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What's the state of after-school transportation at YES PREP - SOUTHWEST?
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Enrollment
1,060
High
DISTRICT 954 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·YES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC·NCES 480020910714
YES Prep - Southwest
4411 ANDERSON RD, HOUSTON, TX 77053 · (713) 967-9200 · Harris County
GRADES 06–12HIGH21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,060 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 60% of Texas public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
18.4:1
58 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
979 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 | 166 | 16% |
| Grade 7 | 164 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 156 | 15% |
| Grade 9 | 165 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 145 | 14% |
| Grade 11 | 137 | 13% |
| Grade 12 | 127 | 12% |
Student demographics
11%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
69.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +37.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
62.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +27.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 37 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 27 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 26.0% | 43.0% | 18.0% | 13.0% |
| Mathematics | 24.0% | 38.0% | 25.0% | 13.0% |
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 | 69.0% | 62.0% |
| 2024-25 | 66.0% | 55.0% |
| 2023-24 | 67.0% | 49.0% |
| 2022-23 | 57.0% | 52.0% |
| 2021-22 | 40.0% | 46.0% |
| 2020-21 | 32.0% | 35.0% |
% 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
52.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 34% 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 19 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 - Southwest
YES Prep - Southwest's state test result (52.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| YES Prep - Southwest this school | 1,060 | 92.4% | 52.9% |
| YES Prep - Northside HOUSTON | 948 | 93.2% | 41.2% |
| YES Prep - 5th Ward HOUSTON | 933 | 92.9% | 46.9% |
| YES Prep - Brays Oaks HOUSTON | 1,051 | 94.4% | 49.8% |
| John F Kennedy High School SAN ANTONIO | 998 | 92.5% | 26.3% |
| YES Prep - White Oak HOUSTON | 942 | 93.0% | 43.7% |
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 - Southwest ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.9% | #718 of 1,385 | #76 of 150 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #246 of 1,425 ▲ 53 | #36 of 155 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #374 of 1,425 ▲ 29 | #44 of 155 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.0pp | #758 of 1,184 | #111 of 151 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,060 | #561 of 2,107 | #80 of 223 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.4:1 | #1,215 of 1,344 | #120 of 157 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.6% | #1,203 of 1,346 | #148 of 157 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.4% | #131 of 1,522 | #35 of 175 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.6% | #282 of 672 | #29 of 64 |
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
1,060
+30 (+3%) vs 2020
+54% since 2010-11, when it was 689
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
was 17.5:1
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 | 1,060 | 57.6 | 18.4:1 | 92% (979) |
| 2023-24 | 1,036 | 60.9 | 17.0:1 | 93% (964) |
| 2022-23 | 1,027 | 58.3 | 17.6:1 | 89% (911) |
| 2020-21 | 1,030 | 59 | 17.5:1 | 94% (973) |
| 2017-18 | 925 | 64.3 | 14.4:1 | 62% (578) |
| 2015-16 | 926 | 56 | 16.5:1 | 87% (806) |
| 2010-11 | 689 | 45 | 15.3:1 | 67% (464) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for YES Prep - Southwest.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (925 to 1,060); teachers down 10% (64.3 to 57.6).
About YES Prep - Southwest
YES Prep - Southwest is a high school in HOUSTON, Texas, according to federal school records. There are 1,060 students enrolled, covering grades 6 through 12. Across high schools in Texas, the average enrollment is about 796.
YES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC enrolls 19,573 students in 24 schools, including YES Prep - Southwest.
The share of Hispanic students at YES Prep - Southwest is 94%. The remaining shares are 5% Black. Harris County as a whole is about 44% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 11%.
The school had 57.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 18.4:1. The gap from the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas is 3.3 students per teacher. The school reported 92% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The average for public schools in Harris County is 70%.
YES Prep - Southwest holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 60% of Texas public high schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results, 52.9%, is 18.7 points above the 34.3% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the top 10% of Texas schools.
For the population of Harris County, median household income comes to about $74,983, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Harris County counts 1,205 public schools with about 886,911 students.
YES Prep - Southwest's closest public school neighbor is R D S P D, about 0.7 miles away. Within five miles of YES Prep - Southwest, there are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 52.9% is above the 35.3% average for nearby schools.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large. As a charter school, YES Prep - Southwest is publicly funded and operates under a charter.
Enrollment figures show a rise of 30 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at YES Prep - Southwest. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 - Brays OaksHigh · 1,051 students
- YES Prep - GulftonHigh · 1,039 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
- R D S P D0.7 mi · 46
- Reagan K-8 Educational Center0.7 mi · 682
- King Early Childhood Center0.7 mi · 299
- YES Prep Southwest Oaks Elementary School1.1 mi · 447
- Montgomery Elementary School1.1 mi · 373
- Grissom Elementary School1.2 mi · 424
Frequently asked questions
About YES Prep - SouthwestWhat is the total enrollment at YES Prep - Southwest?
YES Prep - Southwest enrolls approximately 1,060 students in grades 06-12.
Is YES Prep - Southwest an elementary, middle, or high school?
YES Prep - Southwest is a high school covering grades 06-12.
How many teachers does YES Prep - Southwest have?
YES Prep - Southwest employs 58 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at YES Prep - Southwest?
At YES Prep - Southwest, the student body is approximately 1% White, 94% Hispanic, 5% Black, 0% Asian.
What district is YES Prep - Southwest in?
YES Prep - Southwest is part of YES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC.
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