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KIPP Shine Prep

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KIPP Shine Prep ranks 1127 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-4

1127^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 76% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

KIPP Shine Prep is a public charter elementary school in Houston, TX, serving 920 students from Pre-K through 4th grade in a community where 95% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, and it consistently outperforms nearby schools in the Alief Independent School District (Isd).

This school stands out for its exceptional academic results, especially in math. In the 2025-2026 school year, 74% of 4th graders were proficient in math—a full 25 percentage points higher than the state average and 35 points higher than the local district. This math strength is consistent year after year, suggesting a highly effective curriculum. KIPP Shine Prep also excels at supporting students from low-income backgrounds, ranking in the 93rd percentile statewide for this group, and it is a top performer for African American students, ranking in the 96th percentile. These achievements are even more impressive given that the school spends less per student ($9,150) than nearby schools like Best Elementary ($12,294) and Step Charter Elementary ($14,521), yet delivers far better outcomes.

While KIPP Shine Prep is a beacon of success in a low-performing area—nearby schools like Boone Elementary and Horn Elementary rank in the bottom 20th percentile statewide—it does have areas for growth. The school struggles with its Asian student subgroup, ranking in the 29th percentile, and performance for special education students has been inconsistent, dropping from the 93rd percentile to the 54th percentile in recent years. Additionally, the school has a high student-teacher ratio of 23.6:1, nearly double that of many neighboring schools, yet it still achieves top-tier results, challenging the idea that smaller class sizes are necessary for success.

920

Students ?

23.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,877

Per pupil spending ?

95%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10711 KIPP Way
Houston, TX 77099

(832) 230-0548

District: KIPP Texas Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

57.5%

African American:

32.5%

Asian:

6.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 72nd percentile in 2021 → 76th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (59% vs 49% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of Texas elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in KIPP Texas Public Schools

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school59%

District avg42%

Texas avg49%

1,127^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 24%▲ up 4 pts since 2021

From top 28% (2021) to top 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	70.2	1127 of 4627	75.6%	★★★★☆
2025	67.1	1255 of 4651	73.0%	★★★★☆
2024	77.2	865 of 4710	81.6%	★★★★☆
2023	71.1	1122 of 4647	75.9%	★★★★☆
2022	65.9	1322 of 4581	71.1%	★★★★☆
2021	66.2	1299 of 4578	71.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	90.4	91 of 2406	96.2%	★★★★★
2025	89.6	86 of 1905	95.5%	★★★★★
2024	92.6	69 of 2443	97.2%	★★★★★
2023	95.8	41 of 2443	98.3%	★★★★★
2022	91.9	97 of 2421	96.0%	★★★★★
2021	89.6	117 of 2444	95.2%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	40.9	743 of 1045	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.9	841 of 967	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	63.3	1209 of 4461	72.9%	★★★★☆
2021	46.5	2084 of 4331	51.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	65.2	770 of 2918	73.6%	★★★★☆
2024	73.0	661 of 3668	82.0%	★★★★☆
2023	62.7	1019 of 3556	71.3%	★★★★☆
2022	55.5	1337 of 3487	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.6	1783 of 3446	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	70.0	1095 of 4575	76.1%	★★★★☆
2025	76.4	667 of 3744	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	71.5	1026 of 4658	78.0%	★★★★☆
2023	62.1	1456 of 4588	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.4	1821 of 4561	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.2	1217 of 4499	72.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	67.6	1064 of 4413	75.9%	★★★★☆
2025	64.6	1021 of 3644	72.0%	★★★★☆
2024	69.1	994 of 4465	77.7%	★★★★☆
2023	61.8	1373 of 4401	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.6	1921 of 4376	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.2	1204 of 4329	72.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	84.4	331 of 4520	92.7%	★★★★★
2025	80.7	344 of 3705	90.7%	★★★★★
2024	82.5	383 of 4594	91.7%	★★★★★
2023	85.8	265 of 4521	94.1%	★★★★★
2022	80.7	439 of 4477	90.2%	★★★★★
2021	78.3	501 of 4451	88.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	66.4	1247 of 4582	72.8%	★★★★☆
2025	52.3	1610 of 3739	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.4	1058 of 4647	77.2%	★★★★☆
2023	75.5	902 of 4585	80.3%	★★★★☆
2022	75.2	914 of 4563	80.0%	★★★★☆
2021	64.2	1294 of 4498	71.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	46.2	1999 of 4301	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.4	1003 of 3549	71.7%	★★★★☆
2024	86.0	286 of 4292	93.3%	★★★★★
2023	63.6	934 of 4086	77.1%	★★★★☆
2022	30.3	2996 of 3952	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.9	2651 of 3799	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)96th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)93rd percentile+17 vs school

Female (2026)76th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)76th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)74th percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)73rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)73rd percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2026)54th percentile-22 vs school

Asian (2024)29th percentile-53 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics63%+16 vs state

