OP, since you intend to rent (a smart thing), you'll have a chance to get a lay of the land. I know little of the Metroplex, but i'm pretty sure that HP would equate to Weslake (Eanes) in regards to demographics, the number of HSs & the size of the district (small).
Can't compare Eanes ISD to LISD or RRISD (or AISD). They're not comparable economically or bureuacratically. I don't agree that LISD or RRISD is mis-managed because they have a couple of great HSs, a couple of good HSs & a couple of average HSs....like a poster mentioned above, it's more the socioeconomics that drives the superlative schools.
But....thankfully kids don't attend school in the school district headquarters so one CAN compare HSs. & I would compare Westwood HS (in RRISD), Anderson HS (in AISD) & the soon to be opened 4 Points HS (in LISD)....to Westlake HS or Lake Travis HS any day. All are great schools....& they are located in five DIFFERENT districts....some are more athletic....some are more multicultural..... some are better at different things, but all are great academically. (& there are probably 3-4 others.....Bowie, Austin High, Dripping Springs & others that are also very good)
Also...the ESs & MSs that funnel into all of these very fine high schools are all good to great as well. This is why I provided the "map" & is why I think it's a HUGE mistake for people to look "at districts".....& to make the assumption that if large districts that have a couple of "average" schools are a bureaucratic mess or are having problems is (imo) NOT accurate. (under this line of thinking, possibly only HP would be a school worth attending in Dallas i would think).
There are many people from out of state who read these posts, & they don't know squat about Austin & often are of the opinion that the best to way to research info about schools would be to rate DISTRICTS (as opposed to schools)....this would be a huge mistake & it would be unfair to out of staters who might want a different (yet superlative) educational experience than the "gated" experience they would receive at Lake Travis or Westlake (or Highland Park)...... when a possible better academic (& overall) experience could be received at say Westwood or Anderson. (or Austin High or Bowie or Cedar Park HS or the new 4 points HS).
I'll leave Lago Vista off that list, because it's a different animal (although your truck & mine would be well received out there)...& who knows LVISD will be 5 years from now since it's growing like crazy & has an odd mix of characters out there. (which explains why i've thought about moving out there myself).
& for that matter, i have no idea how Lake Travis ISD will fare in 5 years given the EXPLOSIVE growth in that area the past 2 years....I suspect it will continue to be good & there will be two great HSs in that district 5 years from now, but who knows.
Good luck in your search Phillip!
(& we probably need to find out if Phillip's gas guzzling Ford truck w/ 200K (or my GMC truck with 120K) miles be allowed on Eanes ISD property?
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I spent some time on an Eanes elementary campus last year and I saw no trucks in the parking lots. The only suv's I saw were Lexus and the only minivans were Toyota. 
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