Austin Independent School District

Academic achievement

In 2018-19, the school district was rated a B by the Texas Education Agency (TEA.) No state accountability ratings were given to districts for the 2019–20 and 2020-21 school years. Prior to the 2011-12 school year, school districts in Texas could receive one of four possible rankings from the Texas Education Agency: Exemplary (the highest possible ranking), Recognized, Academically Acceptable, and Academically Unacceptable (the lowest possible ranking). For the 2012-13 school year, the TEA moved to a Pass/Fail system. In 2017, the TEA adopted an A-F accountability system.

Finances

Like other Texas public school districts, Austin ISD is funded through a combination of local property taxes, general state revenues (such as occupation taxes, Texas Lottery profits, and returns from the Permanent School Fund), and federal education funds. The district also funds some facilities construction and improvements through the issuance of debt by bond elections; Austin ISD's most recent bond elections have been held in 2013, 2017, and 2022.

Board of Trustees

Members are elected in nonpartisan elections and serve four year terms. Positions 1-7 are elected in single-member districts, while positions 8 and 9 are elected at-large.

List of superintendents

• John B. Winn – 1881–1894
• Prof. Thomas Green Harris – 1895–1903
• Arthur N. McCallum Sr. – 1903–1942
• Dr. Russell Lewis – 1942–1947
• Dr. J.W. Edgar – 1947–1950
• Dr. Irby B. Carruth – 1950–1970
• Dr. Jack L. Davidson – 1970–1980
• Dr. John Ellis – 1980–1990
• Dr. Gonzalo Garza (Interim) – 1990–1991
• Dr. Jim B. Hensley – 1991–1992
• Dr. Terry N. Bishop (Interim) – 1993–1994
• Dr. James Fox Jr. – 1995–1998
• A.C. Gonzalez (Interim) – 1998–1999
• Dr. Pascal D. Forgione Jr. – 1999–2009
• Dr. Meria Carstarphen – 2009–2014
• Dr. Paul Cruz – 2014–2020
• Dr. Stephanie S. Elizalde – 2020–2022
• Dr. Anthony Mays (Interim) – 2022
• Matias Segura – 2023–Present

Demographics

In the 1970s white flight to Westlake and other suburbs of Austin that were majority white began. In 1970 the student body of Austin ISD was 65% non-Hispanic (Anglo) white. In the late 1970s the student body was 57% non-Hispanic white, 26% Hispanic and Latino, and 15% African-American. Until 1978 Austin ISD categorized Hispanics and Latinos as "white" so they could integrate them with African-Americans while leaving non-Hispanic whites out of integration. That year it was forced to integrate Hispanics and non-Hispanic whites. In 2000 the student body of Austin ISD was 37% non-Hispanic white. As of the 2016-17 school year, there are 48,386 Hispanic students, 22,761 non-Hispanic white students, and 6,578 African-American students.

On November 18, 2019 the Austin ISD board of Trustees voted 6-3 in favor of a plan closing four elementary schools. This vote was criticized by many, including Austin ISD Chief Equity Officer, Dr. Hawley who stated that the "map that you have of the closures is a map of what 21st century racism looks like. ... Our process for selecting schools was flawed. It was inequitable." The six Trustees who voted to close the schools were Cindy Anderson, Amber Elenz, Geronimo Rodriguez, Jayme Mathias, Yasmin Wagner and Kristen Ashy.

High schools

File:AkinsHighSchool.JPG|Akins Early College High School File:Ann Richards School Austin Texas 2023.jpg|Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders File:AustinHighSchoolAustin.JPG|Austin High School File:CrockettHighSchoolAustin.JPG|Crockett Early College High School File:LBJ-High-School-220.jpg|LBJ Early College High School File:McCallum High School.JPG|McCallum High School File:Juan Navarro High School Austin Texas 2021.jpg|Navarro Early College High School File:ReaganHSAustinTXAthletics.JPG|Northeast Early College High School File:TravisHighSchoolAustintexas.JPG|Travis Early College High School The following high schools cover grades 9 to 12, unless otherwise noted.

Zoned high schools

Unzoned high schools

The Ann Richards School, Garza Independence High School, and LASA have independent campuses, but International High School shares a campus with Northeast Early College High School.

Other high school programs

The Graduation Preparatory Academies at Navarro and Travis Early College High Schools are officially listed as separate schools from their home campuses, but they are housed within the same building and share many programs.

Middle schools

File:CovingtonMiddleAustin.JPG|Covington Middle School File:FulmoreMiddleSchool.JPG|Lively Middle School File:ParedesMiddleSchool.JPG|Paredes Middle School

Zoned middle schools

Other middle school programs

The Kealing and Lively magnet programs accept students from across AISD on a basis of academic record and provide them with a more advanced program. The magnet programs are housed in their respective schools, but provide some different classes to their students.

