KIPP Sunnyside High School
Public high school (charter) in Houston, Texas · KIPP Texas Public Schools · Grades 9–12
KIPP Sunnyside High School serves 622 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 797th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 17.3 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 ÷ 36.01 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 | 480026412504 |
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 | 622 | 32,771 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 17.3 | 19.5 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 91.5% | 90.2% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 81% 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 Sunnyside High School in context
Size
KIPP Sunnyside High School is the 7th largest of KIPP Texas Public Schools' 14 high schools; its 622 students are 1.9% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 3 miles away and have a median of 602 students, so KIPP Sunnyside High School 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 9 with 164 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 147, against an average of 156 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 164 in grade 9 and 151 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Black students are the largest group, at 63.8% of enrollment, a higher share than across KIPP Texas Public Schools (25.5%). Hispanic students are next, at 33%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
91.5% of students qualify 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
KIPP Sunnyside High School has 36.01 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 17.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 622 students would have about 44.4 teachers, so KIPP Sunnyside High School has 8.4 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
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 high school is The Pro-Vision Academy, 1.3 miles away in The Pro-Vision Academy. There are 14 high schools within 5 miles and 66 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 63.8% |
| Hispanic | 33% |
| Two or more races | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1% |
| White | 0.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
48.2% of students are girls and 51.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 164 |
| Grade 10 | 160 |
| Grade 11 | 147 |
| Grade 12 | 151 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
11000 Scott St, Houston, TX 77047
Phone: (832)230-0562
Website: kipptexas.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: KIPP Sunnyside High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Pro-Vision Academy | The Pro-Vision Academy | 1.3 mi | 212 | 20.9 | 99.1% |
| South Early College High School | Houston ISD | 1.4 mi | 452 | 20.4 | 81% |
| Worthing High School | Houston ISD | 1.4 mi | 751 | 10 | 90.5% |
| Sterling High School | Houston ISD | 2.9 mi | 1,146 | 13.2 | 93.7% |
| Jones Futures Academy | Houston ISD | 3.1 mi | 298 | 11.9 | 94.3% |
| YES Prep - Southside | YES Prep Public Schools Inc | 4.0 mi | 860 | 14.9 | 95.9% |
| Madison High School | Houston ISD | 4.0 mi | 1,588 | 13.4 | 89.9% |
| Alief ISD JJAEP | Alief ISD | 4.3 mi | 18 | – | – |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.