Announcements
A message from Interim Superintendent Anthony Mays (en español)
Good evening, Austin °¼Í¹ÊÓƵ Community, As you may have heard, earlier this evening there was a shooting at Uvalde Memorial Park. I know that this may cause stress, raise anxiety, or mean that some of our students to act out. We've asked our principals and…
Economically Disadvantaged Austin °¼Í¹ÊÓƵ African American and Hispanic Third Graders Showing Growth in Math, New Test Shows (en Español)
Austin °¼Í¹ÊÓƵ African American and Hispanic third grade students identified as economically disadvantaged are on track to meet student growth targets in math by 2026. Achieving a similar goal in reading remains a work in progress, though, according to data from…
Underscoring the A in A°¼Í¹ÊÓƵ: District Nearly Doubles Total of Exemplary Schools (en Español)
The population of Austin °¼Í¹ÊÓƵ’s A-grade schools jumped to an all-time high of 40 campuses, including six elementary schools who made the leap during a pandemic from a C-grade to earn the state’s top mark from the state’s accountability system.
Perez educator makes finals for Texas Teacher of the Year (en Español)
Educadora de Perez llega a la final de Maestro del Año de Texas Kari Johnston es una de seis finalistas para Maestro del Año. Ha trabajado como maestra de Lenguaje Dual en la Primaria Perez durante los últimos 4 años y medio. 
Austin °¼Í¹ÊÓƵ Dual Language Educator Johnston Wins Regional Teaching Honor (en Español)
Austin °¼Í¹ÊÓƵ fifth-grade teacher Kari Johnston is the Region XIII Elementary Teacher of the Year after being recognized for her work at Perez Elementary where she has worked as a dual language educator for the last 4.5 years.
Message from Dr. Mays, Interim Superintendent (en español)
Dear Austin °¼Í¹ÊÓƵ Staff and Community, Welcome to the 2022-23 school year! I have some great news to share that we received from TEA. This morning, the new school ratings were released, and I am happy to share that most of our campuses increased their state…
Austin °¼Í¹ÊÓƵ Earns Overall B in State Accountability as Majority of Campuses Improve Their Scores (en Español)
Austin °¼Í¹ÊÓƵ achieved an overall grade of a high B under the state’s accountability system for 2022, with 71 percent of A°¼Í¹ÊÓƵ’s campuses increasing their ratings from 2019 including six schools that fought back from Ds or Fs to post grades of C or better.
A°¼Í¹ÊÓƵ 2021 Graduation Rates Up (en español)
Gap for African-American Students Ties Historical Low. Austin °¼Í¹ÊÓƵ’s federal graduation rates for all students edged higher for the Class of 2021—to 93.0%—and also showed a narrowing of the achievement gap between the graduation levels of African-American and…
Austin Third Graders Recover on Reading, Besting Pre-Pandemic Scores; Science & Math Achievement Gaps Remain
Austin °¼Í¹ÊÓƵ students in elementary reading are making longer strides toward pre-pandemic recovery than their statewide counterparts, while still facing an uphill climb to reclaim 2019 achievement levels in math and science, newly published data shows.
Los estudiantes de tercer grado de Austin se recuperan en lectura, superando los resultados anteriores a la pandemia; Las disparidades en ciencias y matemáticas aún continúan
Los estudiantes del Austin °¼Í¹ÊÓƵ en lectura a nivel de primaria están avanzando más hacia la recuperación pre-pandémica que sus contrapartes en todo el estado, mientras que todavÃa se enfrentan a una cuesta arriba para recuperar los niveles de rendimiento de…
Austin °¼Í¹ÊÓƵ Names New Police Chief (en español)
Austin °¼Í¹ÊÓƵ Interim Superintendent Anthony Mays announced at Thursday’s board work session that he had selected current Austin °¼Í¹ÊÓƵ PD Lt. Wayne Sneed to lead the A°¼Í¹ÊÓƵ Police Department.
Austin °¼Í¹ÊÓƵ makes menstrual products accessible for all students
When classes start in August, Austin °¼Í¹ÊÓƵ students will have one fewer school supply to worry about—feminine hygiene products. The district will be providing free sanitary napkins and tampons that otherwise could be hard for some students to get. “No one…