State/Public Middle Open

Kipp Academy West Middle

๐Ÿ“ 8500 Hwy 6 S, Houston, Fort Bend County, 77083

446
Pupils
17.8
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Kipp Academy West Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Houston, Fort Bend County. The school has 446 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Brittany Ford. It is part of the Kipp Texas Public Schools school district. It serves grades 5โ€“8 in an urban setting. The school employs 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.8:1. It operates as a public charter school. 41% of students are proficient in reading. 34% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Brittany Ford
School district
Kipp Texas Public Schools

Enrollment & staffing

Kipp Academy West Middle enrolls 446 students across grades 5โ€“8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 25 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.8:1.

Male students
227 (51%)
Female students
219 (49%)
Teachers (FTE)
25
Student-teacher ratio
17.8:1
Grade span
5โ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% Black or African American, 39% Hispanic or Latino and 5.2% Asian.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American24054%
Hispanic or Latino17339%
Asian235.2%
Two or more races61.3%
White2<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native2<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

388 of the school's 446 students (87%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 371 qualify for free lunch and 17 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 Academy West Middle 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 26.

School district: KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Kipp Academy West Middle 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 446 students, Kipp Academy West Middle 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

41%
Reading proficient
34%
Math proficient
30%
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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