The East Austin College Prep At Southwest Key

The East Austin College Prep AT Southwest Key is a elementary school located in Austin, TX, serving grades -1–6 and approximately 161 students. Operated by Valere Public Schools, the campus sits about 4.8 miles from The Austin's newsroom and is part of The Austin's ongoing local education coverage.

The school employs roughly 9 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 17.9:1. That ratio is roughly in line with the state average for TX public schools.

The East Austin College Prep AT Southwest Key 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, The East Austin College Prep AT Southwest Key is one of the campuses The Austin regularly covers — including school board decisions, bond elections, and individual program changes that affect enrollment.

Tip about The East Austin College Prep AT Southwest Key? Email editor@nexcom.media with the subject line "The East Austin College Prep AT Southwest Key". 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.