Guide: Private Schools in the Lake Travis-Westlake Area
School in the Hills has two locations in the Lake Travis-Westlake area. (Greg Perliski / Community Impact Journal)
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Private schools in the Lake Travis-Westlake area offer a variety of specialized education, ranging from different religious affiliations to various types of study programs. This guide presents elementary and middle schools with grade levels up to grade eight and secondary schools with grade levels up to grade 12.
Note: this list is not exhaustive.
Austin
1 Saint-Gabriel Catholic School
- Levels served: pre-K-8
- Religious orientation: 70% Catholic; 30% other faiths
- Extracurricular activities: sports, such as football, basketball and soccer; robotics; academic competitions
- Current workforce: 478
- Annual tuition fees: $ 17,030 (pre-K), $ 19,995 (K-4), $ 23,335 (5-8)
- 2500 Wimberly Lane, Austin. 512-327-7755. www.sgs-austin.org
2 Regents School of Austin
- Levels served: K-12
- Religious orientation: Christian
- Extracurricular activities: athletics, fine arts
- Current workforce: 1,042
- Annual tuition fees: $ 12,312 – $ 19,648
- 3230 Travis Country Circle, Austin. 512-899-8095. www.regentsaustin.orghttp://www.regentsaustin.org
3 Saint-Michel Catholic Academy
- Levels served: 9-12
- Religious orientation: around 65% Catholics; 35% other faiths
- Extracurricular activities: 19 male and female sports, robotics, cinema, dance, theater, various musical groups, dozens of clubs run by students
- Current workforce: 385
- Annual tuition fees: $ 23,995 for domestic students, $ 27,970 for international students
- 3000 Barton Creek Blvd, Austin. 512-328-2323. www.smca.com
Bee cave
4 Acton Academy bee cave
- Levels served: pre-K-5
- Religious orientation: none
- Extracurricular activities: art, music, storytelling, creative arts, gardening, building forts and treehouses, raising chickens, fruit trees, taekwondo, parents’ book club, family book club
- Current workforce: 35 maximum
- Annual tuition fees: $ 1,175 per month for 11 months with scholarships available
- 14532 Hamilton Pool Road, Bee Cave. 512-387-4043. www.actonbeecave.org
Four points
5 Hill Country Christian School
- Levels served: pre-K-12
- Religious orientation: none
- Extracurricular activities: robotics, beginners’ fanfare, DECA, mission trip, International Thespian Society, Latin club, math club, music conservatory club, honor societies, student council, chess club, choir, pep squad, Knight Guard, security patrol, sports, coding for kids, running club
- Current workforce: 600
- Annual tuition fees: $ 3,532 to $ 10,789 (pre-kindergarten), $ 12,104 (kindergarten) 13,418 (1-5), $ 14,901 (6-8), $ 16,598 (9-12)
- 12124 N. RM 620, Austin. 512-331-7036. www.hillcountrychristianschool.org
6 School in the Hills – Steiner Ranch
- Levels served: pre-K-6
- Religious orientation: none
- Extracurricular activities: postponed due to COVID-19 restrictions
- Current workforce: 110
- Annual tuition fees: $ 13,710 (elementary) $ 13,200 (elementary) $ 14,275
- 2900 N. Quinlan Park Road, Austin. 512-266-6160. www.schoolinthehills.com
7 School in the Hills – River Place
- Levels served: pre-K-6
- Religious orientation: none
- Extracurricular activities: postponed due to COVID-19 restrictions
- Current workforce: 190
- Annual tuition fees: $ 13,710 (elementary) $ 13,200 (elementary) $ 14,275
- 10819 RM 2222, Austin. 512-266-8180. www.schoolinthehills.com
Lakeway
8 Acton Imprimis Lac Travis
- Levels served: 1 to 5 (up to college in the coming years)
- Religious orientation: Christian
- Extracurricular activities: art; board of directors; makerspace; facilitated individual activities without compulsory homework; community service groups including Austin Angels, Carrying Hope
- Current workforce: 25 (maximum 26)
- Annual tuition fees: $ 10,000
- 3001 RO Drive, Spicewood. 512-387-0575. www.actonimprimislaketravis.com
9 Lakeway Bluebonnet Montessori School
- Grades served: 3 years-3rd year
- Religious orientation: none
- Extracurricular activities: art, Spanish, music via the Music Together program
- Current workforce: 40
- Annual tuition fees: N / A
- 15099 Debba Drive, Austin. 512-266-6626. www.bluebonnetmontessori.com
10 Texas International School
- Classes served: pre-kindergarten to 8th grade
- Religious orientation: None
- Extracurricular activities: Elementary and middle school athletics and robotics programs; United Nations model; Spanish and Mandarin Programs
- Current workforce: 185
- Annual tuition fees: primary $ 20,125; college $ 21,875
- 4402 Hudson Bend, Austin (main campus); 15506-C highway. 71, Bee Cave (college). 512-351-3403. www.istexas.org
West Lake Hills
11 Austin Trinity Episcopal School
- Levels served: preK-8
- Religious orientation: Christian
- Extracurricular activities: visual arts, multimedia art, songwriting, musical ensemble, theater, choir, athletics (3-8 years), Tornado News, cartoon and graphic writing, web programming, technological theater, architecture, introduction to psychology, D-Lab, advanced art studio, Model United Nations, math pentathlon, service leadership, PSIA One-Act Play, spelling bees, National Geographic Geo Bee, robotics, directory, service leadership, student council, drumline, inquiry seminar (lower school capstone), Innov8 (8th year of synthesis), world languages ​​(Spanish, Latin and Mandarin)
- Current workforce: 623
- Annual tuition fees: $ 21,550 (first school), $ 23,350 (college)
- 3901 Bee Caves Road, Austin. 512-472-9525. www.austintrinity.org