THE EAST AUSTIN COLLEGE PREP AT MLK

THE EAST AUSTIN COLLEGE PREP AT MLK is one of the minimally staffed 9-12 campuss in AUSTIN, Texas, run under VALERE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, with 169 students on its rolls from grades 7 through 12. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 796 students each, so THE EAST AUSTIN COLLEGE PREP AT MLK sits 79% smaller than that benchmark.

Within VALERE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, which oversees 4 schools and 871 students, THE EAST AUSTIN COLLEGE PREP AT MLK is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, THE EAST AUSTIN COLLEGE PREP AT MLK reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (90%). The remainder is composed of 5% Black, 2% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 33%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, THE EAST AUSTIN COLLEGE PREP AT MLK has 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Around 76% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Travis County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, THE EAST AUSTIN COLLEGE PREP AT MLK is in the bottom 10% of Texas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 40.8%; THE EAST AUSTIN COLLEGE PREP AT MLK posts 20.7%, -20.1 points below that line.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Travis County) logs that median household income runs about $99,611, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Travis County's 333 public schools (combined enrollment of about 191,706 students), THE EAST AUSTIN COLLEGE PREP AT MLK is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: THE EAST AUSTIN COLLEGE PREP AT SOUTHWEST KEY, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts THE EAST AUSTIN COLLEGE PREP AT MLK at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 23.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area. As a public charter, THE EAST AUSTIN COLLEGE PREP AT MLK runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Over the past 7-year window. THE EAST AUSTIN COLLEGE PREP AT MLK's enrollment has contracted 66% since 2018, when it stood at 502 (now 169). Class-load math has tightened: from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 in 2025.

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