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The East Austin College Prep At Southwest Key

Q: Is The East Austin College Prep At Southwest Key a good school?

The East Austin College Prep At Southwest Key ranks in the bottom 5.6% of Texas elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend The East Austin College Prep At Southwest Key?

In the 2024-25 school year, 159 students attended The East Austin College Prep At Southwest Key.

Q: What is the racial makeup of The East Austin College Prep At Southwest Key?

Students at The East Austin College Prep At Southwest Key are 96% Hispanic, 3% African American.

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-6

4366^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

The East Austin College Prep At Southwest Key is a small public charter elementary school in Austin, TX, serving 159 students in grades PK-6 as part of the Valere Public Schools district, and it serves a community with very high economic need, with 95.6% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, this school has consistently struggled, ranking in the bottom 6% of Texas elementary schools, which is a significant decline from its peak in the 48th percentile in 2016-2017. Math is a critical weakness, with 6th graders scoring 0% proficient in 2024-2025 and only 7.69% in 2025-2026. However, there is a notable bright spot: the school's English Language Learner (ELL) students rank in the 39th percentile statewide, earning a 2-star rating, suggesting effective support for this group. In contrast, Special Education students rank in the 0th percentile, indicating a severe area of concern. Nearby schools like Blanton Elementary (81st percentile) and Ortega Elementary (56th percentile) perform significantly higher, despite being within two miles, and they are traditional public schools in the Austin Independent School District (Isd).

The school's per-student spending ($8,335) is lower than all nearby peers, which range from $10,142 at Blanton to $15,846 at Winn Montessori, suggesting it may be under-resourced. The contrast with Blanton Elementary, which serves a less economically disadvantaged population (46.39% free/reduced lunch), highlights the powerful correlation between socioeconomic status and academic outcomes. Additionally, the charter model here is not outperforming traditional public schools in the area, as the highest-performing nearby schools are all Austin ISD schools. This information can help parents weigh school choice options in this part of Austin.

159

Students ?

19.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,076

Per pupil spending ?

95.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5800 Mlk Blvd
Austin, TX 78721

(512) 287-5000

District: Valere Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.2%

African American:

3.1%

White:

0.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 20th percentile in 2016 → 6th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (24% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school24%

District avg36%

Texas avg49%

4,366^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 14 pts since 2016

From bottom 20% (2016) to bottom 6% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Valere Public Schools

672^nd of 951Valere Public 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	13.6	4366 of 4627	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.2	4538 of 4651	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.9	4600 of 4710	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	3725 of 4647	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	4270 of 4581	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.6	4041 of 4578	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.7	3541 of 4479	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	3548 of 4359	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	44.7	2251 of 4329	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	26.5	3447 of 4286	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.4	3756 of 4320	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	15.3	3970 of 4260	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	7.7	4131 of 4221	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	18.2	4144 of 4461	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.7	3621 of 4331	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.8	2831 of 4295	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.0	2806 of 4240	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.5	995 of 1643	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	23.6	2482 of 2918	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	3313 of 3668	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	2923 of 3556	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.5	2739 of 3487	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.2	3043 of 3446	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	2730 of 3333	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.6	2293 of 3226	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	11.6	4412 of 4575	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.1	3726 of 3744	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	4535 of 4658	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	4180 of 4588	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	4355 of 4561	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.1	3941 of 4499	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.4	3366 of 4348	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.3	3231 of 4306	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	17.5	4114 of 4413	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.0	3511 of 3644	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	4354 of 4465	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	3588 of 4401	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	4090 of 4376	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.3	3931 of 4329	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.2	3446 of 4188	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	3547 of 4168	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	22.0	4049 of 4520	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.3	3418 of 3705	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	4140 of 4594	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	3832 of 4521	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	4049 of 4477	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.6	3701 of 4451	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.5	2884 of 4309	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.2	3537 of 4264	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	18.7	4117 of 4582	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.3	3495 of 3739	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	4539 of 4647	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	3512 of 4585	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	4227 of 4563	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.5	3562 of 4357	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.4	3691 of 4319	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	8.4	3534 of 3549	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.8	4284 of 4292	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)39th percentile+34 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)10th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)10th percentile+5 vs school

At Risk (2022)7th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)7th percentile~ school

Female (2026)4th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading30%-25 vs state

Mathematics19%-26 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, July 7, 2016

Revolving door of principals and staff, this year the principal quit a month before the staar test. Students are rowdy, disrespectful, and hopeless. The front office staff is rude. They break SPED/504 laws all the time, and they are so disorganized with everything. TEA should shut it down. Close Quote

