KIPP Austin Brave
Public high school (charter) in Austin, Texas · KIPP Texas Public Schools · Grades 9–12
KIPP Austin Brave serves 490 students in grades 9–12 in Austin (Travis County). It is one of 54 schools in KIPP Texas Public Schools. By enrollment it is the 911th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 12.9 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 38.07 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| 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 | 480026413461 |
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 high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 490 | 32,771 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 12.9 | 19.5 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 88.6% | 90.2% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 40% of Texas high 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 Brave in context
Size
Of the 14 high schools in KIPP Texas Public Schools, KIPP Austin Brave is the 13th largest, with 1.5% of the district's students. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 2.2 miles away with a median enrollment of 129; KIPP Austin Brave is larger 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 10 with 128 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 115, against an average of 123 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 121 in grade 9 and 126 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 94.3% here and 68.2% across KIPP Texas Public Schools. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
88.6% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 90.2% across KIPP Texas Public Schools and a median of 63.8% for Texas high 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
With 38.07 full-time-equivalent teachers for 490 students, KIPP Austin Brave has 12.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 490 students would have about 35 teachers, so KIPP Austin Brave has 3.1 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
KIPP Austin Brave is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other high school is Harmony School of Excellence - Austin, 0.8 miles away in Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas. Within 10 miles there are 34 other high schools, 14 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 94.3% |
| Black | 2.7% |
| White | 2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 0.4% |
| Asian | 0.2% |
45.5% of students are girls and 54.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 121 |
| Grade 10 | 128 |
| Grade 11 | 115 |
| Grade 12 | 126 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
5107 S Ih 35 Frontage Rd, Austin, TX 78744
Phone: (512)651-2225
Website: kipptexas.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: KIPP Austin Brave. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harmony School of Excellence - Austin | Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas | 0.8 mi | 497 | 13.3 | 90.1% |
| Wayside Sci-Tech Middle and High School | Wayside Schools | 1.0 mi | 554 | 13.6 | 88.3% |
| The Excel Center for Adults - South Austin | The Excel Center (For Adults) | 1.1 mi | 114 | 17.2 | – |
| Graduation Preparatory Academy | Austin ISD | 2.2 mi | 69 | 23 | 85.5% |
| Travis Early College High School | Austin ISD | 2.2 mi | 1,011 | 13 | 84.7% |
| Premier High School-Austin South Campus | Premier High Schools | 2.3 mi | 143 | 23.8 | 57.3% |
| Leadership Academy | Austin ISD | 2.3 mi | 23 | 3.6 | 82.6% |
| Travis County Juvenile Detention Center | Austin ISD | 2.3 mi | 30 | 5.4 | 76.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.