Kipp Austin College Prep
8509 Fm 969 Bldg C, Austin, TX, 78724 -  Map
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The mission of KIPP Austin is to empower underserved students to strengthen the academic skills, intellectual habits, and character traits necessary to thrive in, and graduate from, four-year colleges and universities, giving them the freedom to shape their futures and positively affect their communities. ...read more  

School Overview:
Definition of Terms Kipp Austin College Prep
School Level Middle school
School Type Charter School
Grades Offered Grades 5 - 8
County Travis County, TX
Awards Honored for National Blue Ribbon Award Blue Ribbon School – Selected in  
Students & Faculty
Total Students 363 students
% Male / % Female 34%  /  66%
Total Classroom Teachers 25 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 5 - 101 students
Grade 6 - 95 students
Grade 7 - 96 students
Grade 8 - 71 students
This School ( TX ) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:14 1:15
Students by Ethnicity
This School ( TX ) School Average
% American Indian n/a n/a
% Asian n/a 3%
% Hispanic 92% 47%
% Black 8% 15%
% White n/a 35%
Additional Student Information
This School ( TX ) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 90% 43%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch n/a 8%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a 2%
School Performance:
( TX ) Statewide Testing Performance
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School District:
School District Name Kipp Austin College Prep Sch Inc School District
This School's Agency ( TX ) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 1 3
Number of Students Managed 256 students 748 students
District Total Revenue $1,648,000 $6,825,000
District Expenditure $1,604,000 $6,637,000
District Revenue / Student $6,438 $8,980
District Expenditure / Student $6,266 $7,832
School Notes:
  • KIPP Austin graduates gain acceptances into Austin's most competitive public and private high schools.
  • For the third year in a row, 100 percent of seventh graders passed the Writing TAKS, and for the second year in a row, 100 percent of eighth graders passed the Reading TAKS.
  • Our sixth, seventh and eighth graders continue to earn a higher passing rate than the state's passing rate on all required TAKS tests, and each year more students earn a commended performance rating.
  • For the first time, in 2007, fifth graders earned a passing rate higher than the state's passing rate on the Math TAKS.
  • A generous grant from the Texas High School Project will help us start our high school, opening with a ninth grade class in 2008.
  • The Charter School Growth Fund has invested in our strategic growth plan with a gift of $4.6 million, which will allow us to expand to 10 schools serving students in grades pre-K through 12.
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About This Zip Code (78724)
School Zip (78724) (TX) State Average
Population (Approximate) 15,428 people 19,649,398 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 11% 23%
Population Average Age 26 years old 32.3 years old
Average Household size 3.6 persons 2.7 persons
Median Household Income $36,641 $42,148
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 4.9 rooms 5.1 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 23 years old 33 years old
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% Owning / % Renting 69% / 31% 63% / 37%
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1. Pearce Middle School - 812 students - view location
2. Dessau Middle School - 963 students - view location
3. Manor Middle School - 878 students - view location
4. Webb Middle School - 670 students - view location
5. Kealing Middle School - 1149 students - view location
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