KIPP Austin Collegiate
Public high school (charter) in Austin, Texas · KIPP Texas Public Schools · Grades 9–12
KIPP Austin Collegiate serves 847 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 660th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 14.9 students per full-time teacher, it has more 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 ÷ 56.69 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 | 480026411782 |
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 | 847 | 32,771 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 14.9 | 19.5 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 91% | 90.2% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 58% 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 Collegiate in context
Size
KIPP Austin Collegiate is the 2nd largest of KIPP Texas Public Schools' 14 high schools; its 847 students are 2.6% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 0.8 miles away with a median enrollment of 165; KIPP Austin Collegiate 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 9 with 231 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 194, against an average of 212 per grade. This year grade 12 has 16% fewer students than grade 9 (194 against 231). 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
The largest group is Hispanic students: 94% here and 68.2% across KIPP Texas Public Schools. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
91% 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 56.69 full-time-equivalent teachers for 847 students, KIPP Austin Collegiate has 14.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 847 students would have about 60.5 teachers, so KIPP Austin Collegiate has 3.8 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
KIPP Austin Collegiate is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other high school is Greenleaf Ncc, 0.5 miles away in Austin ISD. Within 10 miles there are 50 other high schools, 21 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% |
| Black | 2.6% |
| White | 2.1% |
| Asian | 0.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 0.2% |
46.5% of students are girls and 53.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 231 |
| Grade 10 | 216 |
| Grade 11 | 206 |
| Grade 12 | 194 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
8004 Cameron Rd, Austin, TX 78754
Phone: (512)501-3586
Website: kipptexas.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: KIPP Austin Collegiate. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenleaf Ncc | Austin ISD | 0.5 mi | 30 | – | 30% |
| Diboll | The Excel Center (For Adults) | 0.6 mi | 75 | 25 | – |
| Austin Achieve High School | Austin Achieve Public Schools | 0.8 mi | 581 | 17.2 | 90.2% |
| International High School | Austin ISD | 0.8 mi | 213 | 10 | 100% |
| Northeast Early College High School | Austin ISD | 0.8 mi | 972 | 14.8 | 91.9% |
| Cedars Academy Next Generation H S at Highland | Cedars International Academy | 1.5 mi | 116 | 9.2 | 69.8% |
| IDEA Rundberg College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 1.8 mi | 790 | 16.5 | 94.3% |
| Graduation Prep Academy Navarro | Austin ISD | 2.2 mi | 57 | 14.3 | 84.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.