KIPP Texas – DFW is part of the Knowledge is Power Program (KIPP), a national network of over 280 high-performing, free, open-enrollment public charter schools impacting 120,000 students and alumni in 20 states and the District of Columbia. KIPP Texas – DFW benefits from shared best practices with colleagues across the State of Texas and the nation, along with a network of over 97 college partnerships. Since 2003, we have demonstrated the impact a high-quality, rigorous education has on improving graduation and college attainment rates. More than five years ago, KIPP Texas – DFW, in coordination with the KIPP regions in Austin, Houston, and San Antonio, integrated the KIPP districts across Texas into one organization: KIPP Texas Public Schools. Since then, KIPP Texas has been able to draw on our collective size to increase benefits for students, teachers, staff, and parents. KIPP Texas – DFW is the smallest region in the KIPP Texas network of 57 schools. This school year, we are educating over 3,000 students in eight schools throughout Southern Dallas County and supporting 150 alumni. Of these students, 99% identify as students of color, 89% are economically disadvantaged, 22% are English learners, and 8% qualify for special education services.
Our Communities’ Need for High-Quality Education
We know 60% of Texans will need a post-secondary degree or certification to stay competitive in the current global economy. However, this opportunity remains out of reach for many students, especially first-generation college students living in educationally under-resourced communities – the very students we educate and mentor. In the United States today, students from economically disadvantaged households, and those identifying as Black or Latine (Latine meaning relating to Latin American heritage), enroll in college and graduate at rates consistently below the national average. KIPP Texas – DFW schools are strategically located in some of the most educationally under-resourced communities across Southern Dallas, including Red Bird, Pleasant Grove, and Oak Cliff. The top three zip codes educated by our KIPP Texas – DFW high schools have an average post-secondary education completion rate of just 6%. The average per capita income in these neighborhoods is $16,800 – 50% less than the average in the city of Dallas. Additionally, the poverty rate in southern Dallas neighborhoods is greater than 30%, which is 6% higher than the average poverty rate in the City of Dallas. Education can break the cycle of poverty and increase economic mobility within one generation. Over their lifetime, college graduates earn $2.8 million (75%) more than individuals with only a high school diploma. Research found those who earn at least a bachelor’s degree or complete other post-secondary training are more likely to participate in the labor force, earn higher salaries and greater lifetime earnings, engage in their community, and make healthier choices.
Education provides the greatest impact to a student’s trajectory, opening new doors, and offering previously unimaginable paths to professional and social mobility. Imagine a world in which student access to education is unaffected by parent income, race, or neighborhood. This is the world KIPP aspires to create.
Together with our families and communities, KIPP Texas-Dallas-Fort Worth creates joyful, academically excellent schools that prepare our students to pursue any path they choose-college, career, and beyond- so they can lead fulfilling lives and build a more just world.
This year, your gift will support our KIPP Texas 2023 DFW Benefit. The Benefit, held on October 26, 2023, will directly support our growth and strategic initiatives in KIPP Texas - DFW and will further fund our students' growth through innovative projects designed by our teachers in areas such as STEM, Fine Arts, Hands-On Learning, Advanced Academics, and more!
At KIPP Texas, we have chosen to take a firm stand in a fight for a more just, anti-racist world. We are starting here, in our own KTX schools and offices, by committing to do the work and take the actions to be an anti-racist organization. Through the collaborative efforts of the KIPP Texas Social Justice Committee, the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Team, and input from throughout our organization, we have created a Social Justice Equity Action Plan. This plan represents the many voices of KIPP Texas and includes the following five actions:
- Implementing mandatory on-going diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) training for all Big KIPPsters.
- Requiring equitable hiring practices, policies, and procedures in all roles.
- Examining discipline practices in schools and disrupting inequitable practices.
- Auditing our curriculum to ensure the curriculum and our instructional practices are aligned with our DEI initiatives.
- Leveraging the findings of the KIPP Texas Equity Audits we have already completed in order to advance equity and anti-racism within KIPP Texas.
We are committed to doing the work to make KIPP Texas anti-racist. We will work to ensure that diverse voices are heard, all Little and Big KIPPsters feel respected and valued across KIPP Texas, and we create environments in which our Little and Big KIPPsters can do our best work, thrive, and bring their full selves.
Organization name
KIPP Texas Public Schools - Dallas Fort Worth
Causes
Education - Early Childhood, Education - K-12
Operating Budget
$3,000,000 - $9,999,999
Counties Served
Dallas
BIPOC Serving
Black or African American, Hispanic or Latinx
BIPOC Leadership
Executive Director/CEO
Equity Statement
Equity Statement
Address
P.O. Box 674443