Reading54%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)		STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)	STAAR EOC Algebra I (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 Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
KIPP Shine Prep	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	10711 KIPP Way	Houston	77099	Harris County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 230-0548	920	39	23.6	95.0%	9 (1.0%)	299 (32.5%)	529 (57.5%)	57 (6.2%)	15 (1.6%)	2 (0.2%)	9 (1.0%)	70.2	1127^th of 4627 public elementary schools	75.6%		67.1	1255^th of 4651 public elementary schools	73.0%	128					48.8	58.6					52.3	74.2						$7,877
Horn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	10734 Bissonett	Houston	77099	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 988-3223	675	55	12.2	90.2%	17 (2.5%)	73 (10.8%)	573 (84.9%)	6 (0.9%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22.7	3893^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	15.9%		26.8	3617^th of 4651 public elementary schools	22.2%	276	44.0	46.3			31.0	48.8					24.2	34.5						$9,181
Best Elementary	Public	K-4	10000 Centre Pkwy	Houston	77036	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 988-6445	655	48	13.5	93.0%	15 (2.3%)	63 (9.6%)	563 (86.0%)	8 (1.2%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23.3	3865^th of 4627 public elementary schools	16.5%		9.9	4486^th of 4651 public elementary schools	3.5%	621	21.1	38.5			41.7	45.8					23.4	33.3						$9,213
Smith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	11300 Stancliff	Houston	77099	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 983-8380	650	53	12.3	89.4%	13 (2.0%)	131 (20.2%)	400 (61.5%)	103 (15.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20.4	4020^th of 4627 public elementary schools	13.1%		19.9	4028^th of 4651 public elementary schools	13.4%	8	21.1	50.0			25.0	48.1					16.7	32.0						$9,619
Boone Elementary	Public	K-4	11400 Bissonnet	Houston	77099	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 983-8308	511	47	10.8	92.8%	16 (3.1%)	88 (17.2%)	392 (76.7%)	13 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11.8	4427^th of 4627 public elementary schools	4.3%		11.2	4450^th of 4651 public elementary schools	4.3%	23	17.0	33.9			39.4	31.3					16.3	23.9						$9,784
Step Charter Elementary	Public, Charter	K-8	11250 S Wilcrest Dr	Houston	77099	Harris County	Step Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 988-7797	293	19	15.1	77.1%	12 (4.1%)	55 (18.8%)	151 (51.5%)	66 (22.5%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	43.9	2457^th of 4627 public elementary schools	46.9%		63	1435^th of 4651 public elementary schools	69.1%	1022				40.5	59.3	35.3	45.2	42.1	71.0	73.7	48.2	32.4	54.8	47.4	41.9		42.1	$13,745
Harmony School Of Exploration- Houston	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	9305 W Sam Houston Pkwy S	Houston	77099	Harris County	Harmony Public Schools - Houston South	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 831-7406	687	53	13.0	87.2%	45 (6.6%)	171 (24.9%)	393 (57.2%)	73 (10.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	64.6	1373^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	70.3%		68.4	1194^th of 4651 public elementary schools	74.3%	179					50.5	64.0	61.5				50.0	53.1	54.7					$12,924
Etoile Academy Charter School-Bissonnet	Public, Charter	K-7	9745 Bissonnet St	Houston	77036	Harris County	Etoile Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(713) 265-8657	303	19	16.2	95.7%	0 (0.0%)	39 (12.9%)	257 (84.8%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	21.2	3983^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	13.9%		15.8	4247^th of 4651 public elementary schools	8.7%	264	20.0		0.0		32.7		20.7	30.4	38.5	50.0	30.8		24.1	38.3	51.9	47.4	34.2	$13,630
Landis Elementary	Public	K-4	10255 Spice Ln	Houston	77072	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 983-8343	545	47	11.7	95.2%	4 (0.7%)	79 (14.5%)	452 (82.9%)	7 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34.1	3147^th of 4627 public elementary schools	32.0%		15.5	4256^th of 4651 public elementary schools	8.5%	1109	41.8	31.3			48.4	38.5					25.5	47.2						$10,419
Cummings Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	10455 S Kirkwood	Houston	77099	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 983-8328	513	46	11.0	94.7%	8 (1.6%)	191 (37.2%)	270 (52.6%)	39 (7.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	26.1	3682^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	20.4%		21.3	3955^th of 4651 public elementary schools	15.0%	273					32.9	39.7					27.2	43.6						$9,458

Frequently Asked Questions about KIPP Shine Prep

Is KIPP Shine Prep a good school?

KIPP Shine Prep ranks 1127^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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How many students attend KIPP Shine Prep?

In the 2024-25 school year, 920 students attended KIPP Shine Prep.

What is the racial makeup of KIPP Shine Prep?

Students at KIPP Shine Prep are 58% Hispanic, 33% African American, 6% Asian, 2% American Indian.

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