Leander School District Named 4th Best in Austin Metro Area

When it comes to schools in the Austin metro area, some of the best schools can be found in the suburbs and surrounding smaller cities.

Niche.com has just released its 2016 list of the best school districts throughout the nation, as well as the Austin metro area, and many schools you’ll recognize received high ranks.

The Leander Independent School district was ranked the 4th best school district in the area.

In addition to naming the overall best high schools, Niche.com also ranked schools with the best extracurriculars, facilities, food, sports and more.

Niche ranked thousands of districts based on dozens of statistics and 27 million opinions from 300,000 students and parents. View the full methodology here.

Here are the Austin metro school districts ranked 1-40, with their state ranking in parenthesis:

1. Eanes Independent School District (No. 1in Texas)
2. Dripping Springs Independent School District (No. 7 in Texas)
3. Lake Travis Independent School District (No. 8 in Texas)
4. Leander Independent School District (No. 28 in Texas)
5. Round Rock Independent School District (No. 30 in Texas)
6. Georgetown Independent School District (No. 44 in Texas)
7. Wimberley Independent School Districtv (No. 47 in Texas)
8. Austin Independent School Districtn (No. 80 in Texas)
9. La Grange Independent School District (No. 82 in Texas)
10. Liberty Hill Independent School District (No. 93 in Texas)
11. Thorndale Independent School District
12. Pflugerville Independent School District
13. Johnson City Independent School District
14. Prairie Lea Independent School District
15. Flatonia Independent School District
16. Salado Independent School District
17. Giddings Independent School District
18. Lago Vista Independent School District
19. San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District
20. Manor Independent School District
21. Thrall Independent School District
22. Granger Independent School District
23. Taylor Independent School District
24. Killeen Independent School District
25. Lexington Independent School District
26. Marble Falls Independent School District
27. Gonzales Independent School District
28. Jarrell Independent School District
29. Hays Consolidated Independent School District
30. Burnet Consolidated Independent School District
31. Hutto Independent School District
32. Smithville Independent School District
33. Waelder Independent School District
34. Lockhart Independent School District
35. Bartlett Independent School District
36. Bastrop Independent School District
37. Del Valle Independent School District
38. Florence Independent School District
39. Elgin Independent School District
40. Luling Independent School District