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Cedars Academy Next Generation H S At Highland

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Cedars Academy Next Generation H S At Highland ranks 286 th of 1974 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

286^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,974 Texas High Schools

Better than 86% of Texas high schools

Summary

Cedars Academy Next Generation H S At Highland is a public charter high school in Austin, Texas, serving 112 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Cedars International Academy district, which is ranked 545 out of 961 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school's statewide ranking has fluctuated over the years, ranging from a high of 269 out of 1,857 Texas high schools in 2018-2019 (rated 4 stars) to a low of 1,288 out of 1,861 in 2020-2021 (rated 2 stars). However, the school's current ranking for the 2024-2025 school year is 286 out of 1,974 Texas high schools, with a 4-star rating. The school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with some groups, such as White students, consistently ranking among the top 1% of Texas high schools, while others, like Asian students, have ranked in the bottom 10%. The school has maintained a high four-year graduation rate of 100% and a low dropout rate of 0.0% in the 2022-2023 school year.

Academically, Cedars Academy Next Generation H S At Highland has shown mixed results on STAAR End-of-Course (EOC) exams, with proficiency rates ranging from 43.75% in Algebra I to 89.66% in U.S. History in 2024-2025, compared to the state averages of 47.01% and 67.94%, respectively. The school's performance on these exams has generally improved over time, with some subject areas showing significant gains. However, the school faces challenges related to its high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 70.54% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year.

116

Students ?

9.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,238

Per pupil spending ?

69.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6700 Middle Fiskville Rd
Austin, TX 78752

(512) 956-4406

District: Cedars International Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

74.1%

White:

15.5%

African American:

5.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 86th percentile in 2019 → 86th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (74% vs 56% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of Texas high schools

✓100% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school74%

District avg71%

Texas avg56%

286^th of 1,974

Texas public high schools ?

Top 14%▬ steady since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

545^th of 961Cedars International Academy among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	76.3	286 of 1974	85.5%	★★★★☆
2024	73.3	355 of 1990	82.2%	★★★★☆
2023	49.4	942 of 1961	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.0	854 of 1876	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.2	1288 of 1861	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	75.2	269 of 1857	85.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	64.9	268 of 1024	73.8%	★★★★☆
2018	70.2	203 of 1013	80.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2018	11.8	433 of 486	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	39.0	1022 of 1837	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.8	1483 of 1829	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	74.4	234 of 1810	87.1%	★★★★☆
2018	62.6	383 of 1784	78.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	75.9	140 of 1153	87.9%	★★★★☆
2024	57.9	360 of 1437	74.9%	★★★★☆
2023	43.0	611 of 1371	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.0	517 of 1278	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	21.7	1026 of 1195	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	87.4	77 of 1136	93.2%	★★★★★
2018	86.6	76 of 1113	93.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	64.5	397 of 1504	73.6%	★★★★☆
2024	68.6	391 of 1880	79.2%	★★★★☆
2023	58.5	685 of 1891	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.1	859 of 1841	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.9	1084 of 1815	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.8	634 of 1798	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.2	565 of 1781	68.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	72.5	198 of 1453	86.4%	★★★★☆
2024	64.3	398 of 1805	78.0%	★★★★☆
2023	47.1	873 of 1820	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.6	748 of 1762	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	24.7	1358 of 1743	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	71.0	322 of 1714	81.2%	★★★★☆
2018	77.0	225 of 1691	86.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	72.1	194 of 1513	87.2%	★★★★☆
2024	65.5	371 of 1884	80.3%	★★★★☆
2023	49.5	809 of 1897	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.5	607 of 1847	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.4	1248 of 1848	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	76.3	209 of 1818	88.5%	★★★★☆
2018	76.0	213 of 1794	88.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	68.7	296 of 1515	80.5%	★★★★☆
2024	55.1	676 of 1891	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.3	1128 of 1913	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.8	780 of 1853	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.6	1329 of 1840	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	82.1	173 of 1824	90.5%	★★★★★
2018	81.7	174 of 1803	90.3%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	78.0	121 of 1299	90.7%	★★★★★
2024	70.7	244 of 1548	84.2%	★★★★☆
2023	45.2	684 of 1478	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.3	719 of 1418	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.4	584 of 1382	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	98.5	22 of 1357	98.4%	★★★★★
2018	99.7	11 of 1347	99.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	59.4	407 of 1294	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.4	724 of 1556	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	93.5	1 of 1576	99.9%	★★★★★
2019	93.3	11 of 1526	99.3%	★★★★★
2018	79.7	161 of 1539	89.5%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

High school

Special Education (2025)91st percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)88th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)87th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)86th percentile~ school

Male (2025)80th percentile-5 vs school

African American (2019)74th percentile-12 vs school

Female (2025)74th percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)69th percentile-17 vs school

