Leander’s public schools beat 79% of Texas districts
The public schools Leander’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 79% of Texas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
What Leander’s schools are like
Which school depends on your street
With ten elementary, four middle and three high schools, the school a child attends depends on your address. Elementary grades range from C to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school, not just the town. See the path ↓
Families have options beyond the district
27 schools serve Leander, including 3 public charter schools and 2 private schools. Charters are free and open by application, so district results aren’t the only choice. Every school ↓
Average results for less money
Leander spends 15% less per student than the state average, yet lands near the middle on results. Classes aren’t bigger for it: each teacher has about 14 students, compared with 15 statewide. Test scores ↓
The strongest schools in the area
Leander ties with Cedar Park and Jonestown for the best results. The lowest nearby is Georgetown (C+). Compare ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Test scores are from 2020–21, a pandemic year, so treat small gaps with caution.
How Leander compares
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Texas’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2019.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Texas only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Leander.
Parts of Leander are served by Liberty Hill Independent School District.
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
How students score
Leander vs. its neighbors
Leander’s schools rank 1st of 5 among the towns that share its borders. School Grade, by percentile among Texas districts.
Every school in Leander
27 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Parents talk
What Leander families are saying about school.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Colleges near Leander
There’s no college in Leander, but 17 are within 30 miles. The closest is Concordia University Texas in Austin, 10.8 miles away.
Straight-line distance from the center of Leander. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS. 7 more within 30 miles.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Texas. Stars are from neighbors.