Alpha High School

For the chain of private schools, see Alpha School.

For the defunct public alternative high school in Oregon, see Alpha High School (Gresham, Oregon).

Alpha High School is a private alternative high school in Austin, Texas, part of the Alpha School founded in 2014.^[1] The school has "guides" instead of teachers.^[1] Students spend two hours each day on "app-based AI tutoring" in core skills.^[1][2] The rest of the day is spent learning life learning skills such as public speaking and giving and receiving feedback, and in workshops where they work on individual and group projects.^[1] As of 2024, tuition costs $40,000 a year.^[2]

Alpha High School
Address
201 Colorado Street Austin , Texas 78701 United States
Coordinates	30.2672°N 97.7431°W / 30.2672; -97.7431
Information
Type	Private school
Grades	9-12
Number of students	152
Accreditation	Cognia (education)
Website	Alpha High School website

Academic performance

In 2024, Alpha High School reported that its students scored an average of 1545 out of 1600 on their SATs.^[2]

The school tasks each student with a "Masterpiece" project.^[3] One such project is Station Mountain, a mountain bike park which opened in Marble Falls, Texas, in 2023, which was created by a high school senior at Alpha High School.^[3] For his project, Rhett Jones created a pitch deck and business plan with financial spreadsheets.^[4] He contacted 123 ranch owners who rejected his proposal, but managed to raise $350,000 and persuade a real estate investor to invest $3 million to buy the property and lease it back to him.^[4] As of February 2024, the bike park was attracting many weekend visitors from throughout Texas.^[4]