Austin Achieve High School
Public high school (charter) in Austin, Texas · Austin Achieve Public Schools · Grades 9–12
Austin Achieve High School serves 581 students in grades 9–12 in Austin (Travis County). It is one of 5 schools in Austin Achieve Public Schools. By enrollment it is the 825th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 17.2 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 33.84 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Austin Achieve Public Schools |
| County | Travis County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480143113981 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Austin Achieve Public Schools | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 581 | 2,713 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 17.2 | 18.6 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 90.2% | 87.6% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 81% of Texas high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Austin Achieve High School in context
Size
Austin Achieve High School is the only high school in Austin Achieve Public Schools. Its 581 students are 21.4% of the district's 2,713. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 1.1 miles away and have a median of 474 students, so Austin Achieve High School is close to their typical size.
As a charter school it is publicly funded and charges no tuition, but it is run under a charter rather than directly by a local school board.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 9 with 185 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 112, against an average of 145 per grade. This year grade 12 has 24% fewer students than grade 9 (141 against 185). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 92.6% of enrollment, a higher share than across Austin Achieve Public Schools (80.2%). Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
90.2% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 87.6% across Austin Achieve Public Schools and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Austin Achieve High School has 33.84 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 17.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 581 students would have about 41.5 teachers, so Austin Achieve High School has 7.7 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other high school is Greenleaf Ncc, 0.5 miles away in Austin ISD. There are 22 high schools within 5 miles and 50 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 92.6% |
| Black | 4.8% |
| White | 1.9% |
| Asian | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 0.2% |
53% of students are girls and 47% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 185 |
| Grade 10 | 143 |
| Grade 11 | 112 |
| Grade 12 | 141 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
7424 E Hwy 290 Building 2, Austin, TX 78723
Phone: (512)522-4190
Website: austinachieve.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Austin Achieve High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenleaf Ncc | Austin ISD | 0.5 mi | 30 | – | 30% |
| International High School | Austin ISD | 0.8 mi | 213 | 10 | 100% |
| Northeast Early College High School | Austin ISD | 0.8 mi | 972 | 14.8 | 91.9% |
| KIPP Austin Collegiate | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 0.8 mi | 847 | 14.9 | 91% |
| Diboll | The Excel Center (For Adults) | 1.3 mi | 75 | 25 | – |
| Lbj Early College High School | Austin ISD | 1.5 mi | 734 | 14.9 | 88.6% |
| Cedars Academy Next Generation H S at Highland | Cedars International Academy | 1.8 mi | 116 | 9.2 | 69.8% |
| IDEA Rundberg College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 2.5 mi | 790 | 16.5 | 94.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Austin Achieve Public Schools
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Achieve Ferguson | Pre-K | Pre-K | 73 |
| Austin Achieve Middle School | Middle | 5–8 | 669 |
| Austin Achieve Northeast Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 839 |
| Austin Achieve Pflugerville | Elementary | Pre-K–8 | 551 |