Wayside Sci-Tech Middle And High SchoolCharter
- Elementary/secondary school in Wayside Schools
- Austin, TX
- 6th grade - 12th grade
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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Website
Address
6405 S Ih 35Austin, TX 78744
Office phone number
Principals
- Luis Sosa
- bclason@waysideschools.org
- (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%
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%
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%
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)
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%
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%
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