KIPP SHINE PREP

As a large K-5 school in HOUSTON, Texas, KIPP SHINE PREP works with 920 students from grades pre-K through 4, operated by KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Enrollment runs roughly 77% larger than the state mean of about 519.

KIPP SHINE PREP is one of 56 schools operated by KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS, a district that teaches 33,437 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, KIPP SHINE PREP shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 58%. Beyond that, the school logs 33% Black, 6% Asian. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 44%.

On the income-and-resources front, KIPP SHINE PREP reports 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 23.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. About 95% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Harris County (around 70%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, KIPP SHINE PREP is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 32.4%; this one delivers 57.7%, a residual of +25.3 points.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Harris County indicate median household income runs about $74,983, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. KIPP SHINE PREP is one of 1205 public schools in Harris County (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students).

The closest other public school is KIPP HOUSTON H S, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around KIPP SHINE PREP. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts KIPP SHINE PREP at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 36.5%.

The school occupies a city-core site. KIPP SHINE PREP operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.