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Enrollment
561
High
DISTRICT 639 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 480026413990
KIPP Journey Collegiate School
14030 FLORENCE RD, SUGARLAND, TX 77498 · (281) 900-0490 · Fort Bend County
GRADES 06–11HIGH21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL561 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% of Texas public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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 high schools
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
503 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 6 | 117 | 21% |
| Grade 7 | 108 | 19% |
| Grade 8 | 113 | 20% |
| Grade 9 | 74 | 13% |
| Grade 10 | 73 | 13% |
| Grade 11 | 76 | 14% |
Student demographics
55%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% . +44.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
48.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +29.0pp 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 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 44 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 29 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 24.0% | 39.0% | 23.0% | 14.0% |
| Mathematics | 22.0% | 26.0% | 29.0% | 23.0% |
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% | 48.0% |
| 2024-25 | 63.0% | 47.0% |
| 2023-24 | 61.0% | 31.0% |
| 2022-23 | 40.0% | 20.0% |
| 2021-22 | 40.0% | 28.0% |
| 2020-21 | 19.0% | 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
46.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% 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 Journey Collegiate School
KIPP Journey Collegiate School's state test result (46.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| KIPP Journey Collegiate School this school | 561 | 89.7% | 46.8% |
| LBJ Early College High School AUSTIN | 734 | 88.6% | 29.6% |
| IDEA Rise College Preparatory FORT WORTH | 598 | 86.8% | 54.8% |
| Houston High School SAN ANTONIO | 800 | 95.1% | 27.2% |
| KIPP Pleasant Grove Leadership Academy BALCH SPRINGS | 618 | 93.4% | 30.1% |
| Western Hills High School FORT WORTH | 854 | 88.2% | 27.8% |
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 Journey Collegiate School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Fort Bend County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.8% | #931 of 1,385 | #25 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #568 of 1,425 ▼ 56 | #20 of 30 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #523 of 1,425 ▼ 45 | #20 of 30 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +25.5pp | #240 of 1,184 | #11 of 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 561 | #835 of 2,107 | #29 of 39 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #675 of 1,344 | #4 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.7% | #522 of 1,346 | #26 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.7% | #197 of 1,522 | #1 of 31 |
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
561
+164 (+41%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 22.1:1
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 | 561 | 38.2 | 14.7:1 | 90% (503) |
| 2023-24 | 585 | 31 | 18.9:1 | 91% (532) |
| 2022-23 | 615 | 37 | 16.6:1 | 85% (525) |
| 2020-21 | 397 | 18 | 22.1:1 | 91% (360) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for KIPP Journey Collegiate School.
About KIPP Journey Collegiate School
KIPP Journey Collegiate School sits in SUGARLAND, Texas, and is classified as a high school. The latest federal count shows 561 students in grades 6 through 11. The average for high schools in Texas is about 796 students, so this school is 30% smaller than average.
KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS runs 56 schools with a combined 33,437 students. KIPP Journey Collegiate School is one of them.
By race and ethnicity, KIPP Journey Collegiate School is 57% Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 35% Black and 5% Asian. In Fort Bend County overall, about 25% of residents are Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at KIPP Journey Collegiate School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 55%.
Teacher staffing is 38.2 full-time equivalents, or about 14.7 students per teacher. High schools in Texas have a similar average ratio of 15.1:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 90%. Across public schools in Fort Bend County, the average is 42%.
allk12 grades KIPP Journey Collegiate School a B-. The grade compares the school only with Texas public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, KIPP Journey Collegiate School would score about 35.4%. It scores 46.8%, 11.4 points above that figure.
County data help place the school in context: in Fort Bend County, median household income is about $114,041, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 50% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The public schools of Fort Bend County number 217 and enroll about 191,372.
The nearest public school is KIPP Journey Primary School, at less than a tenth of a mile. KIPP Journey Collegiate School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The school's 46.8% average proficiency ranks 7th among 9 nearby schools.
Locale data from NCES put KIPP Journey Collegiate School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large). KIPP Journey Collegiate School operates as a charter school, which is publicly funded and run under a charter.
Enrollment was 397 in 2020-21 and 561 in 2024-25. Large swings like this can come from changes to the grades a school serves. The ratio was 22.1:1 in 2020-21 and 14.7:1 in 2024-25.
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Fort Bend County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
893,767
Census ACS
Median income
$114,041
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
50%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
217
191,372 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 SUGARLAND
- KIPP Journey Primary SchoolElementary · 1,052 students
- KIPP Academy WestMiddle · 422 students
Nearby schools
- KIPP Journey Primary School0.0 mi · 1,052
- Harmony Science Academy-Sugar Land0.8 mi · 729
- Townewest Elementary School0.9 mi · 462
- Rita Drabek Elementary School1.0 mi · 591
- Harmony School of Innovation-Sugar Land1.0 mi · 912
- Harmony School of Excellence - Sugar Land1.3 mi · 1,471
Frequently asked questions
About KIPP Journey Collegiate SchoolHow large is KIPP Journey Collegiate School?
KIPP Journey Collegiate School enrolls approximately 561 students in grades 06-11.
Is KIPP Journey Collegiate School an elementary, middle, or high school?
KIPP Journey Collegiate School is a high school covering grades 06-11.
What is the student-teacher ratio at KIPP Journey Collegiate School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at KIPP Journey Collegiate School is approximately 14.7:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at KIPP Journey Collegiate School?
At KIPP Journey Collegiate School, the student body is approximately 2% White, 57% Hispanic, 35% Black, 5% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is KIPP Journey Collegiate School public or private?
KIPP Journey Collegiate School is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.