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KIPP Zenith Academy

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KIPP Zenith Academy ranks 3175 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-4

3175^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 31% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

KIPP Zenith Academy is a public charter elementary school in Houston, TX (77047) serving 780 students in grades PK-4 as part of the KIPP Texas Public Schools network, and it stands out as a school on a clear upward trajectory in a high-poverty area where over 93% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

This school has shown a dramatic turnaround over the past five years, climbing from the bottom 13th percentile to the 31st percentile statewide—a more consistent improvement than nearby schools like Law Elementary or Reynolds Elementary, which have stagnated or declined. Its biggest strength is its exceptional performance with Hispanic and English Language Learner (ELL) students, who rank in the 77th and 75th percentiles statewide, respectively—far outperforming these same subgroups at nearby schools. In 4th-grade reading, KIPP Zenith’s proficiency rate of 49.52% exceeded every single nearby elementary school, including Young Elementary and Frost Elementary, which scored between 28% and 39%. However, the school struggles more in math, where its 4th-grade proficiency of 40.95% lags behind its own district average of 50.35%, signaling a clear area for future focus.

KIPP Zenith operates with a higher student-teacher ratio of 23.6:1 compared to nearby HISD schools like Young Elementary (12.8:1), suggesting a different instructional model that relies more on standardized curriculum and support staff. Its spending per student (~$9,400) is lower than most nearby HISD schools (which average over $10,000), yet it achieves better academic outcomes, indicating strong operational efficiency. One area to watch is its Special Education performance, which swung dramatically from the 12th to the 63rd percentile in a single year—a volatility that contrasts with the steady gains seen in other student groups. Overall, KIPP Zenith is a relative beacon of progress in a cluster of struggling elementary schools, particularly for Hispanic and ELL students.

780

Students ?

23.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,756

Per pupil spending ?

94%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11000 Scott St
Houston, TX 77047

(832) 230-0562

District: KIPP Texas Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

75.4%

Hispanic:

21.8%

Two or more races:

1.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 13th percentile in 2021 → 31st in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2021

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (40% vs 49% meeting standards)

!Reading scores 11 pts below the Texas average

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school40%

District avg42%

Texas avg49%

3,175^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▲ up 18 pts since 2021

From bottom 13% (2021) to bottom 31% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 22Elementary Schools in the KIPP Texas Public Schools

587^th of 951KIPP Texas Public Schools 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.7	3175 of 4627	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.8	2784 of 4651	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.5	3550 of 4710	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	3572 of 4647	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	4288 of 4581	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.7	3971 of 4578	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	47.5	1175 of 2406	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.0	908 of 1905	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.4	1365 of 2443	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.5	1438 of 2443	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.0	2013 of 2421	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.4	1569 of 2444	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	62.0	1291 of 4461	71.1%	★★★★☆
2021	28.7	3470 of 4331	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	66.4	739 of 2918	74.7%	★★★★☆
2024	58.9	1226 of 3668	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.4	1193 of 3556	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.7	1020 of 3487	70.7%	★★★★☆
2021	27.2	2836 of 3446	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	25.7	3703 of 4575	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	39.2	2320 of 3744	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.1	3156 of 4658	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.7	3756 of 4588	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	4159 of 4561	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	3974 of 4499	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	68.6	1009 of 4413	77.1%	★★★★☆
2025	75.1	592 of 3644	83.8%	★★★★☆
2024	52.9	1931 of 4465	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.5	1560 of 4401	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.0	1897 of 4376	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	19.2	3936 of 4329	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	49.3	2182 of 4520	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.7	1598 of 3705	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.0	2699 of 4594	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.0	3335 of 4521	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	4090 of 4477	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.2	3845 of 4451	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	43.9	2499 of 4582	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.5	2251 of 3739	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.7	3735 of 4647	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.4	3379 of 4585	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	4322 of 4563	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.5	3769 of 4498	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	52.4	1589 of 4301	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	21.7	3129 of 3549	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.7	2669 of 3799	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)77th percentile+46 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)75th percentile+35 vs school

At Risk (2022)71st percentile+65 vs school

Special Education (2026)63rd percentile+32 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)52nd percentile+20 vs school

African American (2026)51st percentile+20 vs school

Male (2026)45th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2026)19th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading41%-11 vs state

