Austin Independent School District

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Austin Independent School District
Type and location
Type Public
Grades K-12
Established 1881 [1]
Region Central Texas
Country United States
Location Austin, TX
District Info
Superintendent [2]
Budget $972,398,818 [3]
Students and staff
Students 82,181 [3]
Teachers 5,835 [3]
Staff 11,100 [3]
Athletic Conference District 26 4A,
District 25 5A [4]
Other information
Website http://www.austinisd.org/
Austin Independent School District headquarters

Austin Independent School District is a school district that is based in the city of Austin, Texas, United States. It was established in 1881.[1] Its current superintendent is Meria Joel Carstarphen [2]

Austin ISD serves most of the City of Austin, the City of Sunset Valley, the Village of San Leanna, and unincorporated areas in Travis County (including Manchaca).

In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency.[5]

Contents

[edit] High schools

Akins High School
Austin High School
LASA & LBJ High School

The following high schools cover grades 9 to 12, unless otherwise noted.

Zoned high schools:

Unzoned high schools:

[edit] Middle schools

Fulmore Middle School
Paredes Middle School

Zoned middle schools:

Unzoned middle schools:

  • Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders [1] (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.

[edit] Elementary schools

Blackshear Elementary School
Becker Elementary School
Menchaca Elementary School
Pease Elementary School
Pleasant Hill Elementary School
St. Elmo Elementary School
Sunset Valley Elementary School
Travis Heights Elementary School
Zilker Elementary School
  • 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
  • John C. Blazier Elementary School
  • Boone Elementary School
  • Brentwood Elementary School
  • Brooke Elementary School
  • Brown Elementary School
  • Bryker Woods Elementary School
  • Campbell Elementary School
  • Bertha Casey Elementary School
  • Casis Elementary School
  • Nan 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
  • Gullett Elementary School
  • Harris Elementary School
  • Hart Elementary School
  • Highland Park Elementary School
  • Hill Elementary School
  • Houston Elementary School
  • Barbara Jordan Elementary School
  • Joslin Elementary School
  • Bernice Kiker Elementary School
  • Kocurek Elementary School
  • Langford Elementary School
  • Lee Elementary School
  • Linder Elementary School
  • Maplewood Elementary School
  • Mathews Elementary School
  • McBee Elementary School
  • Menchaca Elementary School (Unincorporated area)
  • Metz Elementary School
  • Mills Elementary School
  • Norman Elementary School
  • Oak Hill Elementary School
  • Oak Springs Elementary School
  • Odom Elementary School
  • Ortega Elementary School
  • 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
  • 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 Valley)
  • Travis Heights Elementary School
  • Walnut Creek Elementary School
  • Widen Elementary School
  • Williams Elementary School
  • Winn Elementary School
  • Wooldridge Elementary School
  • Wooten Elementary School
  • Zavala Elementary School
  • Zilker Elementary School

[edit] Athletic Facilities

Delco Activity Center

[edit] 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

[edit] Gallery

[edit] See also

Portal icon Austin portal
Portal icon Schools portal

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b http://school-districts.net/austin-independent-schoolDistrict.html
  2. ^ a b http://www.austinisd.org/inside/superintendent/
  3. ^ a b c d http://www.austinisd.org/inside/factsfigures/
  4. ^ http://www.teamtracker.net/?searchFor=austin&=Go
  5. ^ "2009 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency. http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/account/2009/index.html. 
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Blue Ribbon Schools Program, Schools Recognized 1982-1983 Through 1999-2002 (PDF)
  7. ^ a b Microsoft Word - list-2003.doc

[edit] External links

Austin ISD
High Schools

Akins • Anderson • Austin • Bowie • Crockett • Eastside Memorial High School • LASA  LBJ • Lanier • McCallum • Reagan • Travis 
Middle Schools

Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders • Bailey • Bartlett Cocke • Bedichek • Burnet • Covington • Dobie • Fulmore • Garcia • Gorzycki • Kealing • Lamar • Martin • Mendez • Murchison • O. Henry • Paredes • Pearce • Small • Webb •
Elementary Schools

Allan • Allison • Andrews • Baranoff • Barrington • Barton Hill • Becker • Blackshear • Blanton • Blazier • Boone • Brentwood • Brooke • Brown • Bryker Woods • Campbell • Casey • Casis • Clayton Elementary School • Cook • Cook • Cunningham • Davis • Dawson • Doss • Galindo • Govalle • Graham • Gullett • Harris • Hart • Highland Park • Hill • Houston • Jordan • Joslin • Kiker • Kocurek • Langford • Lee • Linder • Maplewood • Mathews • McBee • Menchaca • Metz • Mills • Norman • Oak Hill • Oak Springs • Odom • Ortega • Volma • Palm • Patton • Pease • Pecan Springs • Perez • Pickle • Pillow • Pleasant Hill • Read • Reilly • Ridgetop • Rodriguez • Sanchez • Sims • St. Elmo • Summitt • Sunset Valley • Travis Heights • Walnut Creek • Widen • Williams • Winn • Wooldridge • Wooten • Zavala • Zilker •
Alternative Schools

Secondary:  Alternative Learning Center • Clifton Career Dev. School • Garza Independence High • Rosedale School 
Primary:  ACES Alternative Center For Elementary Students • Rosedale School
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