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Vandegrift High School

Public Grades 9-12

191^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 90% of Texas high schools

Summary

Vandegrift High School is a large, high-performing public high school in the Leander Independent School District (Isd) in Austin, TX, serving 2,437 students in grades 9-12 and consistently earning top ratings for academic excellence.

Vandegrift stands out for its exceptional performance in English Language Arts, with proficiency rates in English I and II Reading significantly higher than nearby top schools like Westwood High School and Cedar Park High School. It also excels in Biology and U.S. History, often outpacing competitors. A key strength is its outstanding support for Special Education students, ranking in the 92nd percentile statewide—a rare achievement that shows effective, targeted programs. However, Algebra I scores are a notable weakness, with proficiency rates lower than comparable schools, possibly because many students take the course earlier in middle school. The school also boasts a high graduation rate (98.5%) and low dropout rate (0.5%), achieved with lower per-student spending than many peers, suggesting efficient resource use.

While Vandegrift excels overall, it faces challenges in closing achievement gaps for students from low socio-economic backgrounds and African American students, where recent performance has declined. This highlights an area for growth even as the school remains a top-tier option in the Austin area, locked in a close academic rivalry with nearby Westwood High School. For families, Vandegrift offers elite academics, strong literacy programs, and exceptional special education support, making it a standout choice in the region.

2,437

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,871

Per pupil spending ?

Free/discounted lunch ?

9500 McNeil Dr
Austin, TX 78750

(512) 570-2300

District: Leander Independent School District (Isd)

Feeder schools for Vandegrift High School:

Elementary:	Grandview Hills Elementary
	Laura Welch Bush Elementary
	River Place Elementary
	River Ridge Elementary
	More...
	Steiner Ranch Elementary
Middle:	Canyon Ridge Middle
	Four Points Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.7%

Hispanic:

17.2%

Asian:

15.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 94th percentile in 2016 → 90th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (82% vs 62% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of Texas high schools

✓98% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

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

!Algebra I scores 16 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school82%

District avg77%

Texas avg62%

191^st of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Top 10%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

From top 6% (2016) to top 10% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 6High Schools in the Leander Independent School District (Isd)

