KIPP Austin Comunidad
Public elementary school (charter) in Austin, Texas · KIPP Texas Public Schools · Grades Pre-K–4
KIPP Austin Comunidad serves 513 students in grades Pre-K–4 in Austin (Travis County). It is one of 54 schools in KIPP Texas Public Schools. By enrollment it is the 2385th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 19.2 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 26.75 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–4 |
| 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 | 480026412553 |
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 elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 513 | 32,771 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 19.2 | 19.5 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 94% | 90.2% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 95% of Texas elementary 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 Comunidad in context
Size
KIPP Austin Comunidad is the 17th largest of KIPP Texas Public Schools' 22 elementary schools; its 513 students are 1.6% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.1 miles away and have a median of 408 students, so KIPP Austin Comunidad 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 2 with 102 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 72, against an average of 86 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 78 in kindergarten and 83 in grade 4. It also enrolls 72 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 86.4% 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.
94% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 90.2% across KIPP Texas Public Schools and a median of 72% for Texas elementary 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 Comunidad has 26.75 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 19.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 513 students would have about 34.7 teachers, so KIPP Austin Comunidad has 8 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
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 elementary school is Pickle Elementary School, 0.5 miles away in Austin ISD. There are 53 elementary schools within 5 miles and 116 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 86.4% |
| Black | 5.7% |
| White | 4.9% |
| Two or more races | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1% |
| Asian | 0.4% |
49.9% of students are girls and 50.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 72 |
| Kindergarten | 78 |
| Grade 1 | 91 |
| Grade 2 | 102 |
| Grade 3 | 87 |
| Grade 4 | 83 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
8004 Cameron Rd, Austin, TX 78754
Phone: (512)501-3911
Website: kipptexas.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: KIPP Austin Comunidad. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pickle Elementary School | Austin ISD | 0.5 mi | 407 | 13.6 | 95.3% |
| Hart Elementary School | Austin ISD | 0.5 mi | 577 | 14.3 | 92.4% |
| Austin Achieve Northeast Elementary School | Austin Achieve Public Schools | 0.8 mi | 839 | 17.8 | 88.3% |
| Cedars International Academy | Cedars International Academy | 1.0 mi | 408 | 15.3 | 87.7% |
| Texas Preparatory School - Austin Campus | Texas Preparatory School | 1.1 mi | 59 | 7.5 | 35.6% |
| Wooten Elementary School | Austin ISD | 1.3 mi | 272 | 13.9 | 91.2% |
| Andrews Elementary School | Austin ISD | 1.3 mi | 309 | 11.5 | 94.8% |
| Harmony Science Academy - Austin | Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas | 1.5 mi | 754 | 16.1 | 96.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.