Wayside Altamira Academy
Public elementary school (charter) in Austin, Texas · Wayside Schools · Grades Pre-K–5
Wayside Altamira Academy serves 354 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Austin (Travis County). It is one of 4 schools in Wayside Schools. By enrollment it is the 3804th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 23.8 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 ÷ 14.9 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Wayside Schools |
| County | Travis County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480004413290 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Wayside Schools | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 354 | 1,787 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 23.8 | 19.3 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 77.1% | 80.6% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 99% 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.
Wayside Altamira Academy in context
Size
Wayside Altamira Academy is the 2nd largest of Wayside Schools' 3 elementary schools; its 354 students are 19.8% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 2.8 miles away and have a median of 426 students, so Wayside Altamira Academy is close to their typical size.
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 pre-K with 86 students, and its smallest is grade 5 with 36, against an average of 51 per grade. This year grade 5 has 36% fewer students than kindergarten (36 against 56). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 86 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 86.4% of enrollment, about the same share as across Wayside Schools (85.3%). Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
77.1% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 80.6% across Wayside 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
Wayside Altamira Academy has 14.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 23.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 354 students would have about 23.9 teachers, so Wayside Altamira Academy has 9 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 IDEA Bluff Springs Academy, 1.3 miles away in IDEA Public Schools. There are 25 elementary schools within 5 miles and 66 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 86.4% |
| White | 6.8% |
| Two or more races | 2.5% |
| Asian | 2% |
| Black | 2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.3% |
51.7% of students are girls and 48.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 86 |
| Kindergarten | 56 |
| Grade 1 | 53 |
| Grade 2 | 43 |
| Grade 3 | 42 |
| Grade 4 | 38 |
| Grade 5 | 36 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
10704 Bradshaw Rd, Austin, TX 78747
Phone: (512)220-9105
Website: waysideschools.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Wayside Altamira Academy. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IDEA Bluff Springs Academy | IDEA Public Schools | 1.3 mi | 521 | 17 | 84.1% |
| Blazier Elementary School | Austin ISD | 2.0 mi | 1,275 | 13.5 | 60.9% |
| Perez Elementary School | Austin ISD | 2.6 mi | 460 | 12.5 | 90.9% |
| Langford Elementary School | Austin ISD | 2.8 mi | 391 | 10.4 | 94.9% |
| Palm Elementary School | Austin ISD | 2.8 mi | 329 | 11.5 | 85.1% |
| Williams Elementary School | Austin ISD | 3.2 mi | 377 | 11.2 | 71.9% |
| Hillcrest Elementary School | Del Valle ISD | 3.5 mi | 376 | 11.1 | 88.8% |
| Menchaca Elementary School | Austin ISD | 3.6 mi | 699 | 12.8 | 44.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Wayside Schools
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayside Eden Park Academy | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 235 |
| Wayside Real Learning Academy | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 644 |
| Wayside Sci-Tech Middle and High School | High | 6–12 | 554 |