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Yes Prep - North Central

Q: Is Yes Prep - North Central a good school?

Yes Prep - North Central ranks 251 st of 1974 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 6-12

251^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,974 Texas High Schools

Better than 87% of Texas high schools

Summary

Yes Prep - North Central is a public charter high school serving grades 6-12 in Houston, Texas. This high-performing school is part of the Yes Prep Public Schools Inc. district, which is ranked 369 out of 961 districts in Texas and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Yes Prep - North Central has consistently been one of the top-performing high schools in Texas, ranking in the top 25% of all Texas high schools for the past several years. The school has received a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade, indicating strong academic performance. Students at Yes Prep - North Central consistently outperform the state and district averages on STAAR tests across all subject areas and grade levels. For example, the school's projected proficiency rates for 2024-2025 are significantly higher than the state averages in reading, math, and end-of-course exams. Additionally, Yes Prep - North Central has consistently high graduation rates, ranging from 93.1% to 99.2% over the past few years, and very low dropout rates, ranging from 0.2% to 1.1%.

When compared to other nearby schools, such as Houston Math Science and Technology Center and Aldine High School, Yes Prep - North Central stands out as a high-performing institution. The school spends around $10,000 per student, which is slightly higher than the state average but lower than some of the nearby public schools, such as Hall Success Academy, which spends over $25,000 per student. Yes Prep - North Central also has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 16.5 to 18 over the past few years, which may contribute to the school's strong academic performance.

1,002

Students ?

17.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,328

Per pupil spending ?

89.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13703 Aldine-Westfield Rd
Houston, TX 77039

(713) 967-8800

District: Yes Prep Public Schools Inc

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.9%

African American:

1.6%

White:

0.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 71st percentile in 2021 → 87th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (61% vs 49% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of Texas high schools

✓96% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school61%

District avg51%

Texas avg49%

Middle school

570^th of 2,344

Texas public middle schools ?

Top 24%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From top 40% (2015) to top 24% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Texas Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

251^st of 1,974

Texas public high schools ?

Top 13%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From top 5% (2015) to top 13% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Texas High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 14High Schools in the Yes Prep Public Schools Inc

369^th of 961Yes Prep Public Schools Inc among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	68.4	570 of 2344	75.7%	★★★★☆
2024	71.8	505 of 2372	78.7%	★★★★☆
2023	67.4	595 of 2330	74.5%	★★★★☆
2022	55.4	866 of 2254	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.9	1005 of 2252	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.0	526 of 2193	76.0%	★★★★☆
2018	70.2	466 of 2080	77.6%	★★★★☆
2017	66.7	520 of 2027	74.3%	★★★★☆
2016	71.4	497 of 1987	75.0%	★★★★☆
2015	60.1	817 of 2043	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	55.2	913 of 1987	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	70.8	479 of 1973	75.7%	★★★★☆
2012	74.3	390 of 1951	80.0%	★★★★☆
2011	79.9	124 of 1895	93.5%	★★★★★
2010	80.1	118 of 1803	93.5%	★★★★★
2009	79.6	159 of 1763	91.0%	★★★★★
2008	81.6	126 of 1718	92.7%	★★★★★
2007	84.5	77 of 1684	95.4%	★★★★★
2006	88.4	30 of 1585	98.1%	★★★★★
2005	83.9	103 of 1582	93.5%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	68.0	268 of 1193	77.5%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	56.5	690 of 2182	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.9	841 of 2118	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.1	357 of 2058	82.7%	★★★★☆
2018	76.7	213 of 2008	89.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	82.8	171 of 1770	90.3%	★★★★★
2023	77.5	213 of 1720	87.6%	★★★★☆
2022	50.8	624 of 1643	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.7	865 of 1592	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.7	486 of 1445	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.9	641 of 1376	53.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	73.3	405 of 2242	81.9%	★★★★☆
2023	69.7	490 of 2241	78.1%	★★★★☆
2022	46.4	1103 of 2221	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.8	906 of 2151	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.2	447 of 2047	78.2%	★★★★☆
2018	68.7	485 of 2008	75.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	78.0	261 of 2119	87.7%	★★★★☆
2023	76.2	304 of 2116	85.6%	★★★★☆
2022	65.2	507 of 2077	75.6%	★★★★☆
2021	59.9	624 of 2043	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.5	303 of 1935	84.3%	★★★★☆
2018	77.1	263 of 1895	86.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	81.1	192 of 2235	91.4%	★★★★★
2023	79.6	235 of 2251	89.6%	★★★★☆
2022	63.3	565 of 2220	74.5%	★★★★☆
2021	66.4	467 of 2172	78.5%	★★★★☆
2019	80.4	190 of 2073	90.8%	★★★★★
2018	81.7	167 of 2039	91.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	61.7	684 of 2246	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.5	680 of 2245	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.4	669 of 2228	70.0%	★★★★☆
2021	48.9	1011 of 2168	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.2	613 of 2069	70.4%	★★★★☆
2018	69.0	456 of 2030	77.5%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	16.5	38 of 41	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	27.2	1537 of 1891	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.3	1063 of 1815	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.0	742 of 1757	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.3	434 of 1626	73.3%	★★★★☆
2018	48.5	612 of 1597	61.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	34.7	1193 of 1684	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	65.7	469 of 1673	72.0%	★★★★☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	77.7	251 of 1974	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	77.8	247 of 1990	87.6%	★★★★☆
2023	65.4	551 of 1961	71.9%	★★★★☆
2022	69.2	395 of 1876	78.9%	★★★★☆
2021	64.2	548 of 1861	70.6%	★★★★☆
2019	80.3	181 of 1857	90.3%	★★★★★
2018	80.9	175 of 1797	90.3%	★★★★★
2017	82.5	143 of 1777	92.0%	★★★★★
2016	74.3	255 of 1762	85.5%	★★★★☆
2015	80.7	95 of 1743	94.5%	★★★★★
2014	81.5	106 of 1734	93.9%	★★★★★
2013	84.1	62 of 1652	96.2%	★★★★★
2012	82.9	51 of 1603	96.8%	★★★★★
2011	82.4	33 of 1672	98.0%	★★★★★
2010	83.5	23 of 1568	98.5%	★★★★★
2009	86.3	18 of 1539	98.8%	★★★★★
2008	91.9	3 of 1510	99.8%	★★★★★
2007	90.1	7 of 1497	99.5%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2021	55.2	358 of 1020	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	88.8	69 of 1013	93.2%	★★★★★

