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The highest-poverty public high schools in Austin, Texas

Across Austin, Texas, 36 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. INTERNATIONAL H S leads the list at 100%, against a median of 73.5% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Austin, Texas

Top % FRL

100%

Median % FRL

73.5%

HIGHEST POVERTY · AUSTIN, TEXAS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	INTERNATIONAL H S	AUSTIN, TX	AUSTIN ISD	High	213	100%
2	IDEA RUNDBERG COLLEGE PREPARATORY	AUSTIN, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	790	94.3%
3	NAVARRO EARLY COLLEGE H S	AUSTIN, TX	AUSTIN ISD	High	1,633	93.9%
4	NORTHEAST EARLY COLLEGE H S	AUSTIN, TX	AUSTIN ISD	High	972	91.9%
5	KIPP AUSTIN COLLEGIATE	AUSTIN, TX	KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	847	91.0%
6	AUSTIN ACHIEVE H S	AUSTIN, TX	AUSTIN ACHIEVE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	581	90.2%
7	HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE - AUSTIN	AUSTIN, TX	HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - CENTRAL TEXAS	High	497	90.1%
8	EASTSIDE EARLY COLLEGE H S	AUSTIN, TX	AUSTIN ISD	High	663	89.1%
9	KIPP AUSTIN BRAVE	AUSTIN, TX	KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	490	88.6%
10	LBJ EARLY COLLEGE H S	AUSTIN, TX	AUSTIN ISD	High	734	88.6%
11	WAYSIDE SCI-TECH MIDDLE AND H S	AUSTIN, TX	WAYSIDE SCHOOLS	High	554	88.3%
12	IDEA MONTOPOLIS COLLEGE PREPARATORY	AUSTIN, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	835	88.3%
13	IDEA HEALTH PROFESSIONS COLLEGE PREPARATORY	AUSTIN, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	376	86.4%
14	IDEA BLUFF SPRINGS COLLEGE PREPARATORY	AUSTIN, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	689	85.2%
15	TRAVIS EARLY COLLEGE H S	AUSTIN, TX	AUSTIN ISD	High	1,011	84.7%
16	ALTERNATIVE LEARNING CENTER	AUSTIN, TX	AUSTIN ISD	High	113	79.6%
17	IDEA PARMER PARK COLLEGE PREPARATORY	AUSTIN, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	624	77.4%
18	THE EAST AUSTIN COLLEGE PREP AT MLK	AUSTIN, TX	VALERE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	169	75.7%
19	PREMIER HIGH SCHOOL-AUSTIN WELLS BRANCH	AUSTIN, TX	PREMIER HIGH SCHOOLS	High	101	71.3%
20	CEDARS ACADEMY NEXT GENERATION H S AT HIGHLAND	AUSTIN, TX	CEDARS INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY	High	116	69.8%
21	TEXANS CAN ACADEMY - AUSTIN	AUSTIN, TX	TEXANS CAN ACADEMIES	High	168	69.6%
22	JOHN B CONNALLY H S	AUSTIN, TX	PFLUGERVILLE ISD	High	1,974	68.2%
23	CROCKETT EARLY COLLEGE H S	AUSTIN, TX	AUSTIN ISD	High	1,529	65.5%
24	AKINS EARLY COLLEGE H S	AUSTIN, TX	AUSTIN ISD	High	2,421	63.8%
25	PREMIER HIGH SCHOOL-AUSTIN SOUTH CAMPUS	AUSTIN, TX	PREMIER HIGH SCHOOLS	High	143	57.3%
26	GARZA INDEPENDENCE H S	AUSTIN, TX	AUSTIN ISD	High	199	47.7%
27	RICHARDS SCH FOR YOUNG WOMEN LEADERS	AUSTIN, TX	AUSTIN ISD	High	920	36.7%
28	NYOS LAMAR SECONDARY	AUSTIN, TX	NYOS CHARTER SCHOOL	High	809	30.0%
29	ANDERSON H S	AUSTIN, TX	AUSTIN ISD	High	2,223	25.7%
30	MCNEIL H S	AUSTIN, TX	ROUND ROCK ISD	High	2,660	24.7%
31	AUSTIN H S	AUSTIN, TX	AUSTIN ISD	High	2,323	24.1%
32	MCCALLUM H S	AUSTIN, TX	AUSTIN ISD	High	1,897	23.0%
33	BOWIE H S	AUSTIN, TX	AUSTIN ISD	High	2,876	14.0%
34	WESTWOOD H S	AUSTIN, TX	ROUND ROCK ISD	High	2,858	12.5%
35	LASA H S	AUSTIN, TX	AUSTIN ISD	High	1,616	10.6%
36	VANDEGRIFT H S	AUSTIN, TX	LEANDER ISD	High	2,437	8.0%

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