YES Prep - White Oak
Public high school (charter) in Houston, Texas · YES Prep Public Schools Inc · Grades 6–12
YES Prep - White Oak serves 942 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 614th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 16.9 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 ÷ 55.75 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 | 480020912924 |
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 | 942 | 19,573 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 16.9 | 16.1 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 93% | 91.3% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 78% 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 - White Oak in context
Size
YES Prep - White Oak is the 10th largest of YES Prep Public Schools Inc's 15 high schools; its 942 students are 4.8% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 2.7 miles away and have a median of 824 students, so YES Prep - White Oak 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 157 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 104, against an average of 135 per grade. This year grade 12 has 34% fewer students than grade 6 (104 against 157). 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
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 89.7% of enrollment, about the same share as across YES Prep Public Schools Inc (87.6%). Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
93% of students qualify 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
YES Prep - White Oak has 55.75 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 942 students would have about 67.3 teachers, so YES Prep - White Oak has 11.5 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 Victory Early College High School, 1.2 miles away in Aldine ISD. There are 11 high schools within 5 miles and 56 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 89.7% |
| Black | 7.7% |
| Two or more races | 1.1% |
| White | 0.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Asian | 0.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
51.2% of students are girls and 48.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 157 |
| Grade 7 | 156 |
| Grade 8 | 135 |
| Grade 9 | 143 |
| Grade 10 | 124 |
| Grade 11 | 123 |
| Grade 12 | 104 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
5620 W Tidwell, Houston, TX 77091
Phone: (713)924-5200
Website: whiteoak.yesprep.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: YES Prep - White Oak. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victory Early College High School | Aldine ISD | 1.2 mi | 442 | 20 | 80.3% |
| Scarborough High School | Houston ISD | 1.5 mi | 691 | 11.4 | 96.7% |
| Eisenhower High School | Aldine ISD | 2.1 mi | 2,262 | 14 | 86.4% |
| Carver H S for Applied Tech/Engineering/Arts | Aldine ISD | 2.2 mi | 708 | 12.9 | 80.9% |
| Waltrip High School | Houston ISD | 3.2 mi | 1,615 | 17 | 79.6% |
| Harper DAEP | Houston ISD | 3.9 mi | 76 | 3.7 | 90.8% |
| Northbrook High School | Spring Branch ISD | 4.3 mi | 2,398 | 16.3 | 91.7% |
| YES Prep - Northwest | YES Prep Public Schools Inc | 4.4 mi | 940 | 15.3 | 86.5% |
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 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 Forest | High | 6–12 | 991 |
| YES Prep North Rankin Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–2 | 262 |
| YES Prep Southwest Oaks Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–2 | 447 |