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If you could change one rule at KIPP CLIMB ACADEMY, what would it be?
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Enrollment
679
Elementary
DISTRICT 694 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 480026413278
KIPP Climb Academy
8805 FERNDALE, HOUSTON, TX 77017 · (832) 230-0578 · Harris County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL679 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 26% of Texas public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
482 students
DISTRICT 91% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 128 | 19% |
| Kindergarten | 104 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 122 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 114 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 107 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 104 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (104) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (104).
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
43.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +31.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
49.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +38.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 31 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 38 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 16.0% | 27.0% | 26.0% | 31.0% |
| Mathematics | 21.0% | 28.0% | 20.0% | 31.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 43.0% | 49.0% |
| 2024-25 | 40.0% | 37.0% |
| 2023-24 | 29.0% | 29.0% |
| 2022-23 | 18.0% | 22.0% |
| 2021-22 | 34.0% | 15.0% |
| 2020-21 | 12.0% | 11.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
33.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like KIPP Climb Academy
KIPP Climb Academy's state test result (33.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| KIPP Climb Academy this school | 679 | 71.0% | 33.4% |
| Trimmier Elementary School KILLEEN | 672 | 72.9% | 35.3% |
| William Paschall Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 723 | 67.6% | 26.1% |
| Sinclair Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 739 | 68.3% | 26.8% |
| IDEA Mays Academy SAN ANTONIO | 663 | 76.0% | 51.0% |
| Thurgood Marshall Leadership Academy GRAND PRAIRIE | 582 | 73.5% | 35.6% |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where KIPP Climb Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.4% | #3,318 of 4,401 | #472 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #1,821 of 4,466 ▲ 1,189 | #244 of 625 ▲ 188 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #3,301 of 4,466 ▲ 162 | #462 of 625 ▲ 30 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +26.0pp | #253 of 3,998 | #34 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 679 | #1,052 of 4,938 | #263 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.0:1 | #4,361 of 4,622 | #621 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.4% | #3,311 of 4,628 | #464 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.0% | #2,502 of 4,789 | #473 of 671 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
679
-103 (-13%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
was 20.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 679 | 35.8 | 19.0:1 | 71% (482) |
| 2023-24 | 826 | 37 | 22.3:1 | 97% (798) |
| 2022-23 | 818 | 40 | 20.4:1 | 92% (750) |
| 2020-21 | 782 | 39 | 20.1:1 | 91% (715) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for KIPP Climb Academy.
About KIPP Climb Academy
KIPP Climb Academy is an elementary school with a street address in HOUSTON, Texas. School enrollment was 679 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 4. The average among elementary schools in Texas is roughly 519 students; this school is 31% larger than that.
The 56 schools of KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS, including KIPP Climb Academy, enroll 33,437 students.
Hispanic students account for 80% of enrollment at KIPP Climb Academy. Other groups include 18% Black. The county population is about 44% Hispanic. KIPP Climb Academy has a diversity index of 33%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.0:1 at KIPP Climb Academy, with 35.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among elementary schools in Texas, the typical ratio is 15.1:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 71% of enrollment. That is close to the 70% average for public schools in Harris County.
allk12 grades KIPP Climb Academy a C. The grade compares the school only with Texas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For KIPP Climb Academy, the prediction is 43.4% and the result is 33.4%.
Federal survey data for Harris County show that median household income is about $74,983, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. KIPP Climb Academy is among the 1,205 public schools in Harris County.
The school nearest to KIPP Climb Academy is KIPP Prime College Preparatory, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Within five miles of KIPP Climb Academy, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, KIPP Climb Academy ranks 7th of 7 on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics. The school is classified as a charter school in federal data.
KIPP Climb Academy saw enrollment fall 13% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The ratio was 20.1:1 in 2020-21 and 19.0:1 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Harris County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,838,303
Census ACS
Median income
$74,983
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,205
886,911 students
Quick facts
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- KIPP Connect PreparatoryHigh · 979 students
Other schools in HOUSTON
- Texas Connections Academy at HoustonCombined · 8,641 students
- North Shore Senior HighHigh · 4,284 students
- Elsik High SchoolHigh · 4,057 students
- Summer Creek High SchoolHigh · 3,972 students
- Hastings High SchoolHigh · 3,786 students
- C E King High SchoolHigh · 3,716 students
Nearby schools
- KIPP Prime College Preparatory0.0 mi · 453
- Bonner Elementary School0.6 mi · 561
- YES Prep Hobby Elementary School0.7 mi · 186
- Texans Can Academy - Houston Hobby0.7 mi · 322
- YES Prep - Hobby0.8 mi · 685
- Stevenson Middle School0.9 mi · 1,096
Frequently asked questions
About KIPP Climb AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at KIPP Climb Academy?
KIPP Climb Academy enrolls approximately 679 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does KIPP Climb Academy serve?
KIPP Climb Academy serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at KIPP Climb Academy?
Approximately 19.0:1 students per teacher at KIPP Climb Academy.
How diverse is KIPP Climb Academy?
KIPP Climb Academy reports a student body of 1% White, 80% Hispanic, 18% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is KIPP Climb Academy in?
KIPP Climb Academy is part of KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.