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Enrollment
2,223
High
DISTRICT 938 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AUSTIN ISD·NCES 480894000292
Anderson High School
8403 MESA DR, AUSTIN, TX 78759 · (512) 414-2538 · Travis County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL2,223 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
125 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
572 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 | 592 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 537 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 559 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 535 | 24% |
Student demographics
62%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
67.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +18.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
59.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +33.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 59 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 33 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 20.0% | 47.0% | 13.0% | 20.0% |
| Mathematics | 24.0% | 35.0% | 27.0% | 14.0% |
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 | 67.0% | 59.0% |
| 2024-25 | 66.0% | 49.0% |
| 2023-24 | 73.0% | 49.0% |
| 2022-23 | 46.0% | 24.0% |
| 2021-22 | 41.0% | 29.0% |
| 2020-21 | 49.0% | 26.0% |
% 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
69.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Anderson High School
Anderson High School's state test result (69.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson High School this school | 2,223 | 25.7% | 69.6% |
| Guyer High School DENTON | 2,577 | 24.4% | 72.3% |
| McCallum High School AUSTIN | 1,897 | 23.0% | 76.8% |
| Glenn High School LEANDER | 2,024 | 23.5% | 58.0% |
| Liberty Hill High School LIBERTY HILL | 2,156 | 18.9% | 66.0% |
| Georgetown High School GEORGETOWN | 2,059 | 23.9% | 61.8% |
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 Anderson High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Travis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.6% | #249 of 1,385 | #6 of 38 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #306 of 1,425 ▲ 144 | #7 of 40 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #422 of 1,425 ▼ 18 | #10 of 40 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +28.0pp | #189 of 1,184 | #9 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,223 | #242 of 2,107 | #10 of 69 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.7:1 | #1,157 of 1,344 | #36 of 41 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.7% | #315 of 1,346 | #9 of 41 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.7% | #1,405 of 1,522 | #41 of 49 |
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
2,223
-18 (-1%) vs 2020
+67% since 1990-91, when it was 1,334
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 17.5:1
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 | 2,223 | 125.3 | 17.7:1 | 26% (572) |
| 2023-24 | 2,167 | 123.3 | 17.6:1 | 23% (490) |
| 2022-23 | 2,210 | 118.4 | 18.7:1 | 24% (540) |
| 2020-21 | 2,241 | 128 | 17.5:1 | 24% (531) |
| 2017-18 | 2,222 | 135.7 | 16.4:1 | 22% (493) |
| 2015-16 | 2,270 | 136 | 16.7:1 | 23% (518) |
| 2010-11 | 2,093 | 124 | 16.9:1 | 25% (521) |
| 2000-01 | 1,742 | 87 | 20.0:1 | 9% (155) |
| 1990-91 | 1,334 | 77 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Anderson High School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (2,222 to 2,223); teachers down 8% (135.7 to 125.3).
About Anderson High School
Anderson High School is a large high school in AUSTIN, Texas, one of the schools in AUSTIN ISD. Enrollment is 2,223 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 9 through 12. Against the 796-student average for high schools in Texas, enrollment here is 179% higher.
AUSTIN ISD counts 72,272 students in its 123 schools, and Anderson High School is one of them.
At Anderson High School, White students make up 53% of the student body. The next largest groups are 30% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 5% multiracial, and 5% Black. County-wide, about 55% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 62% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at the school number 125.3 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 17.7:1. On average, high schools in Texas have 15.1:1, compared with 17.7:1 here. The school's lunch program data list 26% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Travis County is 54%.
Test results at Anderson High School are 6.9 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (69.6% actual, 62.7% predicted).
Travis County has these Census figures: the median household income is $99,611, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 57%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. In all, Travis County has 333 public schools and roughly 191,706 students.
The school nearest to Anderson High School is Hill Elementary School, at a distance of about 0.3 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Anderson High School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Anderson High School falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at Anderson High School was 2,241 in 2020-21 and 2,223 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
- Akins Early College High SchoolHigh · 2,421 students
- Austin High SchoolHigh · 2,323 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
Other Anderson High schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Anderson High. Anderson High School is the largest of the 4.
- Anderson High SchoolAnderson, IN · 1,768 students
- Anderson High SchoolCincinnati, OH · 1,166 students
- Anderson HighAnderson, CA · 562 students
Nearby schools
- Hill Elementary School0.3 mi · 811
- Pillow Elementary School1.3 mi · 356
- Doss Elementary School1.5 mi · 930
- Murchison Middle School1.5 mi · 1,209
- Burnet Middle School1.8 mi · 821
- Rosedale1.9 mi · 179
Frequently asked questions
About Anderson High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Anderson High School?
Anderson High School enrolls approximately 2,223 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Anderson High School serve?
Anderson High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Anderson High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Anderson High School is approximately 17.7:1 (125 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Anderson High School?
At Anderson High School, the student body is approximately 53% White, 30% Hispanic, 5% Black, 7% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Anderson High School public or private?
Anderson High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by AUSTIN ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.