Liberal Arts and Science Academy

Liberal Arts and Science Academy is a selective public magnet high school in Austin, Texas, United States. Although LASA is open to all Austin residents and charges no tuition, competition for admission can be strong and is contingent on submission of an application, prior academic record, and the Cognitive Abilities Test.

Type: School
Description: high school in Texas, United States
Also known as: “LASA”, “LASA High School”, “LASA HS”, and “Liberal Arts and Science Academy High School of Austin, Texas”
Address: 1012 Arthur Stiles Road, Austin, TX 78721

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Montopolis Bridge and MLK Jr. station.

Montopolis Bridge

Bridge

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The Montopolis Bridge is a historic Parker through truss bridge in Austin, Texas, United States. It is located in the Montopolis neighborhood where a bicycle and pedestrian walkway crosses the Colorado River in southeastern Travis County. Montopolis Bridge is situated 1 mile southwest of Liberal Arts and Science Academy.

MLK Jr. station

Railway station

MLK Jr. station is a CapMetro Rail hybrid rail station in Austin, Texas. It was built with a musical theme in mind and is located in East Austin at the corner of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Alexander Avenue. MLK Jr. station is situated 2 miles northwest of Liberal Arts and Science Academy.

Rosewood Park

Park

Rosewood Neighborhood Park is a public park in East Austin, Texas. The park features tennis courts, playscapes, swimming pool, splash pad, as well as the Delores Duffie Recreation Center and the Doris "Dorie" Miller Auditorium. Rosewood Park is situated 2 miles northwest of Liberal Arts and Science Academy.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include East Austin and Mueller Community.

East Austin

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East Austin is a district of Austin, to the north of Lady Bird Lake and to the east of IH-35. This includes the area set aside as the "Negro district" in the infamous 1928 official city segregation plan, and "Mexicans" were informally encouraged to concentrate here.

Mueller Community

Neighborhood

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Mueller is a 711-acre Planned Unit Development in the east-central portion of the city of Austin, Texas, United States. The project is in the process of long-term development on the former site of the Robert Mueller Municipal Airport, which was closed in 1999… Mueller Community is situated 3 miles northwest of Liberal Arts and Science Academy.

East Cesar Chavez

Neighborhood

East César Chávez, historically and originally named Masontown or Masonville, is a neighborhood in Austin, Texas. It is located in the central-east part of Austin's urban core on the north bank of the Colorado River. East Cesar Chavez is situated 3 miles west of Liberal Arts and Science Academy.