📍 8440 Westpark Dr, Houston, Harris County, 77063
Kipp Sharpstown Colege Prep is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Houston, Harris County. The school has 595 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Diana Rivera. It is part of the Kipp Texas Public Schools school district. It serves grades 5–9 in an urban setting. The school employs 34.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.4:1. It operates as a public charter school. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 43% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Kipp Sharpstown Colege Prep enrolls 595 students across grades 5–9. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 34.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% Hispanic or Latino, 17% Black or African American and 1.7% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 468 | 79% |
| Black or African American | 99 | 17% |
| White | 10 | 1.7% |
| Asian | 8 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | 1% |
| Two or more races | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
529 of the school's 595 students (89%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 510 qualify for free lunch and 19 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 Sharpstown Colege Prep 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-70, state senate district 17, state house district 137.
Kipp Sharpstown Colege Prep 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 595 students, Kipp Sharpstown Colege Prep is close to the district average of about 565 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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