📍 735 Fredricksburg Rd, San Antonio, Bexar County, 78201
Kipp Somos H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in San Antonio, Bexar County. The school has 395 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jeremy Gray. It is part of the Kipp Texas Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.6:1. It operates as a public charter school. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 35% are proficient in maths. The school offers 5 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Kipp Somos H S enrolls 395 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 46 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% Hispanic or Latino, 5.1% White and 2.8% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 357 | 90% |
| White | 20 | 5.1% |
| Black or African American | 11 | 2.8% |
| Asian | 4 | 1% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
328 of the school's 395 students (83%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 321 qualify for free lunch and 7 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Kipp Somos H S 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 26, state house district 123.
Kipp Somos H S 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 395 students, Kipp Somos H S is smaller than the district average of about 565 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large