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Yes Prep - Northside

Q: Is Yes Prep - Northside a good school?

Yes Prep - Northside ranks 574 th of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 6-12

574^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 71% of Texas high schools

Summary

Yes Prep - Northside is a public charter school in Houston, TX (77026) serving 948 students in grades 6-12, part of the Yes Prep Public Schools Inc district, and has recently achieved a remarkable academic turnaround, jumping from a 2-star rating to a 4-star rating in the 2025-2026 school year.

This school stands out because of its steep improvement trajectory. After years of ranking in the bottom half of Texas high schools, Yes Prep - Northside surged to the 71st percentile statewide, a leap of over 450 spots in a single year. This makes it the best non-selective public high school option in the immediate area, outperforming nearby schools like Wheatley High School, Kashmere High School, and Northside High School, which remain in the bottom 40% of the state. The school also excels with its most vulnerable students, ranking in the 88th percentile for Special Education and the 85th percentile for Low Socio-Economic Status students. Its graduation rate is 94.3% with a dropout rate of just 0.7%, a stark contrast to schools like Texans Can Academy - Houston North, which has an 18.4% graduation rate and a 33.7% dropout rate.

While the school shows strong performance in high school End-of-Course exams—such as 88.79% proficiency in U.S. History and 70.73% in English II Reading—mathematics remains a relative weakness, with 6th and 8th grade math scores below state averages. However, students who reach Algebra I perform well (64.32% proficient vs. 54.03% state). Compared to its sister campus, Yes Prep - 5th Ward, Northside has closed the gap significantly and even outperformed it in 6th-grade math and U.S. History in the latest year. For families in the Northside community, Yes Prep - Northside provides a high-quality educational alternative that is rapidly improving and outperforming nearly every other comprehensive neighborhood high school in the area.

948

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,717

Per pupil spending ?

93.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5215 Jensen Dr
Houston, TX 77026

(713) 924-0400

District: Yes Prep Public Schools Inc

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.2%

African American:

6.6%

White:

0.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 55th percentile in 2019 → 71st in 2026

Strengths

✓94% graduate within 4 years

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2019

✓Above the Texas median (71st percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Yes Prep Public Schools Inc's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school54%

District avg58%

Texas avg53%

Middle school

1,035^th of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Top 44%▲ up 16 pts since 2016

From bottom 40% (2016) to top 44% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

574^th of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Top 29%▲ up 16 pts since 2019

From top 45% (2019) to top 29% (2026)

See the entire ranking list of Texas High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 14High Schools in the Yes Prep Public Schools Inc

