Location: Northwest Austin, near Lakeline Mall
13915 US-183
Austin, TX 78717
Students served: Grades 2–8
Current enrollment: 13
Model/philosophy: NextGen Academy is an Alpha School that uses mastery-based lesson plans, allowing students to complete their academic work in 2 hours. This unlocks the afternoons for exciting STEM, tech, and gaming workshops that build life skills.
Special features: Full-time reading specialist, TEFA funds accepted, tech-heavy
campus
Schedule: 8:30–3:30 Monday–Friday; school year is August 12–June 4
Tuition: $25,000 per year; can be paid monthly or in a lump sum; 5% sibling discount
Contact: Amelia Dansby, Director of Admissions | admissions@nextgenacademy.school | 512-981-7335
Each listing in this alphabetical directory gives you a snapshot of a small, secular, independent, alternative school in the Austin area.
Hover over and click on a school’s name at the top of its listing to open the school’s website in a new tab. This frequently updated list spans several pages, with navigation buttons at the bottom. 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 an adult, 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.
