Enrollment
436
Middle
DISTRICT 449 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 480026414123
KIPP Paseo Preparatory School
6800 METROPOLIS DR, AUSTIN, TX 78744 · (512) 921-5707 · Travis County
GRADES 06–10MIDDLE11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL436 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 31% 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.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-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
16.2:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
397 students
DISTRICT 91% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 6 | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 7 | 79 | 18% |
| Grade 8 | 97 | 22% |
| Grade 9 | 92 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 99 | 23% |
Student demographics
17%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
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
43.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +18.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
33.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +14.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 18 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 14 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 12.0% | 31.0% | 23.0% | 34.0% |
| Mathematics | 12.0% | 21.0% | 42.0% | 25.0% |
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 | 43.0% | 33.0% |
| 2024-25 | 43.0% | 21.0% |
| 2023-24 | 38.0% | 17.0% |
| 2022-23 | 35.0% | 21.0% |
| 2021-22 | 31.0% | 18.0% |
| 2020-21 | 25.0% | 19.0% |
% 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
32.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% 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 →
Schools most like KIPP Paseo Preparatory School
KIPP Paseo Preparatory School's state test result (32.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| KIPP Paseo Preparatory School this school | 436 | 91.1% | 32.2% |
| KIPP Austin Beacon Prep AUSTIN | 393 | 92.9% | 20.2% |
| Agnes Cotton Academy SAN ANTONIO | 455 | 89.7% | 50.3% |
| Gillett Middle School KINGSVILLE | 455 | 91.9% | 18.1% |
| KIPP Austin College Prep AUSTIN | 465 | 94.2% | 28.7% |
| KIPP Aspire Academy SAN ANTONIO | 470 | 94.0% | 26.5% |
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 Paseo Preparatory School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Travis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.2% | #1,308 of 1,635 | #20 of 42 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #1,226 of 1,670 ▲ 316 | #29 of 48 ▲ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #1,344 of 1,670 ▼ 88 | #29 of 48 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.0pp | #773 of 1,570 | #21 of 47 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 436 | #1,197 of 1,749 | #39 of 50 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #1,151 of 1,542 | #32 of 47 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.2% | #1,323 of 1,543 | #44 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.1% | #217 of 1,648 | #9 of 42 |
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
436
+316 (+263%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 436 | 27 | 16.2:1 | 91% (397) |
| 2023-24 | 436 | 24 | 18.2:1 | 89% (387) |
| 2022-23 | 329 | 23 | 14.3:1 | 86% (284) |
| 2020-21 | 120 | 7 | 17.1:1 | 79% (95) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for KIPP Paseo Preparatory School.
About KIPP Paseo Preparatory School
KIPP Paseo Preparatory School is a low-enrollment middle school based in AUSTIN, Texas. A federal count lists 436 students at the school, in grades 6 through 10. Average enrollment for middle schools in Texas is about 643, so this school runs 32% smaller than that.
KIPP Paseo Preparatory School is part of a district of 56 schools: KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS, with 33,437 students.
KIPP Paseo Preparatory School's enrollment is 91% Hispanic. The next largest groups are 5% Black and 4% White. The school's Hispanic share is 58 points above the 33% share among Travis County residents. The school's diversity index is 17%, meaning two students picked at random have a 17% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
With 27 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at KIPP Paseo Preparatory School was 16.2:1. On average, middle schools in Texas have 14.4:1, compared with 16.2:1 here. KIPP Paseo Preparatory School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 91%. On average, public schools in Travis County report 54%.
The allk12 Grade for KIPP Paseo Preparatory School is C. Compared with Texas public middle schools, the school scored higher than 31% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The model predicts 34.8% for a school in Texas with KIPP Paseo Preparatory School's free or reduced-price lunch share. KIPP Paseo Preparatory School posts 32.2%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Travis County show that the median household income is $99,611, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. KIPP Paseo Preparatory School is one of 333 public schools in the county.
The school nearest to KIPP Paseo Preparatory School is KIPP Paseo Primary School, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. KIPP Paseo Preparatory School is 5th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics. The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement.
KIPP Paseo Preparatory School had 120 students in 2020-21 and 436 in 2024-25, according to federal records. Those counts may cover different grade spans.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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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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 Paseo Primary School0.0 mi · 560
- Smith Elementary School0.8 mi · 566
- John P Ojeda Middle School1.1 mi · 759
- IDEA Montopolis College Preparatory1.5 mi · 835
- IDEA Montopolis Academy1.5 mi · 694
- Baty Elementary School1.5 mi · 558
Frequently asked questions
About KIPP Paseo Preparatory SchoolHow large is KIPP Paseo Preparatory School?
KIPP Paseo Preparatory School enrolls approximately 436 students in grades 06-10.
Is KIPP Paseo Preparatory School an elementary, middle, or high school?
KIPP Paseo Preparatory School is a middle school covering grades 06-10.
How many teachers does KIPP Paseo Preparatory School have?
KIPP Paseo Preparatory School employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
What is the student diversity at KIPP Paseo Preparatory School?
Student demographics at KIPP Paseo Preparatory School are roughly 4% White, 91% Hispanic, 5% Black, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees KIPP Paseo Preparatory School?
KIPP Paseo Preparatory School is overseen by KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS in Travis County.
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