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Wayside Real Learning Academy

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-5

3803^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Wayside Real Learning Academy is an elementary school in Austin, TX, serving 644 students in grades PK-5, and is part of the Wayside Schools district, which ranks in the bottom 20% of Texas districts.

This school stands out for its lean operational model, which includes a very high student-to-teacher ratio of 25:1—more than double the ratios at nearby schools like Perez Elementary (12.4:1) and Widen Elementary (9.8:1). Per-student spending is also significantly lower at $9,006, compared to $12,807 to $16,988 at nearby Austin Independent School District (Isd) schools. Despite these resource constraints, the school’s overall state ranking (18th percentile) is comparable to or better than several better-funded neighbors, such as Pleasant Hill Elementary (8th percentile) and Houston Elementary (1st percentile). However, the school has experienced a sharp decline in recent years, dropping from a peak of the 44th percentile in 2021-2022 to its current 1-star rating.

A notable bright spot is the school’s exceptional performance with African American students, who ranked in the 72nd percentile statewide (4-star) in the most recent data—a stark contrast to the school’s overall low performance. Historically, the school also showed strong results with "At Risk" students, ranking in the 80th-84th percentile from 2018-2022, though this strength appears to have faded. Academic performance varies widely by grade and subject; for example, 3rd-grade math proficiency was just 9.64% in the latest year, while 4th-grade math reached 50.54%, outperforming the state average. This inconsistency suggests that student success may depend heavily on the specific teacher or grade-level approach, rather than a consistent school-wide system.

644

Students ?

25.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,032

Per pupil spending ?

88.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6405 S Ih 35
Austin, TX 78744

(512) 438-7325

District: Wayside Schools

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.2%

African American:

4.7%

White:

3.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 30th percentile in 2016 → 18th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (33% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school33%

District avg34%

Texas avg50%

3,803^rd of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 12 pts since 2016

From bottom 30% (2016) to bottom 18% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Wayside Schools

791^st of 951Wayside Schools among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	24.1	3803 of 4627	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.6	3283 of 4651	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.9	3101 of 4710	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.0	3941 of 4647	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.7	2567 of 4581	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.1	2890 of 4578	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.7	2903 of 4479	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.3	3728 of 4359	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.7	3168 of 4329	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	36.1	3006 of 4286	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	43.9	2656 of 4320	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	23.7	3680 of 4260	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	62.7	666 of 2406	72.3%	★★★★☆
2023	36.8	1572 of 2443	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.7	2157 of 2515	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.8	2408 of 2483	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	69.3	879 of 4461	80.3%	★★★★☆
2021	66.9	869 of 4331	79.9%	★★★★☆
2019	72.2	695 of 4295	83.8%	★★★★☆
2018	34.7	3046 of 4240	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	53.6	696 of 1643	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	34.9	2002 of 2918	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.3	2126 of 3668	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.8	2745 of 3556	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	62.6	978 of 3487	72.0%	★★★★☆
2021	56.2	1170 of 3446	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.6	899 of 3333	73.0%	★★★★☆
2018	31.3	2499 of 3226	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	22.4	3921 of 4575	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.8	2747 of 3744	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.5	3063 of 4658	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.1	3867 of 4588	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	54.8	1858 of 4561	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.5	2502 of 4499	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.8	2555 of 4348	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.3	3465 of 4306	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	24.6	3770 of 4413	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.1	2451 of 3644	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.4	2954 of 4465	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.6	3634 of 4401	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	49.4	2128 of 4376	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.7	2474 of 4329	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.0	2563 of 4188	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.0	3703 of 4168	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	27.9	3722 of 4520	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	40.7	2316 of 3705	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.0	2488 of 4594	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.8	3591 of 4521	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.0	2620 of 4477	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.4	2775 of 4451	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.6	2234 of 4309	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.9	3793 of 4264	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	28.3	3570 of 4582	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.9	2443 of 3739	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.1	3009 of 4647	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.8	3967 of 4585	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.2	3325 of 4563	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.0	3256 of 4498	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.3	3059 of 4357	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	3836 of 4319	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	35.7	2862 of 4301	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.9	2091 of 3549	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.3	2213 of 4292	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.4	2594 of 4086	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.3	3003 of 3952	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.0	2643 of 3799	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.8	3574 of 3684	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	35.3	2365 of 3558	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	62.1	946 of 2612	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.6	1253 of 3142	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.8	1359 of 3127	56.5%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

At Risk (2022)80th percentile+36 vs school

African American (2026)72nd percentile+55 vs school

White (2025)64th percentile+34 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)58th percentile+40 vs school

