Kipp Austin BraveCharter

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Kipp Texas Public Schools: B

Total students

721

Avg. teacher experience

5.2 years

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 4.3 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 95.2%

Statewide: 90%

Kipp Austin Brave is a charter high school in Austin, TX, in the Kipp Texas Public Schools school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 721 students. 61.2% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 55.5% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of B for the 2021-2022 school year.

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 1.4% during the 2020-2021 school year.

The average ACT score was 17.7.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $53,846, which is $5,041 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 5.2 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.kipptexas.org

Address

5107 S Ih 35 Frontage Rd
Austin, TX 78744

Office phone number

(512) 651-2225

Principals

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Kipp Austin Brave are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 04. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.5 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 04.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

721

African American

20 (2.8%)

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 26.5%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

1 (0.1%)

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 0.5%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (0.1%)

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 2%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

688 (95.4%)

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 68.5%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

6 (0.8%)

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 1.6%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

5 (0.7%)

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 0.9%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

2.8%

American Indian

0.1%

Asian

0.1%

Hispanic

95.4%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

0.8%

Two or more races

0.7%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

61.2 %

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 45.7%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

91 %

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 91.1%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

56.7 %

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 37.7%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

61.2%

Econ. disadvantaged

91.0%

Limited Eng. proficiency

56.7%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

55.5 %

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 36.1%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

0 %

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 0%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

14.3 %

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 8.7%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

55.5%

Gifted and talented

0%

Special education

14.3%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

B

Kipp Texas Public Schools: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

C

Kipp Texas Public Schools: B

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Kipp Texas Public Schools: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Kipp Texas Public Schools: C

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2022 Accountability Manual.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2017-2018 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2021. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.

All students

N/A

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 95.2%

Statewide: 90%

African American

N/A

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 95.1%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

N/A

Kipp Texas Public Schools: Masked

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

N/A

Kipp Texas Public Schools: Masked

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

N/A

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 95.2%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Kipp Texas Public Schools: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

N/A

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 92.9%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

N/A

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 100%

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

N/A

American Indian

N/A

Asian

N/A

Hispanic

N/A

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

N/A

Two or more races

N/A

Dropout rates

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2020-2021 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.

All students

1.4 %

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 1.3%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

11.8 %

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 2.8%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

Masked

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 0%

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

Masked

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 0%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

1.2 %

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 1%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Kipp Texas Public Schools: Masked

Statewide: 2.6%

White

0 %

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 1.4%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

0 %

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 2.3%

Statewide: 2%

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

16.5 %

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 13.3%

Statewide: 15%

African American

11.8 %

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 16%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 6.9%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

Masked

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 4%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

16.8 %

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 12.6%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 16%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

20 %

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 13.9%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

0 %

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 14.3%

Statewide: 13.9%

College readiness

AP/IB participation

The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2020-2021 school year.

All students

59.1 %

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 77.4%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

Masked

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 87.3%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

N/A

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 85.7%

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

Masked

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 94.7%

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

58 %

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 75.4%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Kipp Texas Public Schools: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

Masked

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 64%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

Masked

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 92.9%

Statewide: 23.5%

AP/IB performance

The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2020-2021 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.

All students

14.1 %

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 22.2%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

Masked

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 11.1%

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 33.3%

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

Masked

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 44.4%

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

14.8 %

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 24.1%

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Kipp Texas Public Schools: Masked

Statewide: 43.9%

White

Masked

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 37.5%

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

Masked

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 15.4%

Statewide: 60.8%

SAT

The average SAT score for students graduating in 2020-2021, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.

Avg. SAT score

N/A

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 944

Statewide: 1002

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2020-2021. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

17.7

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 18.1

Statewide: 20.0

College-ready graduates

A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2020-2021.

Reading

41.2 %

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 44.8%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

38.5 %

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 38.8%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

26.4 %

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 28.5%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

41.2%

Math

38.5%

Reading + Math

26.4%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

46.6

African American

5.4 (11.5%)

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 42.3%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

2.7 (5.8%)

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 2.4%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

10.2 (21.8%)

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 29.6%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

1.6 (3.5%)

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 1.2%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

25.7 (55.2%)

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 20.9%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

1 (2.1%)

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 3.4%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

1.3 (2.8%)

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 2.7%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

31.8 (68.3%)

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 74.8%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

13.5 (28.9%)

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 21.8%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 0.7%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

15.5

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 20.4

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

5.2 years

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 4.3 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$53,846

Kipp Texas Public Schools: $57,129

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$48,305

Kipp Texas Public Schools: $51,912

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$53,064

Kipp Texas Public Schools: $56,956

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$55,749

Kipp Texas Public Schools: $59,051

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$57,632

Kipp Texas Public Schools: $62,945

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

N/A

Kipp Texas Public Schools: $67,905

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$74,199

Kipp Texas Public Schools: $74,199

Statewide: $71,111

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