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What's one thing YES PREP - WHITE OAK gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
942
High
DISTRICT 954 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·YES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC·NCES 480020912924
YES Prep - White Oak
5620 W TIDWELL, HOUSTON, TX 77091 · (713) 924-5200 · Harris County
GRADES 06–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL942 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
876 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 | 157 | 17% |
| Grade 7 | 156 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 135 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 143 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 124 | 13% |
| Grade 11 | 123 | 13% |
| Grade 12 | 104 | 11% |
Student demographics
19%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
54.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +30.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
52.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +31.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 30 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 31 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 16.0% | 38.0% | 21.0% | 25.0% |
| Mathematics | 26.0% | 26.0% | 23.0% | 25.0% |
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 | 54.0% | 52.0% |
| 2024-25 | 47.0% | 43.0% |
| 2023-24 | 47.0% | 39.0% |
| 2022-23 | 43.0% | 33.0% |
| 2021-22 | 33.0% | 31.0% |
| 2020-21 | 24.0% | 21.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
43.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 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 - White Oak
YES Prep - White Oak's state test result (43.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| YES Prep - White Oak this school | 942 | 93.0% | 43.7% |
| YES Prep - 5th Ward HOUSTON | 933 | 92.9% | 46.9% |
| YES Prep - Northside HOUSTON | 948 | 93.2% | 41.2% |
| YES Prep North Forest HOUSTON | 991 | 94.0% | 38.1% |
| YES Prep - Brays Oaks HOUSTON | 1,051 | 94.4% | 49.8% |
| Northeast Early College High School AUSTIN | 972 | 91.9% | 24.2% |
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 - White Oak ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.7% | #1,034 of 1,385 | #103 of 150 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #471 of 1,425 ▲ 137 | #70 of 155 ▲ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #819 of 1,425 ▲ 132 | #89 of 155 ▲ 10 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +15.0pp | #598 of 1,184 | #84 of 151 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 942 | #610 of 2,107 | #91 of 223 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #1,052 of 1,344 | #92 of 157 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.9% | #1,114 of 1,346 | #130 of 157 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.0% | #116 of 1,522 | #32 of 175 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +41.0% | #93 of 672 | #11 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
942
+34 (+4%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 942 | 55.8 | 16.9:1 | 93% (876) |
| 2023-24 | 984 | 60.3 | 16.3:1 | 92% (902) |
| 2022-23 | 879 | 52.4 | 16.8:1 | 88% (776) |
| 2020-21 | 908 | 56 | 16.2:1 | 96% (869) |
| 2017-18 | 668 | 40.6 | 16.4:1 | 58% (386) |
| 2015-16 | 424 | 29 | 14.6:1 | 85% (360) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for YES Prep - White Oak.
Since 2017-18: students up 41% (668 to 942); teachers up 37% (40.6 to 55.8).
About YES Prep - White Oak
Families in HOUSTON, Texas, are served by YES Prep - White Oak, a mid-sized high school. Federal data show 942 students enrolled in grades 6 through 12 in 2024-25.
YES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC runs 24 schools with a combined 19,573 students. YES Prep - White Oak is one of them.
The share of Hispanic students at YES Prep - White Oak is 90%. The remaining shares are 8% Black. Harris County as a whole is about 44% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, YES Prep - White Oak scores 19%.
YES Prep - White Oak has 55.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 16.9:1. By comparison, the average for high schools in Texas is 15.1:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 93% at YES Prep - White Oak. The rate at public schools in Harris County averages 70%, lower than here.
Test results at YES Prep - White Oak are 9.7 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (43.7% actual, 34.0% predicted).
Looking at the county, Harris County, median household income comes to about $74,983, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. The county has 1,205 public schools and about 886,911 students.
YES Prep - White Oak's closest public school neighbor is Clifton Middle School, about 0.7 miles away. The five-mile area around YES Prep - White Oak holds at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts YES Prep - White Oak at 2nd of 8.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large. YES Prep - White Oak is a publicly funded charter school.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 4%, from 908 to 942.
Anyone can start a thread about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at YES Prep - White Oak. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 - GulftonHigh · 1,039 students
- YES Prep - East EndHigh · 1,014 students
- YES Prep - NorthlineHigh · 1,004 students
- YES Prep - North CentralHigh · 1,002 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
- Clifton Middle School0.7 mi · 363
- Smith Elementary School0.8 mi · 553
- Hoffman Middle School0.9 mi · 643
- Harmony School of Endeavor-Houston0.9 mi · 561
- Smith Elementary School1.0 mi · 730
- Southwest Public Schools Visual & Perf Arts Academy1.2 mi · 487
Frequently asked questions
About YES Prep - White OakHow many students attend YES Prep - White Oak?
YES Prep - White Oak enrolls approximately 942 students in grades 06-12.
Is YES Prep - White Oak an elementary, middle, or high school?
YES Prep - White Oak is a high school covering grades 06-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at YES Prep - White Oak?
The student-to-teacher ratio at YES Prep - White Oak is approximately 16.9:1 (56 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at YES Prep - White Oak?
At YES Prep - White Oak, the student body is approximately 1% White, 90% Hispanic, 8% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is YES Prep - White Oak public or private?
YES Prep - White Oak is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by YES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.