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KIPP Northeast College Preparatory

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KIPP Northeast College Preparatory ranks 1281 st of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

1281^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 36% of Texas high schools

Summary

KIPP Northeast College Preparatory is a public charter high school in Houston, TX (77078) serving 614 students in grades 9 through 12, where over 94% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. This school stands out for its consistently high graduation rate, averaging over 94% for the last three years—a significant achievement compared to nearby traditional public schools like Kashmere High School (60.8% graduation rate) and North Forest High School (81.6%). This strong retention rate shows the school's commitment to ensuring students stay on track to earn their diplomas, even while serving a high-needs community.

Academically, KIPP Northeast has a notable strength in English II Reading, where its 57.14% proficiency rate in the 2025-2026 school year exceeded nearby schools like Furr High School (46.45%) and C.E. King High School (49.11%). The school also performs well in U.S. History, with a 65.03% proficiency rate that is competitive with larger area schools. However, Algebra I remains a major challenge—only 26.47% of students were proficient in 2025-2026, though this is a significant improvement from just 7% three years earlier. Nearby schools like Furr (43.38%) and Kashmere (50.81%) perform much better in this subject, suggesting KIPP could learn from their approaches.

When compared to YES Prep North Forest, another charter school just 3.77 miles away, KIPP has nearly identical graduation rates (91.4% vs. 91.5%), but YES Prep outperforms in nearly every academic subject—for example, 69.23% proficiency in Algebra I versus KIPP's 26.47%. This highlights KIPP's strength in keeping students in school while pointing to an opportunity to boost academic achievement. The school is part of the KIPP Texas Public Schools district and has shown a slow but steady upward trend in its state ranking over the past five years, moving from the 23rd percentile to the 36th percentile.

614

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,890

Per pupil spending ?

94.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9680 Mesa Dr
Houston, TX 77078

(832) 230-0567

District: KIPP Texas Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.9%

African American:

30.0%

Two or more races:

0.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 23rd percentile in 2021 → 36th in 2026

Strengths

✓91% graduate within 4 years

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2021

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (53% vs 62% meeting standards)

!Algebra I scores 28 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school53%

District avg52%

Texas avg62%

1,281^st of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 36%▲ up 13 pts since 2021

From bottom 23% (2021) to bottom 36% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 14High 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	38.2	1281 of 2009	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.4	1345 of 1974	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.9	1390 of 1990	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.3	1437 of 1961	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	1450 of 1876	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.6	1435 of 1861	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	48.3	479 of 1086	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	38.2	464 of 834	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.3	646 of 1065	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.7	625 of 1069	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.0	623 of 1031	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.4	493 of 1020	51.7%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	25.0	1453 of 1837	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.9	1167 of 1829	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	591 of 1153	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.0	822 of 1437	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.3	632 of 1371	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.0	424 of 1278	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.7	328 of 1195	72.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	34.3	1330 of 1936	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	22.7	1204 of 1504	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.7	1370 of 1880	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	1431 of 1891	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.5	1438 of 1841	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.7	1408 of 1815	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	42.6	1036 of 1860	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.9	1015 of 1453	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.3	1181 of 1805	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.8	1184 of 1820	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.1	1243 of 1762	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.7	1311 of 1743	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	45.2	991 of 1937	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.1	1048 of 1513	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.8	1286 of 1884	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.6	1258 of 1897	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.4	1312 of 1847	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.5	1340 of 1848	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	37.5	1205 of 1954	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.2	1095 of 1515	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	1482 of 1891	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.2	1421 of 1913	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	1449 of 1853	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.9	1460 of 1840	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.1	1084 of 1581	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.1	862 of 1299	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.1	1401 of 1548	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	1238 of 1478	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.0	700 of 1418	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.7	654 of 1382	52.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2026)56th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)49th percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)49th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2026)44th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)38th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)31st percentile-5 vs school

Female (2026)31st percentile-5 vs school

At Risk (2022)21st percentile~ school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

U.S. History65%-5 vs state

Biology62%-8 vs state

English II Reading57%-3 vs state

English I Reading37%-18 vs state

Algebra I26%-28 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 (2025)	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 Northeast College Preparatory	Public, Charter	9-12	9680 Mesa Dr	Houston	77078	Harris County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 230-0567	614	37	16.6	94.1%	1 (0.2%)	184 (30.0%)	423 (68.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	38.2	1281^st of 2009 public high schools	36.2%		32.4	1345^th of 1974 public high schools	31.9%	64	26.5	62.3	37.1	57.1	65.0								$9,890
North Forest High School	Public	9-12	10726 Mesa Dr	Houston	77078	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 636-4300	905	76	11.9	96.2%	9 (1.0%)	443 (49.0%)	444 (49.1%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	42.8	1160^th of 2009 public high schools	42.3%		32.1	1352^nd of 1974 public high schools	31.5%	192	50.0	77.0	38.0	56.2	60.3								$14,973
Kase Academy	Public	10-12	8530 C E King Pkwy	Houston	77044	Harris County	Sheldon Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 727-3600	104	11	9.4	72.1%	5 (4.8%)	29 (27.9%)	70 (67.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	0.0		7.1	12.9	51.1								$16,586
Yes Prep North Forest	Public, Charter	6-12	6602 Winfield Rd	Houston	77050	Harris County	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 967-8699	991	62	16.0	94.0%	6 (0.6%)	89 (9.0%)	887 (89.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.6%)	71.7	393^rd of 2009 public high schools	80.4%		50.7	893^rd of 1974 public high schools	54.8%	500	69.2	80.0	68.0	73.4	85.1	48.3	50.0	64.1	34.4	40.9	39.4	30.3	$11,881
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
C E King High School	Public	9-12	11433 E Sam Houston Pkwy N	Houston	77044	Harris County	Sheldon Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(346) 378-7000	3,716	211	17.6	77.4%	136 (3.7%)	1,130 (30.4%)	2,367 (63.7%)	18 (0.5%)	9 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	55 (1.5%)	35.7	1345^th of 2009 public high schools	33.1%		27.2	1461^st of 1974 public high schools	26.0%	116	33.8	60.4	45.4	49.1	63.7								$9,862
Highpoint School East (Crosby)	Public	9-12	8003 E Sam Houston Pkwy	Houston	77049	Harris County	Crosby Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 696-2163	14			78.6%	1 (7.1%)	3 (21.4%)	9 (64.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.1%)								(n/a)													$17,812
Highpoint School East (Daep)	Public	8-12	8003 E Sam Houston Pkwy N Hy	Houston	77049	Harris County	Galena Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 459-1190	11			90.9%	0 (0.0%)	1 (9.1%)	10 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Highpoint East	Public	9-12	8003 E Sam Houston Pkwy N	Houston	77338	Harris County	Humble Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 641-7400	33			69.7%	2 (6.1%)	20 (60.6%)	8 (24.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (9.1%)								(n/a)
High Point East	Public	9-12	8003 E Sam Houston	Houston	77049	Harris County	Sheldon Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 696-2156	7				0 (0.0%)	3 (42.9%)	3 (42.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (14.3%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about KIPP Northeast College Preparatory

How many students attend KIPP Northeast College Preparatory?

In the 2024-25 school year, 614 students attended KIPP Northeast College Preparatory.

What district is KIPP Northeast College Preparatory in?

KIPP Texas Public Schools

Is KIPP Northeast College Preparatory a good school?

KIPP Northeast College Preparatory ranks 1281^st of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of KIPP Northeast College Preparatory?

Students at KIPP Northeast College Preparatory are 69% Hispanic, 30% African American.

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