Anderson High School

Summary:

Anderson High School is a public high school in Austin, Texas, serving 2,210 students in grades 9-12. As part of the Austin Independent School District, Anderson High School stands out for its diverse student population, strong academic performance, and impressive graduation and dropout rates.

With a racial makeup of 53.71% White, 29.1% Hispanic, and 7.74% Asian, Anderson High School is more diverse than many nearby schools. Academically, the school consistently ranks in the top 20% of Texas high schools, maintaining a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Its 4-year graduation rate ranges from 97.5% to 98.4%, significantly higher than state and district averages. Additionally, Anderson High School has exceptionally low dropout rates, ranging from 0.1% to 0.7% in recent years.

While Anderson High School performs well overall, it faces some challenges in addressing achievement gaps for certain student subgroups, such as Asian, African American, and Hispanic students, as well as those from low-socioeconomic backgrounds and those identified as gifted and talented. When compared to nearby schools, Anderson High School generally outperforms public high schools like McCallum High School and Navarro Early College High School, but the charter school Nyos Lamar Secondary also performs well and may be a strong competitor.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 8403 Mesa Dr
       Austin, TX  78759-8199


(512) 414-2538

District: Austin Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
404th of 1,987 Texas High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,959 Help


Feeder schools for Anderson High School:

Elementary:    Doss Elementary
    Hill Elementary
    Pillow Elementary
    Summitt Elementary
Middle:    Murchison Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  17.5 Help
Number of students:  2,167

Racial breakdown:

White:
54.6%
Hispanic:
28.7%
Asian:
6.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  22.6% Help


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Compare Details Anderson High School ranks better than 79.7% of high schools in Texas. It also ranks 6th among 16 ranked high schools in the Austin Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 70.89. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Anderson High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (54.6%), Hispanic (28.7%), Asian (6.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 22.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Anderson High School is 17.5. 11 high schools in the Austin Independent School District (Isd) have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Anderson High School is $9,959. 13 high schools in the Austin Independent School District (Isd) spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Anderson High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Anderson High School 404th of 1987 Texas public high schools. (See Anderson High School in the ranking list.)

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Austin Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Austin Independent School District (Isd) 554th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Anderson High School

