High · Texas

Garza Independence H S

AlternativeFree meals for all

Garza Independence H S, a public high school in Austin, Texas: grades 10–12, 199 students, 8.5 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Austin ISD.

Size and class size

Compared with high schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 199
Teachers (FTE): 23.5
Students per teacher: 8.5
Grades: 10–12; High

Fewer students per teacher than 84% of high schools in Texas

Median 13.8 · 1,941 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 88% of high schools in the US

Median 14.4 · 20,809 schools compared

Smaller than 64% of high schools in Texas

Median 365 · 2,123 schools compared

Smaller than 70% of high schools in the US

Median 414 · 22,064 schools compared

State test results

No state test results published for this school: state tests cover grades 3–8, and small groups are not published.

What it offers

Grades: High · Grades 10–12
Type: District school · Alternative
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Large city
Run by: Austin ISD

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Location

Address: 1600 Chicon, Austin, TX 78702
Phone: (512)414-8600
City or town: Austin
County: Travis County

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Nearby high schools

The closest public high schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher
Texans Can Academy - AustinCharterAlternativeFree meals for all	9–12	168	21.2	0.8 mi
Eastside Early College H SFree meals for all	9–12	663	14.4	0.9 mi
The University of Texas at Austin International H	9–12	0	—	1.3 mi
University of Texas at Austin H SFully virtual	9–12	1,056	37.6	1.3 mi
Alternative Learning CenterAlternativeFree meals for all	6–12	113	6.2	2.1 mi
Austin St HospitalAlternative	7–12	20	2.9	2.7 mi

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).

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