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7309 Lazy Creek Drive , 78724 | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public School |
| Established | 1974 |
| Principal | Sheila Henry (interim) |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 848 |
| Color(s) | Purple |
| Mascot | Jaguar |
| USNWR ranking | 16th[2] |
| Website | [1] |
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Lyndon Baines Johnson (LBJ) Early College High School is a public high school in northeast Austin, Texas. At the time of its opening in 1974, LBJ was only the second high school in the U.S. (after the former Johnson City High School) to be named for the 36th President. In 1985, LBJ became the host of a new academic magnet program, the Science Academy of Austin (SA), which drew students from all over the city. A second high school magnet program, the Liberal Arts Academy of Austin (LAA), was opened at Albert Sidney Johnston High School in 1987; the two programs were merged in 2002, forming the Liberal Arts and Science Academy (LASA) magnet within LBJ.[3] In 2007, the Austin Independent School District split LASA and LBJ into separate high schools with their own principals, faculty, and staff in order for LBJ to be eligible for a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to implement the "First Things First" educational enrichment program.[4] After the split, LBJ and LASA were housed on the same campus, though largely on different floors. The two schools continued to share athletic teams through the end of the 2019-20 school year, but shared certain extracurricular activities and electives (band, theater, newspaper, yearbook, choir, orchestra, etc.) through the end of the 2020-21 school year. In 2011, via a partnership with the Austin Community College, LBJ established a new program through which students could earn up to 60 college credits while still in high school, earning it the "Early College High School" (ECHS) designation it bears today. In 2021, LASA relocated to the former Eastside Memorial Early College High School campus.
LBJ Early College High School's mascot is the Jaguar, and the school's colors are purple and white.
The current principal of LBJ Early College High School is Sheila Henry, who had previously served as the school's principal for six years (2012-2018) and returned to the role in an interim capacity following the August 2023 departure of her predecessor, Dr. Joseph Welch, to a position with the Houston Independent School District. Previous LBJ principals include Dr. Dorothy Orebo (1982-1992), who was the first Black woman principal of any AISD high school,[5] and Patrick Patterson (2004-2010).
From 2007 to 2021, the school occupied the first floor of its campus, while LASA was on the second floor. Melissa B. Taboada of the Austin American-Statesman stated that some members of the Austin community "say the division [was] a constant blemish on the campus".[6]
- ^ "LASA School Profile" (PDF). Retrieved 12 October 2017.
- ^ "Best High Schools in the U.S." U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 2018-12-05.
- ^ "About Us". www.lasahighschool.org. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
- ^ "Major New Investment in Austin School District". Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
- ^ "Dorothy H. Orebo Obituary". A Life Celebration By Franklin. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
- ^ Taboada, Melissa B. "Poor, minority students missing out on Austin’s popular magnet programs" (Archive). Austin American-Statesman. Sunday February 8, 2015. Retrieved on December 30, 2015.