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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·YES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC·NCES 480020911415

YES PREP - EAST END

8401 LAWNDALE ST, HOUSTON, TX 77012 · (713) 967-7800 · Harris County
GRADES 06–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,014 STUDENTS
Enrollment
1,014
High
DISTRICT 954 · STATE 796
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
64 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
897 students
DISTRICT 91% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Grade 6
155
Grade 7
170
Grade 8
164
Grade 9
157
Grade 10
144
Grade 11
118
Grade 12
106
Student demographics
White
81%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 24%
Hispanic
99999%
DISTRICT 88% · STATE 54%
Black
50%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 13%
Two+
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 3%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
49649%
Female
51851%

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Test scores

STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
58.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +29.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
38.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +14.0pp since 2020
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
43.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.2pp
above demographic expectation
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
1,014
+62 (+7%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 17.3:1
% White
1%
was 1%
% Hispanic
99%
was 97%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About YES PREP - EAST END

As a medium-sized high school in HOUSTON, Texas, YES PREP - EAST END caters to 1,014 students from grades 6 through 12, overseen by YES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 796 students each, so YES PREP - EAST END sits 27% above that benchmark.

Within YES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC, which oversees 24 schools and 19,573 students, YES PREP - EAST END is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, YES PREP - EAST END logs that nearly all students (99%) are Hispanic. By comparison, Harris County as a whole is about 44% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 64 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 88% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Harris County's rate of about 70%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), YES PREP - EAST END performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 35.3%, the actual is 43.5%, a residual of +8.2 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Harris County put median household earnings sit near $74,983, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Harris County runs 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), of which YES PREP - EAST END is one.

YES PREP EAST END EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around YES PREP - EAST END. On composite proficiency, YES PREP - EAST END comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 43.6%.

The campus sits in an urban setting. YES PREP - EAST END is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at YES PREP - EAST END has expanded 7%, going from 952 students in 2018 to 1,014 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 15.8:1 today.

On allk12, members of the YES PREP - EAST END community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.

Harris County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
YES PREP - EAST END
District
YES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC
Address
8401 LAWNDALE ST, HOUSTON, TX 77012
Phone
(713) 967-7800
County
Harris County
Level
High
Grade range
06–12
Total enrollment
1,014
Teachers (FTE)
64
Student–teacher ratio
15.8:1
Free/Reduced lunch
897 (88%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
480020911415
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About YES PREP - EAST END
How large is YES PREP - EAST END?
YES PREP - EAST END enrolls approximately 1,014 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does YES PREP - EAST END serve?
YES PREP - EAST END serves grades 06-12.
How many teachers does YES PREP - EAST END have?
YES PREP - EAST END employs 64 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
What is the student diversity at YES PREP - EAST END?
Student demographics at YES PREP - EAST END are roughly 1% White, 99% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Two or more.
What district is YES PREP - EAST END in?
YES PREP - EAST END is part of YES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC.
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