KIPP ASPIRE ACADEMY

KIPP ASPIRE ACADEMY is a compact intermediate school in SAN ANTONIO, Texas, part of KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS. The school hosts 470 students in grades 5 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 643 students per school, that is 27% smaller than typical.

KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS runs 56 schools in total, collectively educating 33,437 students. KIPP ASPIRE ACADEMY is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, KIPP ASPIRE ACADEMY logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (93%). The remainder is composed of 3% Black. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 60%.

Looking at school resources, KIPP ASPIRE ACADEMY reports 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 23.2:1. The state averages around 14.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 94% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Bexar County runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), KIPP ASPIRE ACADEMY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 32.8%; this one delivers 28.9%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Bexar County put median household income runs about $72,341, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Bexar County's 638 public schools (combined enrollment of about 368,487 students), KIPP ASPIRE ACADEMY is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is KIPP UNIVERSITY PREP H S, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), KIPP ASPIRE ACADEMY ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 27.9%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site. As a public charter, KIPP ASPIRE ACADEMY runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

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