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Top 25 Public High Schools in Austin

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Recently, Austin Monthly released their yearly Best Schools in Austin issue and it had some interesting findings. Some of the ratings aligned with what we see on sites like Great Schools and others were slightly different. The rankings from Austin Monthly Magazine’s lists were based on findings from Texas non-profit, Children at Risk. Every year, this children’s advocacy group publishes a “best schools” list. They rank public schools in all four of Texas’ major metros. Here, we’ll show you their findings for the top 25 public high schools in Austin.

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Mapped: Top 25 Public High Schools in Austin

Looking for a good high school district in a certain area of Austin? Here we’ve mapped out where the top 25 high schools in Austin are located around town. Click on the markers to learn a little bit more about the school and get a link to where you can search homes for sale in those Austin high school districts.

Methodology Behind Top 25 Public High Schools in Austin Selection

To make the list, Children at Risk looked at public, charter and magnet schools in the Austin metro area. They assigned a letter grade to each school and also ranked them compared to other schools in Texas. You can learn more about the methodology behind their selections here.

Top 25 Public High Schools in Austin

We’ve put together the list of top 25 public high schools in Austin in table format to give you an overview. Then, we’ve broken down each district with some additional info on size and price for the public schools. Charter schools are not geographically zoned, so we did not include those in the break out.

Rank School District City Zip TX Rank Grade
1 LASA Austin ISD (Magnet) Austin 78724 13 A+
2 Richards School for Young Women Austin ISD (Magnet) Austin 78704 27 A+
3 Chaparral Star Academy Charter Austin 78728 60 A
4 Westlake Eanes ISD Austin 78746 64 A
5 Westwood Round Rock ISD Austin 78750 77 A
6 NYOS Charter Austin 78753 86 A
7 Meridian World School Charter Round Rock 78664 92 A
8 Bowie Austin ISD Austin 78749 100 A
9 Anderson Austin ISD Austin 78759 131 A-
10 Round Rock Round Rock ISD Round Rock 78681 148 A-
11 Vandegrift Leander ISD Austin 78750 161 A-
12 Lake Travis Lake Travis ISD Austin 78738 167 A-
13 Harmony Science Academy Charter Pflugerville 78660 169 A-
14 McCallum Austin ISD Austin 78756 276 A-
15 Vista Ridge Leander ISD Cedar Park 78613 205 B+
16 Gateway College Prep Charter Georgetown 78626 215 B+
17 Thrall Thrall ISD Thrall 76578 229 B+
18 Dripping Springs Dripping Springs ISD Dripping Springs 78620 289 B+
19 Hendrickson Pflugerville ISD Pflugerville 78660 296 B
20 Cedar Park Leander ISD Cedar Park 78613 363 B
21 Manor New Technology Manor ISD Manor 78653 374 B
22 McNeil Round Rock ISD Austin 78729 377 B
23 Leander Leander ISD Leander 78641 400 B
24 Rouse Leander ISD Leander 78641 420 B
25 Haromy School of Political Science Charter Austin 78717 463 B-

#4: Westlake High School Homes

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Westlake High School Homes for Sale

#5: Westwood High School Homes

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Westwood High School Homes for Sale

#8: Bowie High School Homes

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Bowie High School Homes for Sale

#9: Anderson High School Homes

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Anderson High School Homes for Sale

#10: Round Rock High School Homes

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Round Rock High School Homes for Sale

#11: Vandegrift High School Homes

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Vandegrift High School Homes for Sale

#12: Lake Travis High School Homes

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Lake Travis High School Homes for Sale

#14: McCallum High School Homes

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McCallum High School Homes for Sale

#15: Vista Ridge High School Homes

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Vista Ridge High School Homes for Sale

#18: Dripping Springs High School Homes

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Dripping Springs High School Homes for Sale

#19: Hendrickson High School Homes

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Hendrickson High School Homes for Sale

#20: Cedar Park High School Homes

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Cedar Park High School Homes for Sale

#22: McNeil High School Homes

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McNeil High School Homes for Sale

#23: Leander High School Homes

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Leander High School Homes for Sale

#24: Rouse High School Homes

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Rouse High School Homes for Sale

Average price and size information from ACTRIS sold data 2/1/2018-1/31/2019. GreatSchools Ratings are from February 2019 and are subject to change at any time.

Curious About Other Viewpoints on the Best Public High Schools?

Children at Risk is not the only agency that gives their opinion on Austin school ratings. Newsweek also picks their annual Best High Schools in America Report, which landed 6 of these top 25 public high schools in Austin. Check out their list of Best Austin Area High Schools. GreatSchools.org and SchoolDigger.com are two other well known sites for researching and comparing public school ratings.

Need Help Narrowing Which District You Should Live?

We’re pretty good at taking people’s vision of where they want to live and telling them where they can find it in the Austin area. Simply fill out our Austin Neighborhood Finder or email us at info@11OaksRealty.com with what you’re looking for and we’ll send you some suggestions. Prefer to speak to someone? Call us at (512) 827-8323.

Buying a Home near One of Top 25 Public High Schools in Austin?

Eleven Oaks Realty specializes in homes in top rated school districts and can help you find the perfect place for you and your family. We’ll also help you negotiate the best possible deal on it so you can keep more dollars in your pocket for spending time with your family. Check out our Austin Home Buyers section to learn more about our team and how we work. Then, call us at (512) 827-8323, email us at info@11OaksRealty.com or fill out our Buyer Survey to get started.

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