📍 10701 S 1st St, Austin, Travis County, 78748
Akins H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Austin, Travis County. The school has 2,613 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Carman Deleon-wissel. It is part of the Austin Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 145.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.0:1. 36% of students are proficient in reading. 21% are proficient in maths. The school offers 40 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Akins H S enrolls 2,613 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 145.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 78% Hispanic or Latino, 11% White and 5.4% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 2,049 | 78% |
| White | 296 | 11% |
| Black or African American | 142 | 5.4% |
| Two or more races | 62 | 2.4% |
| Asian | 51 | 2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 6 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,594 of the school's 2,613 students (61%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,492 qualify for free lunch and 102 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Akins 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 25, state house district 48.
Akins 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 2,613 students, Akins 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