Schools are a major factor in determining where you want to buy a home in Austin. Even if you don’t have school age children, or your kids attend private schools, the quality of schools is something to consider. In Austin, the resale market is driven largely by quality of schools. The better the school district, the more in demand the home will be.
Which Austin Schools Districts Are the Best?
Though you can compare test schools and assign ratings to schools and districts, you will get conflicting opinions about which schools are rated better. GreatSchools.org and SchoolDigger.com have their own rating systems and Children at Risk (a Texas non-profit children’s advocacy group) has a different rating system. Here, we’ll show you the 2014 Children at Risk Austin School District ratings to come up with the 15 best school districts in Austin.
15 Best School Districts in Austin
For the purposes of our list, we included school districts in Travis, Hays and the southern end (Georgetown or south) of Williamson counties. We’ll show you where they rank in the Austin area, in Texas and give you a link where you can find homes for sale.
| Rank | District | County | TX Rank | Grade | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dripping Springs | Hays | 9 | A | Homes in the Dripping Springs ISD |
| 2 | Wimberley | Hays | 26 | A | Homes in the Wimberley ISD |
| 3 | Eanes | Travis | 33 | A | Homes in the Eanes ISD |
| 4 | Lake Travis | Travis | 63 | A | Homes in the Lake Travis ISD |
| 5 | Lago Vista | Travis | 72 | A | Homes in the Lago Vista ISD |
| 6 | Round Rock | Williamson | 87 | A | Homes in the Round Rock ISD |
| 7 | Leander | Williamson | 88 | A | Homes in the Leander ISD |
| 9 | Georgetown | Williamson | 123 | A | Homes in the Georgetown ISD |
| 10 | Liberty Hill | Williamson | 160 | B | Homes in the Liberty Hill ISD |
| 12 | Pflugerville | Travis | 225 | B | Homes in the Pflugerville ISD |
| 14 | Taylor | Williamson | 283 | B | Homes in the Taylor ISD |
| 15 | Hutto | Williamson | 309 | B | Homes in the Hutto ISD |
| 17 | Austin | Travis | 335 | B | Homes in the Austin ISD |
| 23 | Hays | Hays | 607 | C | Homes in the Hays ISD |
| 27 | San Marcos | Hays | 687 | C | Homes in the San Marcos ISD |
Other Opinions of Best School Districts in Austin
For a different take on the best school districts in Austin, check out our Top 3 School Districts in Austin and our Best School Districts Around Austin posts.
Looking for a Home in a Great School District?
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