Wayside Real Learning AcademyCharter
- Elementary school in Wayside Schools
- Austin, TX
- Pre-kindergarten - 5th grade
Accountability rating (2021-2022)
B
Wayside Schools: B
Total students
562
Avg. teacher experience
4.7 years
Wayside Schools: 5.8 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Wayside Schools: 97.4%
Statewide: 90%
Wayside Real Learning Academy is an charter elementary school in Austin, TX, in the Wayside Schools school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 562 students. 87.5% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 56.2% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
The school received an accountability rating of B for the 2021-2022 school year.
As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $48,308, which is $10,579 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 4.7 years of experience.
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Website
Address
6405 S Ih 35Austin, TX 78744
Office phone number
Principal
- Kierstin Howard
- khoward@waysideschools.org
- (512) 438-7325
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Wayside Real Learning Academy 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
562
African American
32 (5.7%)
Wayside Schools: 5.1%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
2 (0.4%)
Wayside Schools: 0.4%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
2 (0.4%)
Wayside Schools: 0.4%
Statewide: 4.8%
Hispanic
501 (89.1%)
Wayside Schools: 81.7%
Statewide: 52.8%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Wayside Schools: 0%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
19 (3.4%)
Wayside Schools: 10.2%
Statewide: 26.3%
Two or more races
6 (1.1%)
Wayside Schools: 2.3%
Statewide: 2.9%
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
87.5 %
Wayside Schools: 79.4%
Statewide: 53.5%
Economically disadvantaged
88.4 %
Wayside Schools: 79.2%
Statewide: 60.7%
Limited English proficiency
56.2 %
Wayside Schools: 43.5%
Statewide: 21.7%
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
56.2 %
Wayside Schools: 42.7%
Statewide: 21.9%
Gifted and Talented
0 %
Wayside Schools: 0%
Statewide: 8%
Special Education
8.2 %
Wayside Schools: 12%
Statewide: 11.6%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Overall (2021-2022)
B
Wayside Schools: B
Student achievement (2021-2022)
C
Wayside Schools: C
School progress (2021-2022)
B
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.
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
24.9 %
Wayside Schools: 18.9%
Statewide: 15%
African American
25 %
Wayside Schools: 23.4%
Statewide: 20.7%
American Indian
N/A
Wayside Schools: Masked
Statewide: 16.4%
Asian
Masked
Wayside Schools: 0%
Statewide: 3.3%
Hispanic
25.1 %
Wayside Schools: 20.3%
Statewide: 16.9%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Wayside Schools: N/A
Statewide: 17.9%
White
27.8 %
Wayside Schools: 13.4%
Statewide: 10.7%
Two or more races
Masked
Wayside Schools: 2.4%
Statewide: 13.9%
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
33
African American
2 (6.1%)
Wayside Schools: 5.3%
Statewide: 11.2%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Wayside Schools: 0%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Wayside Schools: 1.6%
Statewide: 1.9%
Hispanic
17.4 (52.8%)
Wayside Schools: 36.3%
Statewide: 28.9%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Wayside Schools: 0%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
13.6 (41.2%)
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
32.6 (98.9%)
Wayside Schools: 85.2%
Statewide: 72.6%
Master's
0.4 (1.1%)
Wayside Schools: 12.9%
Statewide: 25.2%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
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
17
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
4.7 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
$48,308
Wayside Schools: $48,897
Statewide: $58,887
Beginner
$47,819
Wayside Schools: $47,826
Statewide: $51,054
1 to 5 years
$47,984
Wayside Schools: $48,221
Statewide: $54,577
6 to 10 years
$48,439
Wayside Schools: $48,063
Statewide: $57,746
11 to 20 years
$51,709
Wayside Schools: $50,834
Statewide: $61,377
21 to 30 years
N/A
Wayside Schools: $57,371
Statewide: $65,949
30+ years
N/A
Wayside Schools: $64,484
Statewide: $71,111