Austin High School earned a State accountability rating of B (80-89) based on three domains: student achievement, school progress and closing the gaps. Scores are scaled from 0 to 100 to align with letter grades. The school scored 92 in student achievement, 88 in school progress and 82 in closing performance gaps. It scored 89 overall in post-secondary readiness, a broad term that refers to student preparedness to undertake multiple pathways after graduation, or specifically, their preparedness for college education.

On the other hand, Anderson High School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 91 in student achievement, 83 in school progress, 82 in closing performance gaps and 88 overall in post-secondary readiness.

A distinction designation acknowledges districts and campuses for outstanding achievement based on the outcomes of several performance indicators. Distinction designations are awarded for achievement in several areas and are based on performance relative to a group of campuses of similar type, size, grade span, and student demographics.

It is in this area where the two schools differ. Austin High School’s three out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Social Studies and post-secondary. Anderson High School's four out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science and Social Studies.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Austin High School. They make up for 51.62% of student population, followed by Hispanics (38.99%), Two or More Races (4.44%), African Americans (2.76%), Asians (1.98%) and Native Americans (0.17%).

The student population at Anderson High School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 53.29%, followed by Hispanics (30.09%), Asians (6.85%), Two or More Races (4.86%), African Americans (4.59%) and Native Americans (0.09%).

Based on household incomes, the Austin High School’s economically disadvantaged students is lower at 24.08% compared to 25.68% at Anderson High School.

In terms of Limited English Proficiency (LEP), a term used in the United States that refers to a person who is not fluent in the English Language, mainly because it is not their native language, Austin High School has 220 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 9.48% of student population. Anderson High School has significantly more ELLs at 263 or about 11.85% of student population.

Austin High School’s bilingual students comprise 9.18%, gifted and talented students, 20.25%, while 12.11% are in the special education program. Anderson High School bilingual students comprise 11.62%, gifted and talented students, 17.52%, and 11.31% are in the special education program.

Austin High School's 125 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 8.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging nearly 11.6 years. Anderson High School's 125 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 7.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 10.5 years.

Of its teaching staff, Austin High School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 24 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 38 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 21 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 32 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including nine beginning teachers. Anderson High School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has 18 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 38 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 24 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 36 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including nine beginning teachers.

Austin High School has nine special education teachers assisted by 13 teacher aides or paraprofessionals. Anderson High School has 14 special education teachers and 22 teacher aides or paraprofessionals.