📍 8403 Mesa Dr, Austin, Travis County, 78759
Anderson H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Austin, Travis County. The school has 2,210 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Brian Lancaster. It is part of the Austin Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 118.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.7:1. 73% of students are proficient in reading. 41% are proficient in maths. The school offers 32 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Anderson H S enrolls 2,210 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 118.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% White, 29% Hispanic or Latino and 7.7% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,187 | 54% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 643 | 29% |
| Asian | 171 | 7.7% |
| Two or more races | 120 | 5.4% |
| Black or African American | 84 | 3.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
540 of the school's 2,210 students (24%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 498 qualify for free lunch and 42 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.
Anderson H S is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 14, state house district 48.
Anderson H S is one of 124 schools in AUSTIN ISD, based in AUSTIN, Texas. The district serves 72,272 students district-wide and employs 4,433 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,210 students, Anderson H S is larger than the district average of about 583 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large