Akins High School

10701 South 1st Street

School District

Austin Independent
Grade

9-12
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:17
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on September 21, 2022

This school has something fundamentally wrong with it. It has to be the worst school in Austin.
Submitted by student on March 02, 2022

Akins, is a good school overall it may not be the best school in AISD. Although the teachers that go here care about their students and help them reach challenges that we face. Provide us with the best education they have, internship opportunities, and the atheltics here are pretty good. Homework wise they only give out homework if in advance classes or if you lag behind. Character wise the school does it best for students to express themselves and support students as they try to find themselves. They make sure you are college ready and have a counselor dedicated just to getting ready for college and make it a point to help set up fasa, free SAT testing, and make sure TSI. Akins also does it best to teach in different styles to help students who learn in a different way and offer one on one help if need to as well when they can. Not gonna lie Akins has had some problems espically this year with trash can fire, fights that been bad, a stabbing, and a gun problem. Along with trashed out bathrooms with grafftti on the walls and some drug problems. Akins though is a good school if you respect everyone from teachers, to classmates, and to yourself. Then you will see that Akins will have your back all the way! Go Eagles!
Submitted by parent on February 25, 2018

In my personal opinion as an evolved parent, Akins High School is an amazing school with extremely caring teachers and wonderful administration. I've been nothing but impressed with this school since day one.
Submitted by parent on June 21, 2016

My son has improved tremendously since being at Akins. I am blessed he has teachers that care about his education.
Submitted by parent on May 05, 2016

Absolutely an unsafe school. Do not send your children here if you have an option. The administration does not act on bully situations unless someone is assaulted on campus even at that there will be no adults around to stop violence from happening. It is such a sad thing to see a school not act to try to protect their students. I will say there are great teachers and that is the best thing the school has going for them. Unfortunately the staff has no sense of urgency in potential violent situations. Hopefully in the future this will change. But I do not see that happening any time soon.
Submitted by other on January 18, 2016

I attended Akins for the full four years of my high school career (2009-2013). The faculty at this wonderful school is the single most valuable asset that W. Charles Akins H.S. has to offer. They are extremely caring and go well beyond what is expected of a secondary school educator. If it wasn't for the guidance and wisdom of the teachers of Akins H.S., I would not be progressing towards my masters degree in economics at the University of Texas at Austin. If your child has a desire to succeed, they will thrive at this school.
Submitted by parent on September 04, 2014

Great school and academy programs. My sons are currently enrolled in this school and have nothing but good things to say about their teachers. This school has come a long way and I have nothing but good things to say about it. If your involved with your kids life there is no reason why your child should not succeed!
Submitted by parent on March 26, 2014

Low expectations by teachers if child is not enrolled AP Classes. Low support by coaches even if parent contacts coach.
Submitted by other on December 30, 2013

Akins was not built as an alternative school it was just another high school in south Austin . I have plenty of friends that graduated from Akins and plenty of them are plenty successful. Please do your research before deeming a school as an alternative school.
Submitted by parent on January 07, 2013

Akins has really come along way from it orgins. Akins was initially a school where badly behaved kids were sent and now it is a recognized campus. The school has been said to have one of the best campuses and best teachers. Akins High School has also gotten a lot of media attention because of the way the school is set up by academies so that students are able to focus on a career that they are interested just as of they were in college.Akins High School is also known for having the best science,math,engineering,medical, law, and business programs(those just being about 20% of the programs offerd) in Austin. No other high school could come close to providing the education that this school can. When you send yor child to school here it is almost as of you are sending your child to a prestigious High School. It basically seems as of your sending your child to law school or to medical school because the studens who go to Akins get the experience and special cources as of they were.
Submitted by student on August 24, 2012

Teachers really do alot for students and I was able to get my certificate from my academy major but the principle and the leadership are not nice to the teachers. Sometimes they are rude even in front of the students to the teacher. Every year my teachers find other jobs because they do not like to be treated like that.