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Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired

PublicOtherGrades 3–12Special Education School

1100 W 45th St, Austin, TX 78756 · (512) 206-9167 · Part of Texas School for the Blind & Visually Impaired

Austin’s School Grade B− better than 52% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
129
Free or reduced lunch
69%
Setting
City
Grades
3–12
The gist

What stands out about Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 23% of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 17 pts below the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency24%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts24%
State average 41.8%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Texas’s 7,796 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1100 W 45th St, Austin

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 33
Grade 41
Grade 55
Grade 69
Grade 78
Grade 87
Grade 914
Grade 108
Grade 1115
Grade 1259
Enrollment over time
126’20
125’21
127’22
123’23
129’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 46%White 35%Black 12%Asian 4%Two or more races 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired from Austin families.

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Texas’s other public schools; Austin’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.