Austin Independent School District
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School district
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that is based in the city of Austin
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...
, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, United States
United States
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. It was established in 1881. Its current superintendent
Superintendent (education)
In education in the United States, a superintendent is an individual who has executive oversight and administration rights, usually within an educational entity or organization....
is
Austin ISD serves most of the City of Austin, the City of Sunset Valley
Sunset Valley, Texas
Sunset Valley is a city in Travis County, Texas, United States. The population was 365 at the 2000 census; it was 478 in the 2005 census estimate...
, the Village of San Leanna
San Leanna, Texas
San Leanna is a village in Travis County, Texas, United States. The population was 384 at the 2000 census.-History:San Leanna began as a subdivision in Travis County in the 1950s. In 1970 San Leanna incorporated with a mayor-alderman government. In 1974 San Leanna had 200 people. In 1988 San Leanna...
, and unincorporated area
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
s in Travis County
Travis County, Texas
As of 2009, the U.S. census estimates there were 1,026,158 people, 320,766 households, and 183,798 families residing in the county. The population density was 821 people per square mile . There were 335,881 housing units at an average density of 340 per square mile...
(including Manchaca
Manchaca, Texas
Manchaca is a small unincorporated community in Travis County, Texas, United States. It is located 10 miles southwest of downtown Austin.-History:...
).
In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable
Texas Education Agency accountability ratings system
The Texas Education Agency accountability ratings system rates all public schools, charter schools, and school districts in the State of Texas.The criteria are the same for schools and districts, and are discussed below...
" by the Texas Education Agency
Texas Education Agency
The Texas Education Agency is a branch of the state government of Texas in the United States responsible for public education. The agency is headquartered in the William B...
.
High schools
Zoned high schools:
- Akins High SchoolAkins High SchoolAkins High School is located in South Austin, Texas, United States. It was named after Dr. William Charles Akins, an Austin resident and founded in 2000. It is one of the newest high schools in the Austin Independent School District. Its current attendance exceeds 2,700 students, with the majority...
- Anderson High SchoolAnderson High School (Austin, Texas)L.C. Anderson High School is a public high school located in the city of Austin, Texas, United States.-History:Anderson High School began in 1889, when a high school was added to Robertson Hill School , the city's first school for African-American children. It was located in the same building as...
- Austin High SchoolAustin High School (Austin, Texas)Stephen F. Austin High School, or more commonly Austin High, founded in 1881, is one of the oldest public high schools west of the Mississippi River, and was the first public high school in the state of Texas....
- Bowie High SchoolBowie High School (Austin, Texas)James Bowie High School is a public high school in southwest Austin, Texas. With an estimated student body of 3,000, and a campus sitting on , Bowie is the largest school in the Austin Independent School District and also the largest secondary school in Central Texas...
- Crockett High SchoolDavid Crockett High School (Austin, Texas)Crockett High School is a public high school located in South Austin, Texas. The school opened in 1968 and is part of the Austin Independent School District . It was named after U.S. frontiersman Davy Crockett....
- Eastside Memorial High School at the Johnston Campus (formerly Johnston High School)
- International High School at Johnston
- Garza Independence High SchoolGonzalo Garza Independence High SchoolGonzalo Garza Independence High School is an alternative high school created by in the Austin Independent School District and is located at 1600 Chicon Street in Austin, Texas. It opened in January 1998 under then-principal Victoria Baldwin and is open to any student entering his or her third year...
- Lyndon B. Johnson High School
- Lanier High SchoolLanier High School (Austin, Texas)Sidney Lanier High School was established in 1961 as the sixth high school in the Austin Independent School District and was originally located in the building which is now Burnet Middle School. Lanier is named in honor of the famous Confederate soldier and southern poet Sidney Lanier. The current...
- National Blue Ribbon School in 1997-98
- McCallum High SchoolMcCallum High SchoolA. N. McCallum High School is a public high school in Austin, Texas, United States.McCallum, the second oldest high school in the Austin Independent School District, opened in 1953 to relieve growth in north and northwest Austin. Named after AISD's first high school superintendent, A.N...
- McCallum Fine Arts Academy
- Reagan High SchoolJohn H. Reagan High School (Austin, Texas)John H. Reagan High School is a public, co-educational secondary school in Austin, Texas. It is part of the Austin Independent School District. Reagan High School opened in 1965 and is named for John Henninger Reagan, a 19th century U.S. Senator from Texas....
- Travis High School
- Travis Institute of Hospitality & Culinary Arts
Unzoned high schools:
- Liberal Arts & Science Academy High School
Middle schools
- Gordon A. Bailey Middle School (Unincorporated area)
- Bedichek Middle School
- Burnet Middle School
- Covington Middle SchoolCovington Middle SchoolCovington Middle School is a middle school in Austin, Texas and Vancouver, Washington. It opened in 1985. Its mascot is the Colt, and its school colors are maroon, gold, and white.-History:...
- Dobie Middle School
- Fulmore Middle SchoolFulmore Middle SchoolFulmore Middle School is a middle school located at 201 East Mary Street in Austin, Texas .Part of the Austin Independent School District, Fulmore is an urban school with approximately 1050 students. The school serves grades 6-8. The school's mascot is the falcon and its colors are royal blue and...
