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Wayside Sci-Technical Middle And High School

Public, Charter Grades 6-12
1474th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,009 Texas High Schools
Better than 27% of Texas high schools
Summary

Wayside Sci-Technical Middle And High School is a public charter school in South Austin, TX, serving 554 students in grades 6 through 12, with a student body where 88% qualify for free or reduced lunch.

The most striking feature of Wayside is its high graduation rate, which has consistently ranged from 93.5% to 98.5% over the last five years. This is significantly higher than nearby schools like Travis Early College High School (79.1%) and Crockett Early College High School (89.8%). However, this success is not matched by state test scores, which are generally below state averages in core subjects like Reading, Math, and Science. For example, only 23.71% of students were proficient in English I, compared to 37.76% at Harmony School Of Excellence - Austin. This creates a paradox: the school excels at keeping students enrolled and on track to graduate, but it raises questions about whether they are fully prepared for college or career.

Wayside shows a unique strength in Algebra I, with 67.46% of students proficient, far exceeding the state average (54.03%) and every nearby school, including KIPP Austin Brave (4%). The school also demonstrates strong support for its Special Education students, who ranked in the 72nd percentile statewide. However, performance for African American students has sharply declined, dropping from the 63rd to the 36th percentile in one year. With a favorable student-to-teacher ratio of 13.5:1 and per-student spending of $10,779, the school is part of the Wayside Schools district, which ranks in the bottom 20% of Texas districts. Parents should weigh the high graduation rate and Algebra I success against the overall low academic proficiency when considering this school.

554
Students ?
13.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
$10,764
Per pupil spending ?
88.3%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 6405 S Ih 35
       Austin, TX  78744

