Garza Independence High School

School County Travis County AUSTIN ISD High SchoolDetail

1600 Chicon, Austin, TX, 78702 Get directions ->

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Garza Independence High School is located at 1600 CHICON, AUSTIN, TX, 78702. The school is part of AUSTIN ISD.

To contact the school, call (512) 414-8600.

Teachers

Garza Independence High School employs 26 teachers, who have been with the school an average of 9 years. The teachers average 12 years of experience in teaching. The school currently has 135 students with a student to teacher ratio of 5.10 S/T. The special education division has 0 teachers assisting it. Garza Independence High School also employs 2 education aids.

School Summary

Public School

Grade Span

09-12

Enrollment

156

Is Charter

Address

1600 CHICON, AUSTIN, TX, 78702
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Principal

ANDREW NICHOLS

School District

AUSTIN ISD

Phone

(512) 414-8600

County

Travis County

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Accountability Ratings & Designations

of Garza Independence High School

Accountability Ratings

Excellent

Texas edu board’s ratings

Scaled Score
Student Achievement	89
Student Progress
Closing Performance Gaps
Overall	90

Garza Independence High School Student / Staff Statistics

Student Statistics

Racial/Ethnic Group
Racial/Ethnic Group	Number	Percent
African American	11	8.15%
Hispanic	64	47.41%
White	48	35.56%
Asian	4	2.96%
Native American	0	0.00%
Two or More Races	8	5.93%
Total Students	135	100.00%
Eco Disadvantaged	61	45.19%
Limited English Proficiency	14	10.37%

Program/Count/Percent
Program	Count	Percent
Bilingual	14	10.37%
Gifted & Talented	11	8.15%
Special Education	11	8.15%
Teacher Student Ratio		5.10 S/T

Staff Statistics

By Experience
By Experience	Count	Percent
Over 30 years	1	4.18%
20 - 30 years	1	3.80%
10 - 20 years	9	34.22%
6 - 10 years	12	45.63%
1- 5 years	1	3.80%
Beginning Teacher	2	7.98%
Teacher Experience Average	11.60 yrs
Teacher Tenure Average	8.70 yrs

Teacher Type	Number	Percent
Total Teachers	26	100%
Female Teachers	18	68.82 %
Male Teachers	8	30.80 %
School Admin	2
School Support	5
Edu Aids	2
Special Education	0

Garza Independence High School 2022 STAAR Statistics

STAAR Statistics
Group	All Subjects	Read/ELA	Math	Science	Soc Studies
ALL	61%	37%	72%	44%	79%
African American	38%	40%	*%	*%	60%
Hispanic	47%	26%	83%	33%	65%
White	87%	80%	78%	67%	100%
Asian	*%	*%	.%	.%	*%
Two or More Races	60%	*%	*%	.%	*%
Economically Disadvantaged	45%	19%	63%	25%	70%
Male Students	42%	25%	*%	33%	67%
Female Students	70%	43%	81%	57%	85%
Special Education	21%	0%	*%	*%	60%
Limited English Proficiency	24%	13%	*%	20%	*%

Class of 2021 Graduates

Standardized Test

Class Graduate
Group	% Tested	SAT Avg	ACT Avg	Abv Criteria
ALL	29.1	1090	.	56
African American	22.2	*	.	*
Hispanic	19	1033	.	50
White	41.4	1107	.	50
Asian	*	.	.	.
Two or More Races	*	*	.	*
Male Students	32.5	1162	.	69.2
Female Students	26.1	1011	.	41.7
Special Education	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Eco Disadvantaged	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Graduation

Class Graduate
Group	Read Ready	Math Ready	Both Ready	Graduated	GED	Cont.	Dropout
ALL	58.1	44.2	34.9	62.9	7.1	17.1	12.9
African American	44.4	33.3	33.3	75	n/a	12.5	12.5
Hispanic	47.6	33.3	21.4	63.3	3.3	10	23.3
White	79.3	58.6	51.7	62.1	10.3	24.1	3.4
Asian	*	*	*	.	.	.	.
Two or More Races	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Male Students	62.5	47.5	37.5	60.6	9.1	15.2	15.2
Female Students	54.3	41.3	32.6	64.9	5.4	18.9	10.8
Special Education	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Eco Disadvantaged	48.6	28.6	22.9	55.2	10.3	13.8	20.7

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