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Enrollment
788
Middle
DISTRICT 449 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 480026414128
KIPP Mosaic Academy School
12751 HILLCROFT AVE, HOUSTON, TX 77085 · (281) 879-3110 · Harris County
GRADES 06–10MIDDLE11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL788 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 32% of Texas public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
22.5:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
705 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 6 | 157 | 20% |
| Grade 7 | 160 | 20% |
| Grade 8 | 159 | 20% |
| Grade 9 | 175 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 137 | 17% |
Student demographics
36%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
54.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +24.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
34.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +15.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 54 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 24 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 18.0% | 36.0% | 23.0% | 23.0% |
| Mathematics | 11.0% | 23.0% | 35.0% | 31.0% |
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 | 54.0% | 34.0% |
| 2024-25 | 53.0% | 26.0% |
| 2023-24 | 55.0% | 19.0% |
| 2022-23 | 46.0% | 28.0% |
| 2021-22 | 46.0% | 31.0% |
| 2020-21 | 30.0% | 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
33.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% 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 Mosaic Academy School
KIPP Mosaic Academy School's state test result (33.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| KIPP Mosaic Academy School this school | 788 | 89.5% | 33.4% |
| Aldine Middle School HOUSTON | 842 | 91.4% | 21.3% |
| Benjamin Franklin International Exploratory Academy DALLAS | 808 | 90.8% | 40.0% |
| Cesar Chavez Middle School WACO | 786 | 93.5% | 21.9% |
| Cobb 6th Grade Campus HOUSTON | 991 | 91.0% | 50.0% |
| Dailey Middle School AUSTIN | 767 | 92.3% | 24.5% |
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 Mosaic Academy School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.4% | #1,249 of 1,635 | #162 of 218 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #1,176 of 1,670 ▲ 237 | #163 of 219 ▲ 26 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #825 of 1,670 ▼ 9 | #98 of 219 ▼ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.0pp | #977 of 1,570 | #140 of 216 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 788 | #577 of 1,749 | #120 of 227 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.5:1 | #1,533 of 1,542 | #209 of 215 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.9% | #1,143 of 1,543 | #155 of 215 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.5% | #266 of 1,648 | #71 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
788
+547 (+227%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
22.5:1
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 | 788 | 35.1 | 22.5:1 | 89% (705) |
| 2023-24 | 771 | 35 | 22.0:1 | 89% (689) |
| 2022-23 | 618 | 28 | 22.1:1 | 82% (506) |
| 2020-21 | 241 | 11 | 21.9:1 | 89% (214) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for KIPP Mosaic Academy School.
About KIPP Mosaic Academy School
KIPP Mosaic Academy School is a medium-sized middle school based in HOUSTON, Texas. The school counts 788 students across grades 6 through 10. The school's enrollment is 23% above the 643 average for middle schools in Texas.
District-wide, KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS has 56 schools and 33,437 students.
KIPP Mosaic Academy School's enrollment is 77% Hispanic. Other groups include 20% Black. By comparison, Harris County residents are about 44% Hispanic. By the diversity index, KIPP Mosaic Academy School comes in at 36%.
KIPP Mosaic Academy School's 35.1 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 22.5:1. For comparison, middle schools in Texas average 14.4:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 89%. The rate at public schools in Harris County averages 70%, lower than here.
KIPP Mosaic Academy School is graded C by allk12, scoring above 32% of Texas public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
KIPP Mosaic Academy School is 2.0 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (33.4% versus 35.5%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Texas.
KIPP Mosaic Academy School is located in Harris County, where median household income is about $74,983, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 1,205 public schools in Harris County, with a combined enrollment of about 886,911.
KIPP Mosaic Primary School is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. KIPP Mosaic Academy School's average proficiency of 33.4% compares with 38.7% for its nearest scored neighbors.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large. It is a charter school, open to the public and funded by taxpayers.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, reported enrollment went from 241 to 788. Such a large difference may reflect a change in the grades served.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 Mosaic Primary School0.0 mi · 1,092
- Accelerated Interdisciplinary Academy0.5 mi · 161
- Accelerated Int Charter School0.5 mi · 21
- Foerster Elementary School0.5 mi · 531
- Meyerpark Elementary School0.5 mi · 296
- Fondren Elementary School0.6 mi · 341
Frequently asked questions
About KIPP Mosaic Academy SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at KIPP Mosaic Academy School?
KIPP Mosaic Academy School enrolls approximately 788 students in grades 06-10.
Is KIPP Mosaic Academy School an elementary, middle, or high school?
KIPP Mosaic Academy School is a middle school covering grades 06-10.
How many teachers does KIPP Mosaic Academy School have?
KIPP Mosaic Academy School employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.5:1.
How diverse is KIPP Mosaic Academy School?
KIPP Mosaic Academy School reports a student body of 1% White, 77% Hispanic, 20% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees KIPP Mosaic Academy School?
KIPP Mosaic Academy 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.