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Yes Prep - West

Q: Is Yes Prep - West a good school?

Yes Prep - West ranks 917 th of 1974 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 6-12

917^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,974 Texas High Schools

Better than 54% of Texas high schools

Summary

Yes Prep - West is a public charter high school serving around 1,000 students in grades 6-12 in Houston, Texas. This school stands out for its consistently high graduation rates, low dropout rates, and strong academic performance, especially in reading and English, despite serving a high-need student population.

Yes Prep - West has 4-year graduation rates ranging from 93-94% in recent years, significantly higher than the nearby traditional public high schools like Hastings High School (84.7%) and Elsik High School (84.7%). The school also has very low dropout rates, ranging from 0.6-1.4%, much lower than the 2.5-3.5% rates at nearby traditional public high schools. On STAAR/EOC exams, Yes Prep - West generally outperforms the Yes Prep Public Schools Inc district and the state averages, especially in reading and English.

While Yes Prep - West stands out for its strong performance across diverse student subgroups, nearby STEM-focused charter schools like Energized For STEM Academy High School and Harmony Science Academy-Houston outperform it on STEM-related EOC exams like Algebra I and Biology. Overall, Yes Prep - West provides a strong academic option for families in the Houston area, with its high graduation rates, low dropout rates, and solid performance in reading and English.

990

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,531

Per pupil spending ?

93.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10535 Harwin Dr
Houston, TX 77036

(713) 967-8200

District: Yes Prep Public Schools Inc

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

86.1%

African American:

8.2%

Asian:

3.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 91st percentile in 2015 → 54th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Texas median (54th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 37 percentile points since 2015

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

!U.S. History scores 15 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg51%

Texas avg49%

Middle school

1,347^th of 2,344

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 43%▼ down 27 pts since 2015

From top 31% (2015) to bottom 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

917^th of 1,974

Texas public high schools ?

