The East Austin College Prep at Mlk
Public high school (charter) in Austin, Texas · Valere Public Schools · Grades 7–12
The East Austin College Prep at Mlk serves 169 students in grades 7–12 in Austin (Travis County). It is one of 4 schools in Valere Public Schools. By enrollment it is the 1415th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 13.1 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than 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 ÷ 12.93 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| District | Valere Public Schools |
| County | Travis County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480141412881 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Valere Public Schools | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 169 | 871 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 13.1 | 17.3 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 75.7% | 88.5% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 41% 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.
The East Austin College Prep at Mlk in context
Size
The East Austin College Prep at Mlk is the only high school in Valere Public Schools. Its 169 students are 19.4% of the district's 871. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 2.7 miles away and have a median of 479 students, so The East Austin College Prep at Mlk 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 7 with 31 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 22, against an average of 28 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 31 in grade 7 and 30 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 89.9% of enrollment, a lower share than across Valere Public Schools (94.9%). Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
75.7% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 88.5% across Valere Public Schools 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
The East Austin College Prep at Mlk has 12.93 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 169 students would have about 12.1 teachers, so The East Austin College Prep at Mlk 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. The nearest other high school is IDEA Health Professions College Preparatory, 1.1 miles away in IDEA Public Schools. There are 18 high schools within 5 miles and 46 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 89.9% |
| Black | 5.3% |
| Two or more races | 2.4% |
| White | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.6% |
49.7% of students are girls and 50.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 31 |
| Grade 8 | 22 |
| Grade 9 | 31 |
| Grade 10 | 28 |
| Grade 11 | 27 |
| Grade 12 | 30 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
5800 E Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Austin, TX 78721
Phone: (512)287-5050
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: The East Austin College Prep at Mlk. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IDEA Health Professions College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 1.1 mi | 376 | 13.2 | 86.4% |
| Lbj Early College High School | Austin ISD | 1.9 mi | 734 | 14.9 | 88.6% |
| Lasa High School | Austin ISD | 2.2 mi | 1,616 | 18.8 | 10.6% |
| Austin Achieve High School | Austin Achieve Public Schools | 2.7 mi | 581 | 17.2 | 90.2% |
| Texans Can Academy - Austin | Texans Can Academies | 2.7 mi | 168 | 21.2 | 69.6% |
| Eastside Early College High School | Austin ISD | 2.8 mi | 663 | 14.4 | 89.1% |
| Alternative Learning Center | Austin ISD | 2.8 mi | 113 | 6.2 | 79.6% |
| International High School | Austin ISD | 2.9 mi | 213 | 10 | 100% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Valere Public Schools
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Promesa College Prep Brownsville | Elementary | Pre-K–8 | 185 |
| Promesa College Prep West Corpus Christi | Other | Pre-K–11 | 358 |
| The East Austin College Prep at Southwest Key | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 159 |