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	64.0	367 of 1837	80.0%	★★★★☆
2021	59.7	507 of 1829	72.3%	★★★★☆
2019	82.3	142 of 1810	92.2%	★★★★★
2018	85.2	107 of 1784	94.0%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	88.1	79 of 1437	94.5%	★★★★★
2023	64.2	275 of 1371	79.9%	★★★★☆
2022	61.5	276 of 1278	78.4%	★★★★☆
2021	71.2	170 of 1195	85.8%	★★★★☆
2019	58.2	296 of 1136	73.9%	★★★★☆
2018	60.1	255 of 1113	77.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	79.3	176 of 1880	90.6%	★★★★★
2023	58.0	701 of 1891	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.7	366 of 1841	80.1%	★★★★☆
2021	66.4	488 of 1815	73.1%	★★★★☆
2019	78.3	230 of 1798	87.2%	★★★★☆
2018	82.3	154 of 1781	91.4%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	80.2	158 of 1805	91.2%	★★★★★
2023	70.3	343 of 1820	81.2%	★★★★☆
2022	74.0	249 of 1762	85.9%	★★★★☆
2021	68.9	359 of 1743	79.4%	★★★★☆
2019	83.1	149 of 1714	91.3%	★★★★★
2018	84.5	135 of 1691	92.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	81.3	139 of 1884	92.6%	★★★★★
2023	70.1	331 of 1897	82.6%	★★★★☆
2022	75.7	209 of 1847	88.7%	★★★★☆
2021	74.9	231 of 1848	87.5%	★★★★☆
2019	85.7	110 of 1818	93.9%	★★★★★
2018	87.1	109 of 1794	93.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	69.1	368 of 1891	80.5%	★★★★☆
2023	69.2	426 of 1913	77.7%	★★★★☆
2022	65.4	454 of 1853	75.5%	★★★★☆
2021	60.1	612 of 1840	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.7	210 of 1824	88.5%	★★★★☆
2018	77.3	235 of 1803	87.0%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	33.0	70 of 101	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	8.7	104 of 106	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	77.4	33 of 95	65.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	36.2	1006 of 1548	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.1	853 of 1478	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.0	1046 of 1418	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	53.6	457 of 1382	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.9	569 of 1357	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.3	620 of 1347	54.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	27.9	1189 of 1576	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	78.2	170 of 1525	88.9%	★★★★☆
2021	81.7	118 of 1510	92.2%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)91st percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)90th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2024)88th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2024)82nd percentile+3 vs school

African American (2019)78th percentile~ school

Male (2024)70th percentile-9 vs school

At Risk (2022)68th percentile+7 vs school

White (2019)29th percentile-47 vs school

Special Education (2024)19th percentile-60 vs school

Native American (2019)7th percentile-69 vs school

High school

English Language Learner (2024)95th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)93rd percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2024)91st percentile+4 vs school

Female (2024)91st percentile+3 vs school

Male (2024)81st percentile-7 vs school

At Risk (2022)80th percentile~ school

African American (2021)65th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2024)35th percentile-53 vs school

Native American (2023)31st percentile-41 vs school

White (2023)25th percentile-47 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

