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How has KIPP NEXUS MIDDLE changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
432
Middle
DISTRICT 449 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 480026413628
KIPP Nexus Middle School
4211 WATONGA BLVD, HOUSTON, TX 77092 · (832) 230-0553 · Harris County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL432 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 49% of Texas public middle schools
- CTest 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.
- 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
381 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 | 104 | 24% |
| Grade 6 | 115 | 27% |
| Grade 7 | 113 | 26% |
| Grade 8 | 100 | 23% |
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
52.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +21.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
35.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +12.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 21 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 25.0% | 27.0% | 24.0% | 24.0% |
| Mathematics | 13.0% | 22.0% | 34.0% | 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 | 52.0% | 35.0% |
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 37.0% | 26.0% |
| 2022-23 | 28.0% | 17.0% |
| 2021-22 | 43.0% | 31.0% |
| 2020-21 | 31.0% | 23.0% |
% 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
36.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Nexus Middle School
KIPP Nexus Middle School's state test result (36.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| KIPP Nexus Middle School this school | 432 | 88.2% | 36.4% |
| Uplift Mighty Prep Middle School FORT WORTH | 516 | 89.0% | 26.0% |
| Wisdom Prep Middle School DALLAS | 493 | 87.6% | 22.6% |
| La Vega J H George Dixon Campus WACO | 441 | 89.6% | 27.1% |
| Kirby Middle School SAN ANTONIO | 423 | 90.1% | 24.2% |
| Uplift Ascend Prep Middle School FORT WORTH | 401 | 87.0% | 24.8% |
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 Nexus Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.4% | #1,110 of 1,635 | #139 of 218 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #1,127 of 1,670 ▼ 279 | #155 of 219 ▼ 51 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #928 of 1,670 ▲ 4 | #116 of 219 ▼ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +21.0pp | #244 of 1,570 | #35 of 216 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 432 | #1,204 of 1,749 | #189 of 227 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.4:1 | #1,454 of 1,542 | #194 of 215 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.7% | #1,045 of 1,543 | #139 of 215 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.2% | #301 of 1,648 | #80 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
432
+10 (+2%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
was 21.1:1
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 | 432 | 23.4 | 18.4:1 | 88% (381) |
| 2023-24 | 468 | 21 | 22.3:1 | 92% (431) |
| 2022-23 | 472 | 24 | 19.7:1 | 90% (427) |
| 2020-21 | 422 | 20 | 21.1:1 | 91% (384) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for KIPP Nexus Middle School.
About KIPP Nexus Middle School
KIPP Nexus Middle School serves students in HOUSTON, Texas, as a small middle-grades school. Federal data show 432 students enrolled in grades 5 through 8 in 2024-25. Middle schools in Texas average about 643 students, which makes this school 33% below average.
The 56 schools in KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS enroll 33,437 students altogether, KIPP Nexus Middle School among them.
The student body at KIPP Nexus Middle School is 70% Hispanic. It is also 26% Black. Harris County's residents are about 44% Hispanic, 26 points below the school's share. A diversity index of 44% means there is a 44% chance two randomly chosen students at KIPP Nexus Middle School are from different groups.
KIPP Nexus Middle School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.4:1, with 23.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in Texas is 14.4:1, so this school has more students per teacher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 88% at KIPP Nexus Middle School. For comparison, public schools in Harris County average 70%.
KIPP Nexus Middle School earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 49% of Texas public middle schools.
KIPP Nexus Middle School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 36.4%, compared with a predicted 36.0%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Harris County, the median household earns about $74,983 a year, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. Harris County has 1,205 public schools with about 886,911 students, including KIPP Nexus Middle School.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates KIPP Nexus Middle School from the closest public school, KIPP Nexus Primary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. KIPP Nexus Middle School is 4th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large. KIPP Nexus Middle School is a publicly funded charter school.
Federal data show 422 students in 2020-21 and 432 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. Students per teacher dropped from 21.1 in 2020-21 to 18.4 in 2024-25.
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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 Nexus Primary School0.0 mi · 739
- Southwest Public Schools Visual & Perf Arts Academy0.5 mi · 487
- Smith Elementary School0.7 mi · 730
- Scarborough High School0.7 mi · 691
- Wainwright Elementary School0.7 mi · 382
- Stevens Elementary School0.8 mi · 556
Frequently asked questions
About KIPP Nexus Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at KIPP Nexus Middle School?
KIPP Nexus Middle School enrolls approximately 432 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does KIPP Nexus Middle School serve?
KIPP Nexus Middle School serves grades 05-08.
How many teachers does KIPP Nexus Middle School have?
KIPP Nexus Middle School employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.4:1.
What is the student diversity at KIPP Nexus Middle School?
Student demographics at KIPP Nexus Middle School are roughly 1% White, 70% Hispanic, 26% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is KIPP Nexus Middle School in?
KIPP Nexus Middle School is part of KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.