Top 46%▼ down 38 pts since 2015

From top 9% (2015) to top 46% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Texas High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th 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	41.5	1347 of 2344	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.5	1225 of 2372	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.4	1139 of 2330	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.5	1050 of 2254	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.8	1388 of 2252	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.8	744 of 2193	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.4	714 of 2080	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	59.4	680 of 2027	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	74.2	427 of 1987	78.5%	★★★★☆
2015	66.9	624 of 2043	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	81.7	236 of 1987	88.1%	★★★★☆
2013	78.0	296 of 1973	85.0%	★★★★☆
2012	79.2	266 of 1951	86.4%	★★★★☆
2011	85.8	6 of 1895	99.7%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	62.3	350 of 1280	72.7%	★★★★☆
2023	56.4	444 of 1273	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.1	290 of 1251	76.8%	★★★★☆
2021	72.9	208 of 1213	82.9%	★★★★☆
2019	78.9	157 of 1193	86.8%	★★★★☆
2018	78.8	156 of 1167	86.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	67.7	180 of 617	70.8%	★★★★☆
2023	64.3	223 of 616	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	88.2	10 of 606	98.3%	★★★★★
2021	70.7	140 of 589	76.2%	★★★★☆
2019	80.7	68 of 594	88.6%	★★★★☆
2018	59.2	241 of 587	58.9%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	60.8	575 of 2182	73.6%	★★★★☆
2021	45.1	1033 of 2118	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.7	367 of 2058	82.2%	★★★★☆
2018	50.6	780 of 2008	61.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	58.5	546 of 1770	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.4	378 of 1720	78.0%	★★★★☆
2022	62.5	399 of 1643	75.7%	★★★★☆
2021	46.3	721 of 1592	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.3	276 of 1445	80.9%	★★★★☆
2018	59.4	327 of 1376	76.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	42.1	1256 of 2242	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.2	1120 of 2241	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.8	1059 of 2221	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.7	1133 of 2151	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.9	532 of 2047	74.0%	★★★★☆
2018	55.2	782 of 2008	61.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	50.2	913 of 2119	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.2	833 of 2116	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.4	787 of 2077	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.6	1118 of 2043	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.3	506 of 1935	73.9%	★★★★☆
2018	57.7	618 of 1895	67.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	58.5	730 of 2235	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.7	661 of 2251	70.6%	★★★★☆
2022	62.0	594 of 2220	73.2%	★★★★☆
2021	52.7	876 of 2172	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.8	323 of 2073	84.4%	★★★★☆
2018	70.3	371 of 2039	81.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	46.2	1088 of 2246	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.6	1130 of 2245	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.5	1047 of 2228	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.7	1524 of 2168	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.7	930 of 2069	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.4	701 of 2030	65.5%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2018	58.6	17 of 41	58.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	26.8	1553 of 1891	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.6	775 of 1815	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.2	1151 of 1757	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.0	850 of 1712	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	25.8	1405 of 1626	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	52.9	485 of 1597	69.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2018	35.6	1156 of 1673	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	49.7	917 of 1974	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.8	1091 of 1990	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.9	1112 of 1961	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.7	934 of 1876	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.0	1079 of 1861	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	71.0	349 of 1857	81.2%	★★★★☆
2018	76.2	242 of 1797	86.5%	★★★★☆
2017	81.5	162 of 1777	90.9%	★★★★★
2016	76.4	201 of 1762	88.6%	★★★★☆
2015	78.3	156 of 1743	91.0%	★★★★★
2014	81.6	99 of 1734	94.3%	★★★★★
2013	85.1	42 of 1652	97.5%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	36.6	615 of 1065	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.5	574 of 1069	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	79.1	140 of 1031	86.4%	★★★★☆
2021	69.0	227 of 1020	77.7%	★★★★☆
2019	70.7	220 of 1024	78.5%	★★★★☆
2018	87.3	79 of 1013	92.2%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	54.1	275 of 530	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.5	226 of 525	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	85.2	11 of 507	97.8%	★★★★★
2021	65.7	152 of 488	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.0	175 of 487	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.5	83 of 486	82.9%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	48.5	725 of 1837	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.4	1151 of 1829	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	71.2	280 of 1810	84.5%	★★★★☆
2018	59.5	468 of 1784	73.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	58.0	358 of 1437	75.1%	★★★★☆
2023	48.3	521 of 1371	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.0	426 of 1278	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.6	619 of 1195	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	74.2	155 of 1136	86.4%	★★★★☆
2018	66.1	189 of 1113	83.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	39.9	1106 of 1880	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.3	1173 of 1891	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.6	924 of 1841	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.1	1122 of 1815	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.2	536 of 1798	70.2%	★★★★☆
2018	75.7	271 of 1781	84.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	46.7	813 of 1805	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.2	869 of 1820	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.9	743 of 1762	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.5	939 of 1743	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	74.0	265 of 1714	84.5%	★★★★☆
2018	77.4	218 of 1691	87.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	48.0	807 of 1884	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.0	824 of 1897	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.8	754 of 1847	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.6	736 of 1848	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.4	206 of 1818	88.7%	★★★★☆
2018	84.6	124 of 1794	93.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	39.2	1061 of 1891	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.7	1025 of 1913	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.4	987 of 1853	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.8	1017 of 1840	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	73.9	302 of 1824	83.4%	★★★★☆
2018	73.6	299 of 1803	83.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	27.2	1233 of 1548	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.1	1082 of 1478	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	49.4	563 of 1418	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.9	926 of 1382	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.3	607 of 1357	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.5	950 of 1347	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	2.5	1512 of 1556	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	1295 of 1576	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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

At Risk (2022)74th percentile+20 vs school

African American (2024)73rd percentile+24 vs school

Asian (2024)71st percentile+22 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)69th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)67th percentile+19 vs school

Native American (2018)59th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2024)57th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2024)52nd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2024)44th percentile-4 vs school

White (2018)31st percentile-35 vs school

Special Education (2024)18th percentile-30 vs school

High school

English Language Learner (2024)75th percentile+30 vs school

At Risk (2022)61st percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)57th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2024)55th percentile+10 vs school

Asian (2024)48th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2024)44th percentile~ school

African American (2024)42nd percentile-3 vs school

Female (2024)41st percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2024)20th percentile-25 vs school

