Whether you are new to Austin or lived in Austin your entire life, if you have children, today’s post is for you! Thanks to our special guest, real estate agent, wife, CPA, AND MOM, we have a compilation of the top schools in the districts in and around Austin. Here is some amazing advice on navigating the local school districts of Austin.
***Update 4/24/14*** Here is the new list of Texas’ top High Schools
Hi, I’m Kristen! I am a wife and new mother, a real estate agent and a CPA (ranked in order of importance). After a long run in the corporate world, I decided to take a big risk and follow my heart by pursuing a career that would not only give me flexibility as a mother but also allow me to be doing a service for others. Here I am! Fortunately, the stars have all aligned so far. I get lots of good time with my little girl, and my business is growing far past anything I could have expected years ago. To ice the cake, I absolutely love what I do and am so happy to get out of bed every day knowing I can help people find a home that will make them happy for years.
One of the things I am asked about most from people is about school districts. Which ones are good? How do you know if they are good? Where can I go to get information about all of them? While as a realtor, I am not allowed to “steer” anyone to or away from any particular district, I can provide people with the best tools for finding all the information they need related to the various school districts.
The Children At Risk organization is a non- profit in Houston that drives change for children through research, education, and influencing public policy. They focus educating legislators on the importance of children’s issues. Based on the data collected by the Children at Risk organizations; here are the top 3 ranked schools at each education level and in each district for Austin and surrounding areas. The first number after the listed school is the Austin ranking and the second number is the state ranking.
Austin
Elementary
- Bryker Woods El – 3 / 22
- Lee El – 4 / 39
- Casis El – 6 / 50
Middle
- Ann Richards School For Young Women Leadership – 3 / 22 (All- girls public school)
- Gorzycki Middle – 11 / 105
- Murchison M S – 14 / 131
High
- Anderson H S – 8 / 69
- Bowie H S – 10 / 89
- Austin H S – 17 / 219
Eanes
Elementary
- Barton Creek El – 9 / 69
- Forest Trail El – 11 / 91
- Valley View El – 21 / 146
Middle
- West Ridge Middle – 5 / 29
- Hill Country Middle – 9 / 69
High
- Westlake H S – 3 / 32
Leander
Elementary
- River Ridge El – 24 / 177
- Steiner Ranch El – 33 / 230
- Laura Welch Bush El – 36 / 259
Middle
- Four Points Middle – 6 / 39
- Canyon Ridge Middle – 16 / 142
- Cedar Park Middle – 19 / 150
High
- Cedar Park H S – 11 / 110
- Vista Ridge H S – 18 / 234
- Leander H S – 27 / 421
Pflugerville
Elementary
- Copperfield El – 37 / 260
- Parmer Lane El – 42 / 298
- Rowe Lane El – 44 / 311
Middle
- Park Crest Middle – 18 / 148
- Kelly Lane Middle – 31 / 315
- Westview Middle – 34 / 434
High
- 1. Pflugerville H S – 16 / 206
- Hendrickson H S – 28 / 450
- John B Connally H S – 40 / 879
Round Rock
Elementary
- Spicewood El – 1 / 11
- Canyon Creek El – 2 / 15
- Cactus Ranch El – 5 / 42
Middle
- Canyon Vista Middle – 1 / 14
- Noel Grisham Middle – 13 / 128
- Cedar Valley Middle – 20 / 180
High
- Westwood H S – 4 / 33
- McNeil H S – 7 / 65
- Round Rock H S – 21 / 265
Georgetown
Elementary
- Jo Ann Ford El – 17 / 137
- Village El – 23 / 173
- Dell Pickett El – 68 / 654
Middle
- Douglas Benold Middle – 17 / 145
- Charles A Forbes Middle – 22 / 202
- James Tippit Middle – 55 / 865
High
- Georgetown H S – 20 / 261
Dripping Springs (Hays)
Elementary
- Rooster Springs El – 29 / 211
- Walnut Springs El – 31 / 220
- Dripping Springs El – 47 / 335
Middle
- Dripping Springs Middle – 8 / 60
High
- Dripping Springs H S – 6 / 5
Lake Travis
Elementary
- Lakeway El – 22 / 162
- Lake Pointe El – 50 / 362
- Lake Travis El – 51 / 393
Middle
- Lake Travis Middle – 10 / 83
- Hudson Bend Middle – 12 / 118
High
- Lake Travis H S – 9 / 76
Hays Consolidated (Buda/Kyle Area)
Elementary
- Camino Real El – 77 / 780
- Carpenter Hill El – 124 / 1462
- Buda El – 133 / 1632
Middle
- DJ Red Simon – 53 / 840
- Eric Dahlstrom – 67 / 1031
- Laura B Wallace – 75 / 1183
High
- Jack C Hays – 29 / 461
- Lehman – 41 / 903
Some other great websites to help you learn your options:
CHILDREN AT RISK | Speaking Out and Driving Change for Children
How 2012 – 2013 ISD Ratings were determined: 2013 Accountability Rating System
Learn about the NEW State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) Test
Check which school district you’re in: TEA school district boundaries by city / county / district name
Read parents reviews and ratings on their children’s schools : http://www.greatschools.org/
Click Next to Your School District for 2012 – 2013 ISD Ratings
Note: Due to NEW STAAR testing replacing the TAKS, there is new criteria for school ratings. Once on the ratings page, click on the green check mark or red X for additional stats for each school.
- Austin: ISD Rating
- Bastrop: ISD Rating
- Dripping Springs: ISD Rating
- Eanes: ISD Rating
- Georgetown: ISD Rating
- Hays: CISD Rating
- Lake Travis: ISD Rating
- Leander: ISD Rating
- Pflugerville: ISD Rating
- Round Rock: ISD Rating
I hope you found this information helpful. I know in a few short years {sob} I’ll be looking at all this same info to help our family decide the right school district for us. And please feel free to reach out to me if I can ever be of help!