U.S. History86%+18 vs state

Biology79%+17 vs state

Algebra I77%+30 vs state

English II Reading75%+19 vs state

English I Reading64%+13 vs state

Reading64%+10 vs state

Science61%+15 vs state

Mathematics42%+3 vs state

Social Studies34%+4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR EOC Biology (2025)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2025)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2025)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)			STAAR Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Science (2025)	STAAR Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History End of Course	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Yes Prep - North Central	Public, Charter	6-12	13703 Aldine-Westfield Rd	Houston	77039	Harris County	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 967-8800	1,002	58	17.2	89.4%	7 (0.7%)	16 (1.6%)	971 (96.9%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	77.7	251^st of 1974 public high schools	87.3%		77.8	247^th of 1990 public high schools	87.6%	4	76.9	78.7	64.2	74.8	86.1	61.2	64.6	65.2	45.2	40.9	37.0	61.0	33.8	$12,328
Avalos P-Technical School	Public	9-12	2430 Aldine Mail Route Rd	Houston	77039	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 985-2100	400	31	13.0	77.3%	7 (1.8%)	29 (7.3%)	361 (90.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	82.8	166^th of 1974 public high schools	91.6%		75.7	301^st of 1990 public high schools	84.9%	135	60.9	84.7	73.7	93.4	86.4									$9,815
Hall Success Academy	Public	8-12	15014 Aldine Westfield	Houston	77032	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 985-7446	168	25	6.7	88.1%	5 (3.0%)	49 (29.2%)	110 (65.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	7	1828^th of 1974 public high schools	7.4%		7.9	1827^th of 1990 public high schools	8.2%	1	6.7	17.7	2.0	10.1	48.7			0.0			0.0	7.1	0.0	$23,068
MacArthur High School	Public	9-12	4400 Aldine Mail Rt	Houston	77039	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 985-6330	3,501	202	17.3	85.5%	55 (1.6%)	160 (4.6%)	3,263 (93.2%)	3 (0.1%)	8 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (0.3%)	21.8	1571^st of 1974 public high schools	20.4%		19	1637^th of 1990 public high schools	17.7%	66	22.1	40.7	28.0	37.0	56.7									$7,853
La Promesa	Public	9-12	11101 Airline Dr	Houston	77073	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 985-7839	448	36	12.5	77.7%	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	437 (97.5%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)								(n/a)	61.7	27.1	2.2	12.2	29.6									$11,812
Aldine High School	Public	9-12	11101 Airline Dr	Houston	77037	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 448-5231	2,481	160	15.5	89.8%	41 (1.7%)	131 (5.3%)	2,290 (92.3%)	8 (0.3%)	5 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	5 (0.2%)	25.2	1509^th of 1974 public high schools	23.6%		20.6	1613^th of 1990 public high schools	18.9%	104	25.8	46.3	27.5	34.7	61.7									$9,408
Yes Prep - Northline	Public, Charter	6-12	441 Little York Rd	Houston	77076	Harris County	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 842-5400	1,004	60	16.8	90.7%	10 (1.0%)	13 (1.3%)	976 (97.2%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64.8	556^th of 1974 public high schools	71.8%		60.1	685^th of 1990 public high schools	65.6%	129	55.9	65.0	61.3	72.5	79.7	60.4	53.6	65.4	44.4	40.4	51.9	59.9	30.1	$11,622
Premier H S - Houston (Greenspoint)	Public, Charter	9-12	250 N Sam Houston Pkwy E	Houston	77060	Harris County	Premier High Schools	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(972) 316-3663	60	3	20.0	65.0%	6 (10.0%)	19 (31.7%)	31 (51.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.7%)	9.9	1788^th of 1974 public high schools	9.4%		5.7	1874^th of 1990 public high schools	5.8%	86	0.0	30.0	18.2	30.8	36.4									$11,346
Blanson Cte High School	Public	9-12	311 W Rd	Houston	77038	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 591-4950	1,258	76	16.5	80.4%	22 (1.7%)	115 (9.1%)	1,074 (85.4%)	35 (2.8%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (0.6%)	82	185^th of 1974 public high schools	90.6%		81.2	191^st of 1990 public high schools	90.4%	6	80.0	79.0	79.4	80.9	78.2									$8,843
Yes Prep North Forest	Public, Charter	6-12	6602 Winfield Rd	Houston	77050	Harris County	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 967-8699	991	62	16.0	94.0%	6 (0.6%)	89 (9.0%)	887 (89.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.6%)	50.7	893^rd of 1974 public high schools	54.8%		39.3	1194^th of 1990 public high schools	40.0%	301	54.2	56.3	51.2	58.2	67.2	55.7	39.9	53.3	35.6	31.4	40.3	39.3	10.0	$11,881

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What is the racial makeup of Yes Prep - North Central?

Students at Yes Prep - North Central are 97% Hispanic, 2% African American.

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Yes Prep - North Central ranks 251^st of 1974 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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Yes Prep Public Schools Inc

How many students attend Yes Prep - North Central?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,002 students attended Yes Prep - North Central.

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