Austin Independent School District (AISD) is a school district based in the city of Austin, Texas, United States. Established in 1881, the district serves most of the City of Austin, the neighboring municipalities of Sunset Valley and San Leanna, and unincorporated areas in Travis County (including Manchaca). The district operates 125 schools including 78 elementary schools, 19 middle schools, and 17 high schools. , AISD covers 54.1% of the City of Austin. Academic achievement In 2018-19, the school district was rated a B by the Texas Education Agency (TEA.) No state accountability ratings were given to districts for the 2019-20 and 2020-21 school years. Prior to the 2011-12 school year, school districts in Texas could receive one of four possible rankings from the Texas Education Agency: Exemplary (the highest possible ranking), Recognized, Academically Acceptable, and Academically Unacceptable (the lowest possible ranking). For the 2012-13 school year, the TEA moved to a Pass/Fail system. In 2017, the TEA adopted an A-F accountability system. Finances Like other Texas public school districts, AISD is funded through a combination of local property taxes, general state revenues (such as occupation taxes, Texas Lottery profits, and returns from the Permanent School Fund), and federal education funds. The district also funds some facilities construction and improvements through the issuance of debt by bond elections; AISD's most recent bond election was in 2017. List of superintendents John B. Winn – 1881–1894 Prof. Thomas Green Harris – 1895–1903 Arthur N. McCallum Sr. – 1903–1942 Dr. Russell Lewis – 1942–1947 Dr. J.W. Edgar – 1947–1950 Dr. Irby B. Carruth – 1950–1970 Dr. Jack L. Davidson – 1970–1980 Dr. John Ellis – 1980–1990 Dr. Gonzalo Garza (Interim) – 1990–1991 Dr. Jim B. Hensley – 1991–1992 Dr. Terry N. Bishop (Interim) – 1993–1994 Dr. James Fox Jr. – 1995–1998 A.C. Gonzalez (Interim) – 1998–1999 Dr. Pascal D. Forgione Jr. – 1999–2009 Dr. Meria Carstarphen – 2009–2014 Dr. Paul Cruz – 2014–2020 Dr. Stephanie S. Elizalde – 2020–2022 Dr. Anthony Mays (Interim) – 2022 Matias Segura (Interim) - 2023-Present Demographics In the 1970s white flight to Westlake and other suburbs of Austin that were majority white began. In 1970 the student body of AISD was 65% non-Hispanic (Anglo) white. In the late 1970s the student body was 57% non-Hispanic white, 26% Hispanic and Latino, and 15% African-American. Until 1978 AISD categorized Hispanics and Latinos as "white" so they could integrate them with African-Americans