KIPP Connect Preparatory
Public high school (charter) in Houston, Texas · KIPP Texas Public Schools · Grades 6–12
KIPP Connect Preparatory serves 979 students in grades 6–12 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 54 schools in KIPP Texas Public Schools. By enrollment it is the 598th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 20.2 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 48.41 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 6–12 |
| District | KIPP Texas Public Schools |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480026412813 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | KIPP Texas Public Schools | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 979 | 32,771 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 20.2 | 19.5 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 72.7% | 90.2% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 92% of Texas high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
KIPP Connect Preparatory in context
Size
Of the 14 high schools in KIPP Texas Public Schools, KIPP Connect Preparatory is the largest, with 3% of the district's students. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 1.2 miles away and have a median of 600 students, so KIPP Connect Preparatory is larger than most of them.
As a charter school it is publicly funded and charges no tuition, but it is run under a charter rather than directly by a local school board.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 9 with 187 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 129, against an average of 140 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 131 in grade 6 and 129 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 69.7% of enrollment, about the same share as across KIPP Texas Public Schools (68.2%). Asian students are next, at 17.8%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
72.7% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 90.2% across KIPP Texas Public Schools and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
KIPP Connect Preparatory has 48.41 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 20.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 979 students would have about 69.9 teachers, so KIPP Connect Preparatory has 21.5 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other high school is YES Prep - Gulfton, 0.2 miles away in YES Prep Public Schools Inc. There are 25 high schools within 5 miles and 68 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 69.7% |
| Asian | 17.8% |
| Black | 7% |
| White | 4.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 0.5% |
50.1% of students are girls and 49.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 131 |
| Grade 7 | 131 |
| Grade 8 | 130 |
| Grade 9 | 187 |
| Grade 10 | 142 |
| Grade 11 | 129 |
| Grade 12 | 129 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
6700 Bellaire Blvd, Houston, TX 77074
Phone: (281)879-3023
Website: kipptexas.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: KIPP Connect Preparatory. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YES Prep - Gulfton | YES Prep Public Schools Inc | 0.2 mi | 1,039 | 17 | 97.1% |
| Long Academy | Houston ISD | 0.3 mi | 680 | 13.8 | 98.8% |
| Premier H S - Houston (Sharpstown) | Premier High Schools | 0.4 mi | 91 | 35.1 | 93.4% |
| Energized for STEM Academy High School | Houston ISD | 1.1 mi | 520 | 27.5 | 96.3% |
| Southwest Public Schools College &career Prep Academy | Southwest Public Schools | 1.2 mi | 462 | 285.2 | 92.9% |
| KIPP Sharpstown College Prep | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 1.3 mi | 789 | 21.6 | 95.6% |
| Excel Academy Education Transition Center | Excel Academy | 1.5 mi | 58 | 11.6 | 94.8% |
| Wisdom High School | Houston ISD | 1.6 mi | 1,965 | 14.1 | 96.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.