Enrollment
368
Middle
DISTRICT 449 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 480026412486
KIPP Voyage Academy for Girls
9616 MESA DR, HOUSTON, TX 77078 · (832) 230-0567 · Harris County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL368 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 20% of Texas public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public middle schools
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
343 students
DISTRICT 91% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 79 | 21% |
| Grade 6 | 94 | 26% |
| Grade 7 | 88 | 24% |
| Grade 8 | 107 | 29% |
Student demographics
48%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
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
49.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +26.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
34.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +27.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 26 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 27 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 20.0% | 29.0% | 27.0% | 24.0% |
| Mathematics | 8.0% | 26.0% | 31.0% | 35.0% |
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 | 49.0% | 34.0% |
| 2024-25 | 51.0% | 29.0% |
| 2023-24 | 38.0% | 17.0% |
| 2022-23 | 41.0% | 15.0% |
| 2021-22 | 41.0% | 13.0% |
| 2020-21 | 23.0% | 7.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
27.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 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 Voyage Academy for Girls
KIPP Voyage Academy for Girls's state test result (27.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| KIPP Voyage Academy for Girls this school | 368 | 93.2% | 27.3% |
| Thomas J Rusk Middle School DALLAS | 373 | 94.1% | 32.2% |
| D A Hulcy Steam Middle School DALLAS | 400 | 93.3% | 51.5% |
| KIPP Polaris Academy for Boys HOUSTON | 341 | 97.4% | 30.2% |
| West Dallas Junior High School DALLAS | 353 | 97.5% | 23.1% |
| Boude Storey Middle School DALLAS | 379 | 97.6% | 29.4% |
Matched among Texas middle 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 Voyage Academy for Girls ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.3% | #1,470 of 1,635 | #199 of 218 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #1,175 of 1,670 ▲ 139 | #162 of 219 ▲ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #1,066 of 1,670 ▼ 171 | #134 of 219 ▼ 36 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.5pp | #573 of 1,570 | #86 of 216 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 368 | #1,312 of 1,749 | #199 of 227 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #1,418 of 1,542 | #191 of 215 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.5% | #963 of 1,543 | #128 of 215 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.2% | #160 of 1,648 | #44 of 221 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
368
+22 (+6%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 20.4:1
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 | 368 | 20.6 | 17.9:1 | 93% (343) |
| 2023-24 | 354 | 19.5 | 18.2:1 | 97% (343) |
| 2022-23 | 346 | 22.9 | 15.1:1 | 95% (329) |
| 2020-21 | 346 | 17 | 20.4:1 | 94% (325) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for KIPP Voyage Academy for Girls.
About KIPP Voyage Academy for Girls
KIPP Voyage Academy for Girls is a small middle school found in HOUSTON, Texas. The school has 368 students in 2024-25 across grades 5 through 8. Middle schools in Texas average about 643 students, which makes this school 43% below average.
The 56 schools of KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS, including KIPP Voyage Academy for Girls, enroll 33,437 students.
At KIPP Voyage Academy for Girls, 65% of students are Hispanic. After that, the student body is 33% Black. Census figures show Harris County is about 44% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 48%.
KIPP Voyage Academy for Girls reported 20.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 17.9:1. Middle schools in Texas average 14.4:1, 3.5 fewer students per teacher than here. There are 343 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 93% of enrollment. That is higher than the 70% average for public schools in Harris County.
On the allk12 Grade, KIPP Voyage Academy for Girls lands at C-, ahead of 20% of Texas public middle schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 33.9% at KIPP Voyage Academy for Girls; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 27.3%.
Looking at the county, Harris County, median household income comes to about $74,983, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. The county's public schools total 1,205, with about 886,911 students.
KIPP Northeast College Preparatory is the nearest public school to KIPP Voyage Academy for Girls, less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. KIPP Voyage Academy for Girls comes in 7th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Charter status: KIPP Voyage Academy for Girls is a public charter school.
From 346 students in 2020-21, enrollment rose to 368 by 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 17.9:1, from 20.4:1.
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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
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Nearby schools
- KIPP Northeast College Preparatory0.0 mi · 614
- KIPP Legacy Preparatory0.0 mi · 820
- KIPP Polaris Academy for Boys0.0 mi · 341
- Fonwood Early Childhood Center0.3 mi · 405
- The Varnett School - Northeast1.0 mi · 354
- Hilliard Elementary School1.0 mi · 545
Frequently asked questions
About KIPP Voyage Academy for GirlsWhat is the total enrollment at KIPP Voyage Academy for Girls?
KIPP Voyage Academy for Girls enrolls approximately 368 students in grades 05-08.
Is KIPP Voyage Academy for Girls an elementary, middle, or high school?
KIPP Voyage Academy for Girls is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many teachers does KIPP Voyage Academy for Girls have?
KIPP Voyage Academy for Girls employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at KIPP Voyage Academy for Girls?
At KIPP Voyage Academy for Girls, the student body is approximately 1% White, 65% Hispanic, 33% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is KIPP Voyage Academy for Girls in?
KIPP Voyage Academy for Girls is part of KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
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