Accountability rating (2021-2022)

C

Wayside Schools: B

Total students

579

Avg. teacher experience

6.2 years

Wayside Schools: 5.8 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

97.4 %

Wayside Schools: 97.4%

Statewide: 90%

Wayside Sci-Tech Middle And High School is an charter elementary/secondary school in Austin, TX, in the Wayside Schools school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 579 students. 81% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 45.9% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of C for the 2021-2022 school year.

In the Class of 2021, 97.4% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 0.7% during the 2020-2021 school year.

The average SAT score at Wayside Sci-Tech Middle And High School was 889 for 2020-2021 graduates.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $49,434, which is $9,453 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 6.2 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.waysideschools.org/stp

Address

6405 S Ih 35
Austin, TX 78744

Office phone number

(512) 220-9120

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Wayside Sci-Tech Middle And High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 13. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 23.8 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 13.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

579

African American

21 (3.6%)

Wayside Schools: 5.1%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

3 (0.5%)

Wayside Schools: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

4 (0.7%)

Wayside Schools: 0.4%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

500 (86.4%)

Wayside Schools: 81.7%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Wayside Schools: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

43 (7.4%)

Wayside Schools: 10.2%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

8 (1.4%)

Wayside Schools: 2.3%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

3.6%

American Indian

0.5%

Asian

0.7%

Hispanic

86.4%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

7.4%

Two or more races

1.4%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

81 %

Wayside Schools: 79.4%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

82 %

Wayside Schools: 79.2%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

48 %

Wayside Schools: 43.5%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

81.0%

Econ. disadvantaged

82.0%

Limited Eng. proficiency

48.0%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

45.9 %

Wayside Schools: 42.7%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

0 %

Wayside Schools: 0%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

17.3 %

Wayside Schools: 12%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

45.9%

Gifted and talented

0%

Special education

17.3%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

C

Wayside Schools: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

C

Wayside Schools: C

School progress (2021-2022)

C

Wayside Schools: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Wayside Schools: C

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2022 Accountability Manual.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2017-2018 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2021. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.

All students

97.4 %

Wayside Schools: 97.4%

Statewide: 90%

African American

N/A

Wayside Schools: N/A

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

N/A

Wayside Schools: N/A

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

Masked

Wayside Schools: Masked

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

100 %

Wayside Schools: 100%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Wayside Schools: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

87.5 %

Wayside Schools: 87.5%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

N/A

Wayside Schools: N/A

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

N/A

American Indian

N/A

Asian

Masked

Hispanic

100.0%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

87.5%

Two or more races

N/A

Dropout rates

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2020-2021 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.

All students

0.7 %

Wayside Schools: 0.7%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

0 %

Wayside Schools: 0%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

Masked

Wayside Schools: Masked

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

0 %

Wayside Schools: 0%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

0.9 %

Wayside Schools: 0.9%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Wayside Schools: N/A

Statewide: 2.6%

White

0 %

Wayside Schools: 0%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

0 %

Wayside Schools: 0%

Statewide: 2%

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

17.5 %

Wayside Schools: 18.9%

Statewide: 15%

African American

15.4 %

Wayside Schools: 23.4%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Wayside Schools: Masked

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

0 %

Wayside Schools: 0%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

18.3 %

Wayside Schools: 20.3%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Wayside Schools: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

16.7 %

Wayside Schools: 13.4%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

0 %

Wayside Schools: 2.4%

Statewide: 13.9%

College readiness

AP/IB participation

The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2020-2021 school year.

All students

21.4 %

Wayside Schools: 21.4%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

Masked

Wayside Schools: Masked

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

Masked

Wayside Schools: Masked

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

Masked

Wayside Schools: Masked

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

19.8 %

Wayside Schools: 19.8%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Wayside Schools: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

33.3 %

Wayside Schools: 33.3%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

Masked

Wayside Schools: Masked

Statewide: 23.5%

AP/IB performance

The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2020-2021 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.

All students

75 %

Wayside Schools: 75%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

N/A

Wayside Schools: N/A

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Wayside Schools: N/A

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

Masked

Wayside Schools: Masked

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

77.8 %

Wayside Schools: 77.8%

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Wayside Schools: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

80 %

Wayside Schools: 80%

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

N/A

Wayside Schools: N/A

Statewide: 60.8%

SAT

The average SAT score for students graduating in 2020-2021, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.

Avg. SAT score

889

Wayside Schools: 889

Statewide: 1002

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2020-2021. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

N/A

Wayside Schools: N/A

Statewide: 20.0

College-ready graduates

A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2020-2021.

Reading

45.9 %

Wayside Schools: 45.9%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

24.3 %

Wayside Schools: 24.3%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

24.3 %

Wayside Schools: 24.3%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

45.9%

Math

24.3%

Reading + Math

24.3%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

45.7

African American

2.5 (5.4%)

Wayside Schools: 5.3%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Wayside Schools: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (2.2%)

Wayside Schools: 1.6%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

17.9 (39.2%)

Wayside Schools: 36.3%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Wayside Schools: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

24.3 (53.2%)

Wayside Schools: 56.7%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Wayside Schools: 0%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

0 (0%)

Wayside Schools: 0%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

32.4 (71%)

Wayside Schools: 85.2%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

11.3 (24.7%)

Wayside Schools: 12.9%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

2 (4.4%)

Wayside Schools: 1.9%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

12.7

Wayside Schools: 13.5

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

6.2 years

Wayside Schools: 5.8 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$49,434

Wayside Schools: $48,897

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$47,831

Wayside Schools: $47,826

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$48,633

Wayside Schools: $48,221

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$48,426

Wayside Schools: $48,063

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$50,704

Wayside Schools: $50,834

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$56,391

Wayside Schools: $57,371

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$64,484

Wayside Schools: $64,484

Statewide: $71,111

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