Enrollment
57
Texas · 2024-25 NCES data
2024-25 NCES data High school (grades 9-12) NCES 480894012824
Graduation Prep Academy Navarro — Austin, TX
Federal NCES profile for Graduation Prep Academy Navarro, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators — Resource Investment Index 26/100.
👥 Class size 23
📚 AP courses 10
🌟 Gifted program 70
📋 Attendance 0
How this works: Each indicator above is scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC data, then averaged into the Resource Investment Index. This measures resource allocation — staffing, programs, and support services — not standardized test scores or academic outcomes. Full methodology →
School address
District: Austin Isd · Texas
Public location data per NCES (National Center for Education Statistics) Common Core of Data. Verify the school's current address on the NCES CCD record.
Teachers (FTE)
3.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
19.3:1
vs 14.6:1 Texas avg
+32% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
79.3%
vs 61.9% Texas avg
+28% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Graduation Prep Academy Navarro compares with Texas and U.S. medians
The federal record — no proprietary index, no editorial formula.
PlainSchools publishes the actual federal measurements — enrollment, staffing, demographics, discipline, and finance — straight from the NCES Common Core of Data, CRDC, and F-33 surveys. No composite rating, no opinion-based score on top. You get the same raw numbers researchers and policymakers use, with benchmarks, spending context, and equity indicators computed from the same federal datasets. Full methodology linked below.
What this school's NCES data tells you
Graduation Prep Academy Navarro reports 57 enrolled students to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) alongside 3.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, producing a 19.3:1 student-teacher ratio. That figure sits 32% above the Texas state mean of 14.6:1, signalling larger average class loads than peers in the same state. Against the national 2024-25 average of 15.9:1, it is 21% higher, a useful calibration for families comparing districts across state lines.
Title I and federal lunch eligibility offer another window into the student body: 79.3% of pupils qualify for free meals, a proxy for household income that federal programs use to direct funding. The free-lunch share is 28% above the Texas average and 53% above the national baseline. Chronic absenteeism — missing 10% or more of school days — stands at 100.0% according to the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.
On the finance side, the surrounding Austin Isd spends $26,950 per pupil district-wide, above the Texas average of $17,150 and above the national average of $19,490. Revenue comes 75.2% from local sources (property taxes), 6.6% from the state, and 18.1% from federal programs per the NCES F-33 finance survey. Taken together, these measurements produce a Resource Investment Index of 26/100 (F), calculated from 4 distinct NCES and CRDC indicators measuring resource allocation rather than academic outcomes.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Graduation Prep Academy Navarro compares
Cross-validating school-level NCES values against Texas state and U.S. national means lets readers see whether this school is an outlier or in line with peers.
| Metric | This school | vs Texas | Texas avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 19.3:1 | ▲ 32% | 14.6:1 | 15.9:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 79.3% | ▲ 28% | 61.9% | 51.8% |
| Enrollment | 57 | top 6% | — | — |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
What the federal data reveals about equity at this school
Federal measurements — not ratings — surface the resource and opportunity picture. Below are the indicators that researchers, civil-rights monitors, and funding formulas use to assess equity.
Economic need
79.3%
free-lunch eligible
— 28% above the Texas average of 61.9%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold — federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
19.3:1
students per teacher
— 32% above state mean
Top 94% in Texas — lower ratio than 6% of state schools
Between 15:1 and 20:1 — in line with the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
100.0%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Chronic absenteeism at or above 20% — the CDC threshold for "high" — signals significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$26,950
per pupil, district-wide
— above Texas avg of $17,150
Above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.8 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Overview
Enrollment 57 Top 6% in Texas — larger than 94% of 9,061 state schools
Teachers (FTE) 3.0
Students per teacher 19.3:1 +32% vs state
Free-lunch eligible 79.3% +28% vs state
NCES ID 480894012824
Student demographics
Hispanic or Latino 91.2%
African American 5.3%
White 3.5%
Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 91.2% of enrollment.
Programs & staff
AP program Not offered
Gifted & talented Yes
Counselors (FTE) 0.0
Discipline & special education
Chronically absent 100.0%
In-school suspensions 0
Out-of-school suspensions 1
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Austin Isd, which includes Graduation Prep Academy Navarro.
$26,950
Per student
+57%
vs Texas
Avg $17,150
+38%
vs U.S.
Avg $19,490
Revenue mix
Local 75.2%
State 6.6%
Federal 18.1%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 2,876
- Students per teacher
- 19.1:1
- Enrollment
- 2,421
- Students per teacher
- 18:1
- Enrollment
- 2,323
- Students per teacher
- 20.1:1
- Enrollment
- 2,223
- Students per teacher
- 18.7:1
- Enrollment
- 1,897
- Students per teacher
- 18.8:1
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Educator & family resources
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Understanding NCES data
How CCD, CRDC and EDFacts feed every public-school number you see.
Choose a school district
Eight signals that matter more than the overall ranking number.
How schools are funded
Title I, F-33, state aid formulas and what per-pupil spending really means.
Chronic absenteeism
Why missing 10% of school matters and how it varies by district.
Magnet vs charter vs traditional
Three school types, three funding models, three sets of trade-offs.
School discipline data
What CRDC suspension and expulsion records do and don't reveal.
Frequently asked questions about Graduation Prep Academy Navarro
How many students attend Graduation Prep Academy Navarro?
Graduation Prep Academy Navarro has 57 students enrolled. It is a high school in AUSTIN, TX.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Graduation Prep Academy Navarro?
The student-teacher ratio at Graduation Prep Academy Navarro is 19.3:1, which is 32% higher than the Texas average of 14.6:1 and 21% higher than the national average of 15.9:1.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Graduation Prep Academy Navarro?
79.3% of students at Graduation Prep Academy Navarro are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Graduation Prep Academy Navarro?
The largest demographic group at Graduation Prep Academy Navarro is Hispanic or Latino at 91.2%. The school serves a student body in AUSTIN, TX.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Graduation Prep Academy Navarro?
Graduation Prep Academy Navarro has a Resource Investment Index of 26/100 (F) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. This index measures federal resource allocation — staffing levels, program availability, and support services — not standardized test scores or academic outcomes.