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KIPP UNITY PRI
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveBeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyAbout KIPP UNITY PRI
KIPP UNITY PRI is one of the high-enrollment primary schools in HOUSTON, Texas, operated by KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS, with 1,050 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 102% above the state mean of about 519.
Across the 56 schools in KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS (33,437 students total), KIPP UNITY PRI accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On the student-mix side, KIPP UNITY PRI shows that 57% of the student body identifies as Black. Beyond that, the school lists 35% Hispanic, 5% Asian. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 21%.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 22.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. An estimated 90% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Fort Bend County runs at roughly 42%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, KIPP UNITY PRI sits in the top 10% of Texas schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 34.8%; actual is 52.2%, +17.4 points clear of the demographic baseline.
Across the wider county, Fort Bend County reports that median household earnings sit near $114,041, roughly 50% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Fort Bend County runs 217 public schools (combined enrollment of about 191,372 students), of which KIPP UNITY PRI is one.
The closest other public school is ARIZONA FLEMING EL, roughly 0.7 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around KIPP UNITY PRI. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts KIPP UNITY PRI at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 48.4%.
The school occupies a downtown site. KIPP UNITY PRI is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.
On the community side, the feed for KIPP UNITY PRI typically covers enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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