Compare Kipp Spirit College Prep with Kipp Austin Academy Of Arts & Letters

Kipp Spirit College Prep earned a State accountability rating of B (80-89) based on three domains: student achievement, school progress and closing the gaps. Scores are scaled from 0 to 100 to align with letter grades. The school scored 72 in student achievement, 92 in school progress and 82 in closing performance gaps. It scored 89 overall in post-secondary readiness, a broad term that refers to student preparedness to undertake multiple pathways after graduation, or specifically, their preparedness for college education.

On the other hand, Kipp Austin Academy Of Arts & Letters also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 72 in student achievement, 82 in school progress, 84 in closing performance gaps and 83 overall in post-secondary readiness.

A distinction designation acknowledges districts and campuses for outstanding achievement based on the outcomes of several performance indicators. Distinction designations are awarded for achievement in several areas and are based on performance relative to a group of campuses of similar type, size, grade span, and student demographics.

It is in this area where the two schools differ. Kipp Spirit College Prep’s two out of seven distinctions are in with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Kipp Austin Academy Of Arts & Letters's three out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, Science and Social Studies.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Kipp Spirit College Prep is African Americans who make up nearly 68.02% of student population, followed by Hispanics (30.28%), Two or More Races (1.28%), Whites or Caucasians (0.21%) and Asians (0.21%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

At Kipp Austin Academy Of Arts & Letters, Hispanics make up 92.11% of student population, followed by African Americans (4.61%), Whites or Caucasians (2.19%), Native Americans (0.66%), Asians (0.22%) and Two or More Races (0.22%).

Based on household incomes, Kipp Spirit College Prep’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 89.55% compared to 85.75% at Kipp Austin Academy Of Arts & Letters.

In terms of Limited English Proficiency (LEP), a term used in the United States that refers to a person who is not fluent in the English Language, mainly because it is not their native language, Kipp Spirit College Prep has 57 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 12.15% of student population. Kipp Austin Academy Of Arts & Letters has significantly more ELLs at 263 or about 57.68% of student population.

Kipp Spirit College Prep has no gifted and talented student, while 7.46% are in the special education program, and bilingual students comprise 12.15% students. Kipp Austin Academy Of Arts & Letters has no gifted and talented student, while 17.54% are in the special education program, and bilingual students comprise 57.24% students.

Kipp Spirit College Prep's 20 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 2.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 4 years. Teachers at Kipp Austin Academy Of Arts & Letters, numbering 18 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 2.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 6.7 years.

Of its teaching staff, Kipp Spirit College Prep no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, no teacher serving the school for 20-30 years, one teacher only has worked for 11-20 years, five teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 13 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Kipp Austin Academy Of Arts & Letters no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, one teacher only has worked for 11-20 years, five teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while nine teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Kipp Spirit College Prep there are 14 female teachers and five male teachers. Of its teaching staff, seven teachers are aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has five staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.

At Kipp Austin Academy Of Arts & Letters there are 17 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, 12 teachers are aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and 16 more working as school support staff.