Austin Top School Districts

For families conducting an Austin home search, the quality of their new neighborhoods’ schools is a top priority for obvious reasons. The education children receive can enrich their minds and give them valuable skills to guide them through life. Naturally, parents want the environment that their children spend so much time in to be as pleasant and rewarding as possible.

Many people do not realize that even childless families have a good reason to make school districts a factor in their Austin home searches: the quality of local schools can have a large impact on the overall value of your home.

Based on reviews by parents living in and near Austin, as well as government educational agencies, here are some of the area’s top districts.

Eanes Independent School District

Five elementary schools, one middle school and Eanes ISD as a whole were ranked “exemplary” by the Texas Education Agency in 2007. It is widely regarded by parents in the area as Austin’s best school district. The Austin homes zoned for this district are mostly located in Rollingwood, West Lake Hills, and the western part of the city in Travis County.

Leander Independent School District

The schools in this district are widely admired for their dedication to teaching ethical behavior as well as academic skills, and their close involvement with parents and the community. Austin homes zoned for LISD are mostly in the suburban areas northwest of Austin such as, naturally, Leander.

Lake Travis Independent School District

Lake Travis has earned its reputation as one of the top districts in Austin by motivating students to excel academically, develop the necessary skills for succeeding in college, and become closely involved in their communities. Austin homes that are zoned for Lake Travis are generally located in southwest part of the city, including neighborhoods such as Bee Cave, Briar Cliff, and Lakeway.

If you need more information about our city’s outstanding school districts during your Austin home search, contact Austin realtors through the Carvajal group by calling 512-419-7770.