KIPP NEXUS PRI

As a mid-sized K-5 school in HOUSTON, Texas, KIPP NEXUS PRI serves 739 students from grades pre-K through 4, one of the schools within KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Enrollment runs roughly 42% bigger than the state mean of about 519.

KIPP NEXUS PRI is one of 56 schools operated by KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS, a district that educates 33,437 students overall.

Demographically, KIPP NEXUS PRI logs that 61% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 35% Black. By comparison, Harris County as a whole is about 44% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, KIPP NEXUS PRI has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Around 91% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Harris County (around 70%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, KIPP NEXUS PRI sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.9%; this one delivers 28.5%.

In the area at large, Harris County reports that the typical household earns roughly $74,983 per year, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. KIPP NEXUS PRI is one of 1205 public schools in Harris County (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students).

The closest other public school is KIPP NEXUS MIDDLE, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts KIPP NEXUS PRI at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 35.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area. As a public charter, KIPP NEXUS PRI runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

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