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The highest-performing public high schools in reading in Austin, Texas

Across Austin, Texas, 31 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. LASA H S leads the list at 99.0%, against a median of 48.0% 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 % Proficient (Reading)

99.0%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

48.0%

BEST IN READING · AUSTIN, TEXAS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	LASA H S	AUSTIN, TX	AUSTIN ISD	High	1,616	99.0%
2	WESTLAKE H S	AUSTIN, TX	EANES ISD	High	2,854	89.0%
3	VANDEGRIFT H S	AUSTIN, TX	LEANDER ISD	High	2,437	84.0%
4	BOWIE H S	AUSTIN, TX	AUSTIN ISD	High	2,876	82.0%
5	WESTWOOD H S	AUSTIN, TX	ROUND ROCK ISD	High	2,858	82.0%
6	LAKE TRAVIS H S	AUSTIN, TX	LAKE TRAVIS ISD	High	3,569	79.0%
7	MCCALLUM H S	AUSTIN, TX	AUSTIN ISD	High	1,897	77.0%
8	NYOS LAMAR SECONDARY	AUSTIN, TX	NYOS CHARTER SCHOOL	High	809	75.0%
9	AUSTIN H S	AUSTIN, TX	AUSTIN ISD	High	2,323	74.0%
10	ANDERSON H S	AUSTIN, TX	AUSTIN ISD	High	2,223	67.0%
11	MCNEIL H S	AUSTIN, TX	ROUND ROCK ISD	High	2,660	63.0%
12	IDEA RUNDBERG COLLEGE PREPARATORY	AUSTIN, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	790	59.0%
13	CEDARS ACADEMY NEXT GENERATION H S AT HIGHLAND	AUSTIN, TX	CEDARS INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY	High	116	58.0%
14	IDEA HEALTH PROFESSIONS COLLEGE PREPARATORY	AUSTIN, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	376	53.0%
15	IDEA PARMER PARK COLLEGE PREPARATORY	AUSTIN, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	624	51.0%
16	IDEA MONTOPOLIS COLLEGE PREPARATORY	AUSTIN, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	835	48.0%
17	AUSTIN ACHIEVE H S	AUSTIN, TX	AUSTIN ACHIEVE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	581	45.0%
18	AKINS EARLY COLLEGE H S	AUSTIN, TX	AUSTIN ISD	High	2,421	44.0%
19	CROCKETT EARLY COLLEGE H S	AUSTIN, TX	AUSTIN ISD	High	1,529	41.0%
20	THE EAST AUSTIN COLLEGE PREP AT MLK	AUSTIN, TX	VALERE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	169	40.0%
21	IDEA BLUFF SPRINGS COLLEGE PREPARATORY	AUSTIN, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	689	39.0%
22	HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE - AUSTIN	AUSTIN, TX	HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - CENTRAL TEXAS	High	497	38.0%
23	KIPP AUSTIN COLLEGIATE	AUSTIN, TX	KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	847	38.0%
24	JOHN B CONNALLY H S	AUSTIN, TX	PFLUGERVILLE ISD	High	1,974	38.0%
25	WAYSIDE SCI-TECH MIDDLE AND H S	AUSTIN, TX	WAYSIDE SCHOOLS	High	554	37.0%
26	LBJ EARLY COLLEGE H S	AUSTIN, TX	AUSTIN ISD	High	734	33.0%
27	KIPP AUSTIN BRAVE	AUSTIN, TX	KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	490	32.0%
28	EASTSIDE EARLY COLLEGE H S	AUSTIN, TX	AUSTIN ISD	High	663	31.0%
29	NAVARRO EARLY COLLEGE H S	AUSTIN, TX	AUSTIN ISD	High	1,633	27.0%
30	NORTHEAST EARLY COLLEGE H S	AUSTIN, TX	AUSTIN ISD	High	972	25.0%
31	TRAVIS EARLY COLLEGE H S	AUSTIN, TX	AUSTIN ISD	High	1,011	19.0%

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