Austin H S

Austin Isd · Travis County · High school

Austin H S enrolled 2,321 students in 2025. In the class of 2024, 93.5% graduated in four years (Texas: 92.7%). Its four-year graduation rate sits in the bottom 31% of Texas campuses (2024).

Small group: only ~11 Black students in a recent year here. One student can move a rate several points. Read the shaded 95% bands, not single-year jumps.

At a glance vs. Texas

Austin H S Texas
Graduation rate ’24+2.5 vs TX
Austin H S 92.3%Texas 89.8%
College/career/military ready ’24+24.9 vs TX
Austin H S 100.0%Texas 75.1%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22-3.4 vs TX
Austin H S 41.2%Texas 44.6%
Took the SAT or ACT ’24+35.6 vs TX
Austin H S 116.7%Texas 81.1%
College-ready test score ’24+14.1 vs TX
Austin H S 28.6%Texas 14.5%
Algebra I proficiency ’25-20.7 vs TX
Austin H S 5.3%Texas 26.0%
Advanced course completion ’24bottom 46% in TX+0.1 vs TX
Austin H S 55.2%Texas 55.1%

The advanced pipeline

Black students at each gate, latest year. Each stage has its own denominator; the bars sit side by side, never multiplied.

Complete an advanced or dual-credit course55 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 29 · White: 86
Take an AP/IB exam11 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 28 · White: 55
Pass an AP/IB exam36 in 100
of students who took one · 2020 · n = 11 · White: 76

Outcomes

Graduation rate

Share of the class that graduated high school within 4 years.

7080901002012201520182021202492

College/career/military ready

Met Texas' readiness checklist: a qualifying test score, college credit, a career certificate, or military enlistment.

4060801002017201920212023202410075

Exists from the class of 2017. A checklist, not a test. See Methods.

Enrolled in a Texas college

Enrolled in a Texas college or university the fall after graduating.

20406080201620182020202245

Texas colleges only: misses out-of-state, military, and trade paths. Runs through the class of 2022.

College entrance exams

Took the SAT or ACT

Share of graduates who took a college entrance exam.

4060801002012201520182021202411781

Can top 100% where juniors test (the denominator is graduates).

College-ready test score

Scored at or above the college-ready benchmark on the SAT or ACT.

0204060201220152018202120242915

The benchmark was redefined between 2017 and 2018, and COVID broke the series between 2020 and 2021. Compare within eras, not across the dashed lines.

Avg SAT math

Average SAT math score among test-takers (200-800). The line at 530 is the college-ready benchmark.

45050020132016201920222024college-ready benchmark453434

The SAT was rescaled in 2016. Never compare across the dashed line.

Avg SAT reading/writing

Average SAT reading and writing score among test-takers (200-800). The line at 480 is the college-ready benchmark.

50060070080090020132016201920222024college-ready benchmark474

The SAT was rescaled in 2016. Never compare across the dashed line.

Avg ACT math

Average ACT math score among test-takers (1-36).

1617181920201320162019202220241816

Avg ACT English

Average ACT English score among test-takers (1-36).

16182022201320162019202220242316

Avg ACT science

Average ACT science score among test-takers (1-36).

1718192021201320162019202220242017

State tests (high school)

Algebra I proficiency

Met grade level on the Algebra I STAAR, the state test nearly every student takes.

0102030405020172019202220242025265

Biology proficiency

Met grade level on the Biology STAAR.

204060802017201920222024202549

English II proficiency

Met grade level on the English II STAAR.

406080201720192022202420255844

Advanced courses

Advanced course completion

Completed at least one advanced or dual-credit course (grades 11-12).

204060802014201720202023202455

Took an AP/IB course

Enrolled in at least one AP or IB course.

204060802015201720192021202320245035

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

010203040201220152018202120241711

Passed an AP/IB exam

Scored a passing 3+ on an AP exam (4+ on IB), among students who took one.

0204060801002012201520182021202436

Enrollment

Enrollment

Students enrolled.

05000010000015000020000020142017202020232025205,33664

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate202493.5%92.3%90.4%95.6%86.7%
College/career/military ready202498.2%100%97.1%98.9%95.7%
Algebra I proficiency202526.5%5.3%17.8%39.3%18.4%
Biology proficiency202575.9%45%59.8%90.6%54.1%
English II proficiency202574.3%57.9%59.6%90%44.4%
Advanced course completion202474.2%55.2%57%85.7%50.2%
Took an AP/IB course202475%50%55.6%86.4%48.9%
Took an AP/IB exam202442.1%10.7%21.7%54.5%18.5%
Passed an AP/IB exam202474.3%65.4%76.2%53.5%

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Years are the school year the students were measured in, not the report year. Missing points mean the state masked a small group for privacy, not zero. Data: Texas Education Agency TAPR. Download this school's data (JSON).