Summary:
Yellowstone College Preparatory is a single middle school in Houston, TX, serving grades 6-10 with 321 students, and is part of the Yellowstone College Preparatory district, which ranks in the bottom 2% of Texas districts.
This school presents a stark contrast in academic performance. While it spends a high $14,174 per student and maintains a low dropout rate of 0.4%, its overall state ranking is in the bottom 8% (8th percentile). The most notable finding is the extreme disparity between subjects: general math proficiency is critically low, with only 10.34% of 8th graders proficient compared to the state average of 47.24%. However, in Algebra I, 60% of students are proficient, exceeding the state average of 54.03%. This suggests the school successfully accelerates a select group into advanced math, while the core math curriculum struggles. Similarly, 8th-grade science (4.48% proficient) and social studies (5.17% proficient) are near-total failure rates, far below state averages. On a positive note, the school shows year-over-year improvement in most subjects, such as 6th-grade reading jumping from 22.37% to 32.84% proficient, indicating recent changes may be taking effect.
Key metrics reveal a school with high investment but low returns in core areas. The student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1 is slightly better than the state average, and 57.01% of students are economically disadvantaged. The data also shows a "middle school cliff" in math, with proficiency dropping from 25.37% in 6th grade to 10.34% in 8th grade, suggesting foundational skills are not being built upon. For parents, this school offers a unique environment where advanced math students can thrive, but the majority of students face significant challenges in reading, math, science, and social studies. The high spending and improving trends offer hope, but the current performance in core subjects remains a major concern.
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