KIPP AUSTIN OBRAS

KIPP AUSTIN OBRAS operates as a close-knit elementary school in AUSTIN, Texas, overseen by KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Current enrollment sits at 373 students spanning grades pre-K through 4. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so KIPP AUSTIN OBRAS sits 28% below that benchmark.

KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS comprises 56 schools with combined enrollment of 33,437 students; KIPP AUSTIN OBRAS is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, KIPP AUSTIN OBRAS reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (90%). The remainder consists of 5% Black, 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 33% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, KIPP AUSTIN OBRAS reports 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.7:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 93% of students at KIPP AUSTIN OBRAS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Travis County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, KIPP AUSTIN OBRAS sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.4%; this one delivers 22.5%.

Across the wider county, Travis County reports that median household income runs about $99,611, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Travis County's 333 public schools (combined enrollment of about 191,706 students), KIPP AUSTIN OBRAS is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: KIPP AUSTIN BEACON PREP, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts KIPP AUSTIN OBRAS at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 31.0%.

KIPP AUSTIN OBRAS operates from an urban location. KIPP AUSTIN OBRAS operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at KIPP AUSTIN OBRAS has fell 37%, going from 590 students in 2018 to 373 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 20.7:1 today.

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