Wayside Altamira Academy

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Austin, Texas

Wayside Altamira Academy in Austin, Texas enrolled 354 students in 2024-25 with 14.9 full-time teachers, 23.8 students per teacher against the Texas elementary-school median of 14.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 37-46% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 20-24% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Texas: 52% and 43.7%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 21% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 25%

293 students in 2022-23, 344 students in 2023-24, 354 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 19.8 to 14.9.

Students enrolled at Wayside Altamira Academy by school year2022-23: 293, 2023-24: 344, 2024-25: 35401002003004002022-232932023-243442024-25354
Students enrolled at Wayside Altamira Academy by school year2022-23: 293, 2023-24: 344, 2024-25: 35401002003004002022-232932023-243442024-25354
Students enrolled at Wayside Altamira Academy by school year2022-23: 293, 2023-24: 344, 2024-25: 35401002003004002022-232932023-243442024-25354
Students enrolled at Wayside Altamira Academy by school year2022-23: 293, 2023-24: 344, 2024-25: 35401002003004002022-232932023-243442024-25354
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2329319.814.8
2023-2434416.720.6
2024-2535414.923.8

23.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 99 of every 100 Texas elementary schools

Among the 4,584 Texas elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.8; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Texas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 81.2; This school 23.8; state median 14.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 23.8state median 14.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 81.2; This school 23.8; state median 14.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 23.8state median 14.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 81.2; This school 23.8; state median 14.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 23.8state median 14.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 81.2; This school 23.8; state median 14.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 23.8state median 14.8U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Wayside Altamira Academy enrolled 260 students and reported no counselor; it reported 2 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions2
  • Chronically absent16.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

86.4% of students were Hispanic, 6.8% White, 2.5% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic86.4%
  2. White6.8%
  3. Two or more races2.5%
  4. Black2.0%
  5. Asian2.0%
  6. Pacific Islander0.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Wayside Altamira Academy scored proficient or above: 37-46% in reading in 2021-22 and 20-24% in math in 2022-23, against 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 43.7% in math in 2022-23 across Texas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Texas, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtTexas
Reading and language arts, 2021-2237‑46%40‑44%52%
Math, 2022-2320‑24%26‑30% (2021-22)43.7%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Austin

157 public elementary schools in Austin report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Blazier Elementary1,27513.558.5%
Elsa England Elementary98715.82.7%
Doss Elementary93014.616.9%
Nyos - Magnolia Mccullough Campus85813.224.5%
Rutledge Elementary85313.85.5%
Austin Achieve Elementary83917.878.1%
Laurel Mountain Elementary82215.55.1%
Joe Lee Johnson Elementary82117.451.0%

All public schools in Austin →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Wayside Altamira Academy

  1. Idea Bluff Springs AcademyThe nearest public elementary school, 1.3 miles away: 521 students, 17.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
  2. Blazier ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.0 miles away: 1,275 students, 13.5 per teacher (2024-25).2.0 mi
  3. Compare Wayside Altamira Academy with Idea Bluff Springs AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Wayside Schools spends per student$12,682 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,682
  5. The largest public schools in TexasWayside Altamira Academy is the number 3,699 by size of 4,615 Texas elementary schools open in 2024-25.#3,699 of 4,615
  6. Texas schools by students per teacher23.8 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.8 for elementary schools.23.8:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Wayside Altamira Academy

  1. How many students attend Wayside Altamira Academy?
    354 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 293 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Austin, TX.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Wayside Altamira Academy?
    23.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Texas median for elementary schools is 14.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Wayside Altamira Academy a Title I school?
    Wayside Altamira Academy ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Wayside Altamira Academy do on state tests?
    The students tested at Wayside Altamira Academy scored proficient or above: 37-46% in reading in 2021-22 and 20-24% in math in 2022-23, against 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 43.7% in math in 2022-23 across Texas. Texas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Wayside Altamira Academy in?
    Wayside Schools, NCES district ID 4800044. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 480004413290 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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