New charter schools have opened in Cedar Park and Leander with more slated to open over the next few years.
Now open
BASIS Cedar Park and BASIS Cedar Park Primary
- Address: 165 N. Lakeline Blvd., Cedar Park
- Opened: August
- Grades served: K-5 (Basis Cedar Park Primary), opening with grades 6-9 and will add one grade each year until grade 12 (Basis Cedar Park)
- Programs and specialties: liberal arts program with a STEM focus, two teachers for each K-3 class
- www.nrollbasistx.com/cedarpark
- Address: temporary location at 906 Crystal Falls Parkway, Leander; eventually moving to facility near Ronald Reagan Boulevard and Hwy. 29
- Opened: August
- Grades served: K-8 initially, growing to K-12 in the next few years
- Programs and specialties: classical education rooted in classical liberal arts tradition, with advanced science, math and fine arts
- www.valoreducation.org/leander
Harmony Science Academy Leander
- Address: 3250 Hero Way, Leander
- Opening: 2024-25 school year
- Grades served: pre-K-7
- Programs and specialties: specializes in project-based, hands-on learning with additional emphasis on STEM and advanced college preparedness and charter education
- www.harmonytx.org/schools/central-texas
- Address: TBD
- Opening: 2025-26 school year but subject to change based on development process; construction planned to begin by summer 2024
- Grades served: will likely start with K-8 and then expand by one grade each year until K-12
- Programs and specialities: liberal arts program with a STEM focus, two teachers for each K-3 class
- www.basised.com/texas
