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KIPP Sunnyside High School

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KIPP Sunnyside High School ranks 1495 th of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

1495^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 26% of Texas high schools

Summary

KIPP Sunnyside High School is a public charter high school in Houston, TX, serving 622 students in grades 9 through 12 in the Sunnyside neighborhood, where over 91% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school stands out for its exceptional graduation rate of 95.2% and a remarkably low dropout rate of 0.5%, which far surpass nearby traditional high schools like Madison High School (78.2% graduation, 5.8% dropout) and Sterling High School (77.0% graduation, 5.6% dropout). This success in keeping students on track to graduate is a major strength, especially compared to the Houston Independent School District average dropout rate of 1.2%.

However, the school faces a significant challenge in academic proficiency, particularly in Algebra I, where only 7.84% of students were proficient in the 2025-2026 school year—dramatically lower than the state average of 54.03% and nearby schools like Worthing High School (59.41%). This creates a "graduation vs. readiness" paradox: while the school excels at ensuring students persist to graduation, it struggles to prepare them in core subjects like math. In contrast, the school shows relative strength in Biology, with 59.2% proficiency, and has shown improvement for its most vulnerable students, including those from low socio-economic backgrounds, who moved from the 18th to the 37th percentile statewide over recent years.

When compared to South Early College High School, just 1.36 miles away and serving a similar demographic, the differences are stark: South Early College ranks in the 88th percentile with a 100% graduation rate and 86.08% English I proficiency, versus KIPP Sunnyside's 26th percentile and 41.59% English I proficiency. This comparison highlights that high academic achievement is possible for schools in the same neighborhood, raising questions about what strategies could be replicated. Overall, KIPP Sunnyside is a school with strong support systems that keep students in school, but it must address its academic rigor, especially in math, to ensure graduates are truly prepared for college and careers.

622

Students ?

17.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,582

Per pupil spending ?

91.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11000 Scott St
Houston, TX 77047

(832) 230-0562

District: KIPP Texas Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

63.8%

Hispanic:

33.0%

Two or more races:

1.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 25th percentile in 2021 → 26th in 2026

Strengths

✓95% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (47% vs 62% meeting standards)

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

!Algebra I scores 46 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school47%

District avg52%

Texas avg62%

1,495^th of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 26%▲ up 1 pts since 2021

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 12High 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	29.2	1495 of 2009	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.4	1385 of 1974	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	1567 of 1990	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	1540 of 1961	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.5	1389 of 1876	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.5	1399 of 1861	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	38.3	634 of 1086	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.9	455 of 834	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.0	746 of 1065	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.7	699 of 1069	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.0	558 of 1031	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.3	548 of 1020	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	32.2	1241 of 1837	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.5	1212 of 1829	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	801 of 1153	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.5	983 of 1437	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.2	491 of 1371	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.4	333 of 1278	73.9%	★★★★☆
2021	54.7	357 of 1195	70.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	30.6	1420 of 1936	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.5	1254 of 1504	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	1606 of 1880	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	1537 of 1891	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.3	1328 of 1841	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.3	1370 of 1815	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	35.4	1247 of 1860	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	21.8	1184 of 1453	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	1422 of 1805	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.5	1219 of 1820	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.6	1143 of 1762	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.9	1229 of 1743	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	38.6	1215 of 1937	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.7	1059 of 1513	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.6	1554 of 1884	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	1461 of 1897	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.6	1308 of 1847	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.8	1193 of 1848	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	25.4	1512 of 1954	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.2	1137 of 1515	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	1579 of 1891	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	1480 of 1913	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	1438 of 1853	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.2	1394 of 1840	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2021	7.6	560 of 588	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	38.2	929 of 1581	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.3	1038 of 1299	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.9	1198 of 1548	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	1160 of 1478	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.2	1066 of 1418	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.8	998 of 1382	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)42nd percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2026)41st percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)37th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2026)33rd percentile+7 vs school

At Risk (2022)32nd percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)31st percentile~ school

Female (2026)27th percentile~ school

Male (2026)23rd percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)5th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Biology59%-11 vs state

