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Enrollment
405
Middle
DISTRICT 449 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 480026411548
KIPP Liberation College Preparatory
5400 MLK JR BLVD, HOUSTON, TX 77021 · (832) 230-0564 · Harris County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL405 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 24% of Texas public middle 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.
- 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
380 students
DISTRICT 91% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 83 | 20% |
| Grade 6 | 113 | 28% |
| Grade 7 | 105 | 26% |
| Grade 8 | 104 | 26% |
Student demographics
44%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
46.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +25.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
38.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +25.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 25 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 | 21.0% | 25.0% | 28.0% | 26.0% |
| Mathematics | 13.0% | 25.0% | 29.0% | 33.0% |
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 | 46.0% | 38.0% |
| 2024-25 | 47.0% | 28.0% |
| 2023-24 | 40.0% | 19.0% |
| 2022-23 | 38.0% | 25.0% |
| 2021-22 | 44.0% | 23.0% |
| 2020-21 | 21.0% | 13.0% |
% 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
28.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Liberation College Preparatory
KIPP Liberation College Preparatory's state test result (28.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| KIPP Liberation College Preparatory this school | 405 | 93.8% | 28.8% |
| KIPP Spirit College Prep HOUSTON | 532 | 91.5% | 34.3% |
| Attucks Middle School HOUSTON | 392 | 97.2% | 40.9% |
| Smith Middle School BEAUMONT | 532 | 87.0% | 17.7% |
| Thomas Middle School HOUSTON | 391 | 98.0% | 30.8% |
| G W Carver 6th Grade STEM Learning Center LANCASTER | 473 | 84.1% | 38.0% |
Matched among Texas middle 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 Liberation College Preparatory ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.8% | #1,427 of 1,635 | #191 of 218 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #985 of 1,670 ▲ 366 | #133 of 219 ▲ 46 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #1,199 of 1,670 ▼ 128 | #153 of 219 ▼ 27 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.5pp | #745 of 1,570 | #107 of 216 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 405 | #1,252 of 1,749 | #193 of 227 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.7:1 | #1,462 of 1,542 | #196 of 215 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.9% | #1,042 of 1,543 | #138 of 215 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.8% | #141 of 1,648 | #38 of 221 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
405
-11 (-3%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
was 21.9:1
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 | 405 | 21.7 | 18.7:1 | 94% (380) |
| 2023-24 | 435 | 20 | 21.8:1 | 93% (404) |
| 2022-23 | 423 | 26.5 | 16.0:1 | 91% (383) |
| 2020-21 | 416 | 19 | 21.9:1 | 88% (364) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for KIPP Liberation College Preparatory.
About KIPP Liberation College Preparatory
KIPP Liberation College Preparatory serves students in HOUSTON, Texas, as a small middle school. The school covers grades 5 through 8 and reported 405 students in 2024-25. The school is 37% below the average for middle schools in Texas.
Across its 56 schools, KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS enrolls 33,437 students. KIPP Liberation College Preparatory is one of those schools.
At KIPP Liberation College Preparatory, 70% of students are Black. After that, the student body is 26% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Census figures show Harris County is about 19% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, KIPP Liberation College Preparatory scores 44%.
Its ratio of 18.7:1 is based on 21.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. Middle schools in Texas have an average ratio of 14.4:1. In all, 94% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 70% average among public schools in Harris County.
KIPP Liberation College Preparatory earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 24% of Texas public middle schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for KIPP Liberation College Preparatory is 33.6%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 28.8%.
In Harris County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $74,983 a year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Harris County number 1,205, with about 886,911 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, KIPP Peace Elementary School, is about 0.1 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, KIPP Liberation College Preparatory is 7th among 9 schools close by.
In the federal locale system, KIPP Liberation College Preparatory is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. NCES lists KIPP Liberation College Preparatory as a charter school.
Enrollment fell 3% over 4 years, reaching 405 in 2024-25. The ratio was 21.9:1 in 2020-21 and 18.7:1 in 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback 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
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 Peace Elementary School0.1 mi · 525
- Peck Elementary School0.3 mi · 288
- Beatrice Mayes Institute Charter School0.6 mi · 558
- Hartsfield Elementary School0.7 mi · 287
- Southside Elementary School0.9 mi · 675
- YES Prep - Southside0.9 mi · 860
Frequently asked questions
About KIPP Liberation College PreparatoryHow large is KIPP Liberation College Preparatory?
KIPP Liberation College Preparatory enrolls approximately 405 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does KIPP Liberation College Preparatory serve?
KIPP Liberation College Preparatory serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at KIPP Liberation College Preparatory?
Approximately 18.7:1 students per teacher at KIPP Liberation College Preparatory.
What is the racial breakdown of students at KIPP Liberation College Preparatory?
At KIPP Liberation College Preparatory, the student body is approximately 1% White, 26% Hispanic, 70% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees KIPP Liberation College Preparatory?
KIPP Liberation College Preparatory 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.