KIPP Paseo Primary School
Public elementary school (charter) in Austin, Texas · KIPP Texas Public Schools · Grades Pre-K–5
KIPP Paseo Primary School serves 560 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Austin (Travis County). It is one of 54 schools in KIPP Texas Public Schools. By enrollment it is the 1948th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 18.3 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 ÷ 30.67 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | KIPP Texas Public Schools |
| County | Travis County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 480026414126 |
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 | 560 | 32,771 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 18.3 | 19.5 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 90.9% | 90.2% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 93% 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 Paseo Primary School in context
Size
Of the 22 elementary schools in KIPP Texas Public Schools, KIPP Paseo Primary School is the 13th largest, with 1.7% of the district's students. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 2.3 miles away with a median enrollment of 496; KIPP Paseo Primary School 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 pre-K with 93 students, and its smallest is grade 5 with 65, against an average of 80 per grade. This year grade 5 has 24% fewer students than kindergarten (65 against 86). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 93 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 87.3% here and 68.2% across KIPP Texas Public Schools. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
90.9% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 90.2% across KIPP Texas Public Schools and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 30.67 full-time-equivalent teachers for 560 students, KIPP Paseo Primary School has 18.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 560 students would have about 37.8 teachers, so KIPP Paseo Primary School has 7.1 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
KIPP Paseo Primary School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other elementary school is Smith Elementary School, 0.8 miles away in Del Valle ISD. Within 10 miles there are 93 other elementary schools, 32 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 | 87.3% |
| Black | 6.6% |
| White | 3.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Asian | 0.4% |
48.2% of students are girls and 51.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 93 |
| Kindergarten | 86 |
| Grade 1 | 74 |
| Grade 2 | 81 |
| Grade 3 | 86 |
| Grade 4 | 75 |
| Grade 5 | 65 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
6800 Metropolis Dr., Austin, TX 78744
Phone: (512)766-3095
Website: kipptexas.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: KIPP Paseo Primary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith Elementary School | Del Valle ISD | 0.8 mi | 566 | 13.8 | 88.9% |
| IDEA Montopolis Academy | IDEA Public Schools | 1.5 mi | 694 | 24.1 | 88.8% |
| Baty Elementary School | Del Valle ISD | 1.5 mi | 558 | 14 | 96.2% |
| Linder Elementary School | Austin ISD | 2.2 mi | 587 | 12.2 | 92.7% |
| Allison Elementary School | Austin ISD | 2.3 mi | 362 | 10.8 | 91.2% |
| Harmony School of Innovation - Austin | Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas | 2.3 mi | 374 | 16.5 | 86.6% |
| Widen Elementary School | Austin ISD | 2.3 mi | 433 | 11 | 91.9% |
| Rodriguez Elementary School | Austin ISD | 2.4 mi | 372 | 9.8 | 96% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.