248^th of 951Yes 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
2026	50.4	1035 of 2335	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.6	961 of 2344	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.3	1460 of 2372	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.0	1691 of 2330	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	1796 of 2254	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.7	1853 of 2252	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.4	1594 of 2193	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.4	1400 of 2080	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	45.4	1018 of 2027	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	44.2	1197 of 1987	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.6	1329 of 2043	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	43.7	1206 of 1987	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	45.6	629 of 1295	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.0	918 of 1280	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.6	915 of 1273	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.7	669 of 1251	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.7	894 of 1213	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.1	825 of 1193	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.0	869 of 1167	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	35.0	1504 of 2182	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.8	1565 of 2118	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.0	1067 of 2058	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.8	1297 of 2008	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	39.2	1041 of 1770	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.3	747 of 1720	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.7	927 of 1643	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.5	871 of 1592	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.2	843 of 1445	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.5	746 of 1376	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	48.5	1061 of 2240	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.1	1442 of 2242	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.5	1577 of 2241	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	1880 of 2221	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.1	1859 of 2151	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.3	1349 of 2047	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.6	1093 of 2008	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	61.5	622 of 2141	70.9%	★★★★☆
2024	43.3	1155 of 2119	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.6	1266 of 2116	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.6	1495 of 2077	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.4	1588 of 2043	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.3	1222 of 1935	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.2	1053 of 1895	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	65.8	526 of 2253	76.7%	★★★★☆
2024	47.3	1066 of 2235	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.7	1282 of 2251	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.9	1744 of 2220	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.9	1674 of 2172	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.9	1153 of 2073	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.0	1036 of 2039	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	51.6	960 of 2253	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.2	1599 of 2246	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	1688 of 2245	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.8	1642 of 2228	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.8	1739 of 2168	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.7	1739 of 2069	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	1695 of 2030	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	12.1	792 of 813	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	59.9	482 of 1956	75.4%	★★★★☆
2024	22.8	1667 of 1891	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	1531 of 1815	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	1690 of 1757	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	36.3	1066 of 1712	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.0	1321 of 1626	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	1414 of 1597	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	31.4	1270 of 1684	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.9	1230 of 1673	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	63.7	574 of 2009	71.4%	★★★★☆
2025	45.3	1031 of 1974	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.4	1184 of 1990	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.8	1222 of 1961	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.2	1227 of 1876	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.8	1366 of 1861	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.2	831 of 1857	55.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	82.5	121 of 1086	88.9%	★★★★☆
2024	33.0	663 of 1065	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.8	442 of 1069	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.5	397 of 1031	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.1	579 of 1020	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.6	692 of 1024	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.2	461 of 1013	54.5%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	42.7	883 of 1837	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.2	1072 of 1829	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.0	740 of 1810	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.0	444 of 1784	75.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	46.1	556 of 1195	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.8	452 of 1437	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.0	493 of 1371	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.6	286 of 1278	77.6%	★★★★☆
2021	50.7	418 of 1195	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.9	311 of 1136	72.6%	★★★★☆
2018	45.5	447 of 1113	59.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	66.2	497 of 1936	74.3%	★★★★☆
2024	38.0	1152 of 1880	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.9	1200 of 1891	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.3	1162 of 1841	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.1	1223 of 1815	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.8	543 of 1798	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.5	487 of 1781	72.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	66.6	402 of 1860	78.4%	★★★★☆
2024	43.4	888 of 1805	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.2	971 of 1820	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.1	1009 of 1762	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.0	1189 of 1743	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.9	581 of 1714	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.8	442 of 1691	73.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	71.6	285 of 1937	85.3%	★★★★☆
2024	44.9	897 of 1884	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.1	915 of 1897	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.3	1023 of 1847	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.4	1205 of 1848	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.5	524 of 1818	71.2%	★★★★☆
2018	66.9	331 of 1794	81.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	59.5	649 of 1954	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.4	1117 of 1891	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.8	1190 of 1913	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.4	1291 of 1853	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.6	1487 of 1840	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.6	1112 of 1824	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.2	929 of 1803	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	4.2	645 of 664	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	75.6	190 of 1581	88.0%	★★★★☆
2024	30.9	1146 of 1548	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.1	994 of 1478	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.0	1073 of 1418	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.2	1237 of 1382	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.9	1196 of 1357	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.3	1123 of 1347	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)77th percentile+21 vs school

Special Education (2026)75th percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2026)71st percentile+15 vs school

Male (2026)57th percentile~ school

Female (2026)53rd percentile-3 vs school

African American (2026)51st percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)41st percentile+3 vs school

At Risk (2022)31st percentile+11 vs school

White (2019)25th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)3rd percentile-18 vs school

High school

African American (2026)89th percentile+17 vs school

Special Education (2026)88th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)85th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2026)78th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)74th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)67th percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)53rd percentile-18 vs school

At Risk (2022)52nd percentile+17 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)3rd percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

