Juan Navarro High School

Juan Navarro Early College High School (formerly Sidney Lanier High School) was established in 1961 as the sixth high school in the Austin Independent School District (AISD) and was originally located in the building which today houses Burnet Middle School. Lanier was named in honor of the Southern poet and Confederate veteran Sidney Lanier.

Navarro Early College High School
Location
1201 Payton Gin Road Austin, Texas 78758 United States
Coordinates	30°21′37″N 97°42′28″W
Information
Motto	"What Starts Here Changes Education"
Established	1961
School district	Austin Independent School District
Principal	Steven Covin
Teaching staff	109.13 (FTE)[1]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	1,714 (2023-2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	15.71[1]
Color(s)	Black, White and Old Gold
Mascot	Viking
Nickname	LHS
Team name	The Vikings, Lady Vikings
Rival	Northeast ECHS

The current campus, opened in 1966, is located on Payton Gin Road. In 1997, Lanier was nationally recognized as a Blue Ribbon School, the highest honor a school could receive at the time. When it first opened, Lanier had virtually an all White student base with a highly active FFA chapter, but over the years it has become a primarily Mexican-American school with over 85% of its students being Hispanic.^[2]

The AISD Board of Trustees voted on March 24, 2019, to rename the school Juan Navarro High School. Juan Navarro was a 2007 graduate who died in Afghanistan from an improvised explosive device in July 2012.^[3]

Notable alumni

• Tommy Boggs — first round draft pick and Major League Baseball pitcher
• Albert Burditt — professional basketball player
• Derrick Strait — professional football player
• Ken Harvey — four-time NFL Pro Bowl football player
• Zay Wilson — actor, singer