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Which teacher or staff member at KIPP ZENITH ACADEMY deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
780
Elementary
DISTRICT 694 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 480026411247
KIPP Zenith Academy
11000 SCOTT ST, HOUSTON, TX 77047 · (832) 230-0562 · Harris County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL780 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
23.7:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
733 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 | 140 | 18% |
| Kindergarten | 139 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 134 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 142 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 113 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 112 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (139) is 24% larger than its 4th grade class (112).
Student demographics
38%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
42.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +27.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
38.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +25.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 27 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 25 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 14.0% | 28.0% | 26.0% | 32.0% |
| Mathematics | 14.0% | 24.0% | 26.0% | 36.0% |
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 | 42.0% | 38.0% |
| 2024-25 | 47.0% | 38.0% |
| 2023-24 | 38.0% | 32.0% |
| 2022-23 | 27.0% | 47.0% |
| 2021-22 | 52.0% | 39.0% |
| 2020-21 | 15.0% | 13.0% |
% 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
38.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% 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 Zenith Academy
KIPP Zenith Academy's state test result (38.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| KIPP Zenith Academy this school | 780 | 94.0% | 38.9% |
| Uplift Hampton Prep PS DALLAS | 712 | 89.0% | 33.4% |
| Pleasant Run Elementary School LANCASTER | 597 | 87.8% | 26.0% |
| KIPP Peace Elementary School HOUSTON | 525 | 96.0% | 26.3% |
| Bastian Elementary School HOUSTON | 633 | 98.7% | 40.5% |
| Hilliard Elementary School HOUSTON | 545 | 98.7% | 34.4% |
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 Zenith Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.9% | #2,733 of 4,401 | #364 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #3,047 of 4,466 ▼ 139 | #441 of 625 ▼ 25 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #3,419 of 4,466 ▼ 633 | #482 of 625 ▼ 101 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.0pp | #2,384 of 3,998 | #373 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 780 | #520 of 4,938 | #145 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.7:1 | #4,588 of 4,622 | #652 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.4% | #3,134 of 4,628 | #438 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.0% | #636 of 4,789 | #166 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
780
-69 (-8%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
23.7:1
was 21.2:1
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 | 780 | 32.9 | 23.7:1 | 94% (733) |
| 2023-24 | 858 | 38 | 22.6:1 | 95% (816) |
| 2022-23 | 830 | 41 | 20.2:1 | 94% (780) |
| 2020-21 | 849 | 40 | 21.2:1 | 94% (798) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for KIPP Zenith Academy.
About KIPP Zenith Academy
The public elementary school KIPP Zenith Academy is located in HOUSTON, Texas. In all, 780 students attend the school in pre-K through 4. It has 50% more students than the average for elementary schools in Texas (about 519).
KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS oversees KIPP Zenith Academy and 55 other schools, with 33,437 students in total.
About 75% of the student body at KIPP Zenith Academy is Black. Enrollment also includes 22% Hispanic. Among people living in Harris County, the Black share is about 19%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 38%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at KIPP Zenith Academy is 23.7:1, based on 32.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1, so this school has more students per teacher. KIPP Zenith Academy counts 94% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Harris County is 70%.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, KIPP Zenith Academy is 5.4 points above its prediction. Actual: 38.9%. Predicted: 33.6%.
American Community Survey estimates for Harris County show that the median household earns about $74,983 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 13% of people live in poverty. Harris County has 1,205 public schools with about 886,911 students, including KIPP Zenith Academy.
KIPP Sunnyside High School is less than a tenth of a mile from KIPP Zenith Academy, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around KIPP Zenith Academy holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 26.6% proficiency; KIPP Zenith Academy posts 38.9%.
KIPP Zenith Academy is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large. The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement.
In 2020-21, KIPP Zenith Academy enrolled 849 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 780. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 21.2:1; by 2024-25 it was 23.7:1.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at KIPP Zenith Academy. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
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Other schools in HOUSTON
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- 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
- KIPP Sunnyside High School0.0 mi · 622
- KIPP Spirit College Prep0.0 mi · 532
- Woodson School0.4 mi · 457
- Law Elementary School0.7 mi · 426
- Reynolds Elementary School1.0 mi · 301
- Reve Preparatory Charter School1.2 mi · 237
Frequently asked questions
About KIPP Zenith AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at KIPP Zenith Academy?
KIPP Zenith Academy enrolls approximately 780 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does KIPP Zenith Academy serve?
KIPP Zenith Academy serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at KIPP Zenith Academy?
Approximately 23.7:1 students per teacher at KIPP Zenith Academy.
How diverse is KIPP Zenith Academy?
KIPP Zenith Academy reports a student body of 0% White, 22% Hispanic, 75% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is KIPP Zenith Academy in?
KIPP Zenith Academy is part of KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.