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Rank History for all students at Anderson High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 81.41 78th 1427 94.5%
2005 84.44 65th 1429 95.5%
2006 79.92 144th 1430 89.9%
2007 78.92 180th 1497 88.0%
2008 78.59 170th 1510 88.7%
2009 78.41 155th 1539 89.9%
2010 72.43 285th 1568 81.8%
2011 71.98 332nd 1672 80.1%
2012 73.42 188th 1603 88.3%
2013 78.87 150th 1652 90.9%
2014 76.10 227th 1734 86.9%
2015 76.83 196th 1743 88.8%
2016 76.55 194th 1762 89.0%
2017 82.51 144th 1777 91.9%
2018 78.78 200th 1797 88.9%
2019 80.00 185th 1857 90.0%
2021 75.06 308th 1861 83.4%
2022 72.97 320th 1876 82.9%
2023 72.95 356th 1961 81.8%
2024 70.89 404th 1987 79.7%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Anderson High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.54 252nd 582 56.7%
2019 66.42 177th 604 70.7%
2021 67.55 143rd 588 75.7%
2022 76.19 110th 664 83.4%
2023 74.99 123rd 677 81.8%
2024 76.86 98th 730 86.6%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Anderson High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.33 252nd 1113 77.4%
2019 67.12 203rd 1136 82.1%
2021 60.77 282nd 1195 76.4%
2022 57.91 313th 1278 75.5%
2023 55.10 402nd 1371 70.7%
2024 44.72 599th 1435 58.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Anderson High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.03 204th 1347 84.9%
2019 84.58 91st 1357 93.3%
2021 70.49 222nd 1382 83.9%
2022 71.46 196th 1418 86.2%
2023 73.12 212th 1478 85.7%
2024 76.66 174th 1547 88.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Anderson High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.10 594th 1794 66.9%
2019 61.47 469th 1818 74.2%
2021 55.95 648th 1848 64.9%
2022 40.56 1058th 1847 42.7%
2023 46.09 919th 1897 51.6%
2024 42.88 953rd 1883 49.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Anderson High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 77.77 230th 1781 87.1%
2019 78.16 231st 1798 87.2%
2021 72.51 357th 1815 80.3%
2022 71.63 354th 1841 80.8%
2023 71.83 359th 1891 81.0%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Anderson High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.95 378th 1137 66.8%
2019 69.48 327th 1145 71.4%
2021 58.51 658th 1177 44.1%
2022 53.75 730th 1172 37.7%
2023 60.11 633rd 1182 46.4%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Anderson High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.55 294th 1784 83.5%
2019 73.23 252nd 1810 86.1%
2021 56.04 580th 1829 68.3%
2022 60.08 430th 1837 76.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Anderson High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 77.70 228th 1803 87.4%
2019 79.56 211th 1824 88.4%
2021 75.56 283rd 1840 84.6%
2022 71.60 344th 1853 81.4%
2023 71.80 369th 1913 80.7%
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Rank History for Asian students at Anderson High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.86 255th 486 47.5%
2019 56.75 230th 487 52.8%
2021 58.77 212th 488 56.6%
2022 52.18 266th 507 47.5%
2023 52.58 284th 525 45.9%
2024 41.14 362nd 529 31.6%
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Rank History for African American students at Anderson High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.27 431st 1013 57.5%
2019 58.21 334th 1024 67.4%
2021 41.83 521st 1020 48.9%
2022 41.64 518th 1031 49.8%
2023 40.44 575th 1069 46.2%
2024 49.42 428th 1065 59.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Anderson High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.46 323rd 1691 80.9%
2019 73.01 279th 1714 83.7%
2021 58.89 573rd 1743 67.1%
2022 55.24 625th 1762 64.5%
2023 54.64 680th 1820 62.6%
2024 48.58 772nd 1804 57.2%
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Rank History for White students at Anderson High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 82.63 124th 1539 91.9%
2019 82.05 129th 1526 91.5%
2021 75.19 226th 1510 85.0%
2022 74.82 220th 1525 85.6%
2023 75.94 202nd 1576 87.2%
2024 70.87 278th 1556 82.1%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Anderson High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 951 226 45 421 1 n/a n/a 0 1644
1989 1028 161 48 177 2 n/a n/a 0 1416
1990 971 139 52 173 3 n/a n/a 0 1338
1991 970 113 60 186 5 n/a n/a 0 1334
1992 949 126 54 197 2 n/a n/a 0 1328
1993 972 126 53 215 2 n/a n/a 0 1368
1994 990 147 49 235 3 n/a n/a 0 1424
1995 1095 149 52 299 3 n/a n/a 0 1598
1996 1095 149 52 299 3 n/a n/a 0 1598
1997 1180 170 68 328 3 n/a n/a 0 1749
1998 1162 169 79 347 2 n/a n/a 0 1759
1999 1213 174 81 400 3 n/a n/a 0 1871
2000 1214 134 85 364 6 n/a n/a 0 1803
2001 1233 112 90 299 8 n/a n/a 0 1742
2002 1336 126 117 339 7 n/a n/a 0 1925
2003 1336 126 117 339 7 n/a n/a 0 1925
2004 1341 130 128 350 7 n/a n/a 0 1956
2005 1352 130 129 367 11 n/a n/a 0 1989
2006 1315 170 143 449 11 n/a n/a 0 2088
2007 1287 160 125 446 5 n/a n/a 0 2023
2008 1329 158 123 484 7 n/a n/a 0 2101
2009 1285 171 124 496 11 n/a n/a 0 2087
2010 1192 173 119 506 7 n/a n/a 0 1997
2011 1145 144 113 621 10 1 59 0 2093
2012 1110 136 129 576 12 0 68 0 2031
2013 1128 147 141 657 12 2 89 0 2176
2014 1159 120 141 671 12 2 80 0 2185
2015 1161 127 149 710 6 1 70 0 2224
2016 1154 134 161 729 4 1 87 0 2270
2017 1114 123 180 710 4 3 83 0 2217
2018 1115 125 199 680 5 5 93 0 2222
2019 1092 134 207 688 4 4 97 0 2226
2020 1120 129 193 675 4 2 93 0 2216
2021 1154 116 175 672 2 3 119 0 2241
2022 1163 110 176 660 1 4 115 0 2229
2023 1187 84 171 643 1 4 120 0 2210
2024 1183 97 143 622 2 3 117 0 2167