White (2024)3rd percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

English II Reading71%+15 vs state

English I Reading57%+6 vs state

Biology53%-9 vs state

U.S. History52%-15 vs state

Algebra I52%+5 vs state

Reading51%-3 vs state

Science43%-3 vs state

Mathematics25%-14 vs state

Social Studies23%-6 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 - West	Public, Charter	6-12	10535 Harwin Dr	Houston	77036	Harris County	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 967-8200	990	61	16.3	93.2%	15 (1.5%)	81 (8.2%)	852 (86.1%)	32 (3.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.7%)	49.7	917^th of 1974 public high schools	53.5%		43.8	1091^st of 1990 public high schools	45.2%	174	51.9	53.1	57.0	71.1	52.5	44.7	47.5	61.7	27.4	25.6	16.7	43.2	23.5	$11,531
Sharpstown International School	Public, Magnet	6-12	8330 Triola	Houston	77036	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 778-3440	1,352	71	19.1	92.9%	20 (1.5%)	56 (4.1%)	1,177 (87.1%)	96 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	72.3	360^th of 1974 public high schools	81.8%		75.6	305^th of 1990 public high schools	84.7%	55	79.5	67.0	62.2	72.5	81.0	37.1	47.5	46.6	48.5	56.0	24.8	31.9	19.1	$8,387
Alief Early College High School	Public	9-12	2811 A Hayes Rd	Houston	77082	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 988-3010	402	22	18.0	84.6%	16 (4.0%)	94 (23.4%)	216 (53.7%)	71 (17.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	94.5	18^th of 1974 public high schools	99.1%		93.3	21^st of 1990 public high schools	98.9%	3	92.9	94.7	98.9	100.0	92.8									$8,192
Alief Learning Center (6-12)	Public	6-12	4427 Belle Park	Houston	77072	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 983-8000	140	43	3.2	83.6%	5 (3.6%)	28 (20.0%)	105 (75.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)														$36,166
Harmony Science Academy-Houston	Public, Charter	9-12	9431 W Sam Houston Pkwy S	Houston	77099	Harris County	Harmony Public Schools - Houston South	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 492-0214	750	47	15.9	77.2%	85 (11.3%)	125 (16.7%)	426 (56.8%)	107 (14.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	72	369^th of 1974 public high schools	81.3%		77	274^th of 1990 public high schools	86.2%	95	69.2	65.7	67.3	72.5	82.9									$13,506
Hastings High School	Public	9-12	4410 Cook Rd	Houston	77072	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 498-8110	3,786	269	14.0	82.2%	145 (3.8%)	889 (23.5%)	2,381 (62.9%)	312 (8.2%)	48 (1.3%)	4 (0.1%)	7 (0.2%)	19.7	1623^rd of 1974 public high schools	17.8%		20.3	1621^st of 1990 public high schools	18.5%	2	15.0	41.0	25.1	35.0	57.8									$7,818
Phoenix School At Southwest Schools	Public, Charter	5-12	9920 W Sam Houston Pkwy S	Houston	77099	Harris County	Southwest Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 784-6345	107	18	7.4	78.5%	44 (41.1%)	22 (20.6%)	33 (30.8%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	6 (5.6%)	20.1	2316^th of 2344 public high schools	1.2%		20.4	1615^th of 1990 public high schools	18.8%	701	15.2	48.2	28.6	25.0	56.3			0.0			0.0	14.3	0.0	$19,745
Elsik High School	Public	9-12	12601 High Star	Houston	77072	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 498-8110	4,057	229	17.7	78.8%	106 (2.6%)	937 (23.1%)	2,632 (64.9%)	322 (7.9%)	44 (1.1%)	3 (0.1%)	13 (0.3%)	25.4	1507^th of 1974 public high schools	23.7%		24.7	1528^th of 1990 public high schools	23.2%	21	31.5	43.8	28.2	37.6	60.3									$7,618
Sharpstown High School	Public	9-12	7504 Bissonnet St	Houston	77074	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 771-7215	1,689	106	15.9	95.9%	32 (1.9%)	223 (13.2%)	1,293 (76.6%)	121 (7.2%)	7 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	11 (0.7%)	15.2	1691^st of 1974 public high schools	14.3%		6.3	1859^th of 1990 public high schools	6.6%	168	39.7	25.9	18.5	26.5	41.2									$9,080
KIPP Connect Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	6700 Bellaire Blvd	Houston	77074	Harris County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 879-3023	979	48	20.2	72.7%	44 (4.5%)	69 (7.0%)	682 (69.7%)	174 (17.8%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.5%)	24.8	1521^st of 1974 public high schools	22.9%		27.8	1454^th of 1990 public high schools	26.9%	67	25.0	50.0	32.9	31.3	59.5	64.8	55.5	52.3	34.4	43.8		44.5	16.4	$8,375

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In the 2024-25 school year, 990 students attended Yes Prep - West.

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Yes Prep - West ranks 917^th of 1974 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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Students at Yes Prep - West are 86% Hispanic, 8% African American, 3% Asian, 2% White.

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