Overview

The Liberal Arts and Science Academy (LASA) is a community built on ideas, innovation, and an independent spirit. Consistently ranked among the best high schools in Texas and the United States, LASA offers a world- class education, rigorous instruction, and robust hands-on learning opportunities. LASA creates a challenging yet nurturing environment for students to expand and deepen their understanding as they explore the range of their artistic and intellectual talents—from fine arts and philosophy to robotics and stem cell research. By recruiting the most academically advanced students from public and private middle schools throughout the city, LASA is a diverse magnet school with scholars from every ZIP code in Austin. Diversity - in students and ideas - is critical to LASA's strength and success. Students excel on every level: in the classroom, on advanced placement exams, and at state and national competitions such as the Science Olympiad, Siemens-Westinghouse and the Intel Science Fair. LASA remains among the country's top-ranked schools for educating the brightest minds, while fostering the next generation of citizens and leaders—thinkers and doers who are prepared to help strengthen their communities and build a better world.


La Academia de Humanidades y Ciencias (LASA, por sus siglas en inglés) es una comunidad basada en ideas, innovación y un espíritu independiente. Constantemente clasificada entre las mejores escuelas preparatorias de Texas y Estados Unidos, LASA ofrece una educación de clase mundial, una instrucción rigurosa y oportunidades sólidas de aprendizaje práctico. LASA crea un ambiente desafiante pero cariñoso para que los estudiantes expandan y profundicen su comprensión mientras exploran la gama de sus talentos artísticos e intelectuales, desde las bellas artes y la filosofía hasta la robótica y la investigación de células madre. Al reclutar a los estudiantes más avanzados académicamente de escuelas secundarias públicas y privadas de toda la ciudad, LASA es una escuela especializada diversa con alumnos de todos los códigos postales de Austin. La diversidad de estudiantes e ideas es fundamental para la fortaleza y el éxito de LASA. Los estudiantes sobresalen en todos los niveles: en el aula, en los exámenes de Advanced Placement y en concursos estatales y nacionales como la Olimpiada de Ciencias, Siemens-Westinghouse y la Feria de Ciencias de Intel. LASA permanece entre las escuelas líderes del país para la educación de las mentes más brillantes, mientras alberga la próxima generación de ciudadanos y líderes, pensadores y hacedores que están preparados para ayudar a fortalecer sus comunidades y construir un mundo mejor.

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Signature Programs

Student & Family Supports

School Based Mental Health Center

Performance | Demographics

2022 STAAR Percent at Approaches Grade Level or above

2022 Accountability

As required by Senate Bill 1365 (87th Texas Legislature), academic accountability ratings for 2022 were limited to A, B, C, and Not Rated.

Accountability Rating: A

Student Achievement: A

School Progress: A

Closing the Gaps: A

2022 Distinction Designations

Postsecondary Readiness
Comparative Academic Growth
Comparative Closing the Gaps
Academic Achievement: Reading/ELA
Academic Achievement: Math
Academic Achievement: Science
Academic Achievement: Social Studies

Source: Texas Education Agency

2023-24 Student Demographics