Travis High School

Ah. my Alma Mater.
A 2001 graduate of the William B. Travis Communications Academy, I owe much of my success to a handful of teachers and the comp-​sci program here. It served me well in getting my BBA in MIS from UT, and in my career to follow.
While I skipped a lot of class, and most teachers found me to be an uncontrollable prick — some of them saw my potential, and directed all that energy into positive outlets.
They got me my first internship in the IT industry at the age of 16, and the AP classes they offer placed me out of 12 hours of college classes.
That said, the school does have the same issues all urban public schools have: dipshit hooligan kids and totally disengaged parents.
There is opportunity to thrive here, but your kids will have to be ambitious, or they’ll slip through the cracks.
Ethnically, not very diverse… which meant about 4 years of being called ‘white boy.‘
Been a number of years since I’ve been back — but as long as they keep the computer science and networking programs funded, I’d highly recommend giving them a look.