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KIPP Climb Academy

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KIPP Climb Academy ranks 2524 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-4

2524^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 45% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

KIPP Climb Academy is an elementary charter school in Houston, TX, serving 679 students from Pre-K through 4th grade as part of the KIPP Texas Public Schools district, and it has recently undergone a remarkable academic turnaround that sets it apart from nearby schools.

The most striking feature of KIPP Climb Academy is its dramatic improvement in state rankings. After hitting a low of the 8th percentile in 2022-2023, the school surged to the 45th percentile in 2025-2026—a 37-percentile-point gain in just three years. This upward trajectory is unmatched by nearby schools like Bonner Elementary, which has seen relatively flat performance over the same period. The school is particularly effective with its low-income students, ranking in the 67th percentile statewide for this group, and also performs well for African American students, earning a 3-star rating. Test scores back up the trend: 4th Grade Math proficiency jumped from 26% to 54%, and 3rd Grade Reading nearly doubled from 23% to 41%, now exceeding both district and state averages. KIPP Climb achieves these results with lower per-student spending ($8,997) than nearby public schools like Rucker Elementary ($11,720) and South Houston Elementary ($12,053), suggesting strong operational efficiency.

However, the school has a critical weakness: its Special Education services have collapsed, dropping from the 36th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 5th percentile in 2025-2026 (0 stars). This is a stark contrast to its success with other subgroups and may be linked to its higher student-teacher ratio of 18.9, compared to an average of 15 for nearby Houston Independent School District (Isd) peers. While the school is a dynamic and improving choice for most families, parents of children with special needs should investigate whether the school can provide adequate support before enrolling.

679

Students ?

18.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,508

Per pupil spending ?

71%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8805 Ferndale
Houston, TX 77017

(832) 230-0578

District: KIPP Texas Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

79.7%

African American:

17.5%

White:

1.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 23rd percentile in 2021 → 45th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 22 percentile points since 2021

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (44% vs 49% meeting standards)

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

!Reading scores 11 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school44%

District avg42%

Texas avg49%

2,524^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 45%▲ up 23 pts since 2021

From bottom 23% (2021) to bottom 45% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	42.9	2524 of 4627	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.3	3406 of 4651	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	4136 of 4710	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	4281 of 4647	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	3589 of 4581	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.5	3544 of 4578	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	47.0	1188 of 2406	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.6	802 of 1905	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.0	1499 of 2443	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.8	1246 of 2443	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.6	1561 of 2421	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.9	1307 of 2444	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	31.8	3401 of 4461	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.9	3607 of 4331	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	2069 of 2918	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.7	2941 of 3668	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	3338 of 3556	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	3105 of 3487	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.6	2873 of 3446	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	45.2	2400 of 4575	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.2	2943 of 3744	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	4023 of 4658	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	4448 of 4588	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	3868 of 4561	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.7	3276 of 4499	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	53.3	1860 of 4413	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	35.7	2529 of 3644	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.7	3797 of 4465	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	4060 of 4401	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	33.8	3174 of 4376	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.2	3150 of 4329	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	58.9	1506 of 4520	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.0	2137 of 3705	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.3	3688 of 4594	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	3830 of 4521	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.3	3295 of 4477	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.3	3650 of 4451	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.2	2668 of 4582	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.4	2603 of 3739	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.2	4024 of 4647	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	3881 of 4585	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.0	3272 of 4563	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.9	3750 of 4498	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	19.0	4078 of 4301	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	34.4	2453 of 3549	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.6	2744 of 4292	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	16.8	3920 of 4086	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	35.0	2660 of 3952	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.1	2178 of 3799	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)67th percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2026)58th percentile+12 vs school

African American (2026)51st percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)48th percentile~ school

Male (2026)42nd percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)29th percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)24th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)5th percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics48%~ state avg

