Alternative/PRU High Open

Graduation Preparatory Academy

๐Ÿ“ 1211 e Oltorf St, Austin, Travis County, 78704

61
Pupils
20.3
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Graduation Preparatory Academy is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Austin, Travis County. The school has 61 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Eliseo Reyna. It is part of the Austin Isd school district. It serves grades 9โ€“12 in an urban setting. The school employs 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.3:1. 10% of students are proficient in reading. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Eliseo Reyna
School district
Austin Isd

Enrollment & staffing

Graduation Preparatory Academy enrolls 61 students across grades 9โ€“12. The student body is 41% male and 59% female. A teaching staff of 3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.3:1.

Male students
25 (41%)
Female students
36 (59%)
Teachers (FTE)
3
Student-teacher ratio
20.3:1
Grade span
9โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% Hispanic or Latino, 9.8% White and 8.2% Black or African American.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino4980%
White69.8%
Black or African American58.2%
Two or more races11.6%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

52 of the school's 61 students (85%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 52 qualify for free lunch and 0 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 9โ€“12Title I

Graduation Preparatory Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). 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 14, state house district 51.

School district: AUSTIN ISD

Graduation Preparatory Academy is one of 124 schools in AUSTIN ISD, based in AUSTIN, Texas. The district serves 72,272 students district-wide and employs 4,433 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 61 students, Graduation Preparatory Academy is smaller than the district average of about 583 students per school.

72,272
District students
124
Schools
4,433
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

10%
Reading proficient
23%
Poverty rate

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

Technology & Programs

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

Setting: City - Large

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