Leadership Academy
Public high school in Austin, Texas · Austin ISD · Grades 8–12
Leadership Academy serves 23 students in grades 8–12 in Austin (Travis County). It is one of 121 schools in Austin ISD. By enrollment it is the 1838th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 3.6 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer 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 ÷ 6.47 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Alternative School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 8–12 |
| 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 | 480894007137 |
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 | 23 | 72,272 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 3.6 | 14.1 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 82.6% | 51.1% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 1% 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.
Leadership Academy in context
Size
Leadership Academy is the 21st largest of Austin ISD's 22 high schools; its 23 students are 0% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 1.7 miles away with a median enrollment of 317; Leadership Academy is smaller than most of them.
NCES lists it as an alternative school: one that serves students whose needs a regular school may not meet, or that offers a non-traditional program alongside regular schools.
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 12 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 1, against an average of 5 per grade. This year grade 12 has 50% fewer students than grade 8 (1 against 2). 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
The largest group is Hispanic students: 60.9% here and 54.4% across Austin ISD. Black students are next, at 21.7%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
82.6% of its students are eligible 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
With 6.47 full-time-equivalent teachers for 23 students, Leadership Academy has 3.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 23 students would have about 1.6 teachers, so Leadership Academy has 4.9 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Leadership Academy is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. Travis County Juvenile Detention Center (in the same district) is listed at the same location. Within 10 miles there are 42 other high schools, 20 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 60.9% |
| Black | 21.7% |
| White | 13% |
| Asian | 4.3% |
13% of students are girls and 87% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 8 | 2 |
| Grade 9 | 3 |
| Grade 10 | 12 |
| Grade 11 | 5 |
| Grade 12 | 1 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2515 S Congress, Austin, TX 78704
Phone: (512)414-2554
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Leadership Academy. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis County Juvenile Detention Center | Austin ISD | 0.0 mi | 30 | 5.4 | 76.7% |
| Graduation Preparatory Academy | Austin ISD | 0.7 mi | 69 | 23 | 85.5% |
| Travis Early College High School | Austin ISD | 0.7 mi | 1,011 | 13 | 84.7% |
| The Excel Center for Adults - South Austin | The Excel Center (For Adults) | 1.5 mi | 114 | 17.2 | – |
| Premier High School-Austin South Campus | Premier High Schools | 1.9 mi | 143 | 23.8 | 57.3% |
| Harmony School of Excellence - Austin | Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas | 1.9 mi | 497 | 13.3 | 90.1% |
| Richards School for Young Women Leaders | Austin ISD | 2.0 mi | 920 | 17.5 | 36.7% |
| KIPP Austin Brave | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 2.3 mi | 490 | 12.9 | 88.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.