Special Education Other Open

Texas School for the Deaf

๐Ÿ“ 1102 S Congress Ave, Austin, Travis County, 78704

473
Pupils

About this school

Texas School for the Deaf is a Special Education serving other age pupils, located in Austin, Travis County. The school has 473 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Megan Hussey. It is part of the Texas Sch For The Deaf school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“12 in an urban setting. 11% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Megan Hussey
School district
Texas Sch For The Deaf

Enrollment & staffing

Texas School for the Deaf enrolls 473 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female.

Male students
238 (50%)
Female students
235 (50%)
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 40% White, 38% Hispanic or Latino and 13% Black or African American.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White18940%
Hispanic or Latino17938%
Black or African American6313%
Asian285.9%
Two or more races122.5%
American Indian or Alaska Native2<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

284 of the school's 473 students (60%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 245 qualify for free lunch and 39 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, LargeGrades Pre-Kโ€“12Title I

Texas School for the Deaf is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 14, state house district 51.

School district: TEXAS SCH FOR THE DEAF

Texas School for the Deaf is one of 1 schools in TEXAS SCH FOR THE DEAF, based in AUSTIN, Texas. The district serves 500 students district-wide. With 473 students, Texas School for the Deaf is close to the district average of about 500 students per school.

500
District students
1
Schools

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Academic Performance

11%
Reading proficient
12%
Math proficient
24%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment โญ Gifted program

Setting: City - Large

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