LEADERSHIP ACADEMY

Located at 2515 S CONGRESS, in AUSTIN, Texas, LEADERSHIP ACADEMY is a rural-scale four-year high school that serves 23 students (grades 8 through 12), one of the schools within AUSTIN ISD. Enrollment runs roughly 97% below the state mean of about 796.

AUSTIN ISD runs 123 schools in total, collectively educating 72,272 students. LEADERSHIP ACADEMY is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, LEADERSHIP ACADEMY logs that 61% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school records 22% Black, 13% White, 4% Asian. By comparison, Travis County as a whole is about 33% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, LEADERSHIP ACADEMY lists 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 3.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Roughly 83% of students at LEADERSHIP ACADEMY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Travis County (around 54%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Across the wider county, Travis County reports that median household earnings sit near $99,611, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Travis County runs 333 public schools (combined enrollment of about 191,706 students), of which LEADERSHIP ACADEMY is one.

TRAVIS CO J J An E P is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around LEADERSHIP ACADEMY.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LEADERSHIP ACADEMY has climbed 44%, going from 16 students in 2018 to 23 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share shrank from 38% to 22%. Class-load math has widened: from 2.2:1 in 2018 to 3.5:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.