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Graduation Preparatory Academy

PublicHighGrades 9–12Alternative Education School

1211 E Oltorf St, Austin, TX 78704 · (512) 414-6635 · Part of Austin Independent School District

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

Directions
Students
69
Students per teacher
23:1
Free or reduced lunch
86%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Graduation Preparatory Academy

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of Texas’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 32 pts below the state
  • Larger classes: 23 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 21.1% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Reading / language arts10%
State average 41.8%

Its own letter, D−, places these results among Texas’s 7,796 public schools with results. Results for small groups the state suppresses are left out. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1211 E Oltorf St, Austin

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 92
Grade 107
Grade 1125
Grade 1235
Enrollment over time
57’20
66’21
61’22
49’23
69’24

Up 21.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 86%White 9%Black 4%Asian 1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Graduation Preparatory Academy from Austin families.

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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.