Lyndon B. Johnson High School (Austin, Texas)

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Lyndon B. Johnson High School (LBJ)
Address
Map
7309 Lazy Creek Drive

Austin
,
Texas
78724

United States
Information
TypePublic School
Established1974
PrincipalRandy Bryant (interim)
Teaching staff51.39 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment763 (2023-2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio14.85[1]
Color(s)  Purple
MascotJaguar
USNWR ranking16th[3]
Website[1]
Lyndon B. Johnson Early College High School

Lyndon Baines Johnson (LBJ) Early College High School is a public high school in northeast

Eastside Memorial Early College High School
campus.

LBJ Early College High School's mascot is the Jaguar, and the school's colors are purple and white.

The current (interim) principal of LBJ Early College High School is Randy Bryant. Previous LBJ principals include Dr. Dorothy Orebo (1982-1992), who was the first Black woman principal of any AISD high school,[6] Patrick Patterson (2004-2010), Sheila Henry (2012-2018, plus 2023-2024 as interim), and Dr. Joseph Welch (2021-2023).

From 2007 to 2021, the school occupied the first floor of its campus, while LASA was on the second floor. Melissa B. Taboada of the Austin American-Statesman stated that some members of the Austin community "say the division [was] a constant blemish on the campus".[7]

Student body

As of November 2020, LBJ's student body is 33.4% African American, 63.1% Hispanic, and 3.5% other racial groups. 73.9% of students are economically disadvantaged.[8]

Academic performance

In 2015 Taboada stated "LBJ has struggled academically for years."[7]

Campus

The LBJ campus opened in Northeast Austin in 1974 to relieve overcrowding at the nearby Northeast Early College High School (then known as Reagan High School.)[9] The school went through various renovations in summer 2010, funded by AISD's 2008 bond,[10] including remodeling many of the science labs (at the time used by LASA.) The school's theatre is located in a separate building from the rest of the campus; the building is named the Don T. Haynes III Performing Arts Center, after LBJ's band director for 39 years from 1975 to 2014.[11] As LBJ is built upon a hill, the lowest level of the main school building is partially underground and has no windows. It is fondly referred to as "The Dungeon" throughout campus. The outside of the campus is maintained by a volunteer group of students and parents.

The most well known feature on the LBJ campus is "The Texas," a large granite statue in the shape of the state's outline. The statue, a gift from the class of 1978, sits outside the front of the school. In 2002, a group of seniors started a Northeast-LBJ tradition by wrapping the Texas in

saran wrap
to protect it from vandals. The night before the annual Northeast-LBJ football game, seniors wrap the Texas in saran wrap and spend the night keeping it and other parts of the campus safe from vandalism by students of their rival Northeast High School.

Notable people

See also

Liberal Arts and Science Academy (LASA)
- LASA and LBJ students shared the same campus, newspaper, yearbook, band, theatre, orchestra, choir, and many other curricular or extracurricular programs from 2007 to 2021.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Lbj Echs". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
  2. ^ "LASA School Profile" (PDF). Retrieved October 12, 2017.
  3. ^ "Best High Schools in the U.S." U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  4. ^ "About Us". www.lasahighschool.org. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
  5. ^ "Major New Investment in Austin School District". Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
  6. ^ "Dorothy H. Orebo Obituary". A Life Celebration By Franklin. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  7. ^ a b Taboada, Melissa B. "Poor, minority students missing out on Austin’s popular magnet programs" (Archive). Austin American-Statesman. Sunday February 8, 2015. Retrieved on December 30, 2015.
  8. ^ "LBJ Early College High School". Austin ISD. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  9. ^ Auten, Roseana (December 15, 1995). "LBJ Science Academy Sucks Rocks". www.austinchronicle.com. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
  10. ^ "2004–2008 Bonds Overview". Austin ISD. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
  11. ^ "Don T. Haynes - Coastal Carolina University". www.coastal.edu. Retrieved September 15, 2021.

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