Texas Preparatory School - Austin Campus
Public elementary school (charter) in Austin, Texas · Texas Preparatory School · Grades K–6
Texas Preparatory School - Austin Campus serves 59 students in grades K–6 in Austin (Travis County). It is the only school in Texas Preparatory School. By enrollment it is the 4702nd largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 7.5 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 7.91 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | K–6 |
| District | Texas Preparatory School |
| County | Travis County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480019412933 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Texas Preparatory School | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 59 | 59 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 7.5 | 7.5 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 35.6% | 35.6% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 0% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Texas Preparatory School - Austin Campus in context
Size
Texas Preparatory School - Austin Campus is the only school in Texas Preparatory School, so its 59 students are the district's whole enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.1 miles away and have a median of 439 students, so Texas Preparatory School - Austin Campus is smaller than most of them.
As a charter school it is publicly funded and charges no tuition, but it is run under a charter rather than directly by a local school board.
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 1 with 20 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 3, against an average of 8 per grade. This year grade 6 has 40% fewer students than kindergarten (3 against 5). 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 49.2% of enrollment, a lower share than across Texas public schools (53.5%). Black students are next, at 40.7%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
35.6% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch and a median of 72% for Texas elementary 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. State shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Texas Preparatory School - Austin Campus has 7.91 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 7.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 59 students would have about 4 teachers, so Texas Preparatory School - Austin Campus has 3.9 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other elementary school is Austin Achieve Northeast Elementary School, 0.4 miles away in Austin Achieve Public Schools. There are 53 elementary schools within 5 miles and 117 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 49.2% |
| Black | 40.7% |
| Asian | 5.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |
62.7% of students are girls and 37.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Kindergarten | 5 |
| Grade 1 | 20 |
| Grade 2 | 8 |
| Grade 3 | 9 |
| Grade 4 | 6 |
| Grade 5 | 8 |
| Grade 6 | 3 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
7540 Education Bluestein Blvd, Austin, TX 78723
Phone: (512)928-3000
Website: texasprep.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Texas Preparatory School - Austin Campus. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Achieve Northeast Elementary School | Austin Achieve Public Schools | 0.4 mi | 839 | 17.8 | 88.3% |
| Andrews Elementary School | Austin ISD | 0.6 mi | 309 | 11.5 | 94.8% |
| Winn Montessori | Austin ISD | 0.8 mi | 370 | 13.3 | 60.5% |
| Magnolia Montessori for All | Montessori for All | 1.0 mi | 470 | 18 | 41.5% |
| KIPP Austin Comunidad | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 1.1 mi | 513 | 19.2 | 94% |
| Pickle Elementary School | Austin ISD | 1.4 mi | 407 | 13.6 | 95.3% |
| Pecan Springs Elementary School | Austin ISD | 1.4 mi | 279 | 11.9 | 95.7% |
| Blanton Elementary School | Austin ISD | 1.5 mi | 748 | 14.1 | 46.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.