AMARILLO & SURROUNDING SCHOOLS
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EDUCATION
Amarillo Independent School District
(806) 326-1000
7200 I-40 West, Amarillo, TX 79106
Amarillo ISD serves 37 elementary schools, 12 middle schools, 4 high schools, one alternative school, and a specialty high school.
Canyon Independent School District
(806) 677-2600
3301 N. 23 St., Canyon, TX 79015
Canyon is 18 miles south of Amarillo. There are two elementary schools, one intermediate school, one junior high and one high school in the city of Canyon. In the southern city limits, in or close to Amarillo, are an additional six elementary schools, one intermediate school, one junior high, one high school and one alternative high school.
Three additional school districts border the city of Amarillo, including Bushland, Highland Park and River Road Independent School Districts. They each include one elementary school, one middle school, and one high school.
Bushland ISD
(806) 359-6683
2400 Wells Street., Bushland, TX 79012
Highland Park ISD
(806) 335-2823
15300 Amarillo Blvd. East, Amarillo, TX 79108
River Road ISD
(806) 381-7800
9500 US 287 North, Amarillo, TX 79108
HIGHER EDUCATION
Amarillo College
(806) 371-5100
2201 S. Washington, Amarillo, TX 79109
A multi-faceted community college that typically enrolls more than 10,000 students in academic classes at six campuses and an outreach center.
West Texas A&M University
(806) 651-2000
2501 4th Ave., Canyon, TX 79015
WTAMU is ranked as one of the Best Colleges in the West by The Princeton Review and in the first tier of U.S. News and World Report Master Level Universities and Colleges in the West. U.S. News and World Report also recognized the University’s online programs in business, nursing, and education.
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
(806) 414-9680
1400 S. Coulter, Amarillo, TX
The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at Amarillo provides education for medical students and residents in four different specialties, including the School of Medicine, School of Nursing, School of Pharmacy, and School of Health Professions, which offers occupational therapy and physical therapy programs.
Wayland Baptist University – Amarillo Branch
(806) 352-5207
4530 Canyon Drive, Amarillo, TX 79109