Location: Georgetown
2351 Westinghouse Rd
Georgetown, TX 78626
Students served: Grades K–8
Current enrollment: 9; rolling admissions for 2024–2025 school year, with small class sizes for personalized attention; student:guide ratio of 5:1
Model/philosophy: GT School is a mastery-based, self-paced K–8 school designed specifically for Gifted & Talented students. By combining AI-powered learning with deep intellectual exploration, students master core academics in just 2 hours each morning, advancing beyond grade level and ranking in the top 1% nationally. With 4 hours freed up each day, students learn life skills through applied academics, preparing for academic competitions like robotics, Math Olympiad, public speaking, and chess—all led by fellow gifted scholars from Harvard and UCLA. GT School’s gifted students and guides foster the intellectual rigor and creative mindset needed for advanced academic success.
Special features: Adaptive and personalized learning allows and encourages Gifted & Talented students to work above grade level and unlock their full potential. As a result, GT School guarantees students will be in the top 1% nationally and win academic competitions. Students who start in Kindergarten will also finish high school academics with 5s on APs and a 1500+ SAT by 8th Grade.
Schedule: 8:15am–4pm, Monday–Friday; August 14, 2024–June 6, 2025
Tuition: $25,000 annually. All supplies, travel fees, and workshops are included.
Contact: Tim Eyerman, Dean of Parents | admissions@gt.school
Each listing in this alphabetical directory gives you a snapshot of a small, independent, alternative school in the Austin area.
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Full disclosure: Alt Ed Austin founder Teri Sperry has ties with several of the schools listed on this site. Her child, now an adult, 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.