U.S. History89%+19 vs state

Biology72%~ state avg

English II Reading71%+11 vs state

Algebra I64%+10 vs state

English I Reading58%+3 vs state

Reading53%~ state avg

Mathematics40%~ state avg

Social Studies23%-9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (2026)			STAAR Social Studies (2026)	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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Yes Prep - Northside	Public, Charter	6-12	5215 Jensen Dr	Houston	77026	Harris County	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 924-0400	948	59	15.9	93.2%	9 (0.9%)	63 (6.6%)	874 (92.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	63.7	574^th of 2009 public high schools	71.4%		45.3	1031^st of 1974 public high schools	47.8%	457	64.3	71.8	58.0	70.7	88.8	46.7	53.9	59.1	38.2	41.0	41.5	22.8	$11,717
Texans Can Academy - Houston North	Public, Charter	9-12	3401 Hardy St	Houston	77009	Harris County	Texans Can Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 659-4226	254	6	42.3	84.6%	2 (0.8%)	124 (48.8%)	128 (50.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6.4	1854^th of 2009 public high schools	7.7%		2.9	1919^th of 1974 public high schools	2.8%	65	29.7	44.7	14.1	11.1	22.9								$12,310
Northside High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1101 Quitman	Houston	77009	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 226-4900	1,058	73	14.4	95.6%	10 (0.9%)	168 (15.9%)	874 (82.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	49.7	954^th of 2009 public high schools	52.5%		33.7	1307^th of 1974 public high schools	33.8%	353	70.2	68.8	46.1	54.9	68.1								$11,802
Kashmere High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	6900 Wileyvale St	Houston	77028	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 636-6400	655	60	10.9	96.9%	10 (1.5%)	312 (47.6%)	328 (50.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	27.4	1529^th of 2009 public high schools	23.9%		23.7	1545^th of 1974 public high schools	21.7%	16	50.8	60.1	31.6	38.9	55.0								$19,729
Blessed Kidz	Public	8-12	3917 Kress St	Houston	77026	Harris County	Brookesmith Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(325) 643-3700	5	1	5.0		2 (40.0%)	3 (60.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$00
Mickey Leland College Prep Academy For Young Men	Public, Magnet	6-12	1700 Gregg St	Houston	77020	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 226-2668	251	21	11.9	76.5%	7 (2.8%)	113 (45.0%)	118 (47.0%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.6%)	57.8	742^nd of 2009 public high schools	63.1%		54.8	790^th of 1974 public high schools	60.0%	48	87.5	76.9	43.8	48.0	75.0	50.0	59.5	65.6	56.3		73.3	51.5	$13,263
Yes Prep - 5th Ward	Public, Charter	6-12	1305 Benson St	Houston	77020	Harris County	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 924-0600	933	59	15.7	92.9%	6 (0.6%)	62 (6.6%)	860 (92.2%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	80.8	197^th of 2009 public high schools	90.2%		63.6	581^st of 1974 public high schools	70.6%	384	78.6	89.3	73.9	78.6	91.4	39.2	55.5	73.5	28.3	44.4	58.9	34.5	$11,967
North Houston Early College High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	8001 Fulton St Bldg C	Houston	77022	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-6168	489	23	21.3	87.9%	4 (0.8%)	19 (3.9%)	463 (94.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	90.8	48^th of 2009 public high schools	97.6%		93.2	28^th of 1974 public high schools	98.6%	20	92.9	88.2	96.1	94.4	96.4								$8,191
Wheatley High School	Public	9-12	4801 Providence	Houston	77020	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 671-3900	537	58	9.2	96.5%	3 (0.6%)	289 (53.8%)	241 (44.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	40.8	1214^th of 2009 public high schools	39.6%		31.3	1366^th of 1974 public high schools	30.8%	152	58.3	58.6	36.8	48.9	74.8								$21,380
KIPP Generations Collegiate	Public, Charter	9-12	500 Tidwell Rd	Houston	77022	Harris County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 230-0566	614	39	15.6	96.1%	6 (1.0%)	67 (10.9%)	540 (87.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	28.4	1511^th of 2009 public high schools	24.8%		29.8	1401^st of 1974 public high schools	29.0%	110	10.9	57.3	43.8	45.5	52.0								$9,979

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Students at Yes Prep - Northside are 92% Hispanic, 7% African American.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 948 students attended Yes Prep - Northside.

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2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025

2024–25 STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 23, 2025

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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