Yellowstone College Preparatory
Public middle school (charter) in Houston, Texas · Yellowstone College Preparatory · Grades 6–10
Yellowstone College Preparatory serves 321 students in grades 6–10 in Houston (Harris County). It is the only school in Yellowstone College Preparatory. By enrollment it is the 1365th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 14.6 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 ÷ 21.99 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–10 |
| District | Yellowstone College Preparatory |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480146313629 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Yellowstone College Preparatory | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 321 | 321 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 14.6 | 14.6 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 57% | 57% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 53% 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.
Yellowstone College Preparatory in context
Size
Yellowstone College Preparatory is the only school in Yellowstone College Preparatory, so its 321 students are the district's whole enrollment. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 1.6 miles away and have a median of 316 students, so Yellowstone 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 7 with 78 students, and its smallest is grade 10 with 39, against an average of 64 per grade. This year grade 10 has 49% fewer students than grade 6 (39 against 76). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Black students are the largest group, at 96.6% of enrollment, a higher share than across Texas public schools (12.8%). Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
57% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch 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. State shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Yellowstone College Preparatory has 21.99 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 321 students would have about 22.3 teachers, so Yellowstone College Preparatory 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 Academy at Ryan, 0.5 miles away in Houston ISD. There are 17 middle schools within 5 miles and 64 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 96.6% |
| Hispanic | 1.9% |
| White | 0.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.6% |
53.6% of students are girls and 46.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 76 |
| Grade 7 | 78 |
| Grade 8 | 71 |
| Grade 9 | 57 |
| Grade 10 | 39 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3000 Trulley St Ste 200, Houston, TX 77004
Phone: (713)655-0596
Website: yellowstonecollegeprep.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Yellowstone College Preparatory. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baylor College of Medicine Academy at Ryan | Houston ISD | 0.5 mi | 306 | 12.3 | 70.3% |
| A+ Unlimited Potential - University | A+ Unlimited Potential | 0.7 mi | 156 | 30.1 | 77.6% |
| Baylor College of Medicine Biotech Academy at Rusk | Houston ISD | 1.3 mi | 325 | 13 | 75.4% |
| Project Chrysalis Middle School | Houston ISD | 1.3 mi | 241 | 10.4 | 84.6% |
| Navarro Middle School | Houston ISD | 1.8 mi | 400 | 12.9 | 97.8% |
| Ripley House Middle Campus | Bakerripley Community Schools | 1.9 mi | 164 | 15.1 | 91.5% |
| KIPP Intrepid Preparatory | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 2.1 mi | 509 | 22.6 | 88.8% |
| KIPP Liberation College Preparatory | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 2.7 mi | 405 | 18.7 | 93.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.