At Risk (2022)44th percentile-10 vs school

Asian (2018)11th percentile

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

U.S. History90%+22 vs state

Biology84%+22 vs state

English II Reading79%+23 vs state

English I Reading62%+11 vs state

Algebra I44%-3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR EOC Biology (2025)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2025)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2025)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History End of Course	Total
Cedars Academy Next Generation H S At Highland	Public, Charter	9-12	6700 Middle Fiskville Rd	Austin	78752	Travis County	Cedars International Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 956-4406	116	13	9.2	69.8%	18 (15.5%)	6 (5.2%)	86 (74.1%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.3%)	76.3	286^th of 1974 public high schools	85.5%		73.3	355^th of 1990 public high schools	82.2%	69	43.8	83.9	62.5	78.8	89.7	$20,238
Nicole's Place	Public	12	500 E St Johns Ave	Austin	78752	Travis County	Brookesmith Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(325) 643-3700	1	0	8.3		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)						$00
Northeast Early College High School	Public	9-12	7104 Berkman Dr	Austin	78752	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-2523	972	65	14.8	91.9%	28 (2.9%)	79 (8.1%)	833 (85.7%)	18 (1.9%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.0%)	9.5	1793^rd of 1974 public high schools	9.2%		7.6	1831^st of 1990 public high schools	8.0%	38	11.2	31.8	19.3	22.1	39.1	$11,447
Diboll	Public, Charter	9-12	1015 Norwood Park Blvd	Austin	78753	Travis County	The Excel Center (For Adults)	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(512) 531-5500	75	3	25.0		9 (12.0%)	20 (26.7%)	46 (61.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65.5	535^th of 1974 public high schools	72.9%		20.8	1608^th of 1990 public high schools	19.2%	1073	94.7	86.7		40.0		$9,954
McCallum High School	Public	9-12	5600 Sunshine Dr	Austin	78756	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-2519	1,897	107	17.7	23.0%	1,076 (56.7%)	104 (5.5%)	582 (30.7%)	41 (2.2%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	88 (4.6%)	80.2	222^nd of 1974 public high schools	88.8%		80.5	203^rd of 1990 public high schools	89.8%	19	53.1	83.9	77.2	76.8	85.2	$8,511
Greenleaf Ncc	Public, Charter	12	911 W Anderson Lane Ste 203	Austin	78757	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 366-5529	30			30.0%	16 (53.3%)	2 (6.7%)	9 (30.0%)	2 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.3%)								(n/a)						$26,714
KIPP Austin Collegiate	Public, Charter	9-12	8004 Cameron Rd	Austin	78754	Travis County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 501-3586	847	57	14.9	91.0%	18 (2.1%)	22 (2.6%)	796 (94.0%)	7 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	31.1	1369^th of 1974 public high schools	30.6%		40.1	1174^th of 1990 public high schools	41.0%	195	2.8	58.7	29.0	37.7	65.0	$11,839
Austin Achieve High School	Public, Charter	9-12	7424 E Hwy 290 Building 2	Austin	78723	Travis County	Austin Achieve Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 522-4190	581	34	17.1	90.2%	11 (1.9%)	28 (4.8%)	538 (92.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31.5	1359^th of 1974 public high schools	31.2%		30	1411^th of 1990 public high schools	29.1%	52	6.7	44.5	35.4	50.0	62.8	$8,810
Austin St Hospital	Public	7-12	904 W 45th St Bldg #638	Austin	78751	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-8800	20	7	2.8	70.0%	7 (35.0%)	3 (15.0%)	7 (35.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.0%)	2 (10.0%)	8.2	1812^th of 1974 public high schools	8.2%					(n/a)	20.0	0.0	20.0			$68,417
Navarro Early College High School	Public	9-12	1201 Payton Gin Rd	Austin	78758	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-2514	1,633	114	14.3	93.9%	34 (2.1%)	68 (4.2%)	1,498 (91.7%)	22 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (0.6%)	12.1	1743^rd of 1974 public high schools	11.7%		10.3	1783^rd of 1990 public high schools	10.4%	40	9.8	36.1	22.6	24.1	45.4	$9,242

Frequently Asked Questions about Cedars Academy Next Generation H S At Highland

How many students attend Cedars Academy Next Generation H S At Highland?

In the 2024-25 school year, 116 students attended Cedars Academy Next Generation H S At Highland.

What district is Cedars Academy Next Generation H S At Highland in?

Cedars International Academy

What is the racial makeup of Cedars Academy Next Generation H S At Highland?

Students at Cedars Academy Next Generation H S At Highland are 74% Hispanic, 16% White, 5% African American, 4% Two or more races.

Is Cedars Academy Next Generation H S At Highland a good school?

Cedars Academy Next Generation H S At Highland ranks 286^th of 1974 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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