YES PREP - SOUTHWEST

Located at 4411 ANDERSON RD, in HOUSTON, Texas, YES PREP - SOUTHWEST is an average-sized four-year high school that enrolls 1,060 students (grades 6 through 12), overseen by YES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC. That puts it 33% bigger than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 796 students.

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

On demographics, YES PREP - SOUTHWEST reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (94%). The remainder reads as 5% Black. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 44%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, YES PREP - SOUTHWEST reports 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. An estimated 92% 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 meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, YES PREP - SOUTHWEST 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 33.5%; this one delivers 54.3%, a residual of +20.8 points.

In the surrounding community, Harris County reports that median household income runs about $74,983, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. In all, Harris County runs 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), of which YES PREP - SOUTHWEST is one.

Nearest neighbor: R D S P D, around 0.7 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 - SOUTHWEST at 1st of 6; the average score across the group is 34.1%.

The school occupies a residential site. YES PREP - SOUTHWEST operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Five-year trend. YES PREP - SOUTHWEST's enrollment has edged up 15% since 2018, when it stood at 925 (now 1,060). Class-load math has rose: from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 18.4:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the YES PREP - SOUTHWEST community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.