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Anderson High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1644 88.0 18.6 n/a
1989 1416 n/a n/a n/a
1990 1338 77.0 17.3 n/a
1991 1334 77.5 17.2 n/a
1992 1328 69.9 18.9 9.5
1993 1368 69.0 19.8 13.7
1994 1424 75.0 19.0 12.3
1995 1598 77.2 20.7 12.1
1996 1598 77.2 20.7 12.1
1997 1749 82.2 21.3 12.3
1998 1759 90.8 19.4 12
1999 1871 92.8 20.2 15.4
2000 1803 95.1 19.0 10.4
2001 1742 87.1 20.0 8.9
2002 1925 100.7 19.1 10.5
2003 1925 100.7 19.1 10.5
2004 1956 112.2 17.4 13.4
2005 1989 113.6 17.5 11.1
2006 2088 119.1 17.5 14
2007 2023 119.1 17.0 16.9
2008 2101 115.9 18.1 18.5
2009 2087 124.8 16.7 20.5
2010 1997 124.1 16.0 21.7
2011 2093 124.5 16.8 24.9
2012 2031 119.5 16.9 24.9
2013 2176 122.8 17.7 28.4
2014 2185 134.4 16.2 26.6
2015 2224 131.0 16.9 26.7
2016 2270 137.0 16.5 22.8
2017 2217 138.9 15.9 22.6
2018 2222 135.7 16.3 22.2
2019 2226 134.3 16.5 24.5
2020 2216 129.0 17.1 21.3
2021 2241 128.3 17.4 23.7
2022 2229 126.8 17.5 23
2023 2210 118.3 18.6 24.4
2024 2167 123.3 17.5 22.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Anderson High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1644 88.0 18.6 n/a
1989 1416 n/a n/a n/a
1990 1338 77.0 17.3 n/a
1991 1334 77.5 17.2 n/a
1992 1328 69.9 18.9 9.5
1993 1368 69.0 19.8 13.7
1994 1424 75.0 19.0 12.3
1995 1598 77.2 20.7 12.1
1996 1598 77.2 20.7 12.1
1997 1749 82.2 21.3 12.3
1998 1759 90.8 19.4 12
1999 1871 92.8 20.2 15.4
2000 1803 95.1 19.0 10.4
2001 1742 87.1 20.0 8.9
2002 1925 100.7 19.1 10.5
2003 1925 100.7 19.1 10.5
2004 1956 112.2 17.4 13.4
2005 1989 113.6 17.5 11.1
2006 2088 119.1 17.5 14
2007 2023 119.1 17.0 16.9
2008 2101 115.9 18.1 18.5
2009 2087 124.8 16.7 20.5
2010 1997 124.1 16.0 21.7
2011 2093 124.5 16.8 24.9
2012 2031 119.5 16.9 24.9
2013 2176 122.8 17.7 28.4
2014 2185 134.4 16.2 26.6
2015 2224 131.0 16.9 26.7
2016 2270 137.0 16.5 22.8
2017 2217 138.9 15.9 22.6
2018 2222 135.7 16.3 22.2
2019 2226 134.3 16.5 24.5
2020 2216 129.0 17.1 21.3
2021 2241 128.3 17.4 23.7
2022 2229 126.8 17.5 23
2023 2210 118.3 18.6 24.4
2024 2167 123.3 17.5 22.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Anderson High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $626 (6.7%) $8,712 (93.3%) $9,337
2020 $688 (7.4%) $8,563 (92.6%) $9,251
2021 $422 (4.2%) $9,537 (95.8%) $9,959

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Anderson High School

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Rankings

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Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 185th of 1857 High schoolsRanks 356th of 1961 High schools
 8.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Algebra I (Anderson High School)6728
 39%
   End of Course Algebra I (Austin Independent School District (Isd))6940
 29%
   End of Course Algebra I (Texas)6245
 17%
End of Course Biology (Anderson High School)8678
 8%
   End of Course Biology (Austin Independent School District (Isd))6855
 13%
   End of Course Biology (Texas)6357
 6%
End of Course English I Reading (Anderson High School)7574
 1%
   End of Course English I Reading (Austin Independent School District (Isd))5355
 2%
   End of Course English I Reading (Texas)4954
 5%
End of Course English II Reading (Anderson High School)7077
 7%
   End of Course English II Reading (Austin Independent School District (Isd))5656
   End of Course English II Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
End of Course U.S. History (Anderson High School)8889
 1%
   End of Course U.S. History (Austin Independent School District (Isd))7975
 4%
   End of Course U.S. History (Texas)7571
 4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students22262210
 0.7%
African American13484
 37.3%
American Indian41
 75%
Asian207171
 17.4%
Hispanic688643
 6.5%
Pacific Islander44
White10921187
 8.7%
Two or More Races97120
 23.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients24.5%24.4%
 0.1%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Anderson High School

Anderson High School ranks 404th of 1987 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Anderson High School are 55% White, 29% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 4% African American.

Anderson High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Doss Elementary
Elementary : Hill Elementary
Elementary : Pillow Elementary
Elementary : Summitt Elementary
Middle : Murchison Middle

In the 2023-24 school year, 2,167 students attended Anderson High School.


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