Elementary schools

Image:BeckerESAustin.JPG|Becker Elementary School Image:BlackshearES0AustinTX.JPG|Blackshear Elementary Fine Arts Academy Image:MenchacaElementary.JPG|Menchaca Elementary School Image:Joe Dan Mills Elementary.jpg|Mills Elementary Image:StElmoESSchool.JPG|St. Elmo Elementary School Image:SunsetValleyESTX.JPG|Sunset Valley Elementary School Image:TravisheightsES.JPG|Travis Heights Elementary School Image:Zilker elementary 2008.jpg|Zilker Elementary School

• Allison Elementary School
• Andrews Elementary School
• Baldwin Elementary School
• Baranoff Elementary School
• Barbara Jordan Elementary School
• Barrington Elementary School
• Barton Hills Elementary School
• Bear Creek Elementary School
• Becker Elementary School
• Blackshear Elementary Fine Arts Academy (1891)
  • National Blue Ribbon School in 2015
• Blanton Elementary School
  • National Blue Ribbon School in 2000–01
• Blazier Elementary School
• Boone Elementary School
• Brentwood Elementary School
• Bryker Woods Elementary School
• Campbell Elementary Media & Performing Arts Institute
• Casey Elementary School
• Casis Elementary School
• Clayton Elementary School
• Cook Elementary School
• Cowan Elementary School
• Cunningham Elementary School
• Davis Elementary School
• Dawson Elementary School
• Doss Elementary School
• Galindo Elementary School
• Govalle Elementary School
• Graham Elementary School
• Guerrero Thompson Elementary School
• Gullett Elementary School
• Harris Elementary School
• Hart Elementary School
• Highland Park Elementary School
  • National Blue Ribbon School in 1991–92 and 2006
• Hill Elementary School
  • National Blue Ribbon School in 1993–94
• Houston Elementary School
• Joslin Elementary School
• Kiker Elementary School
• Kocurek Elementary School
• Langford Elementary School
• Lee Elementary School
  • National Blue Ribbon School in 1991–92
• Linder Elementary School
• Maplewood Elementary School
• Mathews Elementary School (1916)
• McBee Elementary School
• Menchaca Elementary School (1884)
• Mills Elementary School
• Norman-Sims Elementary School
• Oak Hill Elementary School
• Oak Springs Elementary School
• Odom Elementary School
• Ortega Elementary School
  • National Blue Ribbon School in 1993–94
• Overton Elementary School
• Padron Elementary School
• Palm Elementary School
• Patton Elementary School
• Pecan Springs Elementary School
• Perez Elementary School
• Pickle Elementary School
• Pillow Elementary School
  • 2004 National Blue Ribbon School
• Pleasant Hill Elementary School
• Reilly Elementary School
• Ridgetop Elementary School
• Rodriguez Elementary School
• Sanchez Elementary School
• St. Elmo Elementary School (1914)
• Summitt Elementary School
• Sunset Valley Elementary School (Sunset Valley)
• T. A. Brown Elementary School
  • National Blue Ribbon School in 1996–97
• Travis Heights Elementary School (1939)
• Uphaus Early Childhood Center
• Walnut Creek Elementary School
  • National Blue Ribbon School in 1996–97
• Widen Elementary School
• Williams Elementary School
• Winn Montessori
• Wooldridge Elementary School
• Wooten Elementary School
• Zavala Elementary School
  • National Blue Ribbon School in 1996–97
• Zilker Elementary School
  • National Blue Ribbon School in 1998–99

Alternative Education

• Rosedale School- It specifically serves kids with special needs

Facilities

Headquarters

The headquarters are at the intersection of Interstate 35 and Ben White. The 142000 sqft structure has nine stories.

For a period prior to 1989, the Austin ISD headquarters were on Guadalupe Street, adjacent to the Texas Department of Public Safety headquarters. In 1989, the Texas House of Representatives passed a bill allowing DPS to acquire the former Austin ISD headquarters. That building was known as the Irby B. Carruth Administration Building.

From circa 1994 to 2019, the headquarters were at the Carruth Administration Center, on 1111 West Sixth Street. That building was sold, along with another Austin ISD facility, in 2017. The district used the money from those sales to buy the current headquarters. From around July to September 2019 the headquarters moved to the current location. The employees who went to the current headquarters came from those two sold properties and one other property.

Athletic facilities

• Toney Burger Center (Football, Baseball, Track and field, Basketball, Volleyball, Soccer)
• I.I. Nelson Field (Football, Baseball, Track & Field, Soccer)
• Delco Activity Center (Basketball, Volleyball)
• Ellie Noack Sports Complex (Baseball, Softball, Football, Soccer)
• House Park (Football, Soccer)

AISD.TV

Austin ISD operates AISD.TV on Spectrum and Grande Communications channel 22 and AT&T U-verse channel 99.

Gallery

File:AustinIndependentSchoolDistrictHeadquarters.JPG|The former Austin Independent School District headquarters

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