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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 480026412977

KIPP NORTHEAST COLLEGE PREPARATORY

9680 MESA DR, HOUSTON, TX 77078 · (832) 230-0567 · Harris County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL614 STUDENTS
Enrollment
614
High
DISTRICT 639 · STATE 796
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
578 students
DISTRICT 91% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Grade 9
178
Grade 10
174
Grade 11
135
Grade 12
127
Student demographics
White
10%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 24%
Hispanic
42369%
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 54%
Black
18430%
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 13%
Two+
51%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 3%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
28346%
Female
33154%

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Test scores

STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
47.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +17.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
9.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +0.0pp since 2020
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
37.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.1pp
above demographic expectation
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

About KIPP NORTHEAST COLLEGE PREPARATORY

KIPP NORTHEAST COLLEGE PREPARATORY operates as a small four-year high school in HOUSTON, Texas, one of the schools within KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Current enrollment sits at 614 students spanning grades 9 through 12. That puts it 23% leaner than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 796 students.

KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS runs 56 schools in total, collectively educating 33,437 students. KIPP NORTHEAST COLLEGE PREPARATORY is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, KIPP NORTHEAST COLLEGE PREPARATORY records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 69%; the rest reads as 30% Black. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 44%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. About 94% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Harris County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, KIPP NORTHEAST COLLEGE PREPARATORY performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 32.8%, the actual is 37.9%, a residual of +5.1 points.

In the surrounding community, Harris County reports that the typical household earns roughly $74,983 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Across Harris County's 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), KIPP NORTHEAST COLLEGE PREPARATORY is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: KIPP VOYAGE ACADEMY FOR GIRLS, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, KIPP NORTHEAST COLLEGE PREPARATORY comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 28.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area. KIPP NORTHEAST COLLEGE PREPARATORY is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.

Harris County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
KIPP NORTHEAST COLLEGE PREPARATORY
District
KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Address
9680 MESA DR, HOUSTON, TX 77078
Phone
(832) 230-0567
County
Harris County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
614
Teachers (FTE)
37
Student–teacher ratio
16.6:1
Free/Reduced lunch
578 (94%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
480026412977
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About KIPP NORTHEAST COLLEGE PREPARATORY
How many students attend KIPP NORTHEAST COLLEGE PREPARATORY?
KIPP NORTHEAST COLLEGE PREPARATORY enrolls approximately 614 students in grades 09-12.
Is KIPP NORTHEAST COLLEGE PREPARATORY an elementary, middle, or high school?
KIPP NORTHEAST COLLEGE PREPARATORY is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does KIPP NORTHEAST COLLEGE PREPARATORY have?
KIPP NORTHEAST COLLEGE PREPARATORY employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
What is the student diversity at KIPP NORTHEAST COLLEGE PREPARATORY?
Student demographics at KIPP NORTHEAST COLLEGE PREPARATORY are roughly 0% White, 69% Hispanic, 30% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees KIPP NORTHEAST COLLEGE PREPARATORY?
KIPP NORTHEAST 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.
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