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The largest public charter schools in Houston, Texas

This ranking covers the largest public charter schools in Houston, Texas, drawn from 161 qualifying public schools. HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE-HOUSTON leads the list at 1,165, against a median of 512 across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked
161
Houston, Texas
Top Students
1,165
Median Students
512
LARGEST CHARTERS · HOUSTON, TEXAS
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents
1HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE-HOUSTONHOUSTON, TXHARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - HOUSTON NORTHElementary1,165
2KIPP MOSAIC PRIHOUSTON, TXKIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLSElementary1,092
3KIPP SHARP PREPHOUSTON, TXKIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLSElementary1,078
4YES PREP - SOUTHWESTHOUSTON, TXYES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INCHigh1,060
5KIPP CONNECT HOUSTON PRIHOUSTON, TXKIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLSElementary1,056
6YES PREP - BRAYS OAKSHOUSTON, TXYES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INCHigh1,051
7KIPP UNITY PRIHOUSTON, TXKIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLSElementary1,050
8YES PREP - GULFTONHOUSTON, TXYES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INCHigh1,039
9BETA ACADEMYHOUSTON, TXBETA ACADEMYElementary1,032
10YES PREP - EAST ENDHOUSTON, TXYES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INCHigh1,014
11YES PREP - NORTHLINEHOUSTON, TXYES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INCHigh1,004
12YES PREP - NORTH CENTRALHOUSTON, TXYES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INCHigh1,002
13YES PREP NORTH FORESTHOUSTON, TXYES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INCHigh991
14YES PREP - WESTHOUSTON, TXYES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INCHigh990
15KIPP CONNECT PREPARATORYHOUSTON, TXKIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLSHigh979
16YES PREP - NORTHSIDEHOUSTON, TXYES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INCHigh948
17YES PREP - WHITE OAKHOUSTON, TXYES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INCHigh942
18YES PREP - NORTHWESTHOUSTON, TXYES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INCHigh940
19YES PREP - 5TH WARDHOUSTON, TXYES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INCHigh933
20KIPP DREAM PREPHOUSTON, TXKIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLSElementary929
21KIPP SHINE PREPHOUSTON, TXKIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLSElementary920
22NCI CHARTER SCHOOL WITHOUT WALLSHOUSTON, TXBAKERRIPLEY COMMUNITY SCHOOLSElementary891
23WESTCHESTER ACADEMY FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIESHOUSTON, TXSPRING BRANCH ISDHigh864
24NORTH CENTRAL ELHOUSTON, TXYES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INCElementary863
25YES PREP - SOUTHSIDEHOUSTON, TXYES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INCHigh860
26HARMONY SCHOOL OF DISCOVERY - HOUSTONHOUSTON, TXHARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - HOUSTON NORTHHigh858
27ENERGIZED FOR EXCELLENCE ACADEMY ELHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDElementary857
28YES PREP - SOUTHEASTHOUSTON, TXYES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INCHigh854
29ILTEXAS WESTPARK ELHOUSTON, TXINTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP OF TEXAS (ILTEXAS)Elementary852
30ILTEXAS HOUSTON OREM ELHOUSTON, TXINTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP OF TEXAS (ILTEXAS)Elementary837
31ILTEXAS HOUSTON WINDMILL LAKES OREM H SHOUSTON, TXINTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP OF TEXAS (ILTEXAS)High837
32KIPP LEGACY PREPARATORYHOUSTON, TXKIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLSElementary820
33SOUTHEAST ELHOUSTON, TXYES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INCElementary816
34KIPP SHARPSTOWN COLLEGE PREPHOUSTON, TXKIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLSHigh789
35KIPP MOSAIC ACADEMY SCHOOLHOUSTON, TXKIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLSMiddle788
36KIPP ZENITH ACADEMYHOUSTON, TXKIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLSElementary780
37NORTH FOREST ELHOUSTON, TXYES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INCElementary772
38KIPP EXPLORE ACADEMYHOUSTON, TXKIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLSElementary756
39HARMONY SCHOOL OF ADVANCEMENT-HOUSTONHOUSTON, TXHARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - HOUSTON NORTHHigh752
40HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY-HOUSTONHOUSTON, TXHARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - HOUSTON SOUTHHigh750
41HARMONY SCHOOL OF FINE ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY-HOUSTONHOUSTON, TXHARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - HOUSTON SOUTHElementary742
42KIPP NEXUS PRIHOUSTON, TXKIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLSElementary739
43ACADEMY OF ACCELERATED LEARNINGHOUSTON, TXACADEMY OF ACCELERATED LEARNING INCElementary738
44ILTEXAS HOUSTON WINDMILL LAKES ELHOUSTON, TXINTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP OF TEXAS (ILTEXAS)Elementary736
45IDEA SPEARS ACADEMYHOUSTON, TXIDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLSElementary728
46HARMONY SCHOOL OF INGENUITY-HOUSTONHOUSTON, TXHARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - HOUSTON SOUTHHigh727
47IDEA LAKE HOUSTON ACADEMYHOUSTON, TXIDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLSElementary719
48IDEA HARDY ACADEMYHOUSTON, TXIDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLSElementary705
49HARMONY SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY-HOUSTONHOUSTON, TXHARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - HOUSTON NORTHMiddle703
50DRAW ACADEMYHOUSTON, TXDRAW ACADEMYElementary696
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