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KIPP Journey Collegiate School

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KIPP Journey Collegiate School ranks 562 nd of 2057 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 6-12

562^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,057 Texas High Schools

Better than 73% of Texas high schools

Summary

KIPP Journey Collegiate School in Sugar Land, TX, is a public charter school serving 561 students in grades 6 through 11, and it stands out as a high-performing school that serves a predominantly low-income community (nearly 90% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch).

What makes this school remarkable is its ability to achieve strong academic results despite lower spending per student ($8,286) compared to many nearby schools. For example, Spring Branch Academic Institute spends nearly double that amount. KIPP Journey consistently outperforms its own district, KIPP Texas Public Schools, and often exceeds state averages on key End-of-Course exams. In Algebra I, 71% of students are proficient versus 54% statewide; in Biology, 81% are proficient versus 70.5% statewide; and in English I Reading, 68.5% are proficient versus 55.4% statewide. The school also has an exceptionally low dropout rate of 0.4%, which is three times lower than the district average and a stark contrast to the 47.4% dropout rate at Excel Academy Education Transition Center.

Interestingly, KIPP Journey outperforms its sister school, KIPP Sharpstown College Prep, by a wide margin in English I Reading (68.5% vs. 40.1%), suggesting that school-level leadership and culture make a significant difference. However, the school faces a "middle school slump" in math, with 6th-grade proficiency at just 31.2% (below the state average of 38.6%), though it successfully closes this gap by high school. While selective magnet schools like SST Sugar Land College Prep High School achieve higher overall scores, KIPP Journey's accomplishments are especially impressive given its student demographics, making it a compelling model for schools serving similar communities.

561

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,889

Per pupil spending ?

89.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

14030 Florence Rd
Sugar Land, TX 77498

(281) 900-0490

District: KIPP Texas Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

57.4%

African American:

34.8%

Asian:

4.6%

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At a glance

Strengths

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

✓Above the Texas median (73rd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school57%

District avg46%

Texas avg53%

Middle school

701^st of 2,359

Texas public middle schools ?

Top 30%▲ up 4 pts since 2021

From top 34% (2021) to top 30% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

562^nd of 2,057

Texas public high schools ?

Top 27%

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 14High Schools in the KIPP Texas Public Schools

576^th of 947KIPP 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	62.4	701 of 2359	70.3%	★★★★☆
2025	60.4	788 of 2344	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.0	1207 of 2372	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.2	1455 of 2330	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.1	806 of 2254	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.1	758 of 2252	66.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	91.5	60 of 1306	95.4%	★★★★★
2025	90.3	45 of 997	95.5%	★★★★★
2024	79.2	161 of 1280	87.4%	★★★★☆
2023	75.2	213 of 1273	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	84.8	103 of 1251	91.8%	★★★★★
2021	79.4	147 of 1213	87.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	77.6	75 of 505	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	45.4	386 of 606	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	70.9	353 of 2182	83.8%	★★★★☆
2021	74.4	240 of 2118	88.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	56.6	454 of 1428	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.6	806 of 1770	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.7	1096 of 1720	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.6	413 of 1643	74.9%	★★★★☆
2021	65.1	299 of 1592	81.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	58.4	781 of 2263	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.7	737 of 1825	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.4	1217 of 2242	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.3	1317 of 2241	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.5	643 of 2221	71.0%	★★★★☆
2021	52.0	938 of 2151	56.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	52.9	861 of 2161	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.5	825 of 1731	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.1	1286 of 2119	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.6	1630 of 2116	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	52.8	842 of 2077	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.2	572 of 2043	72.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	75.5	307 of 2275	86.5%	★★★★☆
2025	75.1	240 of 1820	86.8%	★★★★☆
2024	58.6	724 of 2235	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.0	1032 of 2251	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.0	401 of 2220	81.9%	★★★★☆
2021	71.5	358 of 2172	83.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	63.9	616 of 2274	72.9%	★★★★☆
2025	64.6	483 of 1818	73.4%	★★★★☆
2024	47.2	1053 of 2246	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.0	1491 of 2245	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.4	1023 of 2228	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.0	552 of 2168	74.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	79.2	166 of 1974	91.6%	★★★★★
2025	71.5	227 of 1568	85.5%	★★★★☆
2024	68.3	330 of 1891	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	53.9	568 of 1815	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.6	609 of 1757	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.7	724 of 1712	57.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

