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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Contact information

Website

www.waysideschools.org/real

Address

6405 S Ih 35
Austin, TX 78744

Office phone number

(512) 438-7325

Principal

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%

African American

5.7%

American Indian

0.4%

Asian

0.4%

Hispanic

89.1%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

3.4%

Two or more races

1.1%

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%

At-risk students

87.5%

Econ. disadvantaged

88.4%

Limited Eng. proficiency

56.2%

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%

Bilingual/ESL

56.2%

Gifted and talented

0%

Special education

8.2%

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)

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

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