The East Austin College Prep at Southwest Key
Public elementary school (charter) in Austin, Texas · Valere Public Schools · Grades Pre-K–6
The East Austin College Prep at Southwest Key serves 159 students in grades Pre-K–6 in Austin (Travis County). It is one of 4 schools in Valere Public Schools. By enrollment it is the 4580th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 19.7 students per full-time teacher, it has more 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 ÷ 8.06 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–6 |
| District | Valere Public Schools |
| County | Travis County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480141412335 |
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 elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 159 | 871 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 19.7 | 17.3 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 95.6% | 88.5% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 96% 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.
The East Austin College Prep at Southwest Key in context
Size
The East Austin College Prep at Southwest Key is the smallest of Valere Public Schools' 2 elementary schools; its 159 students are 18.3% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.4 miles away and have a median of 290 students, so The East Austin College Prep at Southwest Key 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 6 with 29 students, and its smallest is grade 2 with 14, against an average of 20 per grade. This year grade 6 has 45% more students than kindergarten (29 against 20). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 27 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 96.2% of enrollment, about the same share as across Valere Public Schools (94.9%).
95.6% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 88.5% across Valere Public Schools 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. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
The East Austin College Prep at Southwest Key has 8.06 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 19.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 159 students would have about 10.7 teachers, so The East Austin College Prep at Southwest Key has 2.6 fewer.
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 Norman-Sims Elementary School, 0.8 miles away in Austin ISD. There are 39 elementary schools within 5 miles and 118 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 96.2% |
| Black | 3.1% |
| White | 0.6% |
47.2% of students are girls and 52.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 27 |
| Kindergarten | 20 |
| Grade 1 | 18 |
| Grade 2 | 14 |
| Grade 3 | 15 |
| Grade 4 | 14 |
| Grade 5 | 22 |
| Grade 6 | 29 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
5800 Mlk Blvd, Austin, TX 78721
Phone: (512)287-5000
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: The East Austin College Prep at Southwest Key. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norman-Sims Elementary School | Austin ISD | 0.8 mi | 274 | 10.5 | 95.3% |
| IDEA Health Professions Academy | IDEA Public Schools | 1.1 mi | 294 | 19.7 | 90.8% |
| Pecan Springs Elementary School | Austin ISD | 1.2 mi | 279 | 11.9 | 95.7% |
| Harris Elementary School | Austin ISD | 1.3 mi | 285 | 12.3 | 91.6% |
| Jordan Elementary School | Austin ISD | 1.5 mi | 492 | 19.7 | 97.2% |
| Ortega Elementary School | Austin ISD | 1.6 mi | 242 | 8.5 | 88.8% |
| Winn Montessori | Austin ISD | 1.8 mi | 370 | 13.3 | 60.5% |
| Oak Meadows Elementary School | Manor ISD | 1.9 mi | 477 | 15.2 | 83% |
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 Mlk | High | 7–12 | 169 |