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What's something EASTSIDE EARLY COLLEGE H S does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
663
High
DISTRICT 938 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AUSTIN ISD·NCES 480894012013
EASTSIDE EARLY COLLEGE H S
900 THOMPSON ST, AUSTIN, TX 78702 · (512) 414-5810 · Travis County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL663 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
591 students
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
31.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +16.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
22.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +11.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 22 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 16 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
25.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
663
+172 (+35%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 9.7:1
% White
2%
was 2%
% Hispanic
77%
was 81%
% Black
18%
was 15%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About EASTSIDE EARLY COLLEGE H S
EASTSIDE EARLY COLLEGE H S, a cozy four-year high school in AUSTIN, Texas, overseen by AUSTIN ISD, teaches 663 students, covering grades 9 through 12.
EASTSIDE EARLY COLLEGE H S is one of 123 schools operated by AUSTIN ISD, a district that teaches 72,272 students overall.
In terms of who attends, EASTSIDE EARLY COLLEGE H S records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 77%. Beyond that, the school logs 18% Black. The wider county runs roughly 33% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.
Looking at school resources, The school reports having 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.4:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 89% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Travis County (around 54%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, EASTSIDE EARLY COLLEGE H S sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 35.6%; this one delivers 25.2%.
Around the school, ACS estimates for Travis County put median household income runs about $99,611, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. EASTSIDE EARLY COLLEGE H S is one of 333 public schools in Travis County (combined enrollment of about 191,706 students).
The closest other public school is TEXANS CAN ACADEMY - AUSTIN, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around EASTSIDE EARLY COLLEGE H S. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts EASTSIDE EARLY COLLEGE H S at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 34.2%.
EASTSIDE EARLY COLLEGE H S operates from a city-core location.
Five-year trend. EASTSIDE EARLY COLLEGE H S's enrollment has ticked up 35% since 2018, when it stood at 491 (now 663). Over the same period, the Hispanic share decreased from 81% to 77%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 9.7:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 today.
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Travis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,330,015
Census ACS
Median income
$99,611
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
333
191,706 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in AUSTIN ISD
- BOWIE H SHigh · 2,876 students
- AKINS EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh · 2,421 students
- AUSTIN H SHigh · 2,323 students
- ANDERSON H SHigh · 2,223 students
- MCCALLUM H SHigh · 1,897 students
- NAVARRO EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh · 1,633 students
Other schools in AUSTIN
- LAKE TRAVIS H SHigh · 3,569 students
- BOWIE H SHigh · 2,876 students
- WESTWOOD H SHigh · 2,858 students
- WESTLAKE H SHigh · 2,854 students
- MCNEIL H SHigh · 2,660 students
- VANDEGRIFT H SHigh · 2,437 students
Nearby schools
- TEXANS CAN ACADEMY - AUSTIN0.2 mi · 168
- OAK SPRINGS EL0.3 mi · 215
- GOVALLE EL0.7 mi · 384
- KEALING MIDDLE0.8 mi · 1,196
- UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS EL CHARTER SCHOOL0.8 mi · 304
- BLACKSHEAR EL0.8 mi · 214
Frequently asked questions
About EASTSIDE EARLY COLLEGE H SHow large is EASTSIDE EARLY COLLEGE H S?
EASTSIDE EARLY COLLEGE H S enrolls approximately 663 students in grades 09-12.
Is EASTSIDE EARLY COLLEGE H S an elementary, middle, or high school?
EASTSIDE EARLY COLLEGE H S is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at EASTSIDE EARLY COLLEGE H S?
The student-to-teacher ratio at EASTSIDE EARLY COLLEGE H S is approximately 14.4:1 (46 FTE teachers).
How diverse is EASTSIDE EARLY COLLEGE H S?
EASTSIDE EARLY COLLEGE H S reports a student body of 2% White, 77% Hispanic, 18% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is EASTSIDE EARLY COLLEGE H S in?
EASTSIDE EARLY COLLEGE H S is part of AUSTIN ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.