Applications Now Open!
for the 2025-26 School Year
Now Accepting
Student Applications for the 2025-26 School Year!
Applications are required for all potential students not currently enrolled in a KIPP Texas school. Families must submit an application by January 27, 2025 in order to participate in the lottery. Our student lottery will take place on February 3, 2025. All applications received after January 27 will still be accepted but will be placed on the waitlist in the order they are received.
Families can log into their SchoolMint account to see the status of their child’s enrollment at any time – save your username and password. SchoolMint is also where families will complete the registration process after accepting their offer post-lottery.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What makes KIPP Texas different?
At KIPP, teachers, students, and families are all united around the same goal—college graduation. Through our collective hard work and commitment, KIPP students complete college at a rate that is comparable to the national average for all students and four times higher for students from low-income households. Our success is driven by:
High Expectations: KIPP has clearly defined high expectations for academic achievement and conduct that create and reinforce a culture of accomplishment and support.
Strength of Character: Success in life depends on more than academic learning. We help students foster character strengths that are essential for their own success. We empower our students to express their voice with power and to improve the world around them.
Highly Skilled Teachers & Leaders: Great schools require great teachers and school leaders. We empower our school teams and invest in leadership and training.
Safe & Structured Environments: Physical and emotional safety is necessary for students to feel comfortable taking risks and learning from their successes and their mistakes. Our schools provide a safe, structured, and nurturing environments with minimal distractions so our students love school and maximize their learning.
KIPP Forward: KIPP schools ensure each student has the skills and confidence to pursue any path that leads to their highest aspirations. Our counselors support students to choose and prepare for a right-fit college or education path and a meaningful career.
Are KIPP Texas schools public schools?
Yes, our schools are free, open-enrollment, college-preparatory public charter schools.
Does KIPP Texas use social-emotional learning?
Yes, KIPP Texas incorporates the four key cognitive, affective and behavioral competencies of social-emotional learning: self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision-making.
What is KIPP Forward?
KIPP Forward is a program designed to help our KIPPsters go to and through college and lead a choice-filled life. KIPP Texas counselors work with students starting in middle school to select the right classes, fill out the FAFSA and other college scholarship forms, prepare to take the ACT, and support them as they prepare for and select the right college and career based on their interests and passions. After high school, KIPP Texas advisors help alumni navigate the academic, social, and financial challenges they might encounter while in college or pursuing a career. Learn more about KIPP Forward!
Need Additional Help?
Our Student Recruitment Team is here to assist you via email or phone call.