The Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders
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2206 Prather Lane Austin, Texas 78704 United States |
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| Coordinates | 30°14′10″N 97°47′17″W / 30.236°N 97.788°WCoordinates: 30°14′10″N 97°47′17″W / 30.236°N 97.788°W |
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| School type | Public, Selective magnet, Middle school & High school |
| Established | 2007 |
| School district | Austin Independent School District |
| NCES District ID | 4808940 |
| CEEB code | 440382 |
| NCES School ID | 480894011354 |
| Director | Jeanne Goka |
| Faculty | 40.35 FTE |
| Grades | 6–12 |
| Gender | Single-sex Female |
| Enrollment | 773 (2014–2015) |
| Color(s) | Blue and White |
| Athletics | annrichardsathletics |
| Sports | Volleyball, Cross Country, Soccer, Basketball, Track, Tennis, Swimming |
| Mascot | Stars |
| Website | annrichardsschool |
The Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders is an all-girls public school for intellectually gifted students in grades 6–12 located in Austin, Texas. The school is named for former Texas governor Ann Richards and is part of the Austin Independent School District. In 2015 it was named the 19th most challenging high school in the nation by The Washington Post.
The Ann Richards School (commonly referred to as "ARS") was established in 2007 in the former building of Porter Middle School in south Austin. Former Texas governor Ann Richards took part in making the school possible, but Richards died before she could see the school open. Academy Award-Winning Actress Sandra Bullock and the school's current principal, Jeanne Goka, also took part in opening the school. In its first year the school was opened to sixth- and seventh-grade students, and a grade was added each year until the 2012–2013 school year, when the school's oldest students reached the twelfth grade; in June 2013 the school's first senior class graduated.
The Ann Richards School is part of the Young Women's Preparatory Network (formerly the Foundation for the Education of Young Women), the National Coalition of Girls' Schools, and the Young Women's Leadership Network; it is a "sister school" to the Irma Lerma Rangel Young Women's Leadership School in Dallas, Texas and the Young Women's Leadership School of East Harlem in Harlem, New York.
The school has also had various notable visitors including Chelsea Clinton.
Admission to the school is only granted in grades six through ten and only female students who live within the Austin Independent School District are eligible for admission. The admissions are classified as "competitive" with 150 acceptances in the sixth grade and no waiting list. Admissions are based on prospective students' essay of interest, teacher recommendations, recent report cards, attendance records, a lottery pulling and standardized test scores. Qualified applicants are then placed in a lottery and are drawn at random.
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