State/Public Middle Open

Kipp Austin Beacon Prep

๐Ÿ“ 5107 S Ih 35 Frontage Rd, Austin, Travis County, 78744

462
Pupils
15.4
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Kipp Austin Beacon Prep is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Austin, Travis County. The school has 462 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Rashad Ray. It is part of the Kipp Texas Public Schools school district. It serves grades 5โ€“8 in an urban setting. The school employs 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1. It operates as a public charter school. 26% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Rashad Ray
School district
Kipp Texas Public Schools

Enrollment & staffing

Kipp Austin Beacon Prep enrolls 462 students across grades 5โ€“8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 30 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.

Male students
235 (51%)
Female students
227 (49%)
Teachers (FTE)
30
Student-teacher ratio
15.4:1
Grade span
5โ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% Hispanic or Latino, 4.5% Black or African American and 3.2% White.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino42291%
Black or African American214.5%
White153.2%
Two or more races2<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native2<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

396 of the school's 462 students (86%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 383 qualify for free lunch and 13 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, LargeGrades 5โ€“8Charter schoolTitle I

Kipp Austin Beacon Prep is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). It operates as a public charter school. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 21, state house district 51.

School district: KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Kipp Austin Beacon Prep is one of 58 schools in KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS, based in HOUSTON, Texas. The district serves 32,771 students district-wide and employs 1,976 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 462 students, Kipp Austin Beacon Prep is smaller than the district average of about 565 students per school.

32,771
District students
58
Schools
1,976
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

26%
Reading proficient
22%
Math proficient
22%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: City - Large

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