: 17%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Canyon ISD: 25%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

11.6 %

Canyon ISD: 12.6%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

18.8 %

Canyon ISD: 19.4%

Statewide: 13.9%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

32.2

African American

0 (0%)

Canyon ISD: 0%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Canyon ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Canyon ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

3.6 (11%)

Canyon ISD: 11.5%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Canyon ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

28.6 (89%)

Canyon ISD: 87.1%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Canyon ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

0 (0%)

Canyon ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

27.3 (84.9%)

Canyon ISD: 77.3%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

4.9 (15.1%)

Canyon ISD: 22.1%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Canyon ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

17.4

Canyon ISD: 16.1

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

8.9 years

Canyon ISD: 10.5 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$56,558

Canyon ISD: $58,052

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$53,412

Canyon ISD: $54,458

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$54,151

Canyon ISD: $54,008

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$56,010

Canyon ISD: $56,710

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$59,834

Canyon ISD: $59,881

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$63,245

Canyon ISD: $64,388

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$65,616

Canyon ISD: $69,868

Statewide: $71,111

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