- Gustavo L. Garcia Middle School
- Diane Gorzycki Middle School
- Kealing Middle SchoolKealing Middle SchoolKealing Middle School is a Junior High School in Austin, Texas. Kealing is one of Austin Independent School District's seventeen Junior High Schools. Kealing is home to one of the three junior high magnet programs in Austin, which specializes in mathematics and sciences...
- Lamar Middle SchoolLamar Middle School (Austin, Texas)Lamar Middle School is a middle school in north central Austin, Texas. Lamar is one of Austin Independent School District's seventeen middle schools.-History:...
- National Blue Ribbon School in 2001-02
- Martin Middle School
- National Blue Ribbon School in 1999-2000
- Mendez Middle SchoolMendez Middle SchoolMendez Middle School is located in southeast Austin, Texas and is part of the Austin Independent School District.This school also has a weather station that uses KXAN-TV to broadcast.This school was built in 1976. This school also has the largest Performing Arts Center in the district...
- E. A. Murchison Middle SchoolMurchison Middle School (Austin, Texas)E.A. Murchison Middle School is a public middle school located in the city of Austin, Texas, United States.-History:The school is named for Eugene A. Murchison in recognition of his contributions to the school district and community...
- O. Henry Middle SchoolO. Henry Middle SchoolO. Henry Middle School is a middle school located in the Tarrytown neighborhood of Austin, Texas and is a part of the Austin Independent School District. It is named after author William Sydney Porter, whose pen name was O. Henry...
- Paredes Middle School
- Pearce Middle School
- Small Middle School
- Webb Middle School
Unzoned middle schools:
- Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders http://www.annrichardsschool.org/ (6-7, will expand to 6-12 each year, with 12th grade added in 2013) (opened in the former Porter Middle School campus)
- Fulmore Magnet of Humanities and Law for International Studies;
- Kealing Magnet; The Magnet accepts students from across AISD on a basis of academic record and provides them with a more advanced program. The Magnet is not housed separately from Kealing's comprehensive program, but provides different classes to its students.
Elementary schools
- Allan Elementary School
- Allison Elementary School
- Andrews Elementary School
- Baranoff Elementary School
- Barrington Elementary School
- Barton Hills Elementary School
- Becker Elementary School
- Blackshear Elementary School
- Blanton Elementary School
- National Blue Ribbon School in 2000-01
- John C. Blazier Elementary School
- Boone Elementary School
- Brentwood Elementary School
- Brooke Elementary School
- Brown Elementary School
- National Blue Ribbon School in 1996-97
- Bryker Woods Elementary School
- Campbell Elementary School
- National Blue Ribbon School in 1996-97
- Bertha Casey Elementary School
- Casis Elementary School
- Nan Clayton Elementary School
- Cook Elementary School
- Cowan Elementary School
- Cunningham Elementary School
- Davis Elementary School
- National Blue Ribbon School in 1998-99
- Dawson Elementary School
- Doss Elementary School
- National Blue Ribbon School in 1998-99
- Galindo Elementary School
- Govalle Elementary School
- Graham 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
- Barbara Jordan Elementary School
- Joslin Elementary School
- Bernice 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
- McBee Elementary School
- Menchaca Elementary School (Unincorporated areaUnincorporated areaIn law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
) - Metz Elementary School
- Mills Elementary School
- Norman Elementary School
- Oak Hill Elementary School
- Oak Springs Elementary School
- Odom Elementary School
- Ortega Elementary School
- National Blue Ribbon School in 1993-94
- Volma Overton Elementary School
- Palm Elementary School
- Patton Elementary School
- Pease Elementary School
- Pecan Springs Elementary School
- Perez Elementary School
- Pickle Elementary School
- Pillow Elementary School
- 2004 National Blue Ribbon School
- Pleasant Hill Elementary School
- Lucy Read Pre-Kindergarten Demonstration School
- Reilly Elementary School
- Ridgetop Elementary School
- Rodriguez Elementary School
- Sanchez Elementary School
- Sims Elementary School
- St. Elmo Elementary School
- Summitt Elementary School
- Sunset Valley Elementary School (Sunset ValleySunset Valley, TexasSunset Valley is a city in Travis County, Texas, United States. The population was 365 at the 2000 census; it was 478 in the 2005 census estimate...
) - Travis Heights Elementary School
- Walnut Creek Elementary School
- National Blue Ribbon School in 1996-97
- Widen Elementary School
- Williams Elementary School
- Winn Elementary School
- 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
Athletic Facilities
- Toney Burger Center (FootballAmerican footballAmerican football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
, BaseballBaseballBaseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
, Track & Field, BasketballBasketballBasketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
, VolleyballVolleyballVolleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
, Soccer) - I.I. Nelson Field (Football, Baseball, Track & Field, Soccer)
- Delco Activity Center (Basketball, Volleyball)
- Ellie Noack Sports Complex (Baseball, Softball, Football, Soccer)
- House ParkHouse ParkHouse Park is a 6,000-6,500 seat American football stadium in Austin, Texas that is owned and operated by the Austin Independent School District....
(Football, Soccer)
List of Superintendents
- John B. Winn - 1881-1895
- 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-present
External links
- Austin ISD
- Austin ISD (Archive)