It was a great learning enviorenment, lots of oppurtunites for us less fortunate students!
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Posted by a student on 12/17/08
I am a current student at Lanier and i am thrilled to be here. I transfered from Anderson High School just to go Lanier High School. Lanier offers a safe enviroment and dedicated teachers which is hard to find at other schools. Everyone is dedicated and teachers are really helpful. The coaches help you
... Read more out also, we have very good athletes at our school. Now the TAKS scores have been low for a couple of years now, but were improving and the new students are dedicated. You should have seen the amount of people that got commended this year, it was almost half of the school, and the rest of them atleast passed. Many students try and they get rewarded for it. Every school has its good and bad students. I am proud to be a student at this school, and want to graduate from here. Read less
Posted by a student on 06/17/08
Lanier is a good school, with hard working teachers. Its only fault being the overall quality of students at the school. AISD does not bus, therefore the population of Lanier is stuck in two molds. Low econmics and monoculturaly. IF AISD would push for diviristy it would be outstanding.
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Posted by a former student on 04/18/06
My son, a senior @ Lanier has done exceptionally well academically. He has been accepted at UT & several other colleges. He has worked extremely hard to have achieved this. Along with Gear up & honors programs & AP classes.He also took the early start college classes. The teachers work very hard with
... Read more the kids, but the kids have to be willing to do the work. Unfortunately a lot do not bother. Your child can do well @ Lanier if they really want to, if they do, you will find all the teachers more than willing to help them achieve their goals. Read less
Posted by a parent on 02/03/06
Lanier has it's fair share of problems, but it also has it's good points. I graduated two sons from lanier. They both were in honors classes and they both played football. I think this helped them stay on track.
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Posted by a parent on 10/02/05
It is a great school that is coming up good academically and now athletically!!
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Posted by a student on 07/08/05
We have just moved to the Austin area and really studied the schools in the area. We were looking for a smaller school for the one on one with the teachers. We talked to the Coaches, Teachers and Principal. They are looking for the best in all the students. Lanier high school is trying so hard to
... Read more make things so much easier to help all the kids in having as many activities at the school, like having the SAT tests at the school, being one of the schools to have free dual college credit classes, teachers recognising one of their students in a reception dinner and honoring the student for their achievments sponcered by State Farm. I could keep going. Everyone that works at this school wants the best for all their students. I am very happy with the everyone there. The tenyear is very impressive at this school also. Read less
Posted by a parent on 03/29/05
I can only say, that I am thankful that Lanier is under new leadership/administration. I have seen this school go from a Blue Ribbon school to an academically unacceptable school in the past 5 years. My son graduated shortly after the school was deemed a Blue Ribbon school and now I have a duaghter
... Read more attending the same school and it is not even acceptable academically! I love the fact that the school has a great diversity, I only hope that the new leadership can turn it back around to a Blue Ribbon school! It's sad that the previous principal was so concerned about what the students thought of him verious what the need! At this point I will not allow my youngest child to attend this school Read less
Posted by a parent on 10/09/04
Lanier is a great school. It has a great cultural diversity that is very unique. The principal is the best in Austin. He has a very special way of getting the students to respect him, but at the same time he can connect with his students in a very special way. He is respected and admired by most if not
... Read more all of the students. I'm graduating this year and everything thanks to my teachers, counselors and staff that were always there helping me out. I think that Lanier has a great potential to become one of the best schools in Austin. Everything depends on the students and how hard they try to be the best. I love my school and I'm glad I go there because Lanier has impacted my life in a very positive way. Read less
Posted by a student on 05/02/04
I think that the leadership is one of the strongest points at Lanier. The staff is caring and concerned for the students. The principal is the best in Austin. He will bend over backwards to help a student. I think that the staff tries to teach kids to respect themselves and others as well as teach
... Read more them the curriculum set before them. The worst part about Lanier is the lack of parent involvement. It is a travesty. Parents want to blame teachers for their students actions when they need to look at themselves. Get involved! Read less
Accounting, Agriculture Education, Cosmetology, Drafting, Electronics, Health, Keyboarding/Typing, Phys Ed
Arts
Art
Music
Band, Choral, Orchestra
Computer Science
Computer Science, Internet/Web Site
Fine Arts
Drama
Social Studies / Social Sciences
Economics, Psychology
Special Education
Gifted Students, Life Skills, Occupational Therapists, Speech/Language Pathologists
English
Speech/Debate
Advanced Placement
Math, Social Studies, Foreign Language, English
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Advanced Placement
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specific academic aptitude or talent in one area such as mathematics or language arts;
creative and productive thinking, the ability to produce new ideas;
leadership ability, the ability to direct individuals or groups to a common decision or action;
visual and performing arts, special talents in visual art, music, dance, drama, or other related studies;
psychomotor ability, such as practical, spatial, mechanical, and physical skills.
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Special Education Classes
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Adult Education Classes
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English as Second Language
English language classes for students whose first language is not English.
Austin schools — Lanier High School is located at 1201 Payton Gin Rd, Austin TX 78758. 1201 Payton Gin Rd is in the Georgian Acres neighborhood and 78758 ZIP code in Austin, TX The school district for Lanier High School is the Austin Independent School District. Lanier High School is a Public school that serves grade levels 9 - 12.
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