📍 2309 Panther Trail, Austin, Travis County, 78704
Richards Sch for Young Women Leaders is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Austin, Travis County. The school has 895 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Christina Almaraz. It is part of the Austin Isd school district. It serves grades 6–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 45.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.8:1. 81% of students are proficient in reading. 56% are proficient in maths. The school offers 4 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Richards Sch for Young Women Leaders enrolls 895 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 0% male and 100% female. A teaching staff of 45.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% Hispanic or Latino, 35% White and 4.1% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 470 | 53% |
| White | 313 | 35% |
| Asian | 37 | 4.1% |
| Two or more races | 37 | 4.1% |
| Black or African American | 36 | 4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
381 of the school's 895 students (43%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 333 qualify for free lunch and 48 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.
Richards Sch for Young Women Leaders 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 49.
Richards Sch for Young Women Leaders 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 895 students, Richards Sch for Young Women Leaders 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
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