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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at YES PREP - GULFTON this year?
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Enrollment
1,039
High
DISTRICT 954 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·YES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC·NCES 480020911822
YES Prep - Gulfton
6565 DE MOSS DR, HOUSTON, TX 77074 · (713) 967-9800 · Harris County
GRADES 06–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,039 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% of Texas public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
61 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
1,009 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 163 | 16% |
| Grade 7 | 165 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 165 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 162 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 133 | 13% |
| Grade 11 | 118 | 11% |
| Grade 12 | 133 | 13% |
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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
59.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +29.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
55.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +33.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 29 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 33 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 19.0% | 40.0% | 19.0% | 22.0% |
| Mathematics | 24.0% | 31.0% | 26.0% | 19.0% |
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 | 59.0% | 55.0% |
| 2024-25 | 54.0% | 51.0% |
| 2023-24 | 58.0% | 49.0% |
| 2022-23 | 48.0% | 45.0% |
| 2021-22 | 33.0% | 37.0% |
| 2020-21 | 30.0% | 22.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
49.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 32% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 17 points, placing it in Texas's top 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 YES Prep - Gulfton
YES Prep - Gulfton's state test result (49.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| YES Prep - Gulfton this school | 1,039 | 97.1% | 49.1% |
| Memorial High School SAN ANTONIO | 846 | 94.1% | 34.1% |
| Lanier High School SAN ANTONIO | 1,620 | 96.5% | 30.4% |
| YES Prep - West HOUSTON | 990 | 93.2% | 41.3% |
| YES Prep - Brays Oaks HOUSTON | 1,051 | 94.4% | 49.8% |
| Diamond Hill-Jarvis High School FORT WORTH | 877 | 94.5% | 18.7% |
Matched among Texas high 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 YES Prep - Gulfton ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.1% | #852 of 1,385 | #87 of 150 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #401 of 1,425 no change | #53 of 155 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #644 of 1,425 ▲ 93 | #68 of 155 ▲ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.5pp | #776 of 1,184 | #115 of 151 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,039 | #566 of 2,107 | #83 of 223 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.0:1 | #1,063 of 1,344 | #93 of 157 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.8% | #1,131 of 1,346 | #134 of 157 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.1% | #32 of 1,522 | #6 of 175 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.8% | #438 of 557 | #65 of 75 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,039
-20 (-2%) vs 2020
+97% since 2010-11, when it was 527
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 17.6:1
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 | 1,039 | 61.2 | 17.0:1 | 97% (1,009) |
| 2023-24 | 1,045 | 61.5 | 17.0:1 | 96% (1,006) |
| 2022-23 | 1,062 | 63 | 16.9:1 | 94% (1,002) |
| 2020-21 | 1,059 | 60 | 17.6:1 | 98% (1,033) |
| 2017-18 | 1,080 | 62.4 | 17.3:1 | 81% (872) |
| 2015-16 | 993 | 68 | 14.6:1 | 98% (972) |
| 2010-11 | 527 | 30 | 17.6:1 | 69% (362) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for YES Prep - Gulfton.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (1,080 to 1,039); teachers down 2% (62.4 to 61.2).
About YES Prep - Gulfton
YES Prep - Gulfton is a public high school in HOUSTON, Texas. The school counted 1,039 students in 2024-25, covering grades 6 through 12. The school is 31% larger than the average for high schools in Texas.
YES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC enrolls 19,573 students, and its 24 schools include YES Prep - Gulfton.
Hispanic students account for 91% of the school's enrollment. The school is also 4% Asian and 3% Black. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 44%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 17, compared with 70 nationally.
Based on 61.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, YES Prep - Gulfton has a ratio of 17.0:1. The gap from the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas is 1.9 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 97%. The 70% average for public schools in Harris County is 27 points lower.
YES Prep - Gulfton earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 53% of Texas public high schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for YES Prep - Gulfton is +16.9 points, in the top 10% of Texas. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 49.1%, and the predicted rate is 32.2%.
For Harris County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $74,983, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. The county has 1,205 public schools and about 886,911 students.
Among nearby public schools, Premier H S - Houston (sharpstown) is closest at about 0.1 miles. YES Prep - Gulfton is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 37.1%, lower than YES Prep - Gulfton's 49.1%.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics. The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement.
YES Prep - Gulfton had 1,059 students in 2020-21 and 1,039 in 2024-25, nearly the same.
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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
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in YES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC
- YES Prep - SouthwestHigh · 1,060 students
- YES Prep - Brays OaksHigh · 1,051 students
- YES Prep - East EndHigh · 1,014 students
- YES Prep - NorthlineHigh · 1,004 students
- YES Prep - North CentralHigh · 1,002 students
- YES Prep North ForestHigh · 991 students
Other schools in HOUSTON
- Texas Connections Academy at HoustonCombined · 8,641 students
- 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
- Premier H S - Houston (sharpstown)0.1 mi · 91
- Las Americas0.2 mi · 111
- Long Academy0.2 mi · 680
- Etoile Academy Charter School0.2 mi · 676
- KIPP Connect Houston Primary School0.2 mi · 1,056
- KIPP Connect Preparatory0.2 mi · 979
Frequently asked questions
About YES Prep - GulftonHow many students attend YES Prep - Gulfton?
YES Prep - Gulfton enrolls approximately 1,039 students in grades 06-12.
Is YES Prep - Gulfton an elementary, middle, or high school?
YES Prep - Gulfton is a high school covering grades 06-12.
How many teachers does YES Prep - Gulfton have?
YES Prep - Gulfton employs 61 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.0:1.
What is the student diversity at YES Prep - Gulfton?
Student demographics at YES Prep - Gulfton are roughly 1% White, 91% Hispanic, 3% Black, 4% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is YES Prep - Gulfton in?
YES Prep - Gulfton is part of YES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.