📍 6565 de Moss Dr, Houston, Harris County, 77074
Yes Prep - Gulfton is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Houston, Harris County. The school has 1,062 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Cintia Arenas. It is part of the Yes Prep Public Schools Inc school district. It serves grades 6–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 63.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1. It operates as a public charter school. 30% of students are proficient in reading. 26% are proficient in maths. The school offers 7 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Yes Prep - Gulfton enrolls 1,062 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 63.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% Hispanic or Latino, 4.4% Asian and 3.5% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 951 | 90% |
| Asian | 47 | 4.4% |
| Black or African American | 37 | 3.5% |
| White | 18 | 1.7% |
| Two or more races | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,002 of the school's 1,062 students (94%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 975 qualify for free lunch and 27 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Yes Prep - Gulfton is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). It operates as a public charter school. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 13, state house district 137.
Yes Prep - Gulfton is one of 21 schools in YES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC, based in HOUSTON, Texas. The district serves 19,573 students district-wide and employs 988 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,062 students, Yes Prep - Gulfton is close to the district average of about 932 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large