KIPP Dream Prep
Public elementary school (charter) in Houston, Texas · KIPP Texas Public Schools · Grades Pre-K–4
KIPP Dream Prep serves 929 students in grades Pre-K–4 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 54 schools in KIPP Texas Public Schools. By enrollment it is the 165th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 23.8 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 39.03 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–4 |
| 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 | 480026411408 |
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 elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 929 | 32,771 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 23.8 | 19.5 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 95.9% | 90.2% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 99% of Texas elementary 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 Dream Prep in context
Size
KIPP Dream Prep is the 6th largest of KIPP Texas Public Schools' 22 elementary schools; its 929 students are 2.8% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.1 miles away and have a median of 656 students, so KIPP Dream Prep 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 pre-K with 221 students, and its smallest is grade 1 with 137, against an average of 155 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 138 in kindergarten and 137 in grade 4. It also enrolls 221 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 88.5% of enrollment, a higher share than across KIPP Texas Public Schools (68.2%). Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
95.9% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 90.2% across KIPP Texas Public Schools and a median of 72% for Texas elementary 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 Dream Prep has 39.03 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 23.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 929 students would have about 62.8 teachers, so KIPP Dream Prep has 23.8 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
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 elementary school is Burbank Elementary School, 0.3 miles away in Houston ISD. There are 68 elementary schools within 5 miles and 187 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 88.5% |
| Black | 9.5% |
| White | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 0.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
51.5% of students are girls and 48.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 221 |
| Kindergarten | 138 |
| Grade 1 | 137 |
| Grade 2 | 138 |
| Grade 3 | 158 |
| Grade 4 | 137 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
500 Tidwell Dr., Houston, TX 77022
Phone: (832)230-0566
Website: kipptexas.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: KIPP Dream Prep. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burbank Elementary School | Houston ISD | 0.3 mi | 736 | 16 | 98.1% |
| Lyons Elementary School | Houston ISD | 0.8 mi | 767 | 17.5 | 98.4% |
| Janowski Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.0 mi | 395 | 15.8 | 94.7% |
| YES Prep Airline Elementary School | YES Prep Public Schools Inc | 1.1 mi | 632 | 14.1 | 94.1% |
| Northline Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.2 mi | 358 | 13 | 97.8% |
| Berry Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.2 mi | 745 | 15.5 | 100% |
| De Chaumes Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.3 mi | 680 | 15.8 | 96.5% |
| Garcia Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.3 mi | 289 | 16.1 | 100% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.