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Enrollment
1,078
Elementary
DISTRICT 694 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 480026411387
KIPP Sharp Prep
8430 WESTGLEN, HOUSTON, TX 77063 · (281) 879-3000 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,078 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
23.7:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
978 students
DISTRICT 91% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 251 | 23% |
| Kindergarten | 167 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 136 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 127 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 141 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 126 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 130 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (167) is 28% larger than its 5th grade class (130).
Student demographics
54%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
55.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +14.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
53.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +16.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 14 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 31.0% | 24.0% | 21.0% | 24.0% |
| Mathematics | 27.0% | 26.0% | 25.0% | 22.0% |
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 | 55.0% | 53.0% |
| 2024-25 | 57.0% | 52.0% |
| 2023-24 | 58.0% | 48.0% |
| 2022-23 | 61.0% | 54.0% |
| 2021-22 | 67.0% | 55.0% |
| 2020-21 | 41.0% | 37.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
48.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 35% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 14 points, placing it in Texas's top 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 Sharp Prep
KIPP Sharp Prep's state test result (48.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| KIPP Sharp Prep this school | 1,078 | 90.7% | 48.9% |
| Sneed Elementary School HOUSTON | 922 | 90.2% | 28.8% |
| Tipps Elementary School HOUSTON | 980 | 90.2% | 36.5% |
| Jackie Mae Townsell Elementary School IRVING | 845 | 87.9% | 28.9% |
| Anne Frank Elementary School DALLAS | 1,119 | 89.9% | 47.2% |
| Metcalf Elementary School HOUSTON | 855 | 83.6% | 36.5% |
Matched among Texas elementary 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 Sharp Prep ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.9% | #1,536 of 4,401 | #182 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #1,453 of 4,466 ▼ 31 | #186 of 625 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #1,885 of 4,466 ▼ 229 | #243 of 625 ▼ 50 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.5pp | #774 of 3,998 | #103 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,078 | #57 of 4,938 | #22 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.7:1 | #4,587 of 4,622 | #651 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.1% | #2,032 of 4,628 | #267 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.7% | #988 of 4,789 | #237 of 671 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
1,078
+167 (+18%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
23.7:1
was 24.0:1
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 | 1,078 | 45.6 | 23.7:1 | 91% (978) |
| 2023-24 | 1,024 | 44 | 23.3:1 | 89% (907) |
| 2022-23 | 904 | 38 | 23.8:1 | 82% (738) |
| 2020-21 | 911 | 38 | 24.0:1 | 87% (795) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for KIPP Sharp Prep.
About KIPP Sharp Prep
KIPP Sharp Prep is an elementary school in HOUSTON, Texas, and it is part of KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS. The school's enrollment of 1,078 students covers pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 108% higher than the average for elementary schools in Texas, which is about 519.
A total of 56 schools make up KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS, with 33,437 students enrolled.
At KIPP Sharp Prep, Hispanic students make up 64% of the student body. It is also 19% Black, 9% Asian, and 5% White. For comparison, the population of Harris County is roughly 44% Hispanic. KIPP Sharp Prep's diversity index is 54%, against a US figure of 70%.
At KIPP Sharp Prep, 45.6 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 23.7:1. That is higher than the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Roughly 91% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Harris County, the average eligibility rate is 70%.
Compared with Texas schools that have similar shares of low-income students, KIPP Sharp Prep does better than predicted by 13.9 points. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 48.9%; the prediction is 35.0%.
Federal survey data for Harris County show that the median household income is $74,983, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 13%. Harris County is home to 1,205 public schools and about 886,911 public school students.
The next-closest public school is Briarmeadow Charter, less than a tenth of a mile away. KIPP Sharp Prep is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts KIPP Sharp Prep at 2nd of 5.
NCES assigns KIPP Sharp Prep the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. KIPP Sharp Prep is a publicly funded charter school.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 167 more students in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 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
- KIPP Dream PrepElementary · 929 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
- Briarmeadow Charter0.1 mi · 591
- KIPP Sharpstown College Prep0.2 mi · 789
- Draw Academy0.4 mi · 696
- Piney Point Elementary School0.6 mi · 1,286
- Nci Charter School Without Walls0.7 mi · 891
- Southwest Public Schools College &career Prep Academy0.8 mi · 462
Frequently asked questions
About KIPP Sharp PrepHow large is KIPP Sharp Prep?
KIPP Sharp Prep enrolls approximately 1,078 students in grades PK-05.
Is KIPP Sharp Prep an elementary, middle, or high school?
KIPP Sharp Prep is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at KIPP Sharp Prep?
The student-to-teacher ratio at KIPP Sharp Prep is approximately 23.7:1 (46 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at KIPP Sharp Prep?
At KIPP Sharp Prep, the student body is approximately 5% White, 64% Hispanic, 19% Black, 9% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is KIPP Sharp Prep in?
KIPP Sharp Prep is part of KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.