B⁻

Schools in Shady Hollow · Austin Independent School District

Shady Hollow’s public schools outscore 52% of Texas districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Shady Hollow, 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.

#303of 642 Texas townsK–12Where will my kid go?

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.

Reading proficiency

54%

▲ 3 pts vs TX 51%

2021–22

Math proficiency

41%

▲ 0 pts vs TX 41%

2021–22

Graduate on time

91%

▲ 1 pts vs TX 90%

class of 2023

Spent per student

$14.1K

▲ 10% vs TX $12.8K

FY2024

Students per teacher

14.0

TX 14.9 · smaller classes

Schools in town

56,929 students on the public path

In brief

Shady Hollow’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 102 Texas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Shady Hollow’s, its schools beat 21%, 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 ↓

77 elementary schools, then one middle and 12 high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Shady Hollow’s grade

B Test scoresC⁻ Graduation

B−: better than 52% of Texas school districts, #303 of 642 Texas towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Texas average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Texas school districts we grade (1,191)Better than 52%

Lower resultsHigher results

Texas towns with similar household incomes (102)Better than 21%

A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 38,886 test results and a graduating class of 4,725 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2022, when 97% of Shady Hollow’s students in the tested grades sat them (38,363 in math, 39,410 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Shady Hollow, with each school’s own grade.

77 schools teach K in Shady Hollow’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D− to A+, so check the specific school.

Blazier El

Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Austin

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Shady Hollow’s public schools outscore 52% of Texas districts

Shady Hollow’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Above the state on both counts

Spending and class size

77 elementary schools, then one middle and 12 high schools

What’s behind Shady Hollow’s grade

Where will my kid go?

Bailey Middle

Bailey Middle

Bailey Middle

The district

Above the state in reading

Shady Hollow vs. its neighbors

Every school in Shady Hollow

Questions about Shady Hollow’s schools

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