KIPP CONNECT HOUSTON PRI

KIPP CONNECT HOUSTON PRI is one of the high-enrollment elementary schools in HOUSTON, Texas, run under KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS, with 1,056 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 103% bigger than typical.

KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS comprises 56 schools with combined enrollment of 33,437 students; KIPP CONNECT HOUSTON PRI is among them.

Demographically, KIPP CONNECT HOUSTON PRI lists that 62% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school reports 19% Black, 12% Asian, 4% White. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 44%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 23.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting KIPP CONNECT HOUSTON PRI higher than the state norm the norm. Around 77% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), KIPP CONNECT HOUSTON PRI performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 40.4%, the actual is 54.1%, a residual of +13.7 points.

In the area at large, Harris County reports that the typical household earns roughly $74,983 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. KIPP CONNECT HOUSTON PRI is one of 1205 public schools in Harris County (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students).

The closest other public school is KIPP CONNECT PREPARATORY, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, KIPP CONNECT HOUSTON PRI comes 1st of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 35.5%.

KIPP CONNECT HOUSTON PRI operates from a downtown location. KIPP CONNECT HOUSTON PRI operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.