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Niche Ratings Niche 2024 Ratings:
  • #269 of 11,594 Most Diverse School Districts in America
  • #185 of 1052 Best School Districts in Texas
  • #8 of 30 Best Districts with the Best Teachers 
U.S. News & World Report Best High Schools 2024 Rankings
Austin Family Magaine Voted Austin Family Magazine Reader's Poll:
Austin Stays Weird Featured on Austin Stays Weird - Austin's Best Schools 2023
Texas Public Charter Schools Association Recognized in 2022 by Transcend and the Texas Public Charter Schools Association by the Canopy Project for School Innovation.
U.S. News & World Report Bests High School 2022 Rankings:
  • #986 Best National High School
  • #194 Best Charter High School in the Nation
  • #116 Best Texas High Schools
  • #10 Best Austin Area High School
Niche Ratings Niche 2021 Ratings:
  • #3 Best Charter Elementary School
  • #3 Best Charter High School 
ATX Guides 2020 Best Schools in Austin:
  • Listed as one of the Best Elementary Schools in Austin
  • Listed as one of the Top 3 charter schools among the Best Elementary Schools in Austin
Texas Education Agency TEA Accountability "A" Rating Most recent rating received in 2019 with a score of 92 and distinctions in:
  • Graduation rate
  • STAAR Performance
  • College, Career & Military Readiness
Children at Risk Top 10 High Schools in Greater Austin Area for 10 Years in a Row as of 2020
  • Based on the evaluation of 47 public high schools in the seven counties of Greater Austin (Bastrop, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Hays, Travis, and Williamson counties).
  • Researchers base their methodology on 14 measures of performance to evaluate how well Austin public schools are preparing students for post-secondary success. Among these is the graduation rate, participation in advanced coursework, and performance on college entrance exams.
 
Marzano High-Reliability Schools™ Certification levels 1, 2, 3, and 4
Texas Education Agency Pre-K Center of Excellence
The Daily Beast Distinction in America's 100 Best High Schools of 2014
Austin Monthly #2 in 2015 Best Public High Schools in Austin