Wayside Sci-Tech Middle and High School
Public high school (charter) in Austin, Texas · Wayside Schools · Grades 6–12
Wayside Sci-Tech Middle and High School serves 554 students in grades 6–12 in Austin (Travis County). It is one of 4 schools in Wayside Schools. By enrollment it is the 845th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 13.6 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 40.8 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 6–12 |
| District | Wayside Schools |
| County | Travis County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480004412927 |
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 high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 554 | 1,787 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 13.6 | 19.3 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 88.3% | 80.6% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 45% 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.
Wayside Sci-Tech Middle and High School in context
Size
Wayside Sci-Tech Middle and High School is the only high school in Wayside Schools. Its 554 students are 31% of the district's 1,787. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 2.5 miles away with a median enrollment of 494; Wayside Sci-Tech Middle and High School 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 grade 7 with 112 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 42, against an average of 79 per grade. This year grade 12 has 50% fewer students than grade 6 (51 against 103). 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
The largest group is Hispanic students: 88.6% here and 85.3% across Wayside Schools. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
88.3% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 80.6% across Wayside 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
With 40.8 full-time-equivalent teachers for 554 students, Wayside Sci-Tech Middle and High School has 13.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 554 students would have about 39.6 teachers, so Wayside Sci-Tech Middle and High School has 1.2 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Wayside Sci-Tech Middle and High School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other high school is KIPP Austin Brave, 1 miles away in KIPP Texas Public Schools. Within 10 miles there are 31 other high schools, 13 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 88.6% |
| White | 5.2% |
| Black | 4.2% |
| Two or more races | 1.1% |
| Asian | 0.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
43.9% of students are girls and 56.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 103 |
| Grade 7 | 112 |
| Grade 8 | 103 |
| Grade 9 | 78 |
| Grade 10 | 65 |
| Grade 11 | 42 |
| Grade 12 | 51 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
6405 S Ih 35, Austin, TX 78744
Phone: (512)220-9120
Website: waysideschools.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Wayside Sci-Tech Middle and High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIPP Austin Brave | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 1.0 mi | 490 | 12.9 | 88.6% |
| Harmony School of Excellence - Austin | Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas | 1.8 mi | 497 | 13.3 | 90.1% |
| The Excel Center for Adults - South Austin | The Excel Center (For Adults) | 2.1 mi | 114 | 17.2 | – |
| Crockett Early College High School | Austin ISD | 2.3 mi | 1,529 | 14.4 | 65.5% |
| IDEA Bluff Springs College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 2.6 mi | 689 | 17.1 | 85.2% |
| Premier High School-Austin South Campus | Premier High Schools | 2.6 mi | 143 | 23.8 | 57.3% |
| Graduation Preparatory Academy | Austin ISD | 3.2 mi | 69 | 23 | 85.5% |
| Travis Early College High School | Austin ISD | 3.2 mi | 1,011 | 13 | 84.7% |
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 Real Learning Academy | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 644 |