Reading41%-11 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 Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th 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 Climb Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	8805 Ferndale	Houston	77017	Harris County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 230-0578	679	36	18.9	71.0%	8 (1.2%)	119 (17.5%)	541 (79.7%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	42.9	2524^th of 4627 public elementary schools	45.5%		30.3	3406^th of 4651 public elementary schools	26.8%	882							41.1	40.8		40.5	54.4		$7,508
Bonner Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8100 Elrod St	Houston	77017	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 943-5740	561	39	14.4	96.8%	3 (0.5%)	11 (2.0%)	544 (97.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	42.7	2538^th of 4627 public elementary schools	45.1%		41.5	2671^st of 4651 public elementary schools	42.6%	133	0.0	28.6		30.0	40.9		41.7	41.8	56.1	37.5	42.9	52.2	$13,288
Yes Prep Hobby Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-2	7660 Hansen Rd	Houston	77061	Harris County	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(713) 842-5550	186	18	10.1	90.3%	3 (1.6%)	39 (21.0%)	139 (74.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)								(n/a)	37.5			35.3			60.0			53.3			$00
South Houston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	900 Main St	South Houston	77587	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-0736	422	34	12.4	94.5%	17 (4.0%)	20 (4.7%)	382 (90.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	42.5	2546^th of 4627 public elementary schools	45.0%		37.8	2940^th of 4651 public elementary schools	36.8%	394	36.6	42.3			53.9		29.7	43.8		35.1	68.9		$11,854
Matthys Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1500 Main St	South Houston	77587	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-0632	457	36	12.6	89.7%	12 (2.6%)	7 (1.5%)	434 (95.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	49	2173^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	53.0%		31	3369^th of 4651 public elementary schools	27.6%	1196	25.0						38.9	50.0		32.4	66.7		$10,799
Lewis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6745 Tipperary	Houston	77061	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 845-7453	675	49	13.8	99.6%	3 (0.4%)	73 (10.8%)	592 (87.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	14.5	4319^th of 4627 public elementary schools	6.7%		29	3496^th of 4651 public elementary schools	24.8%	823	23.5	40.7	11.8	25.7	31.2	0.0	38.3	32.4	34.8	12.2	32.4	27.3	$11,409
Patterson Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	5302 Allendale Rd	Houston	77017	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 943-5750	811	48	16.8	94.0%	15 (1.8%)	46 (5.7%)	746 (92.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	50.8	2073^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	55.2%		49.5	2168^th of 4651 public elementary schools	53.4%	95		36.4	22.2		25.0	14.3	43.8	55.8	62.8	34.9	53.6	40.2	$8,161
Bellfort Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	7647 Bellfort	Houston	77061	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 640-0950	313	18	17.3	98.7%	7 (2.2%)	66 (21.1%)	239 (76.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$10,727
Park Place Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8235 Park Pl Blvd	Houston	77017	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 845-7458	686	43	16.0	92.1%	7 (1.0%)	22 (3.2%)	552 (80.5%)	97 (14.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)	64.5	1380^th of 4627 public elementary schools	70.2%		52.4	1997^th of 4651 public elementary schools	57.1%	617	15.8	28.6		24.3	12.5		60.9	44.6	64.1	66.0	55.1	54.6	$9,052
Rucker Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5201 Vinett St	Houston	77017	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 845-7467	434	31	14.0	94.0%	6 (1.4%)	17 (3.9%)	405 (93.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	26.1	3681^st of 4627 public elementary schools	20.4%		37.8	2943^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	36.7%	738	0.0			0.0	23.5		50.0	36.2	37.8	34.0	23.5	27.0	$15,371

Frequently Asked Questions about KIPP Climb Academy

What is the racial makeup of KIPP Climb Academy?

Students at KIPP Climb Academy are 80% Hispanic, 18% African American, 1% White.

Is KIPP Climb Academy a good school?

KIPP Climb Academy ranks 2524^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is KIPP Climb Academy in?

KIPP Texas Public Schools

How many students attend KIPP Climb Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 679 students attended KIPP Climb Academy.

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