KIPP Prime College Preparatory
Public middle school (charter) in Houston, Texas · KIPP Texas Public Schools · Grades 5–8
KIPP Prime College Preparatory serves 453 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 1163rd largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 20.6 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 ÷ 21.96 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 | 480026413291 |
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 | 453 | 32,771 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 20.6 | 19.5 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 93.4% | 90.2% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 99% 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 Prime College Preparatory in context
Size
KIPP Prime College Preparatory is the 8th largest of KIPP Texas Public Schools' 18 middle schools; its 453 students are 1.4% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 1.8 miles away and have a median of 518 students, so KIPP Prime 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 123 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 106, against an average of 113 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 116 in grade 5 and 106 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 78.1% of enrollment, a higher share than across KIPP Texas Public Schools (68.2%). Black students are next, at 20.1%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
93.4% 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 Prime College Preparatory has 21.96 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 20.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 453 students would have about 31.5 teachers, so KIPP Prime College Preparatory has 9.5 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 Stevenson Middle School, 0.9 miles away in Houston ISD. There are 22 middle schools within 5 miles and 65 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 78.1% |
| Black | 20.1% |
| Two or more races | 0.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| White | 0.4% |
| Asian | 0.2% |
46.8% of students are girls and 53.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 5 | 116 |
| Grade 6 | 123 |
| Grade 7 | 108 |
| Grade 8 | 106 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
8805 Ferndale, Houston, TX 77017
Phone: (832)230-0578
Website: kipptexas.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: KIPP Prime College Preparatory. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stevenson Middle School | Houston ISD | 0.9 mi | 1,096 | 17.9 | 90.5% |
| South Houston Intermediate School | Pasadena ISD | 1.3 mi | 509 | 10.6 | 91.4% |
| Rick Schneider Middle School | Pasadena ISD | 1.5 mi | 500 | 10.7 | 92.8% |
| Ortiz Middle School | Houston ISD | 1.7 mi | 772 | 16.1 | 95.1% |
| Queens Intermediate School | Pasadena ISD | 1.9 mi | 526 | 13.6 | 86.3% |
| Nelda Sullivan Middle School | Pasadena ISD | 2.3 mi | 479 | 12.3 | 91% |
| Early College STEM Academy | Raul Yzaguirre Schools for Success | 2.3 mi | 275 | 14.2 | 95.6% |
| Hartman Middle School | Houston ISD | 2.6 mi | 645 | 14.8 | 94.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.