Mathematics38%-9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)	STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (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 Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
KIPP Zenith Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	11000 Scott St	Houston	77047	Harris County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 230-0562	780	33	23.6	94.0%	2 (0.3%)	588 (75.4%)	170 (21.8%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.9%)	33.7	3175^th of 4627 public elementary schools	31.4%		39.8	2784^th of 4651 public elementary schools	40.1%	391			34.1	49.5		35.7	41.0		$6,756
Woodson School	Public	PK, KG-5	10720 Southview St	Houston	77047	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 732-3600	457	32	14.2	98.5%	10 (2.2%)	392 (85.8%)	51 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	36.4	2991^st of 4627 public elementary schools	35.4%		21.5	3947^th of 4651 public elementary schools	15.1%	956			40.7	58.5	53.2	16.7	48.8	36.2	$10,385
Law Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12401 S Coast Dr	Houston	77047	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 732-3630	426	25	17.1	95.8%	11 (2.6%)	257 (60.3%)	144 (33.8%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	19.4	4075^th of 4627 public elementary schools	11.9%		15	4289^th of 4651 public elementary schools	7.8%	214			22.0	28.6	48.7	16.7	38.8	37.8	$7,768
Reynolds Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9601 Rosehaven Dr	Houston	77051	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 731-5590	301	22	13.6	93.4%	3 (1.0%)	250 (83.1%)	45 (15.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	25.9	3698^th of 4627 public elementary schools	20.1%		20.6	3994^th of 4651 public elementary schools	14.1%	296			36.4	55.8	53.1	11.4	27.9	25.0	$14,117
Reve Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	12707 Cullen Blvd	Houston	77047	Harris County	Reve Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 703-0219	237	1	289.0	100.0%	10 (4.2%)	165 (69.6%)	61 (25.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)									$17,022
Codwell Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	5225 Tavenor Ln	Houston	77048	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 732-3580	342	23	14.5	95.3%	3 (0.9%)	289 (84.5%)	43 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.8%)	28.7	3516^th of 4627 public elementary schools	24.0%		16.1	4230^th of 4651 public elementary schools	9.1%	714			48.5	39.0	44.6	42.4	24.4	35.4	$11,636
Bloom Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	3420 Almeda Genoa Rd	Houston	77047	Harris County	Bloom Academy Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(346) 333-1320	302	14	21.3	79.1%	5 (1.7%)	261 (86.4%)	29 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.7%)	8.1	4535^th of 4627 public elementary schools	2.0%		4.3	4629^th of 4651 public elementary schools	0.5%	94			29.0	26.3	27.1	21.0	22.4	10.4	$15,098
Iltexas Houston Orem Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	5445 E Orem Dr	Houston	77048	Harris County	International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 987-9435	837	50	16.7	90.0%	3 (0.4%)	452 (54.0%)	340 (40.6%)	4 (0.5%)	8 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	27 (3.2%)	22.3	3920^th of 4627 public elementary schools	15.3%		5.4	4608^th of 4651 public elementary schools	0.9%	688			49.1	36.2	29.8	32.7	29.4	30.7	$11,232
Young Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3555 Bellfort Ave	Houston	77051	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 732-3590	334	26	12.8	98.5%	8 (2.4%)	281 (84.1%)	38 (11.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	27.4	3604^th of 4627 public elementary schools	22.1%		35.3	3102^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	33.3%	502			25.6	39.0	59.5	22.5	36.6	37.2	$15,577
Frost Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5002 Almeda-Genoa Rd	Houston	77048	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 732-3490	402	30	13.4	98.0%	12 (3.0%)	247 (61.4%)	128 (31.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.2%)	29.7	3438^th of 4627 public elementary schools	25.7%		23.4	3830^th of 4651 public elementary schools	17.7%	392	42.9	70.0	45.1	55.1	37.9	26.5	39.6	29.3	$9,887

Frequently Asked Questions about KIPP Zenith Academy

What is the racial makeup of KIPP Zenith Academy?

Students at KIPP Zenith Academy are 75% African American, 22% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What district is KIPP Zenith Academy in?

KIPP Texas Public Schools

Is KIPP Zenith Academy a good school?

KIPP Zenith Academy ranks 3175^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend KIPP Zenith Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 780 students attended KIPP Zenith Academy.

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