State/Public Elementary Open

Kipp Legacy Preparatory

๐Ÿ“ 9606 Mesa Dr, Houston, Harris County, 77078

925
Pupils
20.1
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Kipp Legacy Preparatory is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Houston, Harris County. The school has 925 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Tiffiny Green. It is part of the Kipp Texas Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“4 in an urban setting. The school employs 46.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.1:1. It operates as a public charter school. 13% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Tiffiny Green
School district
Kipp Texas Public Schools

Enrollment & staffing

Kipp Legacy Preparatory enrolls 925 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“4. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 46.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.1:1.

Male students
479 (52%)
Female students
446 (48%)
Teachers (FTE)
46.1
Student-teacher ratio
20.1:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“4

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% Hispanic or Latino, 43% Black or African American and 1.5% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino50354%
Black or African American39443%
Two or more races141.5%
White5<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native5<1%
Asian4<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

862 of the school's 925 students (93%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 826 qualify for free lunch and 36 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 Pre-Kโ€“4Charter schoolTitle I

Kipp Legacy 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 141.

School district: KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Kipp Legacy 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 925 students, Kipp Legacy Preparatory is larger 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

13%
Reading proficient
10%
Math proficient
32%
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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