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The East Austin College Prep at Southwest Key

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6Charter

5800 Mlk Blvd, Austin, TX 78721 · (512) 287-5000

Austin’s School Grade B− better than 52% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
159
Students per teacher
20:1
Free or reduced lunch
96%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about The East Austin College Prep at Southwest Key

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 32 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 17 pts below the state
  • Larger classes: 20 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 8.9% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency5%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts24%
State average 41.8%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Texas’s 7,796 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

5800 Mlk Blvd, Austin

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K27
Kindergarten20
Grade 118
Grade 214
Grade 315
Grade 414
Grade 522
Grade 629
Enrollment over time
146’20
179’21
161’22
179’23
159’24

Up 8.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 96%Black 3%White <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about The East Austin College Prep at Southwest Key from Austin families.

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Texas’s other public schools; Austin’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.