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Enrollment
388
Middle
DISTRICT 449 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 480026412305
KIPP Austin Academy of Arts & Letters
8509 FM 969 BLDG A, AUSTIN, TX 78724 · (512) 501-3640 · Travis County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE41-RURALCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL388 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 6% of Texas public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public middle schools
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
211 students
DISTRICT 91% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 88 | 23% |
| Grade 6 | 96 | 25% |
| Grade 7 | 88 | 23% |
| Grade 8 | 116 | 30% |
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
30.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -1.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
29.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +5.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 1 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 11.0% | 19.0% | 25.0% | 45.0% |
| Mathematics | 9.0% | 20.0% | 25.0% | 46.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 30.0% | 29.0% |
| 2024-25 | 33.0% | 21.0% |
| 2023-24 | 32.0% | 23.0% |
| 2022-23 | 31.0% | 21.0% |
| 2021-22 | 34.0% | 28.0% |
| 2020-21 | 31.0% | 24.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
30.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-19.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 50% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like KIPP Austin Academy of Arts & Letters
KIPP Austin Academy of Arts & Letters's state test result (30.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| KIPP Austin Academy of Arts & Letters this school | 388 | 54.4% | 30.8% |
| William G Gravitt Junior High School DENVER CITY | 319 | 58.6% | 35.5% |
| Lillion E Luehrs Junior High School BISHOP | 330 | 58.8% | 53.8% |
| Adkins Middle School CORPUS CHRISTI | 518 | 48.6% | 46.2% |
| E Merle Smith Middle School SINTON | 425 | 64.0% | 38.6% |
| Karnes City Junior High School KARNES CITY | 234 | 59.0% | 28.1% |
Matched among Texas middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where KIPP Austin Academy of Arts & Letters ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Travis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.8% | #1,365 of 1,635 | #23 of 42 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #1,381 of 1,670 ▲ 160 | #33 of 48 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #1,635 of 1,670 ▼ 72 | #42 of 48 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.5pp | #1,167 of 1,570 | #35 of 47 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 388 | #1,285 of 1,749 | #43 of 50 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.5:1 | #1,497 of 1,542 | #45 of 47 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.4% | #1,274 of 1,543 | #41 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.4% | #1,060 of 1,648 | #26 of 42 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.0% | #508 of 942 | #24 of 36 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
388
-86 (-18%) vs 2020
+82% since 2010-11, when it was 213
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
was 23.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 388 | 19.9 | 19.5:1 | 54% (211) |
| 2023-24 | 450 | 21.9 | 20.6:1 | 93% (417) |
| 2022-23 | 467 | 20 | 23.4:1 | 86% (401) |
| 2020-21 | 474 | 20 | 23.7:1 | 85% (401) |
| 2017-18 | 451 | 31 | 14.6:1 | 90% (404) |
| 2015-16 | 427 | 23 | 18.6:1 | 92% (393) |
| 2010-11 | 213 | 11 | 19.4:1 | 96% (205) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for KIPP Austin Academy of Arts & Letters.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (451 to 388); teachers down 36% (31 to 19.9).
About KIPP Austin Academy of Arts & Letters
In AUSTIN, Texas, KIPP Austin Academy of Arts & Letters is a low-enrollment middle-grades school. Its grade span covers grades 5 through 8, with 388 students on the rolls. That compares with an average of about 643 students for middle schools in Texas.
In KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS, 56 schools enroll a combined 33,437 students.
By race and ethnicity, KIPP Austin Academy of Arts & Letters is 87% Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 6% Black and 5% White. The school's Hispanic share is 55 points above the 33% share among Travis County residents. A diversity index of 23% means there is a 23% chance two randomly chosen students at KIPP Austin Academy of Arts & Letters are from different groups.
Based on 19.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, KIPP Austin Academy of Arts & Letters has a ratio of 19.5:1. Across middle schools in Texas, the average ratio is 14.4:1. Income data for the school show 54% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Travis County average a similar 54%.
KIPP Austin Academy of Arts & Letters holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 6% of Texas public middle schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for KIPP Austin Academy of Arts & Letters is -19.7 points, in the bottom 10% of Texas. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 30.8%, and the predicted rate is 50.5%.
Looking at the county, Travis County, median household income comes to about $99,611, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 57% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county has 333 public schools and about 191,706 students.
Measured in a straight line, KIPP Alegria Primary School is less than a tenth of a mile from KIPP Austin Academy of Arts & Letters. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, KIPP Austin Academy of Arts & Letters is ahead of the 21.2% nearby average, ranking 2nd of 8.
In the federal locale system, KIPP Austin Academy of Arts & Letters is coded Rural: Fringe, for schools in rural territory close to an urban area. KIPP Austin Academy of Arts & Letters is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 388, compared with 474 in 2020-21. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 23.7:1; by 2024-25 it was 19.5:1.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at KIPP Austin Academy of Arts & Letters. You can also rate the school on this page.
Travis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,330,015
Census ACS
Median income
$99,611
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
333
191,706 students
Quick facts
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- Westwood High SchoolHigh · 2,858 students
- Westlake High SchoolHigh · 2,854 students
- McNeil High SchoolHigh · 2,660 students
- Vandegrift High SchoolHigh · 2,437 students
Nearby schools
- KIPP Alegria Primary School0.0 mi · 532
- Austin Discovery School0.4 mi · 202
- Oak Meadows Elementary School0.6 mi · 477
- Overton Elementary School1.9 mi · 440
- Jordan Elementary School2.1 mi · 492
- The East Austin College Prep at Southwest Key2.1 mi · 159
Frequently asked questions
About KIPP Austin Academy of Arts & LettersHow many students attend KIPP Austin Academy of Arts & Letters?
KIPP Austin Academy of Arts & Letters enrolls approximately 388 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does KIPP Austin Academy of Arts & Letters serve?
KIPP Austin Academy of Arts & Letters serves grades 05-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at KIPP Austin Academy of Arts & Letters?
The student-to-teacher ratio at KIPP Austin Academy of Arts & Letters is approximately 19.5:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at KIPP Austin Academy of Arts & Letters?
At KIPP Austin Academy of Arts & Letters, the student body is approximately 5% White, 87% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is KIPP Austin Academy of Arts & Letters in?
KIPP Austin Academy of Arts & Letters is part of KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.