Wayside Real Learning Academy

Wayside Real Learning Academy is a elementary school located in Austin, TX, serving grades -1–5 and approximately 563 students. Operated by Wayside Schools, the campus sits about 5.4 miles from The Austin's newsroom and is part of The Austin's ongoing local education coverage.

The school employs roughly 27 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 20.9:1. That ratio is above the state average for TX, suggesting larger class sizes than the regional norm.

Wayside Real Learning Academy operates as a publicly funded charter school. These designations affect funding, enrollment policy, and the kinds of state and federal accountability measures the campus is subject to.

State accountability ratings for TEA are released annually and combine student achievement, growth, and closing-the-gaps metrics. The Austin publishes rating updates as soon as they become public each fall, with comparisons to nearby campuses and prior-year trends.

For families in Austin considering elementary placement, Wayside Real Learning Academy is one of the campuses The Austin regularly covers — including school board decisions, bond elections, and individual program changes that affect enrollment.

Tip about Wayside Real Learning Academy? Email editor@nexcom.media with the subject line "Wayside Real Learning Academy". For more education coverage, see theaustin.org/schools or browse The Austin's latest reporting at theaustin.org/news. This profile uses public data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) and is updated annually as new federal filings are released.