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Public school in Amarillo, Texas, United States
Palo Duro High School is a school located in the city of Amarillo, Texas , United States, and is one of four high schools in the Amarillo Independent School District . As of the 2016–17 school year, it has 2,075 students.[1]
The school was named after Palo Duro Canyon , a canyon system in the Texas Panhandle .
Palo Duro High school[1]
Property:
PDHS
AMAISD
STATEWIDE
average teacher experience
9.3 yrs.
12 yrs.
10.9yrs
students per teacher
14.9
14.6
15.1
four-year graduation rate
89.4%
92.8%
89.1%
dropout rates
2.9%
-
24%
Risk Factors[1]
Risk Factors:
PDHS
AMAISD
STATEWIDE
At-Risk Students
66.5%
47%
50.3%
Economically Disadvantaged
85.9%
68.1%
59%
Limited English Proficiency
18.1%
15.2%
18.9%
Classified as a 5A school by the UIL . In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard " by the Texas Education Agency .[2]
Enrollment by Program[1]
Program
PDHS
AMAISD
STATEWIDE
Bilingual/ESL
17.8%
15.3%
18.8%
Career and Technical
66.9%
26.6%
25%
Gifted and Talented
3.9%
5.5%
7.8%
Special Education
9.8%
10.3%
8.8%
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Palo Duro High School or maybe known by its nickname " the Pride of the Northside". With the motto "Virtute Et Labore" meaning power and labor in Latin. Palo Duro is one of the most ethnically diverse in the city, with students ranging from Hispanic to Asian, and African students.
ethnicity[1]
Race:
TOTAL
PDHS
AMAISD
STATEWIDE
Hispanic
1,173
56.5%
45.7%
52.4%
African-American
357
17.2%
10.2%
12.6%
American Indian
2 0.1%
0.4%
0.4%
Asian
297
14.3%
5.6%
4.2%
White
199
9.6%
34.9%
28.1%
Pacific Islander
1 0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
Two or More races
46 2.2%
3%
2.2%
Athletics
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The Palo Duro Dons compete in these sports -[3]
Cross Country, Volleyball, Football, Wrestling, Basketball, Swimming, Soccer, Golf, Bowling, Tennis, Track, Softball & Baseball
State Titles
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Boys Basketball -[4]
Girls Wrestling -[5]
1992 shooting
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On September 11, 1992, then 17-year-old Randy Earl Matthews who transferred to the school from Memphis High School in Memphis, Texas at the start of the school year, shot and wounded 6 students with a .22-caliber pistol inside a hallway after a morning pep rally for a football game against Hereford High School . Luckily, all 6 students survived the shooting. Amarillo Police quickly caught him and another student who attempted to flee the scene. Matthews was charged with one count of attempted murder, five counts of aggravated assault and one count of unlawfully carrying a weapon onto school grounds, in which he served 8 years. The other student who was with him was also arrested.[6] [7]
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Middle schools
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Horace Mann Middle School
Travis Middle School
Travis 6th Grade Campus
Allen Middle School (6th Grade campus)
Elementary schools
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Eastridge Elementary
Emerson Elementary
Forest Hill Elementary
Hamlet Elementary
Park Hills Elementary
Mesa Verde Elementary
Pleasant Valley Elementary
Will Rogers Elementary
Whittier Elementary
Notable alumni
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Notable staff
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References
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^ "Schools - The Athletics Department .com" . www.theathleticsdepartment.com .
^ "Error" . www.uiltexas.org .
^ UIL Girls Wrestling Archives Archived 2015-10-24 at the Wayback Machine
^ BEILUE, JON MARK. " . Amarillo Globe-News .
^ Services, Times Wire (1992-09-12). "Teen-Ager Shoots 6 in School After Fight; 2 Seriously Hurt" . Los Angeles Times . ISSN 0458-3035 . Retrieved 2018-11-15 .
^ "Jinh Yu Frey – Invicta Fighting Championships" .
^ "Montrel Meander" . www.clevelandbrowns.com . Retrieved 2018-11-28 .
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