Choosing the right middle school for your children can prove to be a daunting task. Middle school is when children start to flex their growing independence. This is a critical transition period for students. As they assert their independence, their responsibilities increase, they attend multiple classes and their academic performance are closely monitored and graded. Schools focus on preparing them for the more rigorous academic grind in high school.
We are making this task easier for you by comparing two above average middle schools: Kipp Voyage Academy For Girls and Kipp Camino Academy. We compiled relevant data for you to be able to make an informed decision. Both schools are under the jurisdiction of the KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Kipp Voyage Academy For Girls’s regular student population is 348 with a 17.6 students/teacher ratio. The student population at Kipp Camino Academy is 503 students and a 25.4 students/teacher ratio.
Kipp Voyage Academy For Girls was accorded a State accountability rating of C (70-79) 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 67 in student achievement, 81 in school progress and 75 in closing performance gaps. It scored 79 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 Camino Academy also earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 53 in student achievement, 72 in school progress, 70 in closing performance gaps and 71 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.
Distinction Designations for Kipp Voyage Academy For Girls and Kipp Camino Academy are not applicable as neither one earned a recognition for outstanding achievement in seven categories.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Kipp Voyage Academy For Girls. They make up for 63.79% of student population, followed by African Americans (34.48%), Two or More Races (0.86%), Native Americans (0.57%) and Whites or Caucasians (0.29%). There is no Asians student in the school.
At Kipp Camino Academy, Hispanics make up 92.05% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (4.37%), African Americans (2.78%), Asians (0.40%) and Native Americans (0.40%). There is no Two or More Races student in the school.
Based on household incomes, the Kipp Voyage Academy For Girls’s economically disadvantaged students is lower at 93.97% compared to 94.04% at Kipp Camino Academy.
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 Voyage Academy For Girls has 121 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 34.77% of student population. Kipp Camino Academy has significantly more ELLs at 223 or about 44.33% of student population.
Kipp Voyage Academy For Girls has no gifted and talented student, while 8.05% are in the special education program, and bilingual students comprise 33.91% students. Kipp Camino Academy has no gifted and talented student, while 14.51% are in the special education program, and bilingual students comprise 44.33% students.
Kipp Voyage Academy For Girls's 19 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 2.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 3.9 years. Teachers at Kipp Camino Academy, numbering 19 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 4.1 years.
Of its teaching staff, Kipp Voyage Academy For Girls no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, no teacher serving the school for 20-30 years, two teachers have worked for 11-20 years, two teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 12 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers. Kipp Camino Academy no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has one teacher only serving the school for 20-30 years, one teacher only has worked for 11-20 years, two teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while ten teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including six beginning teachers.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Kipp Voyage Academy For Girls there are 16 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three teachers are aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and three more working as school support staff.
At Kipp Camino Academy there are 12 female teachers and seven male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by ten teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and seven more working as school support staff.
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