Kipp Nexus Middle SchoolCharter

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Kipp Texas Public Schools: B

Total students

444

Avg. teacher experience

2.8 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 Nexus Middle School is a charter middle school or junior high school in Houston, TX, in the Kipp Texas Public Schools school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 444 students. 37.8% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 25.5% 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.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $57,845, which is $1,042 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 2.8 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.kipptexas.org

Address

4211 Watonga Blvd
Houston, TX 77092

Office phone number

(832) 230-0553

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Kipp Nexus Middle School 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

444

African American

94 (21.2%)

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 26.5%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 0.5%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 2%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

338 (76.1%)

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 68.5%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

7 (1.6%)

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 1.6%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

5 (1.1%)

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 0.9%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

21.2%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0%

Hispanic

76.1%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

1.6%

Two or more races

1.1%

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

37.8 %

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 45.7%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

90.3 %

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 91.1%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

25.9 %

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 37.7%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

37.8%

Econ. disadvantaged

90.3%

Limited Eng. proficiency

25.9%

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

25.5 %

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 36.1%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

0 %

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 0%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

12.4 %

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 8.7%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

25.5%

Gifted and talented

0%

Special education

12.4%

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.

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

2 %

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 13.3%

Statewide: 15%

African American

0 %

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 16%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 6.9%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

N/A

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 4%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

2.3 %

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 12.6%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 16%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

14.3 %

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 13.9%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

Masked

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 14.3%

Statewide: 13.9%

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

16.1

African American

11.3 (70.1%)

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 42.3%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 2.4%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

2 (12.4%)

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 29.6%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 1.2%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

2.8 (17.5%)

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 20.9%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

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

0 (0%)

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 2.7%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

11.3 (70.4%)

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 74.8%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

4.8 (29.6%)

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

27.6

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

2.8 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

$57,845

Kipp Texas Public Schools: $57,129

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$57,000

Kipp Texas Public Schools: $51,912

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$57,757

Kipp Texas Public Schools: $56,956

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$61,000

Kipp Texas Public Schools: $59,051

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

N/A

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

N/A

Kipp Texas Public Schools: $74,199

Statewide: $71,111

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