YES PREP - NORTHLINE

Located at 441 LITTLE YORK RD, in HOUSTON, Texas, YES PREP - NORTHLINE is an average-sized four-year high school that educates 1,004 students (grades 6 through 12), part of YES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC. That puts it 26% above the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 796 students.

YES PREP - NORTHLINE is one of 24 schools operated by YES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC, a district that educates 19,573 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, YES PREP - NORTHLINE shows that nearly all students (97%) are Hispanic. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 44%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting YES PREP - NORTHLINE higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 91% of students at YES PREP - NORTHLINE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Harris County (around 70%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

With demographic context factored in, YES PREP - NORTHLINE is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 34.3%; this one delivers 50.4%, a residual of +16.2 points.

Across the wider county, census data for Harris County shows median household earnings sit near $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. In all, Harris County runs 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), of which YES PREP - NORTHLINE is one.

Nearest neighbor: BARRICK EL, around 0.4 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts YES PREP - NORTHLINE at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 37.9%.

YES PREP - NORTHLINE operates from a metropolitan location. As a public charter, YES PREP - NORTHLINE runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 574%: 149 students in 2018 compared to 1,004 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked up from 93% to 97% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 19.4:1 in 2018 to 16.8:1 today.

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