U.S. History59%-11 vs state

English II Reading42%-18 vs state

English I Reading42%-14 vs state

Algebra I8%-46 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
KIPP Sunnyside High School	Public, Charter	9-12	11000 Scott St	Houston	77047	Harris County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 230-0562	622	36	17.2	91.5%	2 (0.3%)	397 (63.8%)	205 (33.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (1.8%)	29.2	1495^th of 2009 public high schools	25.6%		30.4	1385^th of 1974 public high schools	29.8%	110	7.8	59.2	41.6	41.6	59.0								$9,582
The Pro-Vision Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	4590 Wilmington	Houston	77051	Harris County	The Pro-Vision Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 748-0030	212	10	20.8	99.1%	0 (0.0%)	195 (92.0%)	13 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	3.3	1918^th of 2009 public high schools	4.5%		5	1860^th of 1974 public high schools	5.8%	58	2.6	18.2	14.6	17.0	22.6								$9,296
South Early College High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1930 Airport Blvd	Houston	77051	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 732-3623	452	22	20.4	81.0%	10 (2.2%)	145 (32.1%)	283 (62.6%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.1%)	78.5	244^th of 2009 public high schools	87.9%		71.2	387^th of 1974 public high schools	80.4%	143	52.3	91.4	86.1	85.5	75.2								$7,563
Worthing High School	Public	9-12	9215 Scott St	Houston	77051	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 733-3433	751	75	10.0	90.5%	15 (2.0%)	505 (67.2%)	212 (28.2%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.5%)	25.3	1574^th of 2009 public high schools	21.7%		30	1397^th of 1974 public high schools	29.2%	177	59.4	55.4	33.7	41.7	45.1								$14,195
Sterling High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	11625 Martindale Rd	Houston	77048	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 991-0510	1,146	87	13.1	93.7%	14 (1.2%)	631 (55.1%)	480 (41.9%)	5 (0.4%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.0%)	32.7	1422^nd of 2009 public high schools	29.2%		29.8	1402^nd of 1974 public high schools	29.0%	20	41.2	70.3	37.7	44.1	57.7								$12,465
Jones Futures Academy	Public, Magnet	9-12	7414 St Lo Rd	Houston	77033	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 733-1111	298	25	11.8	94.3%	4 (1.3%)	83 (27.9%)	209 (70.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	40.3	1228^th of 2009 public high schools	38.9%		34.1	1289^th of 1974 public high schools	34.7%	61	27.9	60.7	48.9	50.6	67.6								$15,479
Yes Prep - Southside	Public, Charter	6-12	5515 S Loop E	Houston	77033	Harris County	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 924-5500	860	58	14.8	95.9%	7 (0.8%)	317 (36.9%)	524 (60.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.3%)	46.7	1046^th of 2009 public high schools	47.9%		39.4	1177^th of 1974 public high schools	40.4%	131	51.9	62.8	48.0	65.5	67.6	41.3	47.3	56.8	24.3	42.8	47.1	29.0	$14,087
Madison High School	Public	9-12	13719 Whiteheather	Houston	77045	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 433-9801	1,588	119	13.3	89.9%	21 (1.3%)	527 (33.2%)	1,006 (63.4%)	16 (1.0%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (0.8%)	38.8	1267^th of 2009 public high schools	36.9%		32.7	1330^th of 1974 public high schools	32.6%	63	57.4	63.3	38.1	47.5	66.7								$12,197
Excel Academy (Murworth)	Public	9-12	2515 Murworth	Houston	77054	Harris County	Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 669-9712	4				0 (0.0%)	2 (50.0%)	1 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (25.0%)								(n/a)
Harris County J J A E P	Public	5-12	2525 Murworth	Houston	77054	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 556-7140	25			76.0%	0 (0.0%)	8 (32.0%)	17 (68.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0.6	2008^th of 2009 public high schools	0.0%					(n/a)				0.0									$45,932

Frequently Asked Questions about KIPP Sunnyside High School

What is the racial makeup of KIPP Sunnyside High School?

Students at KIPP Sunnyside High School are 64% African American, 33% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

Is KIPP Sunnyside High School a good school?

KIPP Sunnyside High School ranks 1495^th of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend KIPP Sunnyside High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 622 students attended KIPP Sunnyside High School.

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