📍 100 Kessler St, Knippa, Uvalde County, 78870
Knippa School is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Knippa, Uvalde County. The school has 416 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Melissa Garza. It is part of the Knippa Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 36.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1. 61% of students are proficient in reading. 62% are proficient in maths. The school offers 2 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Knippa School enrolls 416 students across grades Pre-K–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 36.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% Hispanic or Latino, 39% White and 2.2% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 242 | 58% |
| White | 162 | 39% |
| Asian | 9 | 2.2% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
173 of the school's 416 students (42%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 151 qualify for free lunch and 22 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Knippa School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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 19, state house district 80.
Knippa School is one of 1 schools in KNIPPA ISD, based in KNIPPA, Texas. The district serves 408 students district-wide and employs 36 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 416 students, Knippa School is close to the district average of about 408 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant