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Wayside Schools School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Texas for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 10%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 535 students in Wayside Schools School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Texas.
Public Middle School in Wayside School School District have an average math proficiency score of 21% (versus the Texas public middle school average of 40%), and reading proficiency score of 32% (versus the 52% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 95% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Texas public middle school average of 75% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (TX)
# Schools
4 Schools
2,747 Schools
# Students
1,759 Students
1,489,538 Students
# Teachers
104 Teachers
103,135 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
17:1
17:1
District Rank
Wayside Schools School District, which is ranked #960 of all 1,196 school districts in Texas (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 95% has increased from 80% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#969 out of 1204 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
28%
41%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
40%
51%

Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
38%
46%

Graduation Rate
≥95%
90%

Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.30
0.64
# American Indian Students
5 Students
5,199 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
8 Students
77,599 Students
% Asian Students
1%
5%
# Hispanic Students
1,460 Students
795,444 Students
% Hispanic Students
83%
53%
# Black Students
91 Students
186,072 Students
% Black Students
5%
13%
# White Students
158 Students
378,957 Students
% White Students
9%
26%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
2,404 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
37 Students
43,863 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
269
15,212
# Students in K Grade:
178
21,462
# Students in 1st Grade:
161
22,752
# Students in 2nd Grade:
174
22,958
# Students in 3rd Grade:
152
22,862
# Students in 4th Grade:
171
22,563
# Students in 5th Grade:
119
30,190
# Students in 6th Grade:
112
326,610
# Students in 7th Grade:
111
406,424
# Students in 8th Grade:
111
414,179
# Students in 9th Grade:
67
56,165
# Students in 10th Grade:
45
48,628
# Students in 11th Grade:
55
42,213
# Students in 12th Grade:
34
37,320
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $12,562 in this school district is less than the state median of $13,387. The school district revenue/student has grown by 5% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $10,281 is less than the state median of $14,116. The school district spending/student has grown by 5% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$22 MM
$74,029 MM

Spending
$18 MM
$78,063 MM

Revenue / Student
$12,562
$13,387

Spending / Student
$10,281
$14,116

Best Wayside Schools School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Wayside Sci-tech Middle And High School
Charter School
(Math: 21% | Reading: 32%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
6405 S Ih 35
Austin, TX 78744
(512) 220-9120
Austin, TX 78744
(512) 220-9120
Grades: 6-12
| 535 students
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