KIPP Austin Beacon Prep
Public middle school (charter) in Austin, Texas · KIPP Texas Public Schools · Grades 5–8
KIPP Austin Beacon Prep serves 393 students in grades 5–8 in Austin (Travis County). It is one of 54 schools in KIPP Texas Public Schools. By enrollment it is the 1269th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 16.2 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas middle school (14.4).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,719 Texas middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 24.21 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 5–8 |
| District | KIPP Texas Public Schools |
| County | Travis County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480026412837 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | KIPP Texas Public Schools | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 393 | 32,771 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 16.2 | 19.5 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 92.9% | 90.2% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 76% of Texas middle schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
KIPP Austin Beacon Prep in context
Size
Of the 18 middle schools in KIPP Texas Public Schools, KIPP Austin Beacon Prep is the 15th largest, with 1.2% of the district's students. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 2.9 miles away and have a median of 634 students, so KIPP Austin Beacon Prep is smaller than most of them.
As a charter school it is publicly funded and charges no tuition, but it is run under a charter rather than directly by a local school board.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 8 with 113 students, and its smallest is grade 5 with 76, against an average of 98 per grade. This year grade 8 has 49% more students than grade 5 (113 against 76). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 92.6% of enrollment, a higher share than across KIPP Texas Public Schools (68.2%). Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
92.9% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 90.2% across KIPP Texas Public Schools and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
KIPP Austin Beacon Prep has 24.21 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 393 students would have about 27.3 teachers, so KIPP Austin Beacon Prep has 3.1 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other middle school is Mendez Middle School, 1.3 miles away in Austin ISD. There are 8 middle schools within 5 miles and 21 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 92.6% |
| Black | 4.3% |
| White | 2% |
| Asian | 0.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 0.3% |
50.6% of students are girls and 49.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 5 | 76 |
| Grade 6 | 98 |
| Grade 7 | 106 |
| Grade 8 | 113 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
5107 S Ih 35 Frontage Rd, Austin, TX 78744
Phone: (512)651-1918
Website: kipptexas.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: KIPP Austin Beacon Prep. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mendez Middle School | Austin ISD | 1.3 mi | 199 | – | 89.9% |
| Bedichek Middle School | Austin ISD | 1.9 mi | 671 | 14 | 84.2% |
| John P Ojeda Middle School | Del Valle ISD | 2.8 mi | 759 | 13.8 | 90.6% |
| Lively Middle School | Austin ISD | 2.9 mi | 910 | 14.8 | 65.7% |
| KIPP Paseo Preparatory School | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 3.0 mi | 436 | 16.2 | 91.1% |
| Martin Middle School | Austin ISD | 3.8 mi | 247 | 10.2 | 95.1% |
| Paredes Middle School | Austin ISD | 4.1 mi | 635 | 16.2 | 78.3% |
| Covington Middle School | Austin ISD | 4.7 mi | 632 | 13.7 | 52.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.