State/Public Middle Open

Kipp Liberation College Preparatory

๐Ÿ“ 5400 Mlk Jr Blvd, Houston, Harris County, 77021

423
Pupils
16.0
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Kipp Liberation College Preparatory is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Houston, Harris County. The school has 423 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Ladarrion Jackson. It is part of the Kipp Texas Public Schools school district. It serves grades 5โ€“8 in an urban setting. The school employs 26.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.0:1. It operates as a public charter school. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 14% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Ladarrion Jackson
School district
Kipp Texas Public Schools

Enrollment & staffing

Kipp Liberation College Preparatory enrolls 423 students across grades 5โ€“8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 26.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.

Male students
227 (54%)
Female students
196 (46%)
Teachers (FTE)
26.5
Student-teacher ratio
16.0:1
Grade span
5โ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% Black or African American, 34% Hispanic or Latino and 1.9% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American26462%
Hispanic or Latino14534%
Two or more races81.9%
White51.2%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

383 of the school's 423 students (91%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 376 qualify for free lunch and 7 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, LargeGrades 5โ€“8Charter schoolTitle I

Kipp Liberation College Preparatory 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 147.

School district: KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Kipp Liberation College Preparatory is one of 58 schools in KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS, based in HOUSTON, Texas. The district serves 32,771 students district-wide and employs 1,976 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 423 students, Kipp Liberation College Preparatory is smaller than the district average of about 565 students per school.

32,771
District students
58
Schools
1,976
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

25%
Reading proficient
14%
Math proficient
29%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: City - Large

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