YES Prep North Forest
Public high school (charter) in Houston, Texas · YES Prep Public Schools Inc · Grades 6–12
YES Prep North Forest serves 991 students in grades 6–12 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 24 schools in YES Prep Public Schools Inc. By enrollment it is the 591st largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 16 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 ÷ 61.8 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 6–12 |
| District | YES Prep Public Schools Inc |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480020912959 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | YES Prep Public Schools Inc | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 991 | 19,573 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 16 | 16.1 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 94% | 91.3% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 69% 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.
YES Prep North Forest in context
Size
YES Prep North Forest is the 7th largest of YES Prep Public Schools Inc's 15 high schools; its 991 students are 5.1% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 3.9 miles away with a median enrollment of 954; YES Prep North Forest 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 159 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 111, against an average of 142 per grade. This year grade 12 has 30% fewer students than grade 6 (111 against 159). 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
The largest group is Hispanic students: 89.5% here and 87.6% across YES Prep Public Schools Inc. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
94% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 91.3% across YES Prep Public Schools Inc 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
With 61.8 full-time-equivalent teachers for 991 students, YES Prep North Forest has 16 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 991 students would have about 70.8 teachers, so YES Prep North Forest has 9 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
YES Prep North Forest is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other high school is Macarthur High School, 2.2 miles away in Aldine ISD. Within 10 miles there are 46 other high schools, 6 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 89.5% |
| Black | 9% |
| Two or more races | 0.6% |
| White | 0.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
49.8% of students are girls and 50.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 159 |
| Grade 7 | 156 |
| Grade 8 | 152 |
| Grade 9 | 154 |
| Grade 10 | 136 |
| Grade 11 | 123 |
| Grade 12 | 111 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
6602 Winfield Rd, Houston, TX 77050
Phone: (713)967-8699
Website: northforest.yesprep.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: YES Prep North Forest. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macarthur High School | Aldine ISD | 2.2 mi | 3,501 | 17.4 | 85.5% |
| North Forest High School | Houston ISD | 2.9 mi | 905 | 12 | 96.2% |
| Avalos P-Tech School | Aldine ISD | 3.2 mi | 400 | 13.1 | 77.3% |
| KIPP Northeast College Preparatory | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 3.8 mi | 614 | 16.6 | 94.1% |
| YES Prep - North Central | YES Prep Public Schools Inc | 4.0 mi | 1,002 | 17.2 | 89.4% |
| Hall Success Academy | Aldine ISD | 4.6 mi | 168 | 6.7 | 88.1% |
| YES Prep - Northline | YES Prep Public Schools Inc | 5.4 mi | 1,004 | 16.8 | 90.7% |
| Summer Creek High School | Humble ISD | 5.4 mi | 3,972 | 18.7 | 47.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in YES Prep Public Schools Inc
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Central Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 863 |
| North Forest Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 772 |
| Southeast Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 816 |
| Southside Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 675 |
| YES Prep - 5th Ward | High | 6–12 | 933 |
| YES Prep - Brays Oaks | High | 6–12 | 1,051 |
| YES Prep - East End | High | 6–12 | 1,014 |
| YES Prep - Gulfton | High | 6–12 | 1,039 |
| YES Prep - Hobby | High | 6–11 | 685 |
| YES Prep - North Central | High | 6–12 | 1,002 |
| YES Prep - Northline | High | 6–12 | 1,004 |
| YES Prep - Northside | High | 6–12 | 948 |
| YES Prep - Northwest | High | 6–12 | 940 |
| YES Prep - Southeast | High | 6–12 | 854 |
| YES Prep - Southside | High | 6–12 | 860 |
| YES Prep - Southwest | High | 6–12 | 1,060 |
| YES Prep - West | High | 6–12 | 990 |
| YES Prep - White Oak | High | 6–12 | 942 |
| YES Prep Airline Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 632 |
| YES Prep East End Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 607 |
| YES Prep Hobby Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–2 | 186 |
| YES Prep North Rankin Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–2 | 262 |
| YES Prep Southwest Oaks Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–2 | 447 |