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What's the most underrated thing about KIPP EAST END H S that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
625
High
DISTRICT 639 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 480026414121
KIPP East End High School
5402 LAWNDALE ST, HOUSTON, TX 77023 · (281) 879-3100 · Harris County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL625 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 20% of Texas public high schools
- DTest 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.
- C+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 high schools
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
567 students
DISTRICT 91% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 168 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 154 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 155 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 148 | 24% |
Student demographics
16%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
49.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -5.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
28.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -22.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 5 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 22 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 4.0% | 45.0% | 25.0% | 26.0% |
| Mathematics | 2.0% | 26.0% | 48.0% | 24.0% |
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 | 49.0% | 28.0% |
| 2024-25 | 47.0% | 18.0% |
| 2023-24 | 44.0% | 20.0% |
| 2022-23 | 40.0% | 10.0% |
| 2021-22 | 40.0% | 24.0% |
| 2020-21 | 54.0% | 50.0% |
% 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
37.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 East End High School
KIPP East End High School's state test result (37.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| KIPP East End High School this school | 625 | 90.7% | 37.3% |
| Austin Achieve High School AUSTIN | 581 | 90.2% | 36.9% |
| Bob Hope High School PORT ARTHUR | 555 | 92.1% | 57.8% |
| Wayside Sci-Tech Middle and High School AUSTIN | 554 | 88.3% | 26.6% |
| Harmony School of Excellence - Austin AUSTIN | 497 | 90.1% | 33.4% |
| KIPP University Prep High School SAN ANTONIO | 630 | 94.4% | 38.2% |
Matched among Texas high 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 East End High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.3% | #1,208 of 1,385 | #131 of 150 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #1,130 of 1,425 ▲ 153 | #143 of 155 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #990 of 1,425 ▼ 38 | #103 of 155 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.5pp | #662 of 1,184 | #92 of 151 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 625 | #789 of 2,107 | #121 of 223 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #1,049 of 1,344 | #91 of 157 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.4% | #1,135 of 1,346 | #136 of 157 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.7% | #167 of 1,522 | #44 of 175 |
Ranked against other public high 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
625
+459 (+277%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 20.8:1
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 | 625 | 37.1 | 16.9:1 | 91% (567) |
| 2023-24 | 601 | 41.6 | 14.5:1 | 90% (541) |
| 2022-23 | 463 | 36.1 | 12.8:1 | 83% (384) |
| 2020-21 | 166 | 8 | 20.8:1 | 65% (108) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for KIPP East End High School.
About KIPP East End High School
KIPP East End High School is a small high school in HOUSTON, Texas, administered by KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Enrollment totals 625 students across grades 9 through 12. Across high schools in Texas, the average enrollment is about 796.
A total of 56 schools make up KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS, with 33,437 students enrolled.
Hispanic students account for 91% of the school's enrollment. Other reported shares: 7% Black. Harris County's residents are about 44% Hispanic, 47 points below the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 16, compared with 70 nationally.
Its ratio of 16.9:1 is based on 37.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in Texas is 15.1:1, so this school has more students per teacher. In all, 91% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 70% for public schools in Harris County.
Among Texas public high schools, KIPP East End High School outscored 20%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
Test results at KIPP East End High School are 2.3 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (37.3% actual, 35.0% predicted).
In the wider Harris County area, median household income comes to about $74,983, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Harris County counts 1,205 public schools with about 886,911 students.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, KIPP Intrepid Preparatory, is the closest to KIPP East End High School. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of KIPP East End High School. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, KIPP East End High School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
NCES assigns KIPP East End High School the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. KIPP East End High School is one of the charter schools in Texas.
Federal records list enrollment at KIPP East End High School as 166 in 2020-21 and 625 in 2024-25. A change that size can reflect a shift in the grades the school serves as well as a change in students. Its ratio of students to teachers was 20.8:1 in 2020-21, and 16.9:1 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at KIPP East End High School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
Related schools
Other schools in KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- KIPP Mosaic Primary SchoolElementary · 1,092 students
- KIPP Sharp PrepElementary · 1,078 students
- KIPP Connect Houston Primary SchoolElementary · 1,056 students
- KIPP Journey Primary SchoolElementary · 1,052 students
- KIPP Unity Primary SchoolElementary · 1,050 students
- 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 Intrepid Preparatory0.0 mi · 509
- KIPP Explore Academy0.0 mi · 756
- Henderson J Elementary School0.3 mi · 443
- Community Services-Sec0.5 mi · 83
- Navarro Middle School0.6 mi · 400
- Austin High School0.7 mi · 1,181
Frequently asked questions
About KIPP East End High SchoolHow many students attend KIPP East End High School?
KIPP East End High School enrolls approximately 625 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does KIPP East End High School serve?
KIPP East End High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does KIPP East End High School have?
KIPP East End High School employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
What is the student diversity at KIPP East End High School?
Student demographics at KIPP East End High School are roughly 1% White, 91% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees KIPP East End High School?
KIPP East End High School is overseen by KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS in Harris County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.