Location: North Austin / Cedar Park
12129 N FM 620
Austin, TX 78751
Students served: Currently serving ages 4–11; growing to middle school and high school as learners age up.
Current enrollment: 50 learners, with all studios at a 12:1 ratio or under. Year-round enrollment if space is available.
Model/philosophy: Apogee’s mission is to equip and shape young citizens into critical thinkers who take the onus of responsibility of all elements of their education.
Special features: At Apogee Cedar Park, children learn in a collaborative studio of multi-age learners. The flexible approach challenges each student with their own differentiated learning plan and inspires them through real-world projects and experiences. Apogee's Learner Driven Community puts children at the center of their learning, allowing them to create and maintain personal goals and studio contracts.
Schedule: 9am–3pm Monday–Friday, drop-off as early as 8am and a BJJ after-school program until 5:15pm (additional cost for after-school); September–June 30, with week-long breaks every 4–5 weeks.
Tuition: $14,000 annually or 10 monthly payments of $1,400. Sibling, pay-in-full, and first-responder discounts available.
Contact: Tim Kennedy, Owner; Michelle Myers, Program Director | info@apogeecedarpark.com
Each listing in this alphabetical directory gives you a snapshot of a small, independent, alternative school in the Austin area.
This frequently updated list spans several pages, with navigation buttons at the bottom. Clicking on the name of a school will take you to its own website. To easily find schools by geographical area, see our Alt Ed Maps page. If you know of a school that’s missing from this directory, please drop a note here, and see Alt Ed Austin’s criteria for “alternative” and “school.” You may also be interested in our directories of other recommended schools (which are mostly larger or more specialized or religiously oriented), as well as special programs for children and adults.
Full disclosure: Alt Ed Austin founder Teri Sperry has ties with several of the schools listed on this site. Her child, now in graduate school, attended two of them years ago. She has friends who direct, teach at, or are otherwise involved in others. Some programs choose to advertise from time to time on Alt Ed Austin as Sponsoring Partners. She firmly believes that all of the schools featured on this site (including the ones to which she has no personal connection and those from which she receives no advertising fees) are good choices for some kids, each for different reasons.
