Texas Preparatory School

Texas Preparatory School is a elementary school located in San Marcos, TX, serving grades 0–6 and approximately 31 students. Operated by Texas Preparatory School, the campus sits about 27.6 miles from The Austin's newsroom and is part of The Austin's ongoing local education coverage.

The school employs roughly 4 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 7.8:1. That ratio is below the state average for TX, generally an indicator of smaller class sizes and more individualized instruction.

Texas Preparatory School 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 San Marcos considering elementary placement, Texas Preparatory School is one of the campuses The Austin regularly covers — including school board decisions, bond elections, and individual program changes that affect enrollment.

Tip about Texas Preparatory School? Email editor@nexcom.media with the subject line "Texas Preparatory School". 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.