Schools in Leander · Leander Independent School District
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.
Math proficiency
50%
▲ 14 pts vs TX 37%
2020–21
Graduate on time
97%
▲ 7 pts vs TX 90%
class of 2019
Spent per student
$10.9K
▼ 15% vs TX $12.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.9
TX 14.9 · smaller classes
Schools
27
19,693 students
The School Grade
How Leander compares
A− Test scoresB Graduation
Texas school districts we grade (1,185)Better than 79%
Lower resultsHigher results
Texas towns with similar household incomes (185)Better than 68%
High confidence. Built on 14,373 tested students and a graduating class of 2,963; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
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.
10 schools teach Pre-K in Leander’s district. Which one depends on your address: Monta Jane Akin El, Whitestone El, Tarvin El and William J Winkley El and more.
10 schools teach K in Leander’s district. Which one depends on your address: Monta Jane Akin El, Whitestone El, Tarvin El and William J Winkley El and more.
10 schools teach 1st grade in Leander’s district. Which one depends on your address: Monta Jane Akin El, Whitestone El, Tarvin El and William J Winkley El and more.
10 schools teach 2nd grade in Leander’s district. Which one depends on your address: Monta Jane Akin El, Whitestone El, Tarvin El and William J Winkley El and more.
10 schools teach 3rd grade in Leander’s district. Which one depends on your address: Monta Jane Akin El, Whitestone El, Tarvin El and William J Winkley El and more.
10 schools teach 4th grade in Leander’s district. Which one depends on your address: Monta Jane Akin El, Whitestone El, Tarvin El and William J Winkley El and more.
10 schools teach 5th grade in Leander’s district. Which one depends on your address: Monta Jane Akin El, Whitestone El, Tarvin El and William J Winkley El and more.
4 schools teach 6th grade in Leander’s district. Which one depends on your address: Florence W Stiles Middle, Stacy Kaye Danielson Middle, Knox Wiley Middle and Leander Middle.
4 schools teach 7th grade in Leander’s district. Which one depends on your address: Florence W Stiles Middle, Stacy Kaye Danielson Middle, Knox Wiley Middle and Leander Middle.
4 schools teach 8th grade in Leander’s district. Which one depends on your address: Florence W Stiles Middle, Stacy Kaye Danielson Middle, Knox Wiley Middle and Leander Middle.
The path, start to finish
PK–510 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your address
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.
Test scores · 2020–21
How students score
Math50%
State average 36.5%
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 ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.
Elementary
Monta Jane Akin El
A872 students14:1Rate it →
Whitestone El
B+855 students13:1Rate it →
Tarvin El
838 students14:1Rate it →
William J Winkley El
A−763 students15:1Rate it →
North El
737 students14:1Rate it →
Pleasant Hill El
C+720 students12:1Rate it →
Jim Plain El
B704 students12:1Rate it →
Bagdad El
C701 students11:1Rate it →
Christine Camacho El
B−622 students11:1Rate it →
Donald Lewis Hisle
530 students13:1Rate it →
Campus 007
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New El 131
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Middle
Florence W Stiles Middle
A+1,493 students17:1Rate it →
Stacy Kaye Danielson Middle
C+1,182 students15:1Rate it →
Knox Wiley Middle
B916 students13:1Rate it →
Leander Middle
A−873 students12:1Rate it →
High
Rouse H S
B+2,260 students16:1Rate it →
Leander H S
B2,131 students14:1Rate it →
Glenn H S
B−2,024 students14:1Rate it →
Private & other
The Prep School of Crystal Falls
27 studentsRate it →
Primrose School of Crystal Falls
15 studentsRate it →
Early College H S
267 students17:1Rate it →
Leander Extended Opportunity
A−67 students4:1Rate it →
New Hope H S
C−65 students11:1Rate it →
Founders Classical Academy of Leander
A−693 studentsRate it →
Valor Leander
380 studentsRate it →
Harmony Science Academy - Leander
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Within reach
Colleges →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.
Concordia University TexasUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Austin
10.8 mi1,199 students
South University-AustinUniversity or college · For-profit · Round Rock
12.1 mi188 students
Galen Health Institutes-Austin CampusUniversity or college · For-profit · Round Rock
12.2 mi917 students
Southwestern UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Georgetown
12.4 mi1,457 students
The Recording Conservatory of AustinCommunity college · For-profit · Austin
14.9 mi38 students
Universal Technical Institute-West TexasCommunity college · For-profit · Austin
16.2 mi955 students
Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-AustinCommunity college · For-profit · Austin
19.1 mi372 students
Austin Community College DistrictUniversity or college · Public · Austin
19.3 mi23,672 students
The College of Health Care Professions-AustinCommunity college · For-profit · Austin
19.9 mi829 students
Austin Presbyterian Theological SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Austin
20.9 mi168 students
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.