AUSTIN H S

AUSTIN H S operates as a medium-sized 9-12 campus in HOUSTON, Texas, one of the schools within HOUSTON ISD. Current enrollment sits at 1,181 students spanning grades 9 through 12. That puts it 48% above the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 796 students.

Within HOUSTON ISD, which oversees 273 schools and 176,727 students, AUSTIN H S is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, AUSTIN H S reports that nearly all students (91%) are Hispanic; the rest consists of 7% Black. The wider county runs roughly 44% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 87 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting AUSTIN H S tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 96% of students at AUSTIN H S qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Harris County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, AUSTIN H S performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 32.2%, the actual is 32.1%, a residual of -0.1 points.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Harris County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $74,983 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Across Harris County's 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), AUSTIN H S is one campus in the mix.

COMMUNITY SERVICES-SEC is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), AUSTIN H S ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 51.6%.

AUSTIN H S operates from a downtown location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at AUSTIN H S has edged down 36%, going from 1,845 students in 2018 to 1,181 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for AUSTIN H S typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.