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KIPP Generations Collegiate

Public high school (charter) in Houston, Texas · KIPP Texas Public Schools · Grades 9–12

KIPP Generations Collegiate serves 614 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 809th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 15.7 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.

614
students
15.7
students per teacher
96.1%
free/reduced lunch eligible
9–12
grades

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 39.17 full-time-equivalent teachers.

School facts

School typeRegular School, charter
LevelHigh
Grades9–12
DistrictKIPP Texas Public Schools
CountyHarris County
Area typeCity, large
School mealsFree meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision)
NCES school ID480026412773

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.

Compared with the district and Texas

This schoolKIPP Texas Public SchoolsTexas high schools (median)
Students61432,771457
Students per teacher15.719.514
Free or reduced-price lunch eligible96.1%90.2%63.8%

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 66% 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 Generations Collegiate in context

Size

KIPP Generations Collegiate is the 9th largest of KIPP Texas Public Schools' 14 high schools; its 614 students are 1.9% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 1.9 miles away and have a median of 650 students, so KIPP Generations Collegiate 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 10 with 178 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 131, against an average of 154 per grade. This year grade 12 has 18% fewer students than grade 9 (131 against 160). 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 87.9% of enrollment, a higher share than across KIPP Texas Public Schools (68.2%). Black students are next, at 10.9%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.

96.1% 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 Generations Collegiate has 39.17 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 614 students would have about 43.9 teachers, so KIPP Generations Collegiate has 4.7 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 Houston Math Science and Technology Center, 0.6 miles away in Houston ISD. There are 17 high schools within 5 miles and 55 within 10 miles.

Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.

Students by race and ethnicity

Students by race and ethnicity
Hispanic
87.9%
Black
10.9%
White
1%
Two or more races
0.2%

49.7% of students are girls and 50.3% are boys.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.

Students by grade

Students by grade
Grade 9
160
Grade 10
178
Grade 11
145
Grade 12
131

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.

Location and contact

500 Tidwell Rd, Houston, TX 77022
Phone: (832)230-0566
Website: kipptexas.org

Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Red: KIPP Generations Collegiate. Blue: the nearest high schools.

Nearby high schools

SchoolDistrictDistanceStudentsPer teacherFree/reduced lunch
Houston Math Science and Technology CenterHouston ISD0.6 mi2,39614.795.3%
North Houston Early College High SchoolHouston ISD0.8 mi48921.387.9%
Premier H S Houston Gallery NorthPremier High Schools1.8 mi10821.689.8%
Texasworks - Houston-Gallery FurnitureTexas Works1.8 mi17––
YES Prep - NorthlineYES Prep Public Schools Inc2.0 mi1,00416.890.7%
Washington B T High SchoolHouston ISD2.1 mi81111.197.5%
Harper DAEPHouston ISD2.6 mi763.790.8%
YES Prep - NorthsideYES Prep Public Schools Inc2.9 mi94815.993.2%

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.

Other schools in KIPP Texas Public Schools

SchoolLevelGradesStudents
KIPP 3D AcademyMiddle5–8513
KIPP Academy Middle SchoolMiddle5–8508
KIPP Academy WestMiddle6–10422
KIPP Alegria Primary SchoolElementaryPre-K–4532
KIPP Aspire AcademyMiddle5–8470
KIPP Austin Academy of Arts & LettersMiddle5–8388
KIPP Austin Beacon PrepMiddle5–8393
KIPP Austin BraveHigh9–12490
KIPP Austin College PrepMiddle5–8465
KIPP Austin CollegiateHigh9–12847
KIPP Austin ComunidadElementaryPre-K–4513
KIPP Austin ObrasElementaryPre-K–4373
KIPP Camino AcademyMiddle5–8408
KIPP Climb AcademyElementaryPre-K–4679
KIPP Connect Houston Primary SchoolElementaryPre-K–51,056
KIPP Connect PreparatoryHigh6–12979
KIPP Dream PrepElementaryPre-K–4929
KIPP East End High SchoolHigh9–12625
KIPP Esperanza Primary SchoolElementaryK–4424
KIPP Explore AcademyElementaryPre-K–4756
KIPP Houston High SchoolHigh9–12642
KIPP Intrepid PreparatoryMiddle5–8509
KIPP Journey Collegiate SchoolHigh6–11561
KIPP Journey Primary SchoolElementaryPre-K–51,052
KIPP Legacy PreparatoryElementaryPre-K–4820
KIPP Liberation College PreparatoryMiddle5–8405
KIPP Mosaic Academy SchoolMiddle6–10788
KIPP Mosaic Primary SchoolElementaryPre-K–51,092
KIPP Nexus Middle SchoolMiddle5–8432
KIPP Nexus Primary SchoolElementaryPre-K–4739
KIPP Northeast College PreparatoryHigh9–12614
KIPP Oak Cliff AcademyHigh9–12340
KIPP Paseo Preparatory SchoolMiddle6–10436
KIPP Paseo Primary SchoolElementaryPre-K–5560
KIPP Peace Elementary SchoolElementaryPre-K–4525
KIPP Pleasant Grove Leadership AcademyHigh6–12618
KIPP Pleasant Grove Primary SchoolElementaryPre-K–5496
KIPP Polaris Academy for BoysMiddle5–8341
KIPP Prime College PreparatoryMiddle5–8453
KIPP Sharp PrepElementaryPre-K–51,078
KIPP Sharpstown College PrepHigh6–11789
KIPP Shine PrepElementaryPre-K–4920
KIPP Somos CollegiateHigh6–12573
KIPP Somos Primary SchoolElementaryPre-K–3241
KIPP Spirit College PrepMiddle5–8532
KIPP Sunnyside High SchoolHigh9–12622
KIPP Truth AcademyMiddle5–8440
KIPP Truth Elementary SchoolElementaryPre-K–4515
KIPP Un Mundo Primary SchoolElementaryK–4426
KIPP Unity Primary SchoolElementaryPre-K–51,050
KIPP University Prep High SchoolHigh9–12630
KIPP Voyage Academy for GirlsMiddle5–8368
KIPP Zenith AcademyElementaryPre-K–4780