195^th of 951Leander Independent School District (Isd) 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	80.9	191 of 2009	90.5%	★★★★★
2025	81.3	198 of 1974	90.0%	★★★★★
2024	83.7	152 of 1990	92.4%	★★★★★
2023	84.3	142 of 1961	92.8%	★★★★★
2022	85.2	120 of 1876	93.6%	★★★★★
2021	82.8	151 of 1861	91.9%	★★★★★
2019	83.4	143 of 1857	92.3%	★★★★★
2018	87.7	91 of 1797	94.9%	★★★★★
2017	89.1	76 of 1777	95.7%	★★★★★
2016	79.8	106 of 1762	94.0%	★★★★★
2015	80.6	96 of 1743	94.5%	★★★★★
2014	82.0	89 of 1734	94.9%	★★★★★
2013	84.1	61 of 1652	96.3%	★★★★★
2012	81.9	65 of 1603	95.9%	★★★★★
2011	79.7	94 of 1672	94.4%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	48.4	477 of 1086	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.8	259 of 834	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.8	208 of 1065	80.5%	★★★★☆
2023	59.9	317 of 1069	70.3%	★★★★☆
2022	46.3	452 of 1031	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.5	424 of 1020	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.9	384 of 1024	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.6	289 of 1013	71.5%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	77.4	75 of 556	86.5%	★★★★☆
2025	69.9	104 of 428	75.7%	★★★★☆
2024	70.2	123 of 530	76.8%	★★★★☆
2023	70.7	133 of 525	74.7%	★★★★☆
2022	73.9	110 of 507	78.3%	★★★★☆
2021	75.6	75 of 488	84.6%	★★★★☆
2019	72.2	115 of 487	76.4%	★★★★☆
2018	75.4	93 of 486	80.9%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	78.3	174 of 1837	90.5%	★★★★★
2021	69.3	311 of 1829	83.0%	★★★★☆
2019	67.3	346 of 1810	80.9%	★★★★☆
2018	75.3	197 of 1784	89.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	56.9	349 of 1195	70.8%	★★★★☆
2025	74.6	147 of 1153	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	72.8	209 of 1437	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	80.2	129 of 1371	90.6%	★★★★★
2022	85.2	90 of 1278	93.0%	★★★★★
2021	73.4	143 of 1195	88.0%	★★★★☆
2019	44.4	486 of 1136	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.6	125 of 1113	88.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	79.2	190 of 1936	90.2%	★★★★★
2025	75.7	196 of 1504	87.0%	★★★★☆
2024	78.2	188 of 1880	90.0%	★★★★★
2023	82.9	135 of 1891	92.9%	★★★★★
2022	83.5	129 of 1841	93.0%	★★★★★
2021	81.8	147 of 1815	91.9%	★★★★★
2019	82.0	149 of 1798	91.7%	★★★★★
2018	86.8	92 of 1781	94.8%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	63.7	509 of 1206	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.3	520 of 964	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	68.1	421 of 1182	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.7	379 of 1172	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.7	346 of 1177	70.6%	★★★★☆
2019	65.2	450 of 1145	60.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	69.5	349 of 1860	81.2%	★★★★☆
2025	69.6	237 of 1453	83.7%	★★★★☆
2024	70.6	302 of 1805	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	75.2	249 of 1820	86.3%	★★★★☆
2022	77.7	195 of 1762	88.9%	★★★★☆
2021	74.5	257 of 1743	85.3%	★★★★☆
2019	72.1	301 of 1714	82.4%	★★★★☆
2018	80.3	170 of 1691	89.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	49.3	850 of 1937	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.0	473 of 1513	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.0	520 of 1884	72.4%	★★★★☆
2023	64.7	435 of 1897	77.1%	★★★★☆
2022	60.6	468 of 1847	74.7%	★★★★☆
2021	52.6	738 of 1848	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.0	646 of 1818	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.5	373 of 1794	79.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	80.5	196 of 1954	90.0%	★★★★★
2025	76.1	192 of 1515	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	76.3	253 of 1891	86.6%	★★★★☆
2023	84.2	144 of 1913	92.5%	★★★★★
2022	85.3	124 of 1853	93.3%	★★★★★
2021	81.7	173 of 1840	90.6%	★★★★★
2019	82.7	164 of 1824	91.0%	★★★★★
2018	86.2	121 of 1803	93.3%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	73.9	128 of 713	82.0%	★★★★☆
2025	57.4	217 of 598	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.4	180 of 731	75.4%	★★★★☆
2023	76.5	110 of 677	83.8%	★★★★☆
2022	83.1	70 of 664	89.5%	★★★★☆
2019	84.2	64 of 604	89.4%	★★★★☆
2018	73.8	93 of 582	84.0%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2021	86.0	13 of 95	86.3%	★★★★☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	96.0	1 of 31	96.8%	★★★★★
2021	95.0	1 of 24	95.8%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	83.6	125 of 1581	92.1%	★★★★★
2025	82.7	86 of 1299	93.4%	★★★★★
2024	80.7	137 of 1548	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	82.7	118 of 1478	92.0%	★★★★★
2022	88.6	76 of 1418	94.6%	★★★★★
2021	77.8	151 of 1382	89.1%	★★★★☆
2019	67.4	241 of 1357	82.2%	★★★★☆
2018	75.7	172 of 1347	87.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	76.3	203 of 1584	87.2%	★★★★☆
2025	71.6	213 of 1294	83.5%	★★★★☆
2024	73.2	236 of 1556	84.8%	★★★★☆
2023	81.9	119 of 1576	92.4%	★★★★★
2022	83.0	102 of 1525	93.3%	★★★★★
2021	74.9	230 of 1510	84.8%	★★★★☆
2019	80.5	146 of 1526	90.4%	★★★★★
2018	84.6	94 of 1539	93.9%	★★★★★

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)

Pacific Islander (2022)97th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2026)92nd percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)91st percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)90th percentile~ school

Male (2026)90th percentile~ school

White (2026)87th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2026)87th percentile-4 vs school

Native American (2021)86th percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)82nd percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)81st percentile-9 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)71st percentile-20 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)58th percentile-33 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)56th percentile-34 vs school

African American (2026)56th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Biology90%+20 vs state

