About Akins High School
Akins High School, one of 11 comprehensive high schools in Austin Independent School District, serves grades 9-12 from a campus at 10701 S First Street, Austin, TX 78748. The mascot is the Eagles; school colors are Navy Blue and Old Gold. The principal is Michael Herbin.
Akins High School opened in 2000 and is one of AISD's largest comprehensive high schools, enrolling 2,354 students in 2025-26 (TEA). The school is named for William Charles Akins, the first Black teacher to work at a high school after desegregation in the Austin Independent School District. The $34.7 million campus was completed 30 days ahead of schedule. Akins operates seven academies including STEM, arts, business, social services, and early college, and the marching band advanced to UIL 5A State finals in 2006 and 2008.
The campus offers Seven academies (STEM, arts, business, social services, early college, etc.), Advanced Placement courses, dual credit, fine arts (band, choir, orchestra, theatre), CTE pathways, and a UIL Class 6A athletics slate. Akins High School competes in UIL Class 6A.
Austin ISD operates 114 schools serving approximately 69,251 students as of the 2025-26 school year, including 11 traditional comprehensive high schools plus magnet/specialty campuses such as LASA, the Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders, and Garza Independence HS. International High School closed at the end of 2025-26 under the same consolidation plan. AISD holds a "B" overall TEA accountability rating (81 of 100) for the 2025-26 accountability year — the most recent year TEA has rated. District administration is at 4000 South IH-35 Frontage Road in Austin (78704). AISD covers most of the city of Austin plus Sunset Valley, San Leanna, and portions of unincorporated Travis County.
Living in Akins High School
Akins High School at 10701 South First Street (Austin 78748) is one of AISD's largest comprehensive high schools, enrolling 2,354 students in 2025-26 (TEA). UIL Class 6A; mascot Eagles; colors navy blue and old gold. Principal Michael Herbin. The campus opened in 2000, making it one of AISD's newest zoned comprehensive high schools.
Akins HS is named for William Charles Akins — the first Black teacher to work at a high school after desegregation in the Austin Independent School District. The $34.7 million campus was completed 30 days ahead of schedule and operates seven academies: STEM, arts, business, social services, early college, and others. The Akins marching band advanced to UIL 5A State Finals in 2006 and 2008 and was featured in the 2013 PBS documentary "Marching To Nowhere." The school's student newspaper, "The Eagle's Eye," received bronze star awards from the Texas Interscholastic League Press Conference in 2006, 2007, and 2010.
The Akins HS attendance zone covers far south Austin from Slaughter Lane south to the AISD boundary, between Manchaca Road and IH-35 east. Master-planned and large-subdivision communities include Onion Creek (Austin's first large master-planned community, with the Onion Creek Country Club), Bauerle Ranch, Stoney Ridge, Cherry Creek, Park Ridge, and Olympic Heights. The zone reaches as far south as the Travis-Hays county line.
The Akins zone is fed by Mendez MS (5106 Village Square Drive) and Paredes MS (10100 South Mary Moore Searight Park) plus elementaries including Blazier, Boone, Casey, Galindo, Houston, Kocurek, Langford, Menchaca, Odom, Patton, Perez, Pleasant Hill, Rodriguez, St. Elmo, Sunset Valley, and Williams.
Day-to-day retail centers on Slaughter Lane (HEB Slaughter, Walmart, the Slaughter Lane retail strip), Southpark Meadows on IH-35 (with Costco, Walmart, AMC Theaters, the Field of Dreams sports complex, and the Southpark Meadows outdoor amphitheater), and the William Cannon corridor. Larger retail in Onion Creek's commercial frontage and at Stassney/IH-35 to the north. Healthcare access centers on Ascension Seton Hays in Kyle (~10 miles south) and St. David's South Austin Medical Center on Ben White (north of zone).
Outdoor recreation centers on the Onion Creek corridor running through the south of the zone. McKinney Falls State Park (Texas State Park along Onion Creek with Upper and Lower Falls and excellent swimming, hiking, and camping) sits inside the Del Valle ISD boundary just east of the Akins zone. Mary Moore Searight Metropolitan Park (343 acres along Slaughter Creek south of Slaughter Lane) is the zone's largest public park. Tesla Gigafactory Texas sits ~10 miles east in Del Valle ISD.
Frequently Asked Questions
What grades does Akins High School serve?
Akins High School serves grades 9-12 in Austin ISD. It is one of 11 traditional comprehensive high schools in the district; it competes in UIL Class 6A.
Where is Akins High School located?
Akins High School is at 10701 S First Street, Austin, TX 78748.
What is Akins High School's mascot?
The Akins High School mascot is the Eagles; school colors are Navy Blue and Old Gold.
What is Akins High School known for?
Akins High School opened in 2000 and is one of AISD's largest comprehensive high schools, enrolling 2,354 students in 2025-26 (TEA). The school is named for William Charles Akins, the first Black teacher to work at a high school after desegregation in the Austin Independent School District. The $34.7 million campus was completed 30 days ahead of schedule. Akins operates seven academies including STEM, arts, business, social services, and early college, and the marching band advanced to UIL 5A State finals in 2006 and 2008.
What programs does Akins High School offer?
Akins High School offers Seven academies (STEM, arts, business, social services, early college, etc.), Advanced Placement courses, dual credit, fine arts (band, choir, orchestra, theatre), CTE pathways, and a UIL Class 6A athletics slate.
