Accountability rating (2018-2019)

A

Austin ISD: B

Total students

2,234

Avg. teacher experience

10.2 years

Austin ISD: 10.7 years

Statewide: 11.2 years

Four-year graduation rate

99.4 %

Austin ISD: 94.4%

Statewide: 90.3%

Anderson High School is a high school in Austin, TX, in the Austin ISD school district. As of the 2020-2021 school year, it had 2,234 students. 33.3% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 6% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the state waived accountability ratings for the 2020-2021 school year. The school received an accountability rating of A for the 2018-2019 school year.

In the Class of 2020, 99.4% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 0.2% during the 2019-2020 school year.

The average SAT score at Anderson High School was 1172 for 2019-2020 graduates. The average ACT score was 26.6.

As of the 2020-2021 school year, an average teacher's salary was $56,924, which is $717 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 10.2 years of experience.

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Contact information

Address

8403 Mesa Dr
Austin, TX 78759-8199

Office phone number

(512) 414-2538

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Anderson High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 13. Students who started eighth grade in 2008 in this region had a college graduation rate of 24.4 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 13.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

2,234

African American

115 (5.1%)

Austin ISD: 6.6%

Statewide: 12.7%

American Indian

2 (0.1%)

Austin ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

174 (7.8%)

Austin ISD: 4.6%

Statewide: 4.7%

Hispanic

670 (30%)

Austin ISD: 55%

Statewide: 52.9%

Pacific Islander

3 (0.1%)

Austin ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

1,151 (51.5%)

Austin ISD: 30.1%

Statewide: 26.5%

Two or more races

119 (5.3%)

Austin ISD: 3.5%

Statewide: 2.7%

African American

5.1%

American Indian

0.1%

Asian

7.8%

Hispanic

30.0%

Pacific Islander

0.1%

White

51.5%

Two or more races

5.3%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

33.3 %

Austin ISD: 47.2%

Statewide: 49.2%

Economically disadvantaged

23.6 %

Austin ISD: 51.9%

Statewide: 60.3%

Limited English proficiency

6.3 %

Austin ISD: 28.2%

Statewide: 20.7%

At-risk students

33.3%

Econ. disadvantaged

23.6%

Limited Eng. proficiency

6.3%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2020-2021 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

6 %

Austin ISD: 31.2%

Statewide: 21%

Gifted and Talented

15.1 %

Austin ISD: 12.3%

Statewide: 8.3%

Special Education

9.4 %

Austin ISD: 13.3%

Statewide: 11.1%

Bilingual/ESL

6.0%

Gifted and talented

15.1%

Special education

9.4%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the state waived accountability ratings for the 2020-2021 school year. All Texas public school districts and campuses received the label “Not Rated: Declared State of Disaster.” Our schools explorer shows the accountability ratings from the 2018-2019 school year when available.

Overall (2018-2019)

A

Austin ISD: B

Student achievement (2018-2019)

A

Austin ISD: B

School progress (2018-2019)

B

Austin ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2018-2019)

B

Austin ISD: B

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2021 Accountability Manual.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2016-2017 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2021. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.

All students

99.4 %

Austin ISD: 94.4%

Statewide: 90.3%

African American

100 %

Austin ISD: 93.5%

Statewide: 87%

American Indian

Masked

Austin ISD: 85.7%

Statewide: 86.3%

Asian

100 %

Austin ISD: 98.7%

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

99.3 %

Austin ISD: 92.5%

Statewide: 88.6%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Austin ISD: Masked

Statewide: 89.2%

White

99.3 %

Austin ISD: 96.8%

Statewide: 94%

Two or more races

100 %

Austin ISD: 96.9%

Statewide: 91.1%

African American

100.0%

American Indian

Masked

Asian

100.0%

Hispanic

99.3%

Pacific Islander

Masked

White

99.3%

Two or more races

100.0%

Dropout rates

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2019-2020 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.

