📍 10711 Kipp Way St, Houston, Harris County, 77099
Kipp Houston H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Houston, Harris County. The school has 685 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Geoffrey Roy. It is part of the Kipp Texas Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1. It operates as a public charter school. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. The school offers 9 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Kipp Houston H S enrolls 685 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 43 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 68% Hispanic or Latino, 26% Black or African American and 3.1% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 468 | 68% |
| Black or African American | 179 | 26% |
| Asian | 21 | 3.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 9 | 1.3% |
| White | 4 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
596 of the school's 685 students (87%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 584 qualify for free lunch and 12 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Kipp Houston H S 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 131.
Kipp Houston H S 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 685 students, Kipp Houston H S is larger than the district average of about 565 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large