Lasa High School
Public high school in Austin, Texas · Austin ISD · Grades 9–12
Lasa High School serves 1,616 students in grades 9–12 in Austin (Travis County). It is one of 121 schools in Austin ISD. By enrollment it is the 432nd largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 18.8 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 ÷ 86.03 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Austin ISD |
| County | Travis County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 480894011930 |
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 ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,616 | 72,272 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 18.8 | 14.1 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 10.6% | 51.1% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 89% 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.
Lasa High School in context
Size
Lasa High School is the 7th largest of Austin ISD's 22 high schools; its 1,616 students are 2.2% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 2.1 miles away and have a median of 288 students, so Lasa High School is larger than most of them.
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 10 with 419 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 374, against an average of 404 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 412 in grade 9 and 374 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 44.1% of enrollment, a higher share than across Austin ISD (30.4%). Asian students are next, at 24.5%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
10.6% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 51.1% across Austin ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Lasa High School has 86.03 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 18.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 1,616 students would have about 115.4 teachers, so Lasa High School has 29.4 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 Alternative Learning Center, 1 miles away in the same district. There are 17 high schools within 5 miles and 44 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 44.1% |
| Asian | 24.5% |
| Hispanic | 20.9% |
| Two or more races | 8.2% |
| Black | 2.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
46.2% of students are girls and 53.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 412 |
| Grade 10 | 419 |
| Grade 11 | 411 |
| Grade 12 | 374 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1012 Arthur Stiles Rd, Austin, TX 78721
Phone: (512)414-5272
Website: austinisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Lasa High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alternative Learning Center | Austin ISD | 1.0 mi | 113 | 6.2 | 79.6% |
| IDEA Health Professions College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 1.2 mi | 376 | 13.2 | 86.4% |
| Eastside Early College High School | Austin ISD | 1.8 mi | 663 | 14.4 | 89.1% |
| Texans Can Academy - Austin | Texans Can Academies | 1.9 mi | 168 | 21.2 | 69.6% |
| The East Austin College Prep at Mlk | Valere Public Schools | 2.2 mi | 169 | 13.1 | 75.7% |
| IDEA Montopolis College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 2.4 mi | 835 | 19.5 | 88.3% |
| Garza Independence High School | Austin ISD | 2.7 mi | 199 | 8.5 | 47.7% |
| University of Texas at Austin High School | University of Texas at Austin High School | 4.0 mi | 1,056 | 37.6 | 28.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.