KIPP Mosaic Primary School
Public elementary school (charter) in Houston, Texas · KIPP Texas Public Schools · Grades Pre-K–5
KIPP Mosaic Primary School serves 1,092 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 54 schools in KIPP Texas Public Schools. By enrollment it is the 51st largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 25 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 ÷ 43.74 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| 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 | 480026414147 |
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 | 1,092 | 32,771 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 25 | 19.5 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 91.9% | 90.2% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 100% 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 Mosaic Primary School in context
Size
KIPP Mosaic Primary School is the largest of KIPP Texas Public Schools' 22 elementary schools; its 1,092 students are 3.3% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 0.8 miles away and have a median of 558 students, so KIPP Mosaic Primary School 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 246 students, and its smallest is grade 5 with 131, against an average of 156 per grade. This year grade 5 has 17% fewer students than kindergarten (131 against 157). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 246 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 65.8% of enrollment, about the same share as across KIPP Texas Public Schools (68.2%). Black students are next, at 31.4%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
91.9% 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. 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 Mosaic Primary School has 43.74 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 25 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 1,092 students would have about 73.8 teachers, so KIPP Mosaic Primary School has 30.1 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 Accelerated Interdisciplinary Academy, 0.5 miles away in Accelerated Intermediate Academy. There are 54 elementary schools within 5 miles and 177 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 65.8% |
| Black | 31.4% |
| White | 0.9% |
| Two or more races | 0.8% |
| Asian | 0.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
51% of students are girls and 49% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 246 |
| Kindergarten | 157 |
| Grade 1 | 133 |
| Grade 2 | 142 |
| Grade 3 | 134 |
| Grade 4 | 149 |
| Grade 5 | 131 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
12751 Hillcroft Ave, Houston, TX 77085
Phone: (281)879-3110
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: KIPP Mosaic Primary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accelerated Interdisciplinary Academy | Accelerated Intermediate Academy | 0.5 mi | 161 | 19.4 | 99.4% |
| Foerster Elementary School | Houston ISD | 0.5 mi | 531 | 14.8 | 98.9% |
| Meyerpark Elementary School | Meyerpark Charter | 0.5 mi | 296 | 14.3 | 95.9% |
| Fondren Elementary School | Houston ISD | 0.6 mi | 341 | 15.5 | 93.5% |
| Anderson Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.0 mi | 585 | 15.8 | 97.6% |
| Hines-Caldwell | Houston ISD | 1.3 mi | 638 | 17.2 | 93.6% |
| Tinsley Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.7 mi | 590 | 17.9 | 98.5% |
| Windsor Village Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.7 mi | 628 | 16.5 | 98.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.