Northwest Austin School Districts

Northwest Austin School Districts

Monday, 07 May 2007

Community Impact plans an in-depth focus of each of the three districts in the next three months: Pflugerville ISD in June, Round Rock ISD in July and Austin ISD in August. We’ll complete our education focus with information about higher education in the Northwest area.

Round Rock ISD

• Established: 1888
• School property tax rate: $1.64 per $100
• Total number of schools: 42
• Number of students: 39,092
• Number of students with Northwest Austin addresses: 5,500
• Schools in Northwest Austin:
  • 10 Elementary Schools
  • 3 Middle Schools
  • 2 High Schools
• High School facts
  • Westwood High School opened 1981
    • 2007 achievements
    • 21 National Merit finalists
  • McNeil High School opened in 1992
    • 2007 achievements
    • 7 National Merit Finalists
    • 1 National Hispanic Award
    • 1 National Achievement Award
    • 2 Round Rock ISD Academic Excellent Hispanic Heritage Award
    • 2 Outstanding Hispanic Students

Austin ISD

• Established: 1881
• School property tax rate: $1.49 per $100
• Total number of schools: 110
• Number of students: 82,074
• Number of Northwest Austin students: 3,875
• Schools in Northwest Austin:
  • 3 Elementary Schools
  • 0 Middle Schools
  • 1 High School
• High School facts
  • Anderson High School opened in its original building in 1886 under the name E.A. Anderson High School, but was renamed for L.C. Anderson in 1938 after the brother of E.A. Anderson.
  • The current building opened in 1973.
  • 2007 achievements
    • 6 National Merit finalists
    • 6 National Hispanic scholars
    • 1 National Achievement scholar
    • 1 National Merit semifinalist
    • 19 National Merit commended
    • Band - UIL Sweepstakes winners
    • Color Guard - 2007 TCGC Independent Regional A champions

Pflugerville ISD

• Established: 1936
• School property tax rate: $1.68 per $100
• Total number of schools: 26
• Number of students: 19,696
• Number of students with Northwest Austin addresses: 4,352
• Schools in Northwest Austin:
  • 3 Elementary Schools
  • 1 Middle School
  • 1 High School
• High School facts
  • Connally High School opened 1996
  • 2007 achievements
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