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What's one thing KIPP AUSTIN COLLEGIATE gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
847
High
DISTRICT 639 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 480026411782
KIPP Austin Collegiate
8004 CAMERON RD, AUSTIN, TX 78754 · (512) 501-3586 · Travis County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL847 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
771 students
DISTRICT 91% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 231 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 216 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 206 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 194 | 23% |
Student demographics
12%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
38.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +4.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
25.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +16.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 4 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 4.0% | 34.0% | 23.0% | 39.0% |
| Mathematics | 2.0% | 23.0% | 48.0% | 27.0% |
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 | 38.0% | 25.0% |
| 2024-25 | 31.0% | 19.0% |
| 2023-24 | 44.0% | 21.0% |
| 2022-23 | 35.0% | 8.0% |
| 2021-22 | 39.0% | 4.0% |
| 2020-21 | 34.0% | 9.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
45.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where KIPP Austin Collegiate ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Travis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.9% | #961 of 1,385 | #18 of 38 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #1,204 of 1,425 | #26 of 40 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #1,270 of 1,425 | #29 of 40 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.0pp | #794 of 1,184 | #24 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 847 | #656 of 2,107 | #23 of 69 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #727 of 1,344 | #19 of 41 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.6% | #1,191 of 1,346 | #39 of 41 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.0% | #159 of 1,522 | #6 of 49 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +20.1% | #209 of 672 | #13 of 23 |
Ranked against other public high 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
847
+91 (+12%) vs 2020
+210% since 2010-11, when it was 273
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 847 | 56.7 | 14.9:1 | 91% (771) |
| 2023-24 | 823 | 65.5 | 12.6:1 | 94% (773) |
| 2022-23 | 826 | 70.2 | 11.8:1 | 88% (731) |
| 2020-21 | 756 | 51 | 14.8:1 | 88% (667) |
| 2017-18 | 705 | 58.2 | 12.1:1 | 87% (613) |
| 2015-16 | 627 | 48 | 13.1:1 | 89% (557) |
| 2010-11 | 273 | 19 | 14.4:1 | 89% (242) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for KIPP Austin Collegiate.
About KIPP Austin Collegiate
The public high school KIPP Austin Collegiate is located in AUSTIN, Texas. The school enrolls 847 students, from grades 9 through 12.
KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS, which runs KIPP Austin Collegiate, has 56 schools and 33,437 students.
At KIPP Austin Collegiate, Hispanic students make up 94% of the student body. The school is also 3% Black and 2% White. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 33%. The chance that two students picked at random at KIPP Austin Collegiate belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 12%.
Its 56.7 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 14.9:1. Across high schools in Texas, the average ratio is about 15.1:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 91%. Public schools in Travis County average 54%.
KIPP Austin Collegiate scores 45.9% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 34.8%.
Within Travis County, median household income is about $99,611, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 57% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Federal data list 333 public schools in Travis County, with a combined enrollment of about 191,706.
KIPP Austin Comunidad is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. KIPP Austin Collegiate ranks 1st of 6 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 45.9% against a local average of 30.6%.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. It is a charter school, open to the public and funded by taxpayers.
The number of students grew from 756 to 847 over 4 years.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
Related schools
Other schools in KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- KIPP Mosaic Primary SchoolElementary · 1,092 students
- KIPP Sharp PrepElementary · 1,078 students
- KIPP Connect Houston Primary SchoolElementary · 1,056 students
- KIPP Journey Primary SchoolElementary · 1,052 students
- KIPP Unity Primary SchoolElementary · 1,050 students
- KIPP Connect PreparatoryHigh · 979 students
Other schools in AUSTIN
- Lake Travis High SchoolHigh · 3,569 students
- Bowie High SchoolHigh · 2,876 students
- 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 Austin Comunidad0.0 mi · 513
- KIPP Austin College Prep0.0 mi · 465
- Pickle Elementary School0.5 mi · 407
- Hart Elementary School0.5 mi · 577
- Greenleaf Ncc0.5 mi · 30
- Diboll0.6 mi · 75
Frequently asked questions
About KIPP Austin CollegiateHow many students attend KIPP Austin Collegiate?
KIPP Austin Collegiate enrolls approximately 847 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does KIPP Austin Collegiate serve?
KIPP Austin Collegiate serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at KIPP Austin Collegiate?
Approximately 14.9:1 students per teacher at KIPP Austin Collegiate.
What is the student diversity at KIPP Austin Collegiate?
Student demographics at KIPP Austin Collegiate are roughly 2% White, 94% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees KIPP Austin Collegiate?
KIPP Austin Collegiate is overseen by KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS in Travis County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.