KIPP Texas Public Schools

KIPP Texas Public Schools, is the branch of the KIPP charter school network in the U.S. state of Texas.

It consists of four regional offices each in Austin, Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio.^[1]

History

Circa 2003 KIPP had four separate charter school networks in the state for each of the regions it operated in: Austin, Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio.^[2]

Mark Larson, a graduate of Trinity University, established the San Antonio branch in 2003. He eventually became the chief external officer of KIPP Texas,^[3] as well as the KIPP San Antonio superintendent.^[4]

Larson resigned in 2019. As of 2019^[update] he is the head of City Education Partners (CEP).^[3] Allen Smith became the head of the KIPP San Antonio schools.^[4]

In 2018 KIPP announced that its four Texas divisions would merge into a single statewide network.^[2]

Schools

Houston area

As of 2017^[update] KIPP Houston had 12,100 students.^[5]

High schools(9-12)

• KIPP: East End High School (2020)
• KIPP: Connect High School (2018) serving Gulfton and Sharpstown^[6]
• KIPP Generations Collegiate (KGC) (2011) (north Houston)
• KIPP Houston High School (2004)
• KIPP Northeast College Preparatory (2013)
• KIPP: Sunnyside High School - Opened in 2010. KIPP Sunnyside HS serves students from the Sunnyside, Third Ward, and Hiram Clarke areas.^[7]

Middle schools(5-8)

• KIPP Voyage Academy for Girls (2009)
• KIPP Mosiac Academy (2020)
• KIPP 3D Academy(2001)
• KIPP Academy (1994) (west Houston)
• KIPP Academy West (2015) (far west Houston)
• KIPP CONNECT Middle School (2014)
• KIPP Courage College Prep at Landrum Middle School(2012-2024) (Spring Branch), at Landrum Middle School of the Spring Branch Independent School District^[8]
• KIPP Intrepid (2008)
• KIPP Journey (2019) (west Houston)
• KIPP Liberation(2006) (Third Ward)
• KIPP Nexus (2017) (northwest Houston)
• KIPP Polaris Academy for Boys (2007) (northeast Houston)
• KIPP Prime College Prep (2016) (East End)
• KIPP Sharpstown College Prep(2007)
• KIPP Spirit College Prep (2006)(Sunnyside area)
  • In 2015 Children at Risk ranked this school as "F".^[9]

Elementary schools(K-4)

• KIPP Mosiac Primary(2020)
• KIPP Climb Academy (2016)
• KIPP CONNECT Primary school (2014)
• KIPP Dream Prep(2006) (north Houston)
• KIPP Explore Academy(2009) (southeast Houston)
• KIPP Journey (2019) (west Houston)
• KIPP Legacy Preparatory School (2010)(northeast Houston)
• KIPP NEXUS Primary School (2017) (northwest Houston)
• KIPP PEACE Elementary School(2011)
• KIPP SHARP Prep(2008)
• KIPP SHINE Prep(2004) (west Houston)
• KIPP Unity Primary (2015)
• KIPP: Zenith Academy (Sunnyside area) - KIPP Zenith opened as part of a wave of KIPP elementary schools opening in 2010.^[10] In 2015 Children at Risk ranked this school as "F".^[9]

Closed schools

• KIPP North Forest Lower School and Lower Girls School^[11]

San Antonio area

The San Antonio branch was known as KIPP San Antonio Public Schools

High schools

grades 9-12

• KIPP: University Prep High School (2009)

grade 6-12

• KIPP: Somos Collegiate ("somos" means "we are" in Spanish)

Middle schools

Grades 5-8

• KIPP: Aspire Academy (2003)
• KIPP: Camino Academy (2010)

Elementary schools

Grades PK-4

• KIPP: Esperanza Primary School (2015) ("esperanza" means "hope" in Spanish)
• KIPP: Un Mundo Primary School (2012)("un mundo" means "a world" in Spanish)
• KIPP Somos Primary (PK-2nd;2023)

Austin area

High schools

grades 9-12

• KIPP Austin Brave High School (2016)
• KIPP Austin Collegiate (2008)

Middle schools

Grades 5-8

• KIPP Austin Academy of Arts and Letters (2009)
• KIPP Austin Beacon Prep (2012)
• KIPP Austin College Prep (2002)
• KIPP Austin Vista Middle School (2012)
• KIPP Paseo Preparatory (2020)

Elementary schools

grades PK-4

• KIPP Algeria Primary School (2020)
• KIPP Austin Comunidad (2010)
• KIPP Austin Connections (2011)
• KIPP Paseo Primary School (2020)
• KIPP Austin Obras (2013)
• KIPP Austin Leadership Elementary School (2013)

Dallas Fort Worth Area

High schools

Grades 9-12

• KIPP Oak Cliff Academy (2018)

Middle schools

Grades 5-8

• KIPP Destiny Middle School (2015)
• KIPP Truth Academy (2003)

Elementary schools

Grades PK-4th

• KIPP Destiny Elementary (2013)
• KIPP Truth Elementary (2015)

See also

• Education in San Antonio
• List of state-chartered charter schools in Houston
• Education in Houston

References

1. "Contact Us". KIPP Texas. Retrieved June 3, 2021. Austin Regional Office 8509 FM 969 Building 513 Austin, TX 78724 [...] Dallas-Fort Worth Regional Office 3200 South Lancaster Ste. 230-A Dallas, TX 75216 [...] Houston Regional Office 10711 KIPP Way Houston, TX 77099 [...] San Antonio Regional Office 731 Fredericksburg Rd. San Antonio, TX 78201
2. Carpenter, Jacob (July 11, 2018). "KIPP's four charter networks merge into single statewide group". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
3. Jefferson, Greg (June 4, 2019). "KIPP San Antonio founder on his new job, the tech mind set and fighting inequality". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
4. Teitz, Liz (June 18, 2019). "KIPP San Antonio in leadership shuffle". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
5. Carpenter, Jacob (August 4, 2017). "Texas charter schools close performance gap, leading researchers find". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved August 18, 2017.
6. "Home". KIPP: Connect High School. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
7. Home Archived January 7, 2019, at the Wayback Machine. KIPP Sunnyside High School. Retrieved on May 21, 2011. "KIPP Sunnyside serves 552 college-bound 9th- through 12th-grade students from Houston’s Third Ward, Hiram Clarke, and Sunnyside communities. "
8. "Home". KIPP Courage College Prep at Landrum Middle School. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
9. Mellon, Ericka (April 25, 2015). "Families navigate maze of school choices". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
10. Radcliffe, Jennifer. "New KIPP campuses have younger focus." Houston Chronicle. March 30, 2009. Retrieved on March 31, 2009.
11. "Charter Campuses Closed in the Last Five Years Division of Charter School Administration" (PDF). Texas Education Agency. March 19, 2018. Retrieved October 31, 2019.

External links

• KIPP Texas

Former divisions

• KIPP Houston at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
• KIPP San Antonio at the Wayback Machine (archive index)