Austin High is in the Austin ISD and earned a 7/10 rating from Great School’s as of October 2026. The campus sits at 1715 W. Cesar Chavez St. on Lady Bird Lake in Central Austin’s 78703 zip code and serves 9th through 12th grade. Austin High was not closed, merged or given a new program in Austin ISD’s November 2025 consolidation plan, so its 2026-27 zone works much as it did before. The zone stretches from Tarrytown and Pemberton Heights south through Zilker and Barton Hills and west to Travis Country, Barton Creek and Westcreek, and most of it is served by O. Henry Middle School or Clint Small Middle School. Scroll down to read more about homes near Austin High School.
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Austin High School Snapshot
- Address: 1715 W. Cesar Chavez St., Austin, TX 78703
- Phone: (512) 414-2505
- School District: Austin ISD
- Grades Served: 9th through 12th grade
- Enrollment: 2,292 students (2025-26)
- Student-Teacher Ratio: 17.7:1 (TEA, 2025-26)
- Principal: Dr. Melvin Bedford
- School Hours: 9:05 a.m. to 4:35 p.m.
- Mascot: the Maroons
- Opened: 1881 (current lakeside campus dedicated in 1975)
- GreatSchools Rating: It is 7/10 as of October 2026.
Austin High opened on September 14, 1881, and is the oldest continuously operating public high school in Texas. After seven moves around the central city it settled on its present campus on Lady Bird Lake, dedicated in 1975, and the school still marks that anniversary each year with Dedication Day and its Hall of Honor. In 2025-26, Austin High enrolled 2,292 students, with 23.1% economically disadvantaged, 8.3% emergent bilingual and 13.1% receiving special education services, according to TEA. A $41.9 million Phase 2 modernization under the 2022 bond is under way: renovated art studios opened in fall 2026, a new secure west main entrance was built in summer 2026, and a new music and theatre building replacing the east breezeway is expected in spring 2027. GreatSchools and TEA measure different things. GreatSchools weighs test results against schools with similar student populations, while TEA’s rating, below, is the state’s official accountability measure.
Academic Performance: Texas Education Agency Accountability Rating
In TEA’s 2025-26 accountability ratings, released in August 2026, Austin High earned an overall A with a score of 92. That is up 3 points from a B (89) in 2024-25. Austin High was an A (90) in 2021-22, then a B in each of the next three rated years, scoring 88 in 2022-23 and 89 in both 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- Overall TEA Rating (2025-26): A (92)
- Student Achievement: A, 90 out of 100 (based on STAAR performance, college, career and military readiness, and graduation rate)
- School Progress: A, 92 out of 100 (Academic Growth C/77, Relative Performance A/92)
- Closing the Gaps: A, 92 out of 100
- Prior Overall Ratings: A (90) in 2021-22, B (88) in 2022-23, B (89) in 2023-24, B (89) in 2024-25
- Austin ISD (2025-26): B (81) district-wide
Under TEA’s scale, an A reflects exemplary performance, B is recognized, C is acceptable, D needs improvement, and F is unacceptable. For high schools, Student Achievement combines STAAR results, college, career and military readiness (CCMR) and graduation rates, and Austin High held an A (90) there in 2025-26 after a 92 the year before. Its CCMR score reached 99, up from 98 in 2024-25 and 86 in 2022-23. School Progress rose from a B (88) to an A (92), driven by Relative Performance, which compares results with schools serving similar shares of economically disadvantaged students, at 92. Academic Growth was lower, a C (77), though up from 70 in 2024-25 and 69 in 2023-24. Closing the Gaps, which measures results for student groups, jumped from a B (82) to an A (92), and that is the main reason the overall grade returned to an A. Austin High earned distinctions in ELA/Reading, Comparative Academic Growth and Postsecondary Readiness in 2021-22 and none in the years since. The campus is not identified for state improvement support.
Source: Texas Education Agency accountability summaries for Austin High (campus 227901002), 2022 through 2026 (2025-26 ratings released August 2026). The 2022-23 and 2023-24 ratings were delayed by litigation and released in 2025. TEA issues updated ratings annually, so verify the current rating directly with Austin ISD or TEA before making a decision based on it.
Programs at Austin High
These are the programs Austin ISD and the Austin High campus list for this school. Austin High is organized around four academies, and every student is placed in one by lottery.
- Academy model: Every student is placed by lottery in one of four academies for 9th and 10th grade core classes: Classical Studies, Design and Technology, Global Studies, or Science and Innovation. Each academy includes a graduation distinction, field experiences, an international travel opportunity and a senior seminar.