All students

0.2 %

Austin ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 1.6%

American Indian

Masked

Austin ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.3%

African American

0 %

Austin ISD: 1.7%

Statewide: 2.5%

Asian

0 %

Austin ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Hispanic

0.1 %

Austin ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 1.9%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Austin ISD: 5.3%

Statewide: 1.5%

White

0.1 %

Austin ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.9%

Two or more races

1.1 %

Austin ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 1.5%

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2019-2020 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

7.9 %

Austin ISD: 8.9%

Statewide: 6.7%

American Indian

Masked

Austin ISD: 12.8%

Statewide: 7.8%

African American

12.3 %

Austin ISD: 16.6%

Statewide: 8.9%

Asian

1.5 %

Austin ISD: 2.5%

Statewide: 1.8%

Hispanic

11.8 %

Austin ISD: 11.2%

Statewide: 7.4%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Austin ISD: 6.5%

Statewide: 7.2%

White

5.9 %

Austin ISD: 4.3%

Statewide: 5.2%

Two or more races

7.4 %

Austin ISD: 6.9%

Statewide: 6.7%

College readiness

AP/IB participation

The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2019-2020 school year.

All students

43.5 %

Austin ISD: 28.3%

Statewide: 22%

African American

20.9 %

Austin ISD: 11.2%

Statewide: 13.3%

American Indian

Masked

Austin ISD: 17.6%

Statewide: 17.2%

Asian

49 %

Austin ISD: 58.2%

Statewide: 59.1%

Hispanic

29.6 %

Austin ISD: 16.7%

Statewide: 18.6%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Austin ISD: 14.3%

Statewide: 19.5%

White

54.2 %

Austin ISD: 45.6%

Statewide: 25.4%

Two or more races

37.5 %

Austin ISD: 41.6%

Statewide: 25.8%

AP/IB performance

The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2019-2020 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.

All students

79.6 %

Austin ISD: 76.2%

Statewide: 59%

African American

71.4 %

Austin ISD: 47%

Statewide: 40.4%

American Indian

Masked

Austin ISD: Masked

Statewide: 57.6%

Asian

83.3 %

Austin ISD: 90.5%

Statewide: 81.2%

Hispanic

73.4 %

Austin ISD: 62.5%

Statewide: 47.4%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Austin ISD: Masked

Statewide: 58.9%

White

81 %

Austin ISD: 82.7%

Statewide: 69%

Two or more races

86.7 %

Austin ISD: 83.5%

Statewide: 69.1%

SAT

The average SAT score for students graduating in 2019-2020, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.

Avg. SAT score

1172

Austin ISD: 1058

Statewide: 1019

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2019-2020. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

26.6

Austin ISD: 23.1

Statewide: 20.2

College-ready graduates

A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2019-2020.

Reading

87.9 %

Austin ISD: 84%

Statewide: 59.7%

Math

86.5 %

Austin ISD: 79.9%

Statewide: 47.9%

Reading + Math

83.7 %

Austin ISD: 75.3%

Statewide: 43.2%

Reading

87.9%

Math

86.5%

Reading + Math

83.7%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2020-2021 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

128.4

African American

6.7 (5.2%)

Austin ISD: 5.9%

Statewide: 11.1%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Austin ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

3.8 (2.9%)

Austin ISD: 2.6%

Statewide: 1.8%

Hispanic

16.2 (12.6%)

Austin ISD: 33.4%

Statewide: 28.4%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Austin ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

97.8 (76.1%)

Austin ISD: 56.3%

Statewide: 56.9%

Two or more races

4 (3.1%)

Austin ISD: 1.3%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

1 (0.8%)

Austin ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 1.2%

Bachelor's

88.8 (69.2%)

Austin ISD: 68.8%

Statewide: 73%

Master's

38.5 (30%)

Austin ISD: 29.6%

Statewide: 25%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Austin ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 0.7%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2020-2021.

Students per teacher

17.4

Austin ISD: 13.6

Statewide: 14.5

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2020-2021 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

10.2 years

Austin ISD: 10.7 years

Statewide: 11.2 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$56,924

Austin ISD: $55,849

Statewide: $57,641

Beginner

$51,000

Austin ISD: $51,231

Statewide: $50,849

1 to 5 years

$54,453

Austin ISD: $53,287

Statewide: $53,288

6 to 10 years

$56,148

Austin ISD: $54,961

Statewide: $56,282

11 to 20 years

$58,003

Austin ISD: $56,111

Statewide: $59,900

21 to 30 years

$60,206

Austin ISD: $61,468

Statewide: $64,637

30+ years

$73,522

Austin ISD: $70,749

Statewide: $69,974

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