KIPP East End High School
Public high school (charter) in Houston, Texas · KIPP Texas Public Schools · Grades 9–12
KIPP East End High School serves 625 students in grades 9–12 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 54 schools in KIPP Texas Public Schools. By enrollment it is the 793rd largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 16.9 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 ÷ 37.05 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | KIPP Texas Public Schools |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 480026414121 |
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 | 625 | 32,771 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 16.9 | 19.5 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 90.7% | 90.2% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 78% 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 East End High School in context
Size
KIPP East End High School is the 6th largest of KIPP Texas Public Schools' 14 high schools; its 625 students are 1.9% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 1.9 miles away and have a median of 561 students, so KIPP East End High School is close to their typical size.
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 168 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 148, against an average of 156 per grade. This year grade 12 has 12% fewer students than grade 9 (148 against 168). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 91.2% of enrollment, a higher share than across KIPP Texas Public Schools (68.2%). Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
90.7% 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. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
KIPP East End High School has 37.05 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 625 students would have about 44.6 teachers, so KIPP East End High School has 7.6 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 Austin High School, 0.7 miles away in Houston ISD. There are 25 high schools within 5 miles and 69 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 91.2% |
| Black | 6.7% |
| Two or more races | 0.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| White | 0.6% |
49.6% of students are girls and 50.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 168 |
| Grade 10 | 154 |
| Grade 11 | 155 |
| Grade 12 | 148 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
5402 Lawndale St, Houston, TX 77023
Phone: (281)879-3100
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: KIPP East End High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin High School | Houston ISD | 0.7 mi | 1,181 | 13.6 | 95.5% |
| Eastwood Academy | Houston ISD | 0.7 mi | 365 | 17.1 | 71.5% |
| H S for Law and Justice | Houston ISD | 1.7 mi | 391 | 16 | 82.1% |
| Middle College H S at Hcc Fraga | Houston ISD | 1.8 mi | 130 | 14.5 | 89.2% |
| East Early College High School | Houston ISD | 1.9 mi | 458 | 19.7 | 78.2% |
| Yates High School | Houston ISD | 1.9 mi | 685 | 10.7 | 93.3% |
| Energy Institute High School | Houston ISD | 2.4 mi | 663 | 17.1 | 46.5% |
| YES Prep - Southside | YES Prep Public Schools Inc | 2.8 mi | 860 | 14.9 | 95.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.