In 1999 the average composite score for Academy students taking the Scholastic Aptitude Test in June was well above the state and national averages. There were eleven National Merit Scholarship qualifiers in the class of 1998. Academy graduates are admitted to colleges and universities across the nation. Each Academy family receives intensive college counseling in the junior and senior years. We aid seniors in applying to multiple colleges, and the great majority are accepted by their first choices.
Attendance is tuition free.
However, Academy students and their families typically invest more time and effort in their work here than they would in other programs. The Academy is an equal opportunity program. Students from every middle school in Austin make up our entering class, which spans the socioeconomic and ethnic makeup of our city. Academy students are alike in that they are strong readers and writers motivated to seek highly challenging college preparation.