Austin ISD is committed to an instructional program that teaches the state standards and that has high expectations for student learning.

Last year, AISD initiated a comprehensive curriculum alignment in all classrooms to ensure a common instructional focus in language arts, mathematics, science and social studies. This curriculum alignment is tied directly to the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) state standards and to the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) tests.

In the 2002-03 school year, Austin students met and exceeded the District's high standards for every student.