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Enrollment
642
High
DISTRICT 639 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 480026412145
KIPP Houston High School
10711 KIPP WAY ST, HOUSTON, TX 77099 · (832) 328-1051 · Harris County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL642 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 77% of Texas public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-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
18.3:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
577 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 | 149 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 160 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 179 | 28% |
| Grade 12 | 154 | 24% |
Student demographics
46%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
63.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +20.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
40.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +21.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 20 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 21 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 12.0% | 51.0% | 19.0% | 18.0% |
| Mathematics | 8.0% | 32.0% | 44.0% | 16.0% |
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 | 63.0% | 40.0% |
| 2024-25 | 67.0% | 46.0% |
| 2023-24 | 70.0% | 36.0% |
| 2022-23 | 54.0% | 20.0% |
| 2021-22 | 54.0% | 24.0% |
| 2020-21 | 43.0% | 19.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
61.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+26.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 35% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 26 points, placing it in Texas's top 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 Houston High School
KIPP Houston High School's state test result (61.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| KIPP Houston High School this school | 642 | 89.9% | 61.7% |
| IDEA Najim College Preparatory SAN ANTONIO | 474 | 89.7% | 44.4% |
| LBJ Early College High School AUSTIN | 734 | 88.6% | 29.6% |
| IDEA Achieve College Preparatory HALTOM CITY | 466 | 86.9% | 51.2% |
| Iltexas Houston Windmill Lakes Orem High School HOUSTON | 837 | 87.1% | 47.9% |
| Eastside Early College High School AUSTIN | 663 | 89.1% | 25.2% |
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 Houston High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.7% | #443 of 1,385 | #51 of 150 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #802 of 1,425 ▼ 263 | #119 of 155 ▼ 52 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #522 of 1,425 ▼ 147 | #59 of 155 ▼ 15 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +14.5pp | #624 of 1,184 | #88 of 151 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 642 | #783 of 2,107 | #120 of 223 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.3:1 | #1,209 of 1,344 | #119 of 157 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.1% | #789 of 1,346 | #90 of 157 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.9% | #191 of 1,522 | #46 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
642
-50 (-7%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 17.7:1
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 | 642 | 35.1 | 18.3:1 | 90% (577) |
| 2023-24 | 657 | 36.6 | 18.0:1 | 93% (609) |
| 2022-23 | 685 | 43 | 15.9:1 | 87% (596) |
| 2020-21 | 692 | 39 | 17.7:1 | 89% (613) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for KIPP Houston High School.
About KIPP Houston High School
KIPP Houston High School is a small high school in HOUSTON, Texas. A federal count lists 642 students at the school, in grades 9 through 12.
Within KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS, KIPP Houston High School is one of 56 schools. The district enrolls 33,437 students.
Hispanic students make up a majority at KIPP Houston High School, at 69%. Next come 25% Black, 2% Asian, and 2% Native American. That compares with about 44% Hispanic among all Harris County residents. KIPP Houston High School's diversity index is 46%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teacher staffing is 35.1 full-time equivalents, or about 18.3 students per teacher. This ratio sits 3.2 above the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 90%. It compares with 70% for public schools in Harris County.
Measured against Texas public high schools, KIPP Houston High School receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, KIPP Houston High School is among the top 10% of schools in Texas. Predicted: 35.3%. Actual: 61.7%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Harris County, the median household income is $74,983, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 13%. There are 1,205 public schools in Harris County, enrolling about 886,911 students in all.
The school nearest to KIPP Houston High School is KIPP Shine Prep, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. KIPP Houston High School places 1st of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Locale data from NCES put KIPP Houston High School inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large). Federal records list KIPP Houston High School as a charter school.
Enrollment declined 7% from its 2020-21 level of 692.
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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 Shine Prep0.0 mi · 920
- KIPP Academy Middle School0.0 mi · 508
- Phoenix School at Southwest Schools0.3 mi · 107
- Horn Elementary School0.4 mi · 675
- Maria Del Carmen Martinez Early Learning Center0.6 mi · 335
- Klentzman Intermediate School0.8 mi · 833
Frequently asked questions
About KIPP Houston High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at KIPP Houston High School?
KIPP Houston High School enrolls approximately 642 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does KIPP Houston High School serve?
KIPP Houston High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does KIPP Houston High School have?
KIPP Houston High School employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.3:1.
How diverse is KIPP Houston High School?
KIPP Houston High School reports a student body of 1% White, 69% Hispanic, 25% Black, 2% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees KIPP Houston High School?
KIPP Houston 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.