KIPP Liberation College Preparatory
Public middle school (charter) in Houston, Texas · KIPP Texas Public Schools · Grades 5–8
KIPP Liberation College Preparatory serves 405 students in grades 5–8 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 54 schools in KIPP Texas Public Schools. By enrollment it is the 1250th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 18.7 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas middle school (14.4).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,719 Texas middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 21.66 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 5–8 |
| 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 | 480026411548 |
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 middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 405 | 32,771 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 18.7 | 19.5 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 93.8% | 90.2% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 95% of Texas middle 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 Liberation College Preparatory in context
Size
KIPP Liberation College Preparatory is the 14th largest of KIPP Texas Public Schools' 18 middle schools; its 405 students are 1.2% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 2.5 miles away and have a median of 357 students, so KIPP Liberation College Preparatory 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 6 with 113 students, and its smallest is grade 5 with 83, against an average of 101 per grade. This year grade 8 has 25% more students than grade 5 (104 against 83). 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
Black students are the largest group, at 70.1% of enrollment, a higher share than across KIPP Texas Public Schools (25.5%). Hispanic students are next, at 26.2%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
93.8% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 90.2% across KIPP Texas Public Schools and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle 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 Liberation College Preparatory has 21.66 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 18.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 405 students would have about 28.1 teachers, so KIPP Liberation College Preparatory has 6.4 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
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 middle school is Cullen Middle School, 1.9 miles away in Houston ISD. There are 18 middle schools within 5 miles and 63 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 70.1% |
| Hispanic | 26.2% |
| Two or more races | 2.2% |
| White | 1.2% |
| Asian | 0.2% |
47.9% of students are girls and 52.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 5 | 83 |
| Grade 6 | 113 |
| Grade 7 | 105 |
| Grade 8 | 104 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
5400 Mlk Jr. Blvd, Houston, TX 77021
Phone: (832)230-0564
Website: kipptexas.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: KIPP Liberation College Preparatory. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cullen Middle School | Houston ISD | 1.9 mi | 310 | 11.1 | 100% |
| KIPP Intrepid Preparatory | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 1.9 mi | 509 | 22.6 | 88.8% |
| Project Chrysalis Middle School | Houston ISD | 2.3 mi | 241 | 10.4 | 84.6% |
| Navarro Middle School | Houston ISD | 2.4 mi | 400 | 12.9 | 97.8% |
| Baylor College of Medicine Academy at Ryan | Houston ISD | 2.7 mi | 306 | 12.3 | 70.3% |
| Yellowstone College Preparatory | Yellowstone College Preparatory | 2.7 mi | 321 | 14.6 | 57% |
| Hartman Middle School | Houston ISD | 2.8 mi | 645 | 14.8 | 94.9% |
| Attucks Middle School | Houston ISD | 2.8 mi | 392 | 12.7 | 97.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.