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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 Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	Total
The East Austin College Prep At Southwest Key	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	5800 Mlk Blvd	Austin	78721	Travis County	Valere Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 287-5000	159	8	19.7	95.6%	1 (0.6%)	5 (3.1%)	153 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13.6	4366^th of 4627 public elementary schools	5.6%		8.2	4538^th of 4651 public elementary schools	2.4%	172							25.0	16.7	50.0	28.0	33.3	16.7	33.3	7.7	$8,076
Norman-Sims Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4001 Tannehill Ln	Austin	78721	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-2347	274	26	10.5	95.3%	6 (2.2%)	109 (39.8%)	144 (52.6%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.0%)	4.9	4585^th of 4627 public elementary schools	0.9%		7.8	4547^th of 4651 public elementary schools	2.2%	38	33.3	20.0	22.2	28.6	0.0		20.0	15.2	32.0		8.7	18.2	20.0		$13,011
Idea Health Professions Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	5816 Wilcab Rd	Austin	78721	Travis County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 822-4350	294	15	19.7	90.8%	10 (3.4%)	49 (16.7%)	229 (77.9%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	28	3562^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	23.0%		23.2	3836^th of 4651 public elementary schools	17.5%	274							29.2	39.1	50.0		22.9	47.8	37.5		$15,981
Pecan Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3100 Rogge Ln	Austin	78723	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-4445	279	23	11.8	95.7%	12 (4.3%)	62 (22.2%)	188 (67.4%)	9 (3.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	5	4584^th of 4627 public elementary schools	0.9%		4.1	4631^st of 4651 public elementary schools	0.4%	47		12.5	7.1		0.0	23.1	4.6	6.9	30.0		26.9	3.5	14.3		$14,042
Harris Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1203 Springdale Rd	Austin	78721	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-2085	285	23	12.3	91.6%	7 (2.5%)	28 (9.8%)	240 (84.2%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	13.9	4345^th of 4627 public elementary schools	6.1%		17.2	4175^th of 4651 public elementary schools	10.2%	170	13.3	27.3	30.8		0.0		18.2	29.2	40.7		12.1	38.1	22.5		$13,322
Jordan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6711 Johnny Morris Rd	Austin	78724	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-2578	492	25	19.6	97.2%	22 (4.5%)	118 (24.0%)	326 (66.3%)	16 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	3.2	4613^th of 4627 public elementary schools	0.3%		3.1	4642^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	0.2%	29	7.4	20.7	4.2	0.0	5.9	0.0	18.0	20.6	21.7		10.0	15.6	10.2		$11,051
Ortega Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1135 Garland Ave	Austin	78721	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-4417	242	28	8.5	88.8%	19 (7.9%)	46 (19.0%)	176 (72.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51.8	2024^th of 4627 public elementary schools	56.3%		26.7	3627^th of 4651 public elementary schools	22.0%	1603	37.5	20.0	0.0	0.0	40.0		37.5	35.7	77.3		37.5	71.4	41.7		$15,501
Winn Montessori	Public	PK, KG-5	3500 Susquehanna Ln	Austin	78723	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-2390	370	28	13.2	60.5%	76 (20.5%)	44 (11.9%)	223 (60.3%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.9%)	52.4	1988^th of 4627 public elementary schools	57.0%		25.5	3699^th of 4651 public elementary schools	20.5%	1711	6.3	30.0	11.1	0.0	0.0	12.5	63.0	53.9	64.0		39.3	40.7	38.5		$15,668
Oak Meadows Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5600 Decker Ln	Austin	78724	Travis County	Manor Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 278-4175	477	31	15.2	83.0%	13 (2.7%)	37 (7.8%)	408 (85.5%)	9 (1.9%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.3%)	19.7	4058^th of 4627 public elementary schools	12.3%		15.2	4283^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	7.9%	225	5.0	27.3	43.8	12.5	18.8	30.8	30.0	35.6	39.3		33.3	34.0	29.7		$11,285
Blanton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5408 Westminster Dr	Austin	78723	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-2026	748	53	14.1	46.4%	283 (37.8%)	55 (7.4%)	327 (43.7%)	29 (3.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (6.8%)	76.9	875^th of 4627 public elementary schools	81.1%		71.5	1068^th of 4651 public elementary schools	77.0%	193	25.0	33.3	33.3	8.3	14.3	25.0	63.7	65.9	70.6		46.2	58.6	70.6		$9,210

Frequently Asked Questions about The East Austin College Prep At Southwest Key

What is the racial makeup of The East Austin College Prep At Southwest Key?

Students at The East Austin College Prep At Southwest Key are 96% Hispanic, 3% African American.

What district is The East Austin College Prep At Southwest Key in?

Valere Public Schools

How many students attend The East Austin College Prep At Southwest Key?

In the 2024-25 school year, 159 students attended The East Austin College Prep At Southwest Key.

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The East Austin College Prep At Southwest Key ranks in the bottom 5.6% of Texas elementary schools.

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