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KIPP University Prep High School

Public, Charter Grades 9-12
1231st
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,057 Texas High Schools
Better than 40% of Texas high schools
Summary

KIPP University Prep High School in San Antonio, TX, serves 630 students in grades 9-12 and is part of the KIPP Texas Public Schools district, with 94% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch.

This school stands out for its exceptional support for special education students, ranking in the 80th percentile statewide—far above any nearby school. However, it faces a critical challenge in Algebra I, where only 2.44% of students scored proficient, compared to 62.18% at nearby Brackenridge High School. On the positive side, the school excels in Biology (68.9% proficient) and U.S. History (65.49% proficient), and maintains a strong graduation rate of 94.2%, higher than Lanier High School (84.8%) and Cooper Academy at Navarro (62.7%). This creates a paradox: students graduate at high rates but often lack foundational math skills, suggesting a focus on credit recovery over deep academic mastery.

Recent improvements are promising, with the school jumping from the 22nd to the 40th percentile overall in 2025-2026. Yet, nearby technical high schools like Cast Technical High School (74th percentile) and Fox Technical High School (59th percentile) achieve far higher test scores with similar demographics, suggesting a career-focused curriculum may be more effective. For parents, KIPP University Prep offers strong special education support and a high graduation rate, but the Algebra I gap and uneven subgroup performance warrant careful consideration.

630
Students ?
15.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$10,236
Per pupil spending ?
94.4%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
 239 Stark St
       San Antonio, TX  78204

(210) 290-8720

District: KIPP Texas Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
92.7%
African American:
3.7%
White:
2.7%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 39th percentile in 2021 → 40th in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Texas average (55% vs 62% meeting standards)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!Algebra I scores 52 pts below the Texas average
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school55%
District avg52%
Texas avg62%
1,231st of 2,057
Texas public high schools ?
Bottom 40%▲ up 1 pts since 2021
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
6th of 14High Schools in the KIPP Texas Public Schools
576th of 947KIPP Texas Public Schools among Texas districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202641.11231 of 205740.2%★★☆☆☆
202523.71547 of 197421.6%★☆☆☆☆
202426.21490 of 199025.1%★☆☆☆☆
202328.71411 of 196128.0%★☆☆☆☆
202236.71195 of 187636.3%★★☆☆☆
202139.61131 of 186139.2%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20266.61034 of 11016.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202556.5251 of 83469.9%★★★★☆
202451.1403 of 106562.2%★★★☆☆
202340.0583 of 106945.5%★★☆☆☆
202226.9750 of 103127.3%★☆☆☆☆
202145.4480 of 102052.9%★★★☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202242.8881 of 183752.0%★★★☆☆
202144.0884 of 182951.7%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202533.8710 of 115338.4%★★☆☆☆
202435.9825 of 143742.6%★★☆☆☆
202344.7579 of 137157.8%★★★☆☆
202251.8397 of 127868.9%★★★☆☆
202151.8395 of 119566.9%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202631.01433 of 197627.5%★☆☆☆☆
202518.11272 of 150415.4%★☆☆☆☆
202423.21464 of 188022.1%★☆☆☆☆
202329.61344 of 189128.9%★☆☆☆☆
202242.61045 of 184143.2%★★☆☆☆
202141.01081 of 181540.4%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202649.6845 of 190955.7%★★★☆☆
202522.31177 of 145319.0%★☆☆☆☆
202427.71306 of 180527.6%★☆☆☆☆
202332.51220 of 182033.0%★★☆☆☆
202241.5969 of 176245.0%★★☆☆☆
202144.2919 of 174347.3%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202650.4828 of 197658.1%★★★☆☆
202527.01157 of 151323.5%★☆☆☆☆
202432.91261 of 188433.1%★★☆☆☆
202336.41208 of 189736.3%★★☆☆☆
202244.6917 of 184750.4%★★★☆☆
202148.3855 of 184853.7%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202646.1998 of 199349.9%★★★☆☆
202520.81220 of 151519.5%★☆☆☆☆
202425.01407 of 189125.6%★☆☆☆☆
202325.61439 of 191324.8%★☆☆☆☆
202230.71283 of 185330.8%★★☆☆☆
202135.81172 of 184036.3%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202664.9322 of 161080.0%★★★★☆
202551.7478 of 129963.2%★★★☆☆
202476.1180 of 154888.4%★★★★☆
202343.3735 of 147850.3%★★★☆☆
202246.2616 of 141856.6%★★★☆☆
202146.3608 of 138256.0%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202611.11453 of 16119.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20256.11224 of 12945.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20249.41441 of 15567.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202144.2864 of 151042.8%★★☆☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Special Education (2026)80th percentile+40 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)58th percentile+18 vs school
Hispanic (2026)56th percentile+16 vs school
At Risk (2022)52nd percentile+16 vs school
Male (2026)50th percentile+10 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)38th percentile+17 vs school
Female (2026)27th percentile-13 vs school
White (2026)10th percentile-30 vs school
African American (2026)6th percentile-34 vs school
By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?
Biology69%~ state avg
U.S. History65%-5 vs state
English II Reading51%-9 vs state
English I Reading42%-13 vs state
Algebra I2%-52 vs state

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Students at KIPP University Prep High School are 93% Hispanic, 4% African American, 3% White.

KIPP University Prep High School ranks 1231st of 2057 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 630 students attended KIPP University Prep High School.

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2015–16 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)NewOct 20, 2026
2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 30, 2026
2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026
2021–22 through 2023–24 school spending dataJan 10, 2026


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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