Special Education (2026)33rd percentile+16 vs school

Male (2026)22nd percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)18th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)15th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)14th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics34%-13 vs state

Reading34%-21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)			STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Wayside Real Learning Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	6405 S Ih 35	Austin	78744	Travis County	Wayside Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 438-7325	644	26	25.0	88.8%	20 (3.1%)	30 (4.7%)	581 (90.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.4%)	24.1	3803^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	17.8%		32.6	3283^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	29.4%	520	30.0	31.0					25.0	35.9	34.7	9.6	50.5	38.5	$7,032
Pleasant Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6405 Cir S Rd	Austin	78745	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-4453	422	36	11.7	88.2%	31 (7.3%)	40 (9.5%)	332 (78.7%)	8 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	15.7	4255^th of 4627 public elementary schools	8.0%		21.4	3952^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	15.0%	303	33.3	0.0	40.0			30.0	31.6	34.8	36.4	18.2	27.5	34.6	$13,631
Houston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5409 Ponciana Dr	Austin	78744	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-2517	496	44	11.1	92.1%	9 (1.8%)	32 (6.5%)	449 (90.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	15.6	4263^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	7.9%		6.3	4586^th of 4651 public elementary schools	1.4%	323	13.3	25.0	14.3			0.0	10.8	25.0	17.9	10.5	51.6	8.9	$14,421
KIPP Austin Obras	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	5107 Ih-35 S Ste A	Austin	78744	Travis County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 651-2069	373	18	20.7	92.8%	13 (3.5%)	19 (5.1%)	336 (90.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	31.5	3341^st of 4627 public elementary schools	27.8%		24	3793^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	18.4%	452							37.0	27.5		37.7	49.0		$8,657
Uphaus Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	5200 Freidrich Ln	Austin	78744	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-5520	246	18	13.9	73.2%	21 (8.5%)	16 (6.5%)	196 (79.7%)	9 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)								(n/a)													$15,023
Rodriguez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4400 Franklin Park Dr	Austin	78744	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 841-7200	372	38	9.8	96.0%	3 (0.8%)	22 (5.9%)	342 (91.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	36.1	3014^th of 4627 public elementary schools	34.9%		21.8	3929^th of 4651 public elementary schools	15.5%	915	10.0	0.0	0.0	14.3	20.0	0.0	26.1	54.8	56.3	25.0	32.3	65.6	$13,681
Perez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	7500 S Pleasant Vly Rd	Austin	78744	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 841-9100	460	37	12.4	90.9%	12 (2.6%)	15 (3.3%)	429 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	27.6	3588^th of 4627 public elementary schools	22.5%		18.8	4095^th of 4651 public elementary schools	12.0%	507	18.2	33.3	20.8	0.0	18.2	0.0	44.1	31.8	50.0	18.4	31.0	44.4	$13,840
Widen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5605 Nuckols Crossing Rd	Austin	78744	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-2556	433	39	10.9	91.9%	13 (3.0%)	32 (7.4%)	376 (86.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.8%)	10	4485^th of 4627 public elementary schools	3.1%		5.8	4597^th of 4651 public elementary schools	1.2%	112	33.3	25.0	33.3	14.3	16.7		31.3	23.5	20.5	32.5	20.5	14.0	$12,923
Williams Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Mairo St	Austin	78748	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-2525	377	34	11.2	71.9%	45 (11.9%)	18 (4.8%)	276 (73.2%)	15 (4.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.3%)	45.5	2361^st of 4627 public elementary schools	49.0%		37.7	2944^th of 4651 public elementary schools	36.7%	583	16.7	16.7		0.0	0.0		54.4	49.0	52.0	44.4	47.1	34.0	$14,038
Odom Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1010 Turtle Creek Blvd	Austin	78745	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-2388	286	25	11.4	86.0%	20 (7.0%)	10 (3.5%)	253 (88.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15	4296^th of 4627 public elementary schools	7.2%		28.7	3515^th of 4651 public elementary schools	24.4%	781	42.9	15.4	27.3	18.2	0.0	0.0	40.7	20.8	38.5	32.4	18.5	20.0	$15,060

Frequently Asked Questions about Wayside Real Learning Academy

How many students attend Wayside Real Learning Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 644 students attended Wayside Real Learning Academy.

What district is Wayside Real Learning Academy in?

Wayside Schools

Is Wayside Real Learning Academy a good school?

Wayside Real Learning Academy ranks in the bottom 17.8% of Texas elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Wayside Real Learning Academy?

Students at Wayside Real Learning Academy are 90% Hispanic, 5% African American, 3% White, 1% Two or more races.

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2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026

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2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025

2024–25 STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 23, 2025

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