- Transfers into the academies: Students outside the attendance zone can apply through Austin ISD general transfer plus an Austin High academy transfer application; transfers opened February 16, 2026 for 2026-27.
- Advanced Placement and dual credit: AP courses are offered, and ACC dual credit is taught on campus by Austin High faculty: English III, U.S. History, U.S. Government, English IV (British Literature) and College Algebra.
- CTE: Programs include business and entrepreneurship, education and training, culinary arts, audio/video production and digital media, graphic design, biomedical science, engineering and computer science.
- Fine arts: Band, choir, guitar, orchestra, the Red Dragon Players theatre company and the Red Jackets.
- Athletics: Baseball, basketball, football, boys and girls lacrosse, soccer, swimming, ultimate frisbee and volleyball, competing in District 26-6A for 2026-28.
- Student supports: Austin ISD lists child care during the day and a school-based mental health center at Austin High.
Bond construction continues through spring 2027, and the east circle drive is closed through March 2027 while the new music and theatre building is finished. Austin High plays in UIL District 26-6A for 2026-28 with Akins, Bowie, Hays, Johnson, Del Valle and Dripping Springs. For current details on academy placement, transfers, AP and dual credit or athletics, contact Austin High at (512) 414-2505.
Where is Austin High School?
Austin High is located at:
1715 W. Cesar Chavez St.
Austin, TX 78703
Austin High Attendance Zone Map
Austin High’s zone takes in Central Austin neighborhoods west of downtown such as Tarrytown, Pemberton Heights, Westfield, Bryker Woods, Ridgelea, Oakmont Heights and part of Rosedale; South Austin neighborhoods such as Zilker, Barton Heights, Rabb Inwood Hills, South Terrace, the Village at Kinney Court and Barton Hills; and Southwest and West Austin areas including Travis Country, Westcreek, Beckett Meadows, Legend Oaks, Lantana, Barton Creek and Gaines Ranch. The campus itself had no closure or reassignment in the consolidation plan, though some feeder campuses below it changed.
Austin ISD plans Phase 1 boundary changes for 2027-28, with a board vote expected in fall 2026, and a district-wide boundary and feeder realignment for fall 2028, so confirm any address with Austin ISD’s school finder before buying.
Homes Zoned to Austin High: Market Stats
The figures below cover single-family homes sold through Unlock MLS whose addresses fall inside Austin High’s 2026-27 attendance zone, based on Austin ISD’s official SY 2026-27 boundary map, not the school typed into each listing. The zone recorded 2,396 sales from September 2022 through August 2026. The largest groups were in Travis Country and its villages, Westfield, Beckett Meadows, Barton Heights, the Village at Western Oaks, Legend Oaks, the Estates of Barton Creek and Tarrytown. Nearly all of these listings were tagged to Austin High in MLS, but 59 were tagged to Martin Middle School, which closed after 2025-26, so the MLS middle school field lags the new boundaries.
3-Year Closed Sales Trend
| Period | Homes Sold | Median Sale Price | Median $/Sq Ft | Sale-to-List Ratio | Median Days on Market |
| Sept 2022 – Aug 2023 | 536 | $1,099,500 | $581.16 | 96.6% | 27 days |
| Sept 2023 – Aug 2024 | 561 | $1,095,000 | $544.07 | 96.5% | 37 days |
| Sept 2024 – Aug 2025 | 645 | $1,125,000 | $533.84 | 96.2% | 42 days |
| Trailing 12 Months (Sept 2025 – Aug 2026) | 654 | $1,091,250 | $515.77 | 96.3% | 34 days |
Data sourced from Unlock MLS. Statistics deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Single-family homes only. Each Austin ISD listing was geocoded and matched to Austin ISD’s SY 2026-27 Austin High attendance boundary, so the figures reflect today’s zone rather than the school typed into each listing.
The median sale price in the Austin High zone has been nearly flat, from $1,099,500 in 2022-23 to $1,091,250 over the trailing twelve months, a change of about -0.8%. Median price per square foot fell more, from $581.16 to $515.77 (-11.3%), because the median home sold grew from about 2,251 to 2,317 square feet.
Sales volume rose from 536 homes in 2022-23 to 654 in the past twelve months, the highest of the four periods. Median days on market went from 27 days in 2022-23 to 41.5 days in 2024-25 and eased back to 34 days over the past year. Sellers received a median of 96.3% of their final list price, compared with 96.6% in 2022-23.
