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Alumni: what's one memory from KIPP LEGACY PREPARATORY that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
820
Elementary
DISTRICT 694 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 480026412516
KIPP Legacy Preparatory
9606 MESA DR, HOUSTON, TX 77078 · (832) 230-0567 · Harris County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL820 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 13% of Texas public elementary schools
- FTest 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.
- AThree-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
21.1:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
790 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 | 135 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 140 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 139 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 126 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 137 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 143 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (140) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (143).
Student demographics
53%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
33.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +23.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
34.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +25.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 23 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 25 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 11.0% | 22.0% | 28.0% | 39.0% |
| Mathematics | 11.0% | 23.0% | 29.0% | 37.0% |
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 | 33.0% | 34.0% |
| 2024-25 | 23.0% | 24.0% |
| 2023-24 | 26.0% | 16.0% |
| 2022-23 | 19.0% | 11.0% |
| 2021-22 | 18.0% | 14.0% |
| 2020-21 | 10.0% | 9.0% |
% 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
22.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Legacy Preparatory
KIPP Legacy Preparatory's state test result (22.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| KIPP Legacy Preparatory this school | 820 | 96.3% | 22.3% |
| Caldwood Elementary School BEAUMONT | 694 | 92.1% | 25.8% |
| Jones Ec/PK/K HUMBLE | 756 | 89.7% | N/A |
| IDEA Spears Academy HOUSTON | 728 | 90.2% | 25.1% |
| KIPP Nexus Primary School HOUSTON | 739 | 91.5% | 35.1% |
| Holmquist Elementary School HOUSTON | 782 | 92.3% | 43.1% |
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 Legacy Preparatory ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.3% | #4,188 of 4,401 | #606 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #3,504 of 4,466 ▲ 620 | #523 of 625 ▲ 74 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #4,141 of 4,466 ▲ 226 | #590 of 625 ▲ 31 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +18.5pp | #596 of 3,998 | #80 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 820 | #384 of 4,938 | #120 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.1:1 | #4,509 of 4,622 | #639 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.5% | #2,173 of 4,628 | #286 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.3% | #347 of 4,789 | #104 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
820
-105 (-11%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
21.1:1
was 21.5:1
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 | 820 | 38.9 | 21.1:1 | 96% (790) |
| 2023-24 | 950 | 40.6 | 23.4:1 | 97% (917) |
| 2022-23 | 925 | 46.1 | 20.1:1 | 93% (862) |
| 2020-21 | 925 | 43 | 21.5:1 | 95% (879) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for KIPP Legacy Preparatory.
About KIPP Legacy Preparatory
KIPP Legacy Preparatory is a large elementary school in Texas, with an address in HOUSTON. The school covers pre-K through 4 and reported 820 students in 2024-25. Across elementary schools in Texas, the average enrollment is about 519.
KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS serves 33,437 students across 56 schools.
Federal enrollment data show KIPP Legacy Preparatory is 55% Hispanic. Other groups include 42% Black and 2% multiracial. The county population is about 44% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 53, compared with 70 nationally.
There are 38.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 21.1:1. Across elementary schools in Texas, the average ratio is 15.1:1. Of all students at KIPP Legacy Preparatory, 96% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 70% average for public schools in Harris County, the school's rate is higher.
Among Texas public elementary schools, KIPP Legacy Preparatory outscored 13%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
On BeatsExpectations, KIPP Legacy Preparatory is 10.3 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Texas schools.
Census data for Harris County show the median household earns about $74,983 a year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of people live in poverty. Counting KIPP Legacy Preparatory, Harris County has 1,205 public schools.
KIPP Legacy Preparatory's nearest public school is KIPP Northeast College Preparatory (less than a tenth of a mile). There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, KIPP Legacy Preparatory ranks 8th on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for KIPP Legacy Preparatory is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. KIPP Legacy Preparatory operates as a charter school, which is publicly funded and run under a charter.
The school shrank from 925 students in 2020-21 to 820 in 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on special education services, counseling, and support programs here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 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 Northeast College Preparatory0.0 mi · 614
- KIPP Voyage Academy for Girls0.0 mi · 368
- KIPP Polaris Academy for Boys0.1 mi · 341
- Fonwood Early Childhood Center0.3 mi · 405
- The Varnett School - Northeast1.0 mi · 354
- Hilliard Elementary School1.0 mi · 545
Frequently asked questions
About KIPP Legacy PreparatoryHow many students attend KIPP Legacy Preparatory?
KIPP Legacy Preparatory enrolls approximately 820 students in grades PK-04.
Is KIPP Legacy Preparatory an elementary, middle, or high school?
KIPP Legacy Preparatory is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many teachers does KIPP Legacy Preparatory have?
KIPP Legacy Preparatory employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.1:1.
What is the student diversity at KIPP Legacy Preparatory?
Student demographics at KIPP Legacy Preparatory are roughly 0% White, 55% Hispanic, 42% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is KIPP Legacy Preparatory in?
KIPP Legacy Preparatory is part of KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.