(512) 220-9120

District: Wayside Schools

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
88.6%
White:
5.2%
African American:
4.2%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 40th percentile in 2016 → 27th in 2026
Strengths
97% graduate within 4 years
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Texas average (38% vs 54% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2016
!U.S. History scores 35 pts below the Texas average
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school38%
District avg38%
Texas avg54%
Middle school
1,800th of 2,335
Texas public middle schools ?
Bottom 23%▲ up 12 pts since 2016
From bottom 11% (2016) to bottom 23% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
1,474th of 2,009
Texas public high schools ?
Bottom 27%▼ down 13 pts since 2016
From bottom 40% (2016) to bottom 27% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Texas High Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
791st 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)
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202627.61800 of 233522.9%★☆☆☆☆
202514.32164 of 23447.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202411.52241 of 23725.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20238.52238 of 23303.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202221.01907 of 225415.4%★☆☆☆☆
202110.12169 of 22523.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201913.82031 of 21937.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201822.31752 of 208015.8%★☆☆☆☆
201726.61570 of 202722.5%★☆☆☆☆
201618.61767 of 198711.1%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202524.5827 of 99717.1%★☆☆☆☆
202434.9851 of 128033.5%★★☆☆☆
202270.1236 of 125181.1%★★★★☆
202130.4904 of 121325.5%★☆☆☆☆
201924.0998 of 119316.3%★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202245.11063 of 218251.3%★★★☆☆
202124.41839 of 211813.2%★☆☆☆☆
201924.31815 of 205811.8%★☆☆☆☆
201829.71599 of 200820.4%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202521.51258 of 142811.9%★☆☆☆☆
202416.41656 of 17706.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202317.21610 of 17206.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202234.51128 of 164331.3%★★☆☆☆
202125.61376 of 159213.6%★☆☆☆☆
201924.11287 of 144510.9%★☆☆☆☆
201837.0847 of 137638.4%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202623.81889 of 224015.7%★☆☆☆☆
202513.01738 of 18254.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202410.62167 of 22423.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20238.12180 of 22412.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202219.11953 of 222112.1%★☆☆☆☆
20218.32121 of 21511.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201912.21956 of 20474.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201814.01906 of 20085.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202630.21644 of 214123.2%★☆☆☆☆
202514.41642 of 17315.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202411.22060 of 21192.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20239.62059 of 21162.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202221.41803 of 207713.2%★☆☆☆☆
202111.71987 of 20432.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201913.11860 of 19353.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201819.01742 of 18958.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202633.21628 of 225327.7%★☆☆☆☆
202519.11678 of 18207.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202412.92144 of 22354.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202310.42173 of 22513.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202223.81890 of 222014.9%★☆☆☆☆
202111.72118 of 21722.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201914.41983 of 20734.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201822.31813 of 203911.1%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202631.71613 of 225328.4%★☆☆☆☆
202516.01676 of 18187.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202413.82097 of 22466.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20239.62158 of 22453.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202223.41843 of 222817.3%★☆☆☆☆
202112.92047 of 21685.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201916.21898 of 20698.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201832.51425 of 203029.8%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202652.3658 of 195666.4%★★★☆☆
202535.31080 of 156831.1%★★☆☆☆
202441.81088 of 189142.5%★★☆☆☆
202333.11283 of 181529.3%★☆☆☆☆
202232.11292 of 175726.5%★☆☆☆☆
202124.31527 of 171210.8%★☆☆☆☆
201940.0892 of 162645.1%★★☆☆☆
201836.21000 of 159737.4%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202432.61289 of 173325.6%★☆☆☆☆
202257.7642 of 172362.7%★★★☆☆
201930.61284 of 168423.8%★☆☆☆☆
201847.1840 of 167349.8%★★☆☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202630.51474 of 200926.6%★☆☆☆☆
202523.91544 of 197421.8%★☆☆☆☆
202424.41542 of 199022.5%★☆☆☆☆
202333.11325 of 196132.4%★★☆☆☆
202236.41203 of 187635.9%★★☆☆☆
202125.91407 of 186124.4%★☆☆☆☆
201923.91460 of 185721.4%★☆☆☆☆
201825.01389 of 179722.7%★☆☆☆☆
201731.11226 of 177731.0%★★☆☆☆
201645.61064 of 176239.6%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202634.2694 of 108636.1%★★☆☆☆
202550.2309 of 83462.9%★★★☆☆
202450.7408 of 106561.7%★★★☆☆
202341.4560 of 106947.6%★★☆☆☆
202216.2903 of 103112.4%★☆☆☆☆
20218.6968 of 10205.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201911.4933 of 10248.9%☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202251.7636 of 183765.4%★★★☆☆
202136.71118 of 182938.9%★★☆☆☆
201933.91244 of 181031.3%★★☆☆☆
201833.31219 of 178431.7%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202530.3770 of 115333.2%★★☆☆☆
202433.7877 of 143739.0%★★☆☆☆
202352.4447 of 137167.4%★★★☆☆
202260.2292 of 127877.2%★★★★☆
202147.3473 of 119560.4%★★★☆☆
201947.2431 of 113662.1%★★★☆☆
201835.0673 of 111339.5%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202630.51423 of 193626.5%★☆☆☆☆
202519.01259 of 150416.3%★☆☆☆☆
202417.21586 of 188015.6%★☆☆☆☆
202322.01489 of 189121.3%★☆☆☆☆
202234.61221 of 184133.7%★★☆☆☆
202115.81561 of 181514.0%★☆☆☆☆
201914.11589 of 179811.6%★☆☆☆☆
201824.91437 of 178119.3%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202632.41324 of 186028.8%★☆☆☆☆
202521.71185 of 145318.4%★☆☆☆☆
202427.51313 of 180527.3%★☆☆☆☆
202337.01128 of 182038.0%★★☆☆☆
202237.31075 of 176239.0%★★☆☆☆
202125.01348 of 174322.7%★☆☆☆☆
201920.81455 of 171415.1%★☆☆☆☆
201821.81428 of 169115.6%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202634.21344 of 193730.6%★★☆☆☆
202524.11210 of 151320.0%★☆☆☆☆
202430.01343 of 188428.7%★☆☆☆☆
202334.81249 of 189734.2%★★☆☆☆
202237.81137 of 184738.4%★★☆☆☆
202126.31438 of 184822.2%★☆☆☆☆
201922.71538 of 181815.4%★☆☆☆☆
201824.61478 of 179417.6%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202628.71426 of 195427.0%★☆☆☆☆
202519.91233 of 151518.6%★☆☆☆☆
202430.11301 of 189131.2%★★☆☆☆
202339.41124 of 191341.2%★★☆☆☆
202236.01164 of 185337.2%★★☆☆☆
202133.21228 of 184033.3%★★☆☆☆
201933.61232 of 182432.5%★★☆☆☆
201822.51480 of 180317.9%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202657.5435 of 158172.5%★★★★☆
202535.4830 of 129936.1%★★☆☆☆
202450.2628 of 154859.4%★★★☆☆
202340.6794 of 147846.3%★★☆☆☆
202247.1598 of 141857.8%★★★☆☆
202144.6656 of 138252.5%★★★☆☆
201940.2752 of 135744.6%★★☆☆☆
201876.8164 of 134787.8%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202437.2996 of 155636.0%★★☆☆☆
202328.61180 of 157625.1%★☆☆☆☆
202258.0524 of 152565.6%★★★☆☆
202152.6686 of 151054.6%★★★☆☆
201954.1649 of 152657.5%★★★☆☆
201864.8418 of 153972.8%★★★★☆
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)
Middle school
Special Education (2026)66th percentile+43 vs school
At Risk (2022)51st percentile+36 vs school
Male (2026)28th percentile+5 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)28th percentile+5 vs school
White (2024)26th percentile+20 vs school
Hispanic (2026)23rd percentile~ school
African American (2025)17th percentile+9 vs school
Female (2026)16th percentile-7 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)12th percentile+4 vs school
High school
Special Education (2026)72nd percentile+46 vs school
At Risk (2022)65th percentile+30 vs school
African American (2026)36th percentile+9 vs school
White (2024)36th percentile+13 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)33rd percentile+11 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)31st percentile+4 vs school
Hispanic (2026)29th percentile~ school
Male (2026)27th percentile~ school
Female (2026)26th percentile~ school
By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?
Algebra I67%+13 vs state
Biology63%-7 vs state
Reading39%-16 vs state
English II Reading38%-22 vs state
U.S. History35%-35 vs state
Mathematics33%-10 vs state
English I Reading24%-32 vs state
Social Studies19%-13 vs state

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Open Quote This last year with the new administration and staff has been very poor. It is a result of poor parental collaboration, poor communication, lack of skills/knowledge for differential learning. I would not recommend this school. Close Quote





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Wayside Sci-Technical Middle And High School ranks 1474th of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 554 students attended Wayside Sci-Technical Middle And High School.

Students at Wayside Sci-Technical Middle And High School are 89% Hispanic, 5% White, 4% African American, 1% Two or more races.

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