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KIPP Austin Beacon Prep

PublicMiddleGrades 5–8Charter

5107 S Ih 35 Frontage Rd, Austin, TX 78744 · (512) 651-1918

Austin’s School Grade B− better than 52% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
393
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
93%
Setting
City
Grades
5–8
The gist

What stands out about KIPP Austin Beacon Prep

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 22% of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 16 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 17.6% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts26%
State average 41.8%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Texas’s 7,796 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

5107 S Ih 35 Frontage Rd, Austin

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 576
Grade 698
Grade 7106
Grade 8113
Enrollment over time
477’20
469’21
462’22
447’23
393’24

Down 17.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 93%Black 4%White 2%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Two or more races <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about KIPP Austin Beacon Prep from Austin families.

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Texas’s other public schools; Austin’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.