Publications
From Gateway to Project Lead the Way: Tracking Middle School Engineering Participants into High School
The Career and Technical Education (CTE) Department in the Austin Independent School District (AISD) administers a national engineering program in middle schools, called Gateway, and in high schools, called Project Lead the Way (PLTW). In this summary, the PLTW courses taken during high school were examined for two cohorts of students who participated in the Gateway program at some point in their middle school years (eighth graders in 2011–2012 and 2012–2013). Overall, more than half of Gateway 8th grade students in 2011–2012 (57%) and 2012–2013 (56%) attended a PLTW high school. Of…
Career and Technical Education Enrollment and Demographic Trends, 2012-2013 to 2016-2017
The mission AISD’s Career and Technical Education (CTE) Department is to provide opportunities for students to acquire 21st-century academic and technical skills needed for entry into the global workforce and/or postsecondary education to become contributing members of their community. The purpose of this report is to examine the trends in CTE course enrollment and student demographics over the last 5 years, 2012–2013 to 2016–2017.
Career and Technical Education 2017 Student Survey Results Summary
The Career and Technical Education (CTE) Student Survey, administered in Spring 2017, was designed to gather students’ feedback about their experiences taking the advanced CTE courses offered in their specific career pathway. Students who participated in the Austin Independent School District’s (AISD) CTE Student Survey highly rated the courses they had taken in their career pathway and the opportunities to gain hands-on experiences ready for their life, college, and career.
Austin Partners in Education (APIE), Annual Evaluation Report, 2016–2017
This evaluation report describes program outcomes for students in APIE's Middle School Math and College Readiness Coaching Programs in the 2016–2017 school years.
Advanced Placement (AP) Test Results, May 2017
This report summarizes district Advanced Placement (AP) test results in 201. AP test results may be used by higher education institutions to place students in courses and extend course credit to students who obtain high scores on the examinations.
Ready for College Update, 2016-2017
This report provides an overview of the district’s college readiness outcomes for seniors in the 2016-2017 school year.
High School Senior Exit Survey Highlights, Spring 2017
This report provides a summary of highlights of the 15th annual AISD High School Exit Survey administered online to seniors in every AISD high school during May 2017.
2017 SAT Results Summary
This report describes SAT test results for AISD’s graduating seniors, Class of 2017, who took the SAT any time during high school.
2017 ACT Results Summary
This report brief describes district-level ACT test results for AISD seniors in the 2016–2017 school year.
Financial Aid and Apply Texas Results Submissions, Summary of District and Campus Results, 2016–2017
The FAFSA is an application to determine eligibility for financial aid. The Apply Texas Application allows students to apply to postsecondary institutions in the state. This report summarizes submissions by AISD seniors in 2017.