KIPP ACADEMY MIDDLE

Located at 10711 KIPP WAY ST, in HOUSTON, Texas, KIPP ACADEMY MIDDLE is a cozy junior high that educates 508 students (grades 5 through 8), run under KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS. That puts it 21% leaner than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 643 students.

Across the 56 schools in KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS (33,437 students total), KIPP ACADEMY MIDDLE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, KIPP ACADEMY MIDDLE records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 60%. Other groups include 34% Black, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 44% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 24.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.4:1, putting KIPP ACADEMY MIDDLE higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 92% of students at KIPP ACADEMY MIDDLE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Harris County (around 70%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, KIPP ACADEMY MIDDLE ranks in the top 10% of Texas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 33.7%; KIPP ACADEMY MIDDLE posts 49.1%, +15.3 points above that line.

In the broader community, Harris County reports that median household income runs about $74,983, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. KIPP ACADEMY MIDDLE is one of 1205 public schools in Harris County (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students).

The closest other public school is KIPP SHINE PREP, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts KIPP ACADEMY MIDDLE at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 38.0%.

The campus sits in a city-core setting. KIPP ACADEMY MIDDLE operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

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