, ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁opt ed ▁to ▁stay ▁independent … est ab lish ing ▁the ▁E anes ▁Independent ▁School ▁District ” ▁ ▁Academ ic ▁Ach iev ements ▁Texas ▁non pro fit , ▁Children ▁at ▁R isk , ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁Gre ater ▁Austin ▁School ▁District ▁Rank ings ▁– ▁E anes ▁I SD ▁is ▁ranked ▁# 3 ▁in ▁the ▁Austin ▁Area ▁and ▁# 3 3 ▁in ▁the ▁State ▁based ▁on ▁Student ▁Ach iev ement , ▁Camp us ▁Performance ▁and ▁G row th . ▁▁ ▁the ▁district ▁sp ends ▁$ 1 8 , 0 0 0 ▁per ▁student , ▁above ▁the ▁national ▁average . ▁ ▁E anes ▁I SD ▁is ▁ranked ▁number ▁one ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁for ▁Best ▁Places ▁to ▁Te ach , ▁College ▁Read iness , ▁and ▁Best ▁Fac ilities ▁as ▁of ▁December ▁ 1 st ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁On ▁the ▁national ▁level , ▁West la ke ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁compreh ensive ▁four - year ▁Texas ▁public ▁school ▁in ▁the ▁top ▁ 6 0 ▁ ▁Technology ▁in ▁School s ▁“ The ▁E anes ▁school ▁district ▁will ▁become ▁one ▁the ▁first ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁to ▁dist ribute ▁i P ads ▁to ▁every ▁single ▁one ▁of ▁its ▁students , ▁kind erg arten ▁through ▁ 1 2 th ▁grade .” ▁Jan . ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁ ▁School s ▁ ▁West la ke ▁High ▁School ▁ ▁West la ke ▁High ▁School ▁( est ab lished ▁ 1 9 6 9 ) ▁has ▁an ▁en roll ment ▁of