Once a student enters the program, he or she is guaranteed a place as long as he or she maintains the required academic and discipline standards. Austin Academy offers an educational environment that includes high standards and challenging curricula. Because active learning best suits the needs of middle school students, active instructional strategies are prevalent in our classrooms. Teachers balance teaching common curriculum elements with opportunities for students to choose their own learning. Research, analysis, and sharing of results are common instructional elements in all of our classrooms.
Students utilize resources at our campus and in the community.
These practices help students develop the independent learning skills necessary for success in a society that increasingly values life-long learners. With a diverse student body that includes students of many ethnicities and who live in many different parts of our school district, Austin Academy works to teach students the value of diversity and the history and contributions of people of many backgrounds. Although a magnet school, our instructional program is designed around the philosophy that every student deserves access to the most rigorous academic program in which he or she can succeed. All students at Austin Academy are encouraged to participate in our advanced level classes and fine arts programs. Teachers collaborate at many levels at our school.