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Richards SCH for Young Women Leaders

PublicHighGrades 6–12Alternative Education School

2309 Panther Trail, Austin, TX 78704 · (512) 414-3236 · Part of Austin Independent School District

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

Directions
Students
920
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
37%
Setting
City
Grades
6–12
The gist

What stands out about Richards SCH for Young Women Leaders

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 19 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 39 pts above the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency56%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts81%
State average 41.8%

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

Location

Directions ↗

2309 Panther Trail, Austin

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6161
Grade 7163
Grade 8160
Grade 9125
Grade 1095
Grade 11102
Grade 12114
Enrollment over time
883’20
895’21
895’22
907’23
920’24

Up 4.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 46%White 41%Two or more races 5%Asian 5%Black 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Richards SCH for Young Women Leaders from Austin families.

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Hill El
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Baranoff El
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Summitt El
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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.