Summary:
Zip code 78724 in Austin, Texas, is home to a single high school, Lbj Early College High School, which serves 734 students in grades 9-12 within the Austin Independent School District (Isd).
Lbj Early College High School is a school with a clear "high need, low performance" profile. A very large majority of its students (88.56%) qualify for free or reduced lunch, indicating significant economic challenges. Academically, the school ranks in the 17th percentile statewide (1,664 out of 2,009 high schools) and has a 1-star rating. Proficiency rates in all core subjects are dramatically lower than both the district and state averages. For example, only 20.13% of students are proficient in Algebra I compared to 51.77% in the district, and English I Reading proficiency is 29.32% versus 55.92% district-wide. The school also has a high dropout rate of 5.1%, which is nearly 2.7 times the district average of 1.9%, and a graduation rate of 87.0% that trails the district's 90.2%.
Despite these challenges, there are some positive trends. The school's state ranking has improved from the 11th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 17th percentile in 2025-2026, and proficiency rates in all five tested subjects increased year-over-year. For instance, Biology proficiency jumped from 29.23% to 53.07%, and Algebra I proficiency more than doubled from 10.16% to 20.13%. The school's strongest subjects are U.S. History (57.41% proficient) and Biology (53.07% proficient), which are closer to state averages than the math and English scores. This suggests that while foundational skills in reading and math remain critical areas for improvement, recent interventions may be starting to take effect, and the school's instruction in content-heavy subjects shows relative strength.
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