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The East Austin College Prep at MLK

PublicHighGrades 7–12Charter

5800 E Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Austin, TX 78721 · (512) 287-5050

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

Directions
Students
169
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
76%
Setting
City
Grades
7–12
The gist

What stands out about The East Austin College Prep at MLK

  • 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 15 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 43.5% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency5%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts27%
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 E Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Austin

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 731
Grade 822
Grade 931
Grade 1028
Grade 1127
Grade 1230
Enrollment over time
299’20
268’21
226’22
200’23
169’24

Down 43.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 90%Black 5%Two or more races 2%White 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <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 MLK 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.