Graduation Prep Academy Navarro
Public high school in Austin, Texas · Austin ISD · Grades 9–12
Graduation Prep Academy Navarro serves 57 students in grades 9–12 in Austin (Travis County). It is one of 121 schools in Austin ISD. By enrollment it is the 1728th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 14.3 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 4 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Alternative School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Austin ISD |
| County | Travis County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480894012824 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Austin ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 57 | 72,272 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 14.3 | 14.1 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 84.2% | 51.1% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 52% of Texas high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Graduation Prep Academy Navarro in context
Size
Of the 22 high schools in Austin ISD, Graduation Prep Academy Navarro is the 18th largest, with 0.1% of the district's students. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 1.9 miles away and have a median of 453 students, so Graduation Prep Academy Navarro is smaller than most of them.
NCES lists it as an alternative school: one that serves students whose needs a regular school may not meet, or that offers a non-traditional program alongside regular schools.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 12 with 27 students, and its smallest is grade 9 with 2, against an average of 14 per grade. This year grade 12 has 1,250% more students than grade 9 (27 against 2). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 91.2% of enrollment, a higher share than across Austin ISD (54.4%).
84.2% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 51.1% across Austin ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Graduation Prep Academy Navarro has 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 57 students would have about 4.1 teachers, so Graduation Prep Academy Navarro has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. Navarro Early College High School (in the same district) is listed at the same location. There are 17 high schools within 5 miles and 50 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 91.2% |
| Black | 5.3% |
| White | 3.5% |
61.4% of students are girls and 38.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 2 |
| Grade 10 | 10 |
| Grade 11 | 18 |
| Grade 12 | 27 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1201 Payton Gin Rd, Austin, TX 78758
Phone: (512)414-2896
Website: austinisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Graduation Prep Academy Navarro. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navarro Early College High School | Austin ISD | 0.0 mi | 1,633 | 14.3 | 93.9% |
| Settlement Home | University of Texas University Charter School | 0.4 mi | 32 | 10.7 | – |
| IDEA Rundberg College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 1.2 mi | 790 | 16.5 | 94.3% |
| Diboll | The Excel Center (For Adults) | 1.7 mi | 75 | 25 | – |
| KIPP Austin Collegiate | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 2.2 mi | 847 | 14.9 | 91% |
| Cedars Academy Next Generation H S at Highland | Cedars International Academy | 2.3 mi | 116 | 9.2 | 69.8% |
| Greenleaf Ncc | Austin ISD | 2.6 mi | 30 | – | 30% |
| McCallum High School | Austin ISD | 2.7 mi | 1,897 | 17.8 | 23% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.