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, Lake Travis High School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 91 in student achievement, 82 in school progress, 90 in closing performance gaps and 91 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.

Austin High School's three out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Social Studies and post-secondary. Lake Travis High School did not earn any distinction.

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%).

At Lake Travis High School, Whites or Caucasians are the biggest group, comprising 64.26% of student population, followed by Hispanics (20.73%), Asians (8.05%), Two or More Races (4.77%), African Americans (1.65%) and Native Americans (0.39%).

Based on household incomes, Austin High School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 24.08% compared to 9.14% at Lake Travis 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 a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 9.48% of its student population compared to 5.44% at Lake Travis High School.

Austin High School’s bilingual students comprise 9.18%, gifted and talented students, 20.25%, while 12.11% are in the special education program. Lake Travis High School bilingual students comprise 5.19%, gifted and talented students, 10.69%, and 9.65% 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. Lake Travis High School's 206 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 5.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 11.4 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. Lake Travis High School has nine teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 35 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 46 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 40 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 58 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including 18 beginning teachers.

Austin High School has nine special education teachers assisted by 13 teacher aides or paraprofessionals. Lake Travis High School has 23 special education teachers and 16 teacher aides or paraprofessionals.