Texas School For The Deaf
Grades: PK-12
Students: 473
Type: Public
GreatSchools Rating
Student-Teacher
Ratio: 4:1
Student-Counselor
Ratio: 61:1
Certified Teachers: 78%
1102 South Congress Avenue
Austin, TX 78704
Austin, TX 78704
(512) 462-5353
Read what parents are saying about Texas School For The Deaf
My stepson is 12, and he is highly functioning autistic. His teachers have not communicated with his family at all about learning to read. It is extremely disgraceful and heartbreaking. They have labeled him a special ed kid, and told us he is not capable of reading. They base this on faulty informa
Posted by a parent on 2/16/2026We have a deaf/autistic child who is high functioning. The school said they don’t want to focus on his reading but want to get his communication up. That’s all well and good but he needs to learn how to read to get a job, and to text and read street signs. Then there is the lack of communication the
Posted by a community member on 2/16/2026Texas School for the Deaf is the best of the BEST!
Posted by a community member on 2/20/2018The school has a good teacher to student ratio, however, at least in the elementary school too many of the teachers do not currently meet the standards for TX and the No Child Left Behind law. The teachers are given three years to meet the standards. This may be good for the teachers, but it does no
Posted by a parent on 11/23/2015There are many ways I appreciate having my children at Texas School for the Deaf. I appreciate the fact that TSD follows bilingual philosophy (ASL and written English) and that my children can speak ASL with their teachers and their classmates. My children get 100% visual access to their education,
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