Middle school

African American (2026)95th percentile+25 vs school

Special Education (2026)92nd percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)87th percentile+16 vs school

Asian (2025)85th percentile+19 vs school

At Risk (2022)84th percentile+20 vs school

Male (2026)73rd percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)68th percentile~ school

Female (2026)65th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)60th percentile-10 vs school

High school

Special Education (2026)95th percentile+22 vs school

African American (2026)88th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)84th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2026)73rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)69th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2026)69th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2026)31st percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Biology81%+10 vs state

Algebra I71%+17 vs state

U.S. History70%~ state avg

English I Reading69%+13 vs state

Reading60%+4 vs state

English II Reading57%-3 vs state

Mathematics39%+4 vs state

Social Studies38%+6 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 Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
KIPP Journey Collegiate School	Public, Charter	6-12	14030 Florence Rd	Sugar Land	77498	Fort Bend County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 900-0490	561	38	14.6	89.7%	11 (2.0%)	195 (34.8%)	322 (57.4%)	26 (4.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	64.5	562^nd of 2057 public high schools	72.7%					(n/a)	71.0	81.0	68.5	56.7	70.4	53.7	60.2	68.8	31.2	46.5	37.7	$7,889
Harmony School Of Innovation-Sugar Land	Public, Charter	9-12	13738 Old Richmond Rd	Sugar Land	77077	Harris County	Harmony Public Schools - Houston West	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 302-6445	912	53	17.1	56.0%	155 (17.0%)	203 (22.3%)	182 (20.0%)	357 (39.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.5%)	88.1	82^nd of 2057 public high schools	96.0%		87.1	105^th of 1974 public high schools	94.7%	23	79.3	93.2	85.6	89.0	93.9							$12,109
Kempner High School	Public	9-12	14777 Voss Rd	Sugar Land	77498	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-2300	1,850	108	17.1	61.4%	211 (11.4%)	289 (15.6%)	744 (40.2%)	541 (29.2%)	4 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	58 (3.1%)	50.6	950^th of 2057 public high schools	53.8%		52.3	853^rd of 1974 public high schools	56.8%	97	37.8	72.5	55.1	59.9	70.0							$9,195
M R Wood Center For Learning	Public	6-12	138 Ave F	Sugar Land	77498	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 327-6000	134	28	4.7	66.4%	14 (10.4%)	66 (49.3%)	32 (23.9%)	15 (11.2%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.5%)								(n/a)												$41,194
Kerr High School	Public	9-12	8150 Sugarland Howell	Houston	77083	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 983-8484	807	38	21.5	68.8%	42 (5.2%)	128 (15.9%)	252 (31.2%)	370 (45.8%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.9%)	94.6	8^th of 2057 public high schools	99.6%		95.6	11^th of 1974 public high schools	99.4%	3		100.0	93.1	99.1	98.9							$7,569
Taylor High School	Public	9-12	7555 Howell Sugar Land Rd	Houston	77083	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 988-3500	2,838	171	16.5	79.4%	103 (3.6%)	705 (24.8%)	1,705 (60.1%)	273 (9.6%)	37 (1.3%)	6 (0.2%)	9 (0.3%)	34.5	1404^th of 2057 public high schools	31.7%		32.3	1348^th of 1974 public high schools	31.7%	56	46.1	52.4	31.6	46.4	77.5							$6,925
Stephen F Austin High School	Public	9-12	3434 Pheasant Creek Dr	Sugar Land	77498	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-2000	2,655	140	19.0	36.6%	419 (15.8%)	421 (15.9%)	398 (15.0%)	1,315 (49.5%)	13 (0.5%)	6 (0.2%)	83 (3.1%)	79.1	233^rd of 2057 public high schools	88.7%		76.7	278^th of 1974 public high schools	85.9%	45	63.5	85.6	75.9	79.3	88.9							$9,178
Dulles High School	Public	9-12	550 Dulles Ave	Sugar Land	77478	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-5600	