Photo: WhisperToMe · Public domainManchaca’s public schools outscore 52% of Texas districts
The grade covers the public school district serving Manchaca, 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 97% 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.
Manchaca’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 138 Texas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Manchaca’s, its schools beat 23%, lower than their 52% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 54% and math 41% in spring 2022, against 51% and 41% statewide; 91% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $14,133 per student, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then 18 middle and 12 high schools
Which school depends on the address at the later steps. See the path ↓
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 Manchaca’s grade
B−: better than 52% of Texas school districts. 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 Manchaca, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Manchaca
Menchaca El
Grades PK–5 · 699 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Kindergarten in Manchaca
Menchaca El
Grades PK–5 · 699 students · 13:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Manchaca
Menchaca El
Grades PK–5 · 699 students · 13:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Manchaca
Menchaca El
Grades PK–5 · 699 students · 13:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Manchaca
Menchaca El
Grades PK–5 · 699 students · 13:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Manchaca
Menchaca El
Grades PK–5 · 699 students · 13:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Manchaca
Menchaca El
Grades PK–5 · 699 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Manchaca’s public schools are run by Austin Independent School District, which also serves Austin, San Leanna and Sunset Valley. 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.
Above the state in reading
Manchaca vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Manchaca’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Manchaca | B− | Austin Independent |
| San Leanna | — | Austin Independent |
| Austin | B− | Austin Independent |
All 2 neighbors share Austin Independent with Manchaca, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in Manchaca
31 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 Manchaca’s schools
Are Manchaca’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Texas: the public schools Manchaca children attend outscore 52% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 23%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Manchaca in?
Austin Independent School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 72,272 students in 123 schools (2024–25).
Where do Manchaca kids go to high school?
One of 12 high schools, depending on your address: Bowie H S, Akins Early College H S, Austin H S, Anderson H S, McCallum H S, Navarro Early College H S, Lasa H S, Crockett Early College H S, Travis Early College H S, Northeast Early College H S, LBJ Early College H S and Eastside Early College H S.
What is Manchaca’s graduation rate?
91% of the class of 2023 in Austin Independent School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas.
How much does Manchaca spend per student?
$14,133 in Austin Independent School District (FY2024), against $12,815 across Texas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Manchaca families are saying about school.
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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.