Current Inventory Snapshot
As of October 2, 2026
| Status | Count | Median List Price | Median Days on Market |
| Active | 207 | $1,425,000 | 56 days |
| Active Under Contract | 15 | $1,195,000 | 28 days |
| Pending | 15 | $820,000 | 64 days |
Data sourced from Unlock MLS. Statistics deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Single-family homes only, same zone method as above.
237 homes are currently active, under contract, or pending in the Austin High zone. With 207 active listings against about 54.5 sales a month over the past year, the zone has roughly 3.8 months of inventory, a balanced market.
The median active list price of $1,425,000 is well above the trailing-twelve-month median sale price of $1,091,250, and active listings have been on the market a median of 56 days.
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Neighborhoods Zoned to Austin High
The neighborhoods below have their own guides and are zoned to Austin High for 2026-27. Only part of some of them is inside the zone: about 52% of Rosedale’s sales, about 62% of Legend Oaks’ and about 78% of Shadowridge Crossing’s fall in the Austin High zone, so check the specific address in those neighborhoods.
The zone also includes Barton Heights, Rabb Inwood Hills, South Terrace, the Village at Western Oaks, Edgemont, Horseshoe Bend, West Park Addition, the Grove, South Lund Park, Amarra Drive and Tobin & Johnson, which don’t have separate guides.
Aviara
3-5 beds, 2-4 baths, 1,400-3,200 sqft, Low $400,000s – Mid $500,000s
Barton Creek
2-7 beds, 2-10 baths, 2,000-17,000 sqft, $1.5MMs – $6.9MMs
Barton Hills
2-7 beds, 1-7 baths, 850-5,700 sqft, High $500,000s – $3.7MMs
Beckett Meadows
2-5 beds, 2-3 baths, 1,500-3,200 sqft, High $400,000s – Mid $600,000s
Bluffington
3-5 beds, 2-5 baths, 2,000-6,000 sqft, $2MMs – $6.3MMs
Bryker Woods
See the full guide for current homes and pricing
Cayena
3-4 beds, 3-4 baths, 1,700-2,890 sqft, High $500,000s – Mid $800,000s
Convict Hill
3-4 beds, 2-3 baths, 1,600-3,200 sqft, Mid $800,000s – Mid $800,000s
Gaines Ranch
3-5 beds, 3-6 baths, 2,100-8,200 sqft, High $700,000s – Mid $900,000s
Harper Park
3-4 beds, 3-4 baths, 2,177-2,918 sqft, Low $600,000s – Mid $600,000s
Lantana
3-6 beds, 2-6 baths, 2,000-4,900 sqft, Mid $600,000s – $1.3MMs
Legend Oaks
3-5 beds, 2-4 baths, 1,300-3,600 sqft, High $400,000s – Low $900,000s
Oak Hill Heights
3-6 beds, 2-5 baths, 1,700-4,558 sqft, High $500,000s – High $700,000s
Oakmont Heights
1-6 beds, 1-7 baths, 750-5,500 sqft, High $500,000s – $2.6MMs
Pemberton Heights
2-6 beds, 1-7 baths, 900-6,200 sqft, High $700,000s – $5.2MMs
Ridgelea
2-6 beds, 1-6 baths, 1,000-4,300 sqft, Low $400,000s – $2.2MMs
Rosedale
2-6 beds, 1-5 baths, 650-3,800 sqft, Mid $400,000s – $2.3MMs
Shadowridge Crossing
3-6 beds, 2-5 baths, 1,400-4,500 sqft, Mid $500,000s – $1.2MMs
Tarrytown
2-7 beds, 1-10 baths, 950-10,600 sqft, Low $800,000s – $8MMs
Travis Country
3-6 beds, 2-5 baths, 1,200-4,500 sqft, Mid $500,000s – $1.4MMs
Travis Country West
See the full guide for current homes and pricing
Westcreek
2-5 beds, 2-3 baths, 1,000-2,900 sqft, Mid $300,000s – High $800,000s
Westfield
2-6 beds, 1-6 baths, 650-6,500 sqft, High $600,000s – $5MMs
Zilker
2-6 beds, 1-7 baths, 700-4,600 sqft, Mid $600,000s – $3.2MMs
Feeder Elementary and Middle Schools
For 2026-27, eight elementary schools and three middle schools feed Austin High. By share of the zone’s home sales, the largest elementary zones are Oak Hill (about 21%), Casis (about 20%), Patton (about 18%), Zilker (about 14%) and Bryker Woods (about 11%), and about 74% of sales fall in the O. Henry Middle School zone and about 23% in the Clint Small Middle School zone. A small area, about 2%, is in the Kealing Middle School zone, which took in former Martin Middle School neighborhoods after Martin closed at the end of 2025-26.
