KIPP Polaris Academy for Boys
Public middle school (charter) in Houston, Texas · KIPP Texas Public Schools · Grades 5–8
KIPP Polaris Academy for Boys serves 341 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 1337th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 16.7 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 ÷ 20.45 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 | 480026412173 |
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 | 341 | 32,771 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 16.7 | 19.5 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 97.4% | 90.2% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 83% 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 Polaris Academy for Boys in context
Size
Of the 18 middle schools in KIPP Texas Public Schools, KIPP Polaris Academy for Boys is the smallest, with 1% of the district's students. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 3.7 miles away and have a median of 531 students, so KIPP Polaris Academy for Boys 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 7 with 101 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 77, against an average of 85 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 81 in grade 5 and 77 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 64.5% of enrollment, a lower share than across KIPP Texas Public Schools (68.2%). Black students are next, at 33.7%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
97.4% 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 Polaris Academy for Boys has 20.45 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 341 students would have about 23.7 teachers, so KIPP Polaris Academy for Boys has 3.2 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. KIPP Voyage Academy for Girls (in the same district) is listed at the same location. There are 7 middle schools within 5 miles and 47 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 64.5% |
| Black | 33.7% |
| Two or more races | 0.9% |
| White | 0.9% |
0% of students are girls and 100% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 5 | 81 |
| Grade 6 | 82 |
| Grade 7 | 101 |
| Grade 8 | 77 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
9636 Mesa Dr., Houston, TX 77078
Phone: (832)230-0567
Website: kipptexas.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: KIPP Polaris Academy for Boys. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIPP Voyage Academy for Girls | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 0.0 mi | 368 | 17.9 | 93.2% |
| Forest Brook Middle School | Houston ISD | 2.0 mi | 546 | 13.3 | 98.7% |
| C E King Middle School | Sheldon ISD | 2.9 mi | 1,359 | 16.4 | 86.3% |
| Michael R Null Middle School | Sheldon ISD | 3.5 mi | 1,050 | 14.5 | 82.5% |
| IDEA Lake Houston College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 4.0 mi | 499 | 18.9 | 87.8% |
| North East STEM Academy | Raul Yzaguirre Schools for Success | 4.6 mi | 133 | 19 | 99.2% |
| Cunningham Middle School | Galena Park ISD | 5.0 mi | 802 | 12.9 | 88.7% |
| Key Middle School | Houston ISD | 5.0 mi | 516 | 13.2 | 96.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.