U.S. History87%+17 vs state

English I Reading86%+31 vs state

English II Reading84%+24 vs state

Algebra I38%-16 vs state

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Schools Near Vandegrift High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2026)	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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Vandegrift High School	Public	9-12	9500 McNeil Dr	Austin	78750	Travis County	Leander Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 570-2300	2,437	151	16.1	8.0%	1,381 (56.7%)	107 (4.4%)	420 (17.2%)	375 (15.4%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	148 (6.1%)	80.9	191^st of 2009 public high schools	90.5%		81.3	198^th of 1974 public high schools	90.0%	7	38.3	90.1	86.3	84.0	86.8	$7,871
Westwood High School	Public	9-12	12400 Mellow Meadow Dr	Austin	78750	Williamson County	Round Rock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 464-4000	2,858	160	17.8	12.5%	957 (33.5%)	80 (2.8%)	554 (19.4%)	1,108 (38.8%)	6 (0.2%)	4 (0.1%)	149 (5.2%)	83.2	152^nd of 2009 public high schools	92.4%		82.9	163^rd of 1974 public high schools	91.7%	11	55.1	91.8	83.6	83.3	88.7	$8,187
Anderson High School	Public	9-12	8403 Mesa Dr	Austin	78759	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-2538	2,223	125	17.7	25.7%	1,183 (53.2%)	103 (4.6%)	669 (30.1%)	153 (6.9%)	2 (0.1%)	5 (0.2%)	108 (4.9%)	69.4	446^th of 2009 public high schools	77.8%		70.3	408^th of 1974 public high schools	79.3%	38	49.0	82.5	69.1	70.4	85.3	$8,169
Cedar Park High School	Public	9-12	2150 Cypress Creek Rd	Cedar Park	78613	Williamson County	Leander Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 570-1200	2,155	141	15.2	11.7%	1,200 (55.7%)	71 (3.3%)	497 (23.1%)	257 (11.9%)	7 (0.3%)	1 (0.0%)	122 (5.7%)	74	348^th of 2009 public high schools	82.7%		75.2	303^rd of 1974 public high schools	84.7%	45	48.1	80.5	76.1	81.2	81.4	$8,589
McNeil High School	Public	9-12	5720 McNeil Dr	Austin	78729	Travis County	Round Rock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 464-6300	2,660	159	16.6	24.7%	799 (30.0%)	238 (8.9%)	832 (31.3%)	648 (24.4%)	9 (0.3%)	4 (0.2%)	130 (4.9%)	59.9	688^th of 2009 public high schools	65.8%		57.7	728^th of 1974 public high schools	63.1%	40	37.2	77.3	64.2	65.3	74.3	$8,776
Settlement Home	Public, Charter	6-12	1600 Payton Gin Rd	Austin	78758	Travis County	University Of Texas University Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 751-4534	32	3	10.6		5 (15.6%)	7 (21.9%)	19 (59.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.1%)	8.4	1819^th of 2009 public high schools	9.5%		29	1424^th of 1974 public high schools	27.9%	395		33.3	16.7	30.0		$17,469
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%)	14.5	1736^th of 2009 public high schools	13.6%		12.1	1743^rd of 1974 public high schools	11.7%	7	17.1	47.1	23.9	29.0	54.8	$9,242
Graduation Prep Academy Navarro	Public	9-12	1201 Payton Gin Rd	Austin	78758	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-2896	57	4	14.2	84.2%	2 (3.5%)	3 (5.3%)	52 (91.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)						$9,987
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
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%)	79.7	215^th of 2009 public high schools	89.3%		80.2	222^nd of 1974 public high schools	88.8%	7	52.5	88.7	76.5	79.6	90.1	$8,511

Frequently Asked Questions about Vandegrift High School

What is the racial makeup of Vandegrift High School?

Students at Vandegrift High School are 57% White, 17% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 4% African American.

Is Vandegrift High School a good school?

Yes. Vandegrift High School ranks in the top 9.5% of Texas high schools.

How many students attend Vandegrift High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,437 students attended Vandegrift High School.

What district is Vandegrift High School in?

Leander Independent School District (Isd)

What schools feed into Vandegrift High School?

Vandegrift High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Grandview Hills Elementary
Elementary : Laura Welch Bush Elementary
Elementary : River Place Elementary
Elementary : River Ridge Elementary
Elementary : Steiner Ranch Elementary
Middle : Canyon Ridge Middle
Middle : Four Points Middle

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