Location: North Central Austin
4700 Grover Avenue
Austin TX 78756
Students served: Grades 9–12
Current enrollment: 32
Model/philosophy: "College prep with heart." Huntington-Surrey offers a full curriculum plus à la carte courses (homeschoolers welcome). Small classes, personal attention, a positive learning environment, and a strong academic program help students gain confidence and a sense of responsibility.
Special features: Fully accredited by AdvancED, very low student-to-teacher ratios, unique 1:1 literature classes, student-choice-driven electives, part-time or full-time school day, personalized college advising, ACC Dual Credit Program offered, many learning differences accommodated (high-functioning autism, sensory processing, ADHD, mild dyslexia, etc.); an Austin institution since 1973.
Schedule: Monday–Thursday 8:15am–3:25pm and Friday electives 9am–12pm; Friday Study Hall 12pm–3pm
Tuition: $16,000 per year (discounted to 15,500 if paying in one lump sum)
Contact: Margaret Connor, Head of School | 512-502-5400 | contact form on website
Each listing in this alphabetical directory gives you a snapshot of a small, independent, alternative school in the Austin area.
This frequently updated list spans several pages, with navigation buttons at the bottom. Clicking on the name of a school will take you to its own website. To easily find schools by geographical area, see our Alt Ed Maps page. If you know of a school that’s missing from this directory, please drop a note here, and see Alt Ed Austin’s criteria for “alternative” and “school.” You may also be interested in our directories of other recommended schools (which are mostly larger or more specialized or religiously oriented), as well as special programs for children and adults.
Full disclosure: Alt Ed Austin founder Teri Sperry has ties with several of the schools listed on this site. Her child, now in graduate school, attended two of them years ago. She has friends who direct, teach at, or are otherwise involved in others. Some programs choose to advertise from time to time on Alt Ed Austin as Sponsoring Partners. She firmly believes that all of the schools featured on this site (including the ones to which she has no personal connection and those from which she receives no advertising fees) are good choices for some kids, each for different reasons.
