Kipp Connect Preparatory

Kipp Texas Public Schools · Travis County · K-12

Kipp Connect Preparatory enrolled 979 students in 2025. Its Algebra I passing rate sits in the bottom 19% of Texas campuses (2025).

Small group: only ~5 Black students in a recent year here. One student can move a rate several points. Read the shaded 95% bands, not single-year jumps.

At a glance vs. Texas

Kipp Connect Preparatory Texas
College/career/military ready ’24+24.9 vs TX
Kipp Connect Preparatory 100.0%Texas 75.1%
Took the SAT or ACT ’24+18.9 vs TX
Kipp Connect Preparatory 100.0%Texas 81.1%
College-ready test score ’24+35.5 vs TX
Kipp Connect Preparatory 50.0%Texas 14.5%
Algebra I proficiency ’25+18.4 vs TX
Kipp Connect Preparatory 44.4%Texas 26.0%
Advanced course completion ’24+44.9 vs TX
Kipp Connect Preparatory 100.0%Texas 55.1%

The advanced pipeline

Black students at each gate, latest year. Each stage has its own denominator; the bars sit side by side, never multiplied.

Complete an advanced or dual-credit course100 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 17
Take an AP/IB exam94 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 17
Pass an AP/IB exam38 in 100
of students who took one · 2024 · n = 16

Outcomes

College/career/military ready

Met Texas' readiness checklist: a qualifying test score, college credit, a career certificate, or military enlistment.

4060801002017201920212023202410075

Exists from the class of 2017. A checklist, not a test. See Methods.

College entrance exams

Took the SAT or ACT

Share of graduates who took a college entrance exam.

7080901002012201520182021202410081

Can top 100% where juniors test (the denominator is graduates).

College-ready test score

Scored at or above the college-ready benchmark on the SAT or ACT.

20406080201220152018202120245015

The benchmark was redefined between 2017 and 2018, and COVID broke the series between 2020 and 2021. Compare within eras, not across the dashed lines.

Avg ACT math

Average ACT math score among test-takers (1-36).

16171819201320162019202220241916

Avg ACT English

Average ACT English score among test-takers (1-36).

16171819201320162019202220241916

Avg ACT science

Average ACT science score among test-takers (1-36).

1718192021201320162019202220242117

State tests (high school)

Algebra I proficiency

Met grade level on the Algebra I STAAR, the state test nearly every student takes.

20406080100201720192022202420254426

Biology proficiency

Met grade level on the Biology STAAR.

204060201720192022202420254940

English II proficiency

Met grade level on the English II STAAR.

20406080201720192022202420256044

State tests (grades 3-8)

Grade 5 math

Met grade level on the grade-5 math STAAR.

204060801002017201820192021202220237934

TEA stopped publishing this breakout after data year 2023.

Grade 6 math

Met grade level on the grade-6 math STAAR.

204060801002017201820192021202220234725

TEA stopped publishing this breakout after data year 2023.

Grade 7 math

Met grade level on the grade-7 math STAAR.

204060801002017201820192021202220237123

TEA stopped publishing this breakout after data year 2023.

Grade 5 reading

Met grade level on the grade-5 reading STAAR.

4060802017201820192021202220236445

TEA stopped publishing this breakout after data year 2023.

Grade 6 reading

Met grade level on the grade-6 reading STAAR.

204060801002017201820192021202220235341

TEA stopped publishing this breakout after data year 2023.

Grade 7 reading

Met grade level on the grade-7 reading STAAR.

2040608010020172018201920212022202310043

TEA stopped publishing this breakout after data year 2023.

Grade 8 reading

Met grade level on the grade-8 reading STAAR.

4060801002017201820192021202220236346

TEA stopped publishing this breakout after data year 2023.

Advanced courses

Advanced course completion

Completed at least one advanced or dual-credit course (grades 11-12).

4060801002014201720202023202410055

Took an AP/IB course

Enrolled in at least one AP or IB course.

40608010020152017201920212023202410035

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

20406080100201220152018202120249417

Passed an AP/IB exam

Scored a passing 3+ on an AP exam (4+ on IB), among students who took one.

20304050602012201520182021202438

Enrollment

Enrollment

Students enrolled.

05000010000015000020000020142017202020232025205,33669

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
College/career/military ready202499.3%100%99.1%99.3%
Algebra I proficiency202525.3%44.4%25.6%14.3%25.5%
Biology proficiency202548.8%40%53.7%36.4%48.7%
English II proficiency202531.8%60%35.6%18.2%31.9%
Grade 5 math202269.2%78.6%69.2%69.2%
Grade 6 math202325.4%46.7%21.7%26.3%
Grade 7 math202340%71.4%31.8%80%39.6%
Grade 5 reading202257.5%64.3%54.9%56.7%
Grade 6 reading202337.7%53.3%34.8%36.8%
Grade 7 reading202364.3%100%60.2%80%65.3%
Grade 8 reading202352.5%62.5%51.6%37.5%53.7%
Advanced course completion202498.2%100%97.8%98.1%
Took an AP/IB course2024100%100%100%100%
Took an AP/IB exam202494.7%94.1%95.7%93.8%
Passed an AP/IB exam202431.2%37.5%30.8%31.6%

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Years are the school year the students were measured in, not the report year. Missing points mean the state masked a small group for privacy, not zero. Data: Texas Education Agency TAPR. Download this school's data (JSON).