Feeder Elementary Schools
- Oak Hill Elementary School (about 21% of the zone’s home sales)
6101 Patton Ranch Rd., Austin, TX 78735
Great Schools Rating: 6/10 - Casis Elementary School (about 20% of the zone’s home sales)
2710 Exposition Blvd., Austin, TX 78703
Great Schools Rating: 10/10 - Patton Elementary School (about 18% of the zone’s home sales)
6001 Westcreek Dr., Austin, TX 78749
Great Schools Rating: 6/10 - Andrew J. Zilker Elementary School (about 14% of the zone’s home sales)
1900 Bluebonnet Ln., Austin, TX 78704
Great Schools Rating: 9/10 - Bryker Woods Elementary School (about 11% of the zone’s home sales)
3309 Kerbey Ln., Austin, TX 78703
Great Schools Rating: 8/10 - Barton Hills Elementary School (about 9% of the zone’s home sales)
2108 Barton Hills Dr., Austin, TX 78704
Great Schools Rating: 7/10 - Mathews Elementary School (about 4% of the zone’s home sales)
906 West Lynn St., Austin, TX 78703
Great Schools Rating: 10/10 - George I. Sánchez Elementary School (about 2% of the zone’s home sales)
73 San Marcos St., Austin, TX 78702
Great Schools Rating: 1/10
Feeder Middle Schools
- O. Henry Middle School (about 74% of the zone’s home sales)
2610 West 10th St., Austin, TX 78703
Great Schools Rating: 6/10 - Clint Small Middle School (about 23% of the zone’s home sales)
4801 Monterey Oaks Blvd., Austin, TX 78749
Great Schools Rating: 9/10 - Kealing Middle School (about 2% of the zone’s home sales)
1607 Pennsylvania Ave., Austin, TX 78702
Great Schools Rating: 9/10
Source: Austin ISD’s official SY 2026-27 attendance boundary and school reassignment layers (updated July 30, 2026); shares are based on where the zone’s single-family home sales since Sept 2022 fall. Feeder patterns can change, and Austin ISD plans boundary changes for 2027-28 and a district-wide realignment for fall 2028, so confirm with the district.
Frequently Asked Questions
Ratings and Zoning
Austin High earned an A with a score of 92 in TEA’s 2025-26 accountability ratings, released in August 2026. It was a B (89) in 2024-25 and 2023-24, a B (88) in 2022-23 and an A (90) in 2021-22.
Closing the Gaps rose from 82 to 92 and Relative Performance rose from 88 to 92, lifting both of those areas to an A. Student Achievement stayed an A (90), and the college, career and military readiness score reached 99.
Austin High itself was not closed, merged or given a new program in the November 2025 consolidation plan. Some feeder campuses changed, including Martin Middle School, which closed after 2025-26, and a small part of the Austin High zone is now in the Kealing Middle School zone.
The zone runs from Tarrytown, Pemberton Heights, Westfield and Bryker Woods in Central Austin to Zilker and Barton Hills in South Austin and Travis Country, Westcreek, Barton Creek and Lantana to the southwest. Rosedale, Legend Oaks and Shadowridge Crossing are only partly in the zone.
Use Austin ISD’s school finder, then confirm with the district, especially in neighborhoods split between zones. Austin ISD plans Phase 1 boundary changes for 2027-28 and a district-wide realignment for fall 2028.
Programs, Feeder Schools and Home Prices
Every student is placed by lottery in one of four academies for 9th and 10th grade core classes: Classical Studies, Design and Technology, Global Studies, or Science and Innovation. Each academy includes a graduation distinction, field experiences, an international travel opportunity and a senior seminar.
Yes, by application. Out-of-zone students apply through Austin ISD’s general transfer process plus an Austin High academy transfer application. Transfers for 2026-27 opened February 16, 2026.
About 74% of the zone’s home sales fall in the O. Henry Middle School zone and about 23% in the Clint Small Middle School zone. About 2% are in the Kealing Middle School zone.
Over the trailing twelve months, 654 single-family homes sold in the Austin High zone at a median of $1,091,250, compared with $1,099,500 in 2022-23, a change of about -0.8%. The median price per square foot fell 11.3%, to $515.77.
As of October 2, 2026, there were 207 active single-family listings in the zone with a median list price of $1,425,000. That is about 3.8 months of inventory, a balanced market, and sellers received a median of 96.3% of list price over the past year.
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