KIPP Camino Academy
Public middle school (charter) in San Antonio, Texas · KIPP Texas Public Schools · Grades 5–8
KIPP Camino Academy serves 408 students in grades 5–8 in San Antonio (Bexar County). It is one of 54 schools in KIPP Texas Public Schools. By enrollment it is the 1244th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 19.5 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 ÷ 20.95 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 5–8 |
| District | KIPP Texas Public Schools |
| County | Bexar County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480026412635 |
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 | 408 | 32,771 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 19.5 | 19.5 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 94.4% | 90.2% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 97% 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 Camino Academy in context
Size
Of the 18 middle schools in KIPP Texas Public Schools, KIPP Camino Academy is the 13th largest, with 1.2% of the district's students. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 2.2 miles away and have a median of 466 students, so KIPP Camino Academy is close to their typical size.
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 6 with 116 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 91, against an average of 102 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 97 in grade 5 and 104 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 89.2% of enrollment, a higher share than across KIPP Texas Public Schools (68.2%). Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
94.4% 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 Camino Academy has 20.95 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 19.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 408 students would have about 28.3 teachers, so KIPP Camino Academy has 7.4 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 Gus Garcia Middle School, 0.7 miles away in Edgewood ISD. There are 17 middle schools within 5 miles and 57 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 89.2% |
| White | 4.4% |
| Black | 3.2% |
| Asian | 2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 0.2% |
47.3% of students are girls and 52.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 5 | 97 |
| Grade 6 | 116 |
| Grade 7 | 91 |
| Grade 8 | 104 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
4343 W Commerce St, San Antonio, TX 78237
Phone: (210)829-4200
Website: kipptexas.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: KIPP Camino Academy. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gus Garcia Middle School | Edgewood ISD | 0.7 mi | 684 | 18.5 | 96.1% |
| Rhodes Middle School | San Antonio ISD | 1.2 mi | 461 | 13.3 | 96.3% |
| Stafford Elementary School | Edgewood ISD | 1.7 mi | 102 | 8.7 | 91.2% |
| Tafolla College Prep Middle School | San Antonio ISD | 2.2 mi | 180 | 16 | 97.2% |
| Tafolla Middle School | San Antonio ISD | 2.2 mi | 385 | 14.9 | 95.8% |
| Brentwood Middle School | Edgewood ISD | 2.6 mi | 602 | 16.8 | 91.4% |
| Longfellow Middle School | San Antonio ISD | 3.0 mi | 597 | 14.1 | 91.3% |
| KIPP Aspire Academy | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 3.0 mi | 470 | 23.2 | 94% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.