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Enrollment
2,323
High
DISTRICT 938 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AUSTIN ISD·NCES 480894000294
Austin High School
1715 W CESAR CHAVEZ, AUSTIN, TX 78703 · (512) 414-2505 · Travis County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL2,323 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
126 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
560 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 | 587 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 617 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 578 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 541 | 23% |
Student demographics
58%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
74.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +45.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
52.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +32.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 45 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 32 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 20.0% | 54.0% | 11.0% | 15.0% |
| Mathematics | 19.0% | 33.0% | 32.0% | 16.0% |
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 | 74.0% | 52.0% |
| 2024-25 | 71.0% | 43.0% |
| 2023-24 | 76.0% | 45.0% |
| 2022-23 | 36.0% | 23.0% |
| 2021-22 | 24.0% | 13.0% |
| 2020-21 | 29.0% | 20.0% |
% 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
68.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% 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 Austin High School
Austin High School's state test result (68.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin High School this school | 2,323 | 24.1% | 68.8% |
| Georgetown High School GEORGETOWN | 2,059 | 23.9% | 61.8% |
| New Braunfels High School NEW BRAUNFELS | 1,990 | 26.3% | 57.3% |
| Lubbock-Cooper High School LUBBOCK | 1,856 | 27.4% | 62.9% |
| McCallum High School AUSTIN | 1,897 | 23.0% | 76.8% |
| Magnolia High School MAGNOLIA | 2,292 | 30.0% | 64.6% |
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 Austin High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Travis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.8% | #260 of 1,385 | #7 of 38 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #476 of 1,425 ▲ 137 | #11 of 40 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #279 of 1,425 ▲ 17 | #9 of 40 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +33.5pp | #89 of 1,184 | #3 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,323 | #211 of 2,107 | #9 of 69 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.5:1 | #1,219 of 1,344 | #38 of 41 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.9% | #410 of 1,346 | #12 of 41 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.1% | #1,417 of 1,522 | #43 of 49 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.5% | #587 of 672 | #23 of 23 |
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
2,323
-26 (-1%) vs 2020
+44% since 1990-91, when it was 1,615
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
was 17.9:1
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 | 2,323 | 125.8 | 18.5:1 | 24% (560) |
| 2023-24 | 2,296 | 126.6 | 18.1:1 | 23% (525) |
| 2022-23 | 2,317 | 115.3 | 20.1:1 | 25% (568) |
| 2020-21 | 2,349 | 131 | 17.9:1 | 23% (551) |
| 2017-18 | 2,267 | 135.7 | 16.7:1 | 24% (544) |
| 2015-16 | 2,084 | 123 | 16.9:1 | 29% (597) |
| 2010-11 | 2,296 | 149 | 15.4:1 | 36% (833) |
| 2000-01 | 2,026 | 108 | 18.8:1 | 17% (338) |
| 1990-91 | 1,615 | 99 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Austin High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (2,267 to 2,323); teachers down 7% (135.7 to 125.8).
About Austin High School
Austin High School is a large high school that serves part of AUSTIN, Texas. Its grade span covers grades 9 through 12, with 2,323 students on the rolls. On average, high schools in Texas enroll around 796, and this school is 192% larger than that mark.
Austin High School sits within AUSTIN ISD, which has 123 schools and 72,272 students.
The student body at Austin High School is 52% White. It is also 39% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Black. Among Travis County residents, the White share is about 55%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 58, compared with 70 nationally.
On staff are 125.8 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 18.5:1. Statewide, high schools in Texas average 15.1:1. Austin High School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 24%. Public schools in Travis County average 54%.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Austin High School is 5.4 points above its prediction. Actual: 68.8%. Predicted: 63.4%.
In the surrounding county, Travis County, the median household earns about $99,611 a year, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Austin High School, Travis County has 333 public schools.
Measured in a straight line, Mathews Elementary School is about 0.5 miles from Austin High School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Austin High School comes in 3rd of 6 nearby schools on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Large. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 2,349 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 2,323.
This page collects posts and questions about Austin High School, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. 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
- Akins Early College High SchoolHigh · 2,421 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
Other Austin High schools
4 other US public schools in 3 states are named Austin High. Austin High School is the largest of the 5.
- Austin High SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 1,181 students
- Austin High SchoolEL PASO, TX · 946 students
- Austin High SchoolDecatur, AL · 999 students
- Austin High SchoolAustin, IN · 429 students
Nearby schools
- Mathews Elementary School0.5 mi · 366
- O Henry Middle School0.9 mi · 686
- University of Texas at Austin High School1.5 mi · 1,056
- Zilker Elementary School1.5 mi · 506
- Barton Hills Elementary School1.7 mi · 286
- Becker Elementary School1.7 mi · 502
Frequently asked questions
About Austin High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Austin High School?
Austin High School enrolls approximately 2,323 students in grades 09-12.
Is Austin High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Austin High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Austin High School?
Approximately 18.5:1 students per teacher at Austin High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Austin High School?
At Austin High School, the student body is approximately 52% White, 39% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Austin High School in?
Austin High School is part of AUSTIN ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.