Ripley House Middle Campus
Public middle school (charter) in Houston, Texas · Bakerripley Community Schools · Grades 6–8
Ripley House Middle Campus serves 164 students in grades 6–8 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 5 schools in Bakerripley Community Schools. By enrollment it is the 1589th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 15.1 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 10.89 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Bakerripley Community Schools |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480024012682 |
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 middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 164 | 1,808 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 15.1 | 17.8 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 91.5% | 89.6% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 60% 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.
Ripley House Middle Campus in context
Size
Ripley House Middle Campus is the only middle school in Bakerripley Community Schools. Its 164 students are 9.1% of the district's 1,808. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 1.7 miles away and have a median of 323 students, so Ripley House Middle Campus 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 8 with 59 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 48, against an average of 55 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 57 in grade 6 and 59 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 95.1% of enrollment, a higher share than across Bakerripley Community Schools (67.4%).
91.5% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 89.6% across Bakerripley Community 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
Ripley House Middle Campus has 10.89 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 164 students would have about 11.4 teachers, so Ripley House Middle Campus has about as many as that.
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 Baylor College of Medicine Biotech Academy at Rusk, 1 miles away in Houston ISD. There are 20 middle schools within 5 miles and 62 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 95.1% |
| Black | 4.3% |
| White | 0.6% |
49.4% of students are girls and 50.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 57 |
| Grade 7 | 48 |
| Grade 8 | 59 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
4414 Navigation Blvd, Houston, TX 77011
Phone: (713)315-6480
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Ripley House Middle Campus. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baylor College of Medicine Biotech Academy at Rusk | Houston ISD | 1.0 mi | 325 | 13 | 75.4% |
| Navarro Middle School | Houston ISD | 1.2 mi | 400 | 12.9 | 97.8% |
| Project Chrysalis Middle School | Houston ISD | 1.2 mi | 241 | 10.4 | 84.6% |
| McReynolds Middle School | Houston ISD | 1.7 mi | 297 | 11.8 | 98% |
| KIPP Intrepid Preparatory | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 1.7 mi | 509 | 22.6 | 88.8% |
| Secondary DAEP | Houston ISD | 1.8 mi | 38 | 1.8 | 97.4% |
| Edison Middle School | Houston ISD | 1.8 mi | 388 | 12.1 | 99.7% |
| Yellowstone College Preparatory | Yellowstone College Preparatory | 1.9 mi | 321 | 14.6 | 57% |
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 Charter School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 322 |