State/Public High Open

Wayside Sci-tech Middle and H S

๐Ÿ“ 6405 S Ih 35, Austin, Travis County, 78744

521
Pupils
13.5
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Wayside Sci-tech Middle and H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Austin, Travis County. The school has 521 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Luis Sosa. It is part of the Wayside Schools school district. It serves grades 6โ€“12 in an urban setting. The school employs 38.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1. It operates as a public charter school. 15% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Luis Sosa
School district
Wayside Schools

Enrollment & staffing

Wayside Sci-tech Middle and H S enrolls 521 students across grades 6โ€“12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 38.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.

Male students
279 (54%)
Female students
242 (46%)
Teachers (FTE)
38.7
Student-teacher ratio
13.5:1
Grade span
6โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% Hispanic or Latino, 6.3% White and 4.6% Black or African American.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino44986%
White336.3%
Black or African American244.6%
Two or more races101.9%
Asian3<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native2<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

445 of the school's 521 students (85%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 378 qualify for free lunch and 67 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, LargeGrades 6โ€“12Charter schoolTitle I

Wayside Sci-tech Middle and H S is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). It operates as a public charter school. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 21, state house district 51.

School district: WAYSIDE SCHOOLS

Wayside Sci-tech Middle and H S is one of 4 schools in WAYSIDE SCHOOLS, based in AUSTIN, Texas. The district serves 1,787 students district-wide and employs 107 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 521 students, Wayside Sci-tech Middle and H S is larger than the district average of about 447 students per school.

1,787
District students
4
Schools
107
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

15%
Reading proficient
8%
Math proficient
23%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment

Setting: City - Large

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