Wayside Real Learning Academy
Public elementary school (charter) in Austin, Texas · Wayside Schools · Grades Pre-K–5
Wayside Real Learning Academy serves 644 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Austin (Travis County). It is one of 4 schools in Wayside Schools. By enrollment it is the 1288th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 25 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 ÷ 25.75 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 | 480004412758 |
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 | 644 | 1,787 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 25 | 19.3 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 88.8% | 80.6% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 100% 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 Real Learning Academy in context
Size
Wayside Real Learning Academy is the largest of Wayside Schools' 3 elementary schools; its 644 students are 36% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.2 miles away and have a median of 400 students, so Wayside Real Learning Academy is larger 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 pre-K with 140 students, and its smallest is kindergarten with 76, against an average of 92 per grade. This year grade 5 has 11% more students than kindergarten (84 against 76). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 140 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 90.2% of enrollment, a higher share than across Wayside Schools (85.3%). Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
88.8% 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 Real Learning Academy has 25.75 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 25 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 644 students would have about 43.5 teachers, so Wayside Real Learning Academy has 17.7 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 Pleasant Hill Elementary School, 0.6 miles away in Austin ISD. There are 38 elementary schools within 5 miles and 85 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 90.2% |
| Black | 4.7% |
| White | 3.1% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Asian | 0.2% |
52% of students are girls and 48% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 140 |
| Kindergarten | 76 |
| Grade 1 | 89 |
| Grade 2 | 81 |
| Grade 3 | 88 |
| Grade 4 | 86 |
| Grade 5 | 84 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
6405 S Ih 35, Austin, TX 78744
Phone: (512)438-7325
Website: waysideschools.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Wayside Real Learning Academy. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Hill Elementary School | Austin ISD | 0.6 mi | 422 | 11.8 | 88.2% |
| Houston Elementary School | Austin ISD | 0.9 mi | 496 | 11.2 | 92.1% |
| KIPP Austin Obras | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 1.0 mi | 373 | 20.7 | 92.8% |
| Uphaus Early Childhood Center | Austin ISD | 1.0 mi | 246 | 14 | 73.2% |
| Rodriguez Elementary School | Austin ISD | 1.4 mi | 372 | 9.8 | 96% |
| Perez Elementary School | Austin ISD | 1.6 mi | 460 | 12.5 | 90.9% |
| Widen Elementary School | Austin ISD | 1.6 mi | 433 | 11 | 91.9% |
| Williams Elementary School | Austin ISD | 1.6 mi | 377 | 11.2 | 71.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Wayside Schools
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayside Altamira Academy | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 354 |
| Wayside Eden Park Academy | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 235 |
| Wayside Sci-Tech Middle and High School | High | 6–12 | 554 |