📍 1600 Chicon, Austin, Travis County, 78702
Garza Independence H S is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Austin, Travis County. The school has 150 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Drew Nichols. It is part of the Austin Isd school district. It serves grades 10–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 26.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 5.8:1. 10% of students are proficient in reading. 50% 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.
Garza Independence H S enrolls 150 students across grades 10–12. The student body is 35% male and 65% female. A teaching staff of 26.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 5.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% Hispanic or Latino, 39% White and 8.7% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 66 | 44% |
| White | 59 | 39% |
| Black or African American | 13 | 8.7% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 4.7% |
| Asian | 5 | 3.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
68 of the school's 150 students (45%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 66 qualify for free lunch and 2 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Garza Independence H S 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 46.
Garza Independence 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 150 students, Garza Independence H S is smaller than the district average of about 583 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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