KIPP Houston High School
Public high school (charter) in Houston, Texas · KIPP Texas Public Schools · Grades 9–12
KIPP Houston High School serves 642 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 787th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 18.3 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 ÷ 35.07 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 | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480026412145 |
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 | 642 | 32,771 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 18.3 | 19.5 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 89.9% | 90.2% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 87% 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 Houston High School in context
Size
KIPP Houston High School is the 4th largest of KIPP Texas Public Schools' 14 high schools; its 642 students are 2% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 2.5 miles away with a median enrollment of 870; KIPP Houston High School is smaller 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 11 with 179 students, and its smallest is grade 9 with 149, against an average of 161 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 149 in grade 9 and 154 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 69% here and 68.2% across KIPP Texas Public Schools. Black students are next, at 24.8%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
89.9% of its students are eligible 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
With 35.07 full-time-equivalent teachers for 642 students, KIPP Houston High School has 18.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 642 students would have about 45.9 teachers, so KIPP Houston High School has 10.8 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
KIPP Houston High School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other high school is Phoenix School at Southwest Schools, 0.3 miles away in Southwest Public Schools. Within 10 miles there are 56 other high schools, 24 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 69% |
| Black | 24.8% |
| Asian | 2.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2.2% |
| White | 1.2% |
| Two or more races | 0.5% |
49.8% of students are girls and 50.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 149 |
| Grade 10 | 160 |
| Grade 11 | 179 |
| Grade 12 | 154 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
10711 KIPP Way St, Houston, TX 77099
Phone: (832)328-1051
Website: kipptexas.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: KIPP Houston High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix School at Southwest Schools | Southwest Public Schools | 0.3 mi | 107 | – | 78.5% |
| Harmony Science Academy-Houston | Harmony Public Schools - Houston South | 0.9 mi | 750 | 16 | 77.2% |
| YES Prep - Brays Oaks | YES Prep Public Schools Inc | 2.1 mi | 1,051 | 17.9 | 94.4% |
| Texans Can Academy - Houston Southwest | Texans Can Academies | 2.2 mi | 410 | 28.3 | 88.5% |
| Alief Learning Center (6-12) | Alief ISD | 2.7 mi | 140 | 3.3 | 83.6% |
| Sharpstown International School | Houston ISD | 2.9 mi | 1,352 | 19.1 | 92.9% |
| Sharpstown High School | Houston ISD | 3.1 mi | 1,689 | 15.9 | 95.9% |
| YES Prep - West | YES Prep Public Schools Inc | 3.2 mi | 990 | 16.3 | 93.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.