Ripley House Charter School
Public elementary school (charter) in Houston, Texas · Bakerripley Community Schools · Grades Pre-K–5
Ripley House Charter School serves 322 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 5 schools in Bakerripley Community Schools. By enrollment it is the 4007th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 16.3 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 ÷ 19.73 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Bakerripley Community Schools |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480024009263 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Bakerripley Community Schools | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 322 | 1,808 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 16.3 | 17.8 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 91.3% | 89.6% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 76% 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.
Ripley House Charter School in context
Size
Ripley House Charter School is the smallest of Bakerripley Community Schools' 2 elementary schools; its 322 students are 17.8% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.2 miles away and have a median of 302 students, so Ripley House Charter 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 pre-K with 58 students, and its smallest is grade 3 with 38, against an average of 46 per grade. This year grade 5 has 11% fewer students than kindergarten (40 against 45). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 58 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 93.2% of enrollment, a higher share than across Bakerripley Community Schools (67.4%). Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
91.3% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 89.6% across Bakerripley Community Schools and a median of 72% for Texas elementary 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
Ripley House Charter School has 19.73 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 322 students would have about 21.8 teachers, so Ripley House Charter School has 2.1 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 Laurenzo Early Childhood Center, 0.6 miles away in Houston ISD. There are 65 elementary schools within 5 miles and 202 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 93.2% |
| Black | 5.9% |
| Two or more races | 0.6% |
| White | 0.3% |
52.5% of students are girls and 47.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 58 |
| Kindergarten | 45 |
| Grade 1 | 45 |
| Grade 2 | 50 |
| Grade 3 | 38 |
| Grade 4 | 46 |
| Grade 5 | 40 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
4410 Navigation Blvd, Houston, TX 77011
Phone: (713)315-6413
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Ripley House Charter School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurenzo Early Childhood Center | Houston ISD | 0.6 mi | 240 | 18.7 | 90.8% |
| Burnet Elementary School | Houston ISD | 0.8 mi | 324 | 18 | 90.1% |
| Lantrip Elementary School | Houston ISD | 0.9 mi | 405 | 14.6 | 76.5% |
| Cage Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.2 mi | 319 | 12.4 | 89.3% |
| Henderson N Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.3 mi | 251 | 12.6 | 99.6% |
| Bruce Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.3 mi | 285 | 14.3 | 96.8% |
| Tijerina Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.4 mi | 333 | 16.7 | 99.1% |
| Pugh Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.7 mi | 256 | 11.7 | 97.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Bakerripley Community Schools
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baker-Ripley Charter School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 398 |
| Nci Charter School Without Walls | Pre-K | Pre-K | 891 |
| New Neighbor Campus | Pre-K | Pre-K | 33 |
| Ripley House Middle Campus | Middle | 6–8 | 164 |