Photo: Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0Cedar Park’s public schools outscore 81% of Texas districts
On the state reading tests, 65% of Cedar Park’s students scored proficient, above the Texas average (51%). The grade covers the public school district serving Cedar Park, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Texas, not nationally.
From Texas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Cedar Park’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 229 Texas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Cedar Park’s, its schools beat 76%, lower than their 81% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 65% and math 50% in spring 2022, against 51% and 41% statewide; 97% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $10,850 per student, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Nine elementary schools, then three middle and two high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is up 6% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Harmony Science Academy - Cedar Park, Basis Cedar Park, Basis Cedar Park Pri, Summit Christian Academy of Cedar Park (private), Sapientia Montessori School (private), Primrose School at Vista Ridge (private), Cedar Park Montessori School (private), Primrose School of Cedar Park West (private) and Harbor Leadership Academy (private) are in town. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Cedar Park’s grade
A−: better than 81% of Texas school districts, #75 of 642 Texas towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Texas average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Cedar Park, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Cedar Park · depends on your address
Cedar Park Middle
Grades 6–8 · 1,365 students · 16:1 students per teacher
Artie L Henry Middle
Grades 6–8 · 1,347 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Running Brushy Middle
Grades 6–8 · 1,120 students · 13:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Cedar Park · depends on your address
Cedar Park Middle
Grades 6–8 · 1,365 students · 16:1 students per teacher
Artie L Henry Middle
Grades 6–8 · 1,347 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Running Brushy Middle
Grades 6–8 · 1,120 students · 13:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Cedar Park · depends on your address
Cedar Park Middle
Grades 6–8 · 1,365 students · 16:1 students per teacher
Artie L Henry Middle
Grades 6–8 · 1,347 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Running Brushy Middle
Grades 6–8 · 1,120 students · 13:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Cedar Park · depends on your address
Vista Ridge H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,480 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Cedar Park H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,155 students · 15:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Cedar Park · depends on your address
Vista Ridge H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,480 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Cedar Park H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,155 students · 15:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Cedar Park · depends on your address
Vista Ridge H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,480 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Cedar Park H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,155 students · 15:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Cedar Park · depends on your address
Vista Ridge H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,480 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Cedar Park H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,155 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Cedar Park’s public schools are run by Leander Independent School District, which also serves Jonestown, Leander and Volente. Parts of Cedar Park (6% of its land) are served by Round Rock Independent instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Cedar Park vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Cedar Park’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Cedar Park | A− | Leander Independent |
| Austin | B− | Austin Independent |
| Leander | A− | Leander Independent |
Every school in Cedar Park
23 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Texas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Cedar Park’s schools
Are Cedar Park’s schools good?
By Texas’s own tests, yes: the public schools Cedar Park children attend outscore 81% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #75 of 642 Texas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 76%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Cedar Park in?
Leander Independent School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 42,608 students in 50 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Cedar Park are served by Round Rock Independent.
Where do Cedar Park kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Vista Ridge H S and Cedar Park H S.
What is Cedar Park’s graduation rate?
97% of the class of 2023 in Leander Independent School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas.
How much does Cedar Park spend per student?
$10,850 in Leander Independent School District (FY2024), against $12,815 across Texas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Cedar Park?
Yes: Summit Christian Academy of Cedar Park (religious, grades PK–12, 291 students), Sapientia Montessori School (nonsectarian, grades PK–5, 143 students), Primrose School at Vista Ridge (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 114 students), Cedar Park Montessori School (nonsectarian, grades PK–6, 91 students), Primrose School of Cedar Park West (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 51 students) and Harbor Leadership Academy (religious, grades 4–12, 39 students). Cedar Park also has 3 charter schools, free and open by application.
Parents talk
What Cedar Park families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Cedar Park → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Texas. Stars are from neighbors.