RIPLEY HOUSE CHARTER SCHOOL

RIPLEY HOUSE CHARTER SCHOOL is a low-enrollment elementary school in HOUSTON, Texas, part of BAKERRIPLEY COMMUNITY SCHOOLS. The school serves 322 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 38% smaller than the state mean of about 519.

BAKERRIPLEY COMMUNITY SCHOOLS comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 1,808 students; RIPLEY HOUSE CHARTER SCHOOL is among them.

Looking at the student body, RIPLEY HOUSE CHARTER SCHOOL records that 93% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Beyond that, the school reports 6% Black. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 44%.

Looking at school resources, RIPLEY HOUSE CHARTER SCHOOL reports 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting RIPLEY HOUSE CHARTER SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 91% of students at RIPLEY HOUSE CHARTER SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Harris County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, RIPLEY HOUSE CHARTER SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 34.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 20.7%.

Around the school, census data for Harris County shows median household income runs about $74,983, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. RIPLEY HOUSE CHARTER SCHOOL is one of 1205 public schools in Harris County (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students).

Nearest neighbor: RIPLEY HOUSE MIDDLE CAMPUS, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around RIPLEY HOUSE CHARTER SCHOOL. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), RIPLEY HOUSE CHARTER SCHOOL ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 53.0%.

The campus sits in an urban setting. RIPLEY HOUSE CHARTER SCHOOL operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 324 students in 2018 compared to 322 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.