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Enrollment
2,421
High
DISTRICT 938 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AUSTIN ISD·NCES 480894008937
Akins Early College High School
10701 S 1ST ST, AUSTIN, TX 78748 · (512) 841-9900 · Travis County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,421 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
154 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
1,544 students
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 557 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 625 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 691 | 29% |
| Grade 12 | 548 | 23% |
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
44.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +18.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
23.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +14.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 18 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 14 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 7.0% | 37.0% | 19.0% | 37.0% |
| Mathematics | 4.0% | 19.0% | 42.0% | 35.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 44.0% | 23.0% |
| 2024-25 | 40.0% | 18.0% |
| 2023-24 | 44.0% | 22.0% |
| 2022-23 | 34.0% | 19.0% |
| 2021-22 | 36.0% | 12.0% |
| 2020-21 | 26.0% | 9.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
40.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Akins Early College High School
Akins Early College High School's state test result (40.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akins Early College High School this school | 2,421 | 63.8% | 40.5% |
| Stevens High School SAN ANTONIO | 2,546 | 61.1% | 44.3% |
| Carroll High School CORPUS CHRISTI | 1,928 | 63.6% | 44.0% |
| Legacy of Educational Excellence High School SAN ANTONIO | 2,285 | 66.3% | 50.0% |
| Pasadena Memorial High School PASADENA | 3,177 | 65.2% | 63.9% |
| Heights High School HOUSTON | 2,426 | 60.5% | 57.8% |
Matched among Texas high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Akins Early College High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Travis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.5% | #1,119 of 1,385 | #22 of 38 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #1,252 of 1,425 ▲ 33 | #27 of 40 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #1,129 of 1,425 ▲ 13 | #23 of 40 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.0pp | #909 of 1,184 | #34 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,421 | #192 of 2,107 | #8 of 69 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #842 of 1,344 | #21 of 41 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.1% | #941 of 1,346 | #25 of 41 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.8% | #720 of 1,522 | #31 of 49 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.4% | #198 of 557 | #9 of 14 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
2,421
-389 (-14%) vs 2020
+128% since 2000-01, when it was 1,063
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 17.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 2,421 | 154.5 | 15.7:1 | 64% (1,544) |
| 2023-24 | 2,542 | 159.7 | 15.9:1 | 64% (1,621) |
| 2022-23 | 2,613 | 145.3 | 18.0:1 | 61% (1,594) |
| 2020-21 | 2,810 | 162 | 17.4:1 | 55% (1,543) |
| 2017-18 | 2,765 | 164.4 | 16.8:1 | 61% (1,691) |
| 2015-16 | 2,713 | 163 | 16.6:1 | 66% (1,798) |
| 2010-11 | 2,665 | 177 | 15.1:1 | 68% (1,810) |
| 2000-01 | 1,063 | 59 | 18.0:1 | 33% (351) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Akins Early College High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (2,765 to 2,421); teachers down 6% (164.4 to 154.5).
About Akins Early College High School
Akins Early College High School is the name of a large high school in AUSTIN, Texas. The school offers grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 2,421 students. On average, high schools in Texas enroll around 796, and this school is 204% larger than that mark.
Akins Early College High School falls under AUSTIN ISD, which has 123 schools enrolling 72,272 students.
Federal enrollment data show Akins Early College High School is 79% Hispanic. Next come 10% White, 6% Black, and 2% multiracial. The county population is about 33% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 36, compared with 70 nationally.
Classroom staffing at Akins Early College High School totals 154.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.7:1. The average for high schools in Texas is about 15.1:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Akins Early College High School is about 64%. Public schools in Travis County average 54%.
In Texas, Akins Early College High School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 40.5% actual against a predicted 46.5%.
For the population of Travis County, median household income comes to about $99,611, roughly 57% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Travis County's 333 public schools enroll about 191,706 students and include Akins Early College High School.
Measured in a straight line, Paredes Middle School is about 1.4 miles from Akins Early College High School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Akins Early College High School is 3rd of 8 on proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment fell by 14% across 4 years, from 2,810 in 2020-21 to 2,421 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 17.4:1 to 15.7:1.
The allk12 page for Akins Early College High School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Travis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,330,015
Census ACS
Median income
$99,611
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
333
191,706 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in AUSTIN ISD
- Bowie High SchoolHigh · 2,876 students
- Austin High SchoolHigh · 2,323 students
- Anderson High SchoolHigh · 2,223 students
- McCallum High SchoolHigh · 1,897 students
- Navarro Early College High SchoolHigh · 1,633 students
- Lasa High SchoolHigh · 1,616 students
Other schools in AUSTIN
- Lake Travis High SchoolHigh · 3,569 students
- Bowie High SchoolHigh · 2,876 students
- Westwood High SchoolHigh · 2,858 students
- Westlake High SchoolHigh · 2,854 students
- McNeil High SchoolHigh · 2,660 students
- Vandegrift High SchoolHigh · 2,437 students
Nearby schools
- Paredes Middle School1.4 mi · 635
- Wayside Altamira Academy1.7 mi · 354
- IDEA Bluff Springs College Preparatory1.9 mi · 689
- IDEA Bluff Springs Academy1.9 mi · 521
- Casey Elementary School2.0 mi · 544
- Menchaca Elementary School2.2 mi · 699
Frequently asked questions
About Akins Early College High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Akins Early College High School?
Akins Early College High School enrolls approximately 2,421 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Akins Early College High School serve?
Akins Early College High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Akins Early College High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Akins Early College High School is approximately 15.7:1 (154 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Akins Early College High School?
At Akins Early College High School, the student body is approximately 10% White, 79% Hispanic, 6% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Akins Early College High School?
Akins Early College High School is overseen by AUSTIN ISD in Travis County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.