VANDEGRIFT H S

Set in AUSTIN, Texas, VANDEGRIFT H S is an expansive 9-12 campus, one of the schools within LEANDER ISD. It instructs 2,437 students across grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 796 students per school, that is 206% above typical.

Within LEANDER ISD, which oversees 51 schools and 42,680 students, VANDEGRIFT H S is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, VANDEGRIFT H S shows that 57% of the student body identifies as White; the rest consists of 17% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 6% multiracial, 4% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Travis County as a whole.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 151 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.2:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting VANDEGRIFT H S higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 8% of students at VANDEGRIFT H S qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is lower than Travis County's rate of about 54%.

With demographic context factored in, VANDEGRIFT H S tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 70.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 79.1%.

In the broader community, census data for Travis County shows median household income runs about $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 VANDEGRIFT H S is one.

FOUR POINTS MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, VANDEGRIFT H S comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 71.3%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 6%: 2,579 students in 2018 compared to 2,437 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 66% to 57% over that span.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.