Kipp Austin Academy Of Arts & Letters

Kipp Austin Academy OF Arts & Letters is a middle school located in Austin, TX, serving grades 5–8 and approximately 467 students. Operated by Kipp Texas Public Schools, the campus sits about 6.4 miles from The Austin's newsroom and is part of The Austin's ongoing local education coverage.

The school employs roughly 20 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 23.4:1. That ratio is above the state average for TX, suggesting larger class sizes than the regional norm.

Kipp Austin Academy OF Arts & Letters operates as a publicly funded charter school. These designations affect funding, enrollment policy, and the kinds of state and federal accountability measures the campus is subject to.

State accountability ratings for TEA are released annually and combine student achievement, growth, and closing-the-gaps metrics. The Austin publishes rating updates as soon as they become public each fall, with comparisons to nearby campuses and prior-year trends.

Middle school transitions matter: The Austin reports on Kipp Austin Academy OF Arts & Letters's academic offerings, athletics, and feeder-pattern shifts that determine where graduates attend high school.

Tip about Kipp Austin Academy OF Arts & Letters? Email editor@nexcom.media with the subject line "Kipp Austin Academy OF Arts & Letters". For more education coverage, see theaustin.org/schools or browse The Austin's latest reporting at theaustin.org/news. This profile uses public data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) and is updated annually as new federal filings are released.