SCHOOLS

Northwest Hills feeds into Austin ISD with a cluster of schools that have drawn families to this zip code for generations. Doss Elementary is the anchor, a neighborhood institution where multiple generations of the same families have enrolled. Highland Park Elementary serves portions of the neighborhood as well. Middle schoolers attend Murchison Middle School, and the high school pathway leads to Anderson High School, consistently one of the more academically competitive campuses in AISD. Private options including St. Andrew's Episcopal School are also within close reach for families who seek alternatives.

The school quality here is not incidental to the neighborhood's appeal. It is central to it, and has been for 40-plus years.

ATHLETICS AT ANDERSON HIGH

Anderson High School competes in the UIL system as part of District 26-5A, and its athletic programs carry real weight in Austin's high school sports landscape. The Trojans field competitive varsity programs in football, basketball, baseball, softball, soccer, tennis, swimming, cross country, and track and field. Tennis has historically been one of Anderson's strongest programs, with multiple district championships and deep playoff runs over the years. The swimming and cross country programs draw serious athletes, in part because the terrain and culture of Northwest Hills produces kids who grow up running and spending time outdoors. Baseball at Anderson has a consistent playoff presence, and the boys and girls soccer programs compete hard in a district that includes some of the city's top competition. Friday night football at House Park or Anderson's home field is a genuine neighborhood event, the kind of game where you see families who have been cheering for the Trojans across multiple kids and multiple decades. For families where sports are part of the equation, Anderson delivers a full slate without requiring a transfer to a 6A program.