YES PREP - NORTHWEST

YES PREP - NORTHWEST is a mid-tier 9-12 campus in HOUSTON, Texas, one of the schools within YES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC. The school serves 940 students in grades 6 through 12.

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

Demographically, YES PREP - NORTHWEST reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (89%). Other groups include 7% Black, 2% White. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 44%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 62 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 86% of students are eligible 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, YES PREP - NORTHWEST sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 36.8%; this one delivers 45.4%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Harris County put median household income runs about $74,983, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. YES PREP - NORTHWEST is one of 1205 public schools in Harris County (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students).

Nearest neighbor: DEAN MIDDLE, around 1.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, YES PREP - NORTHWEST comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 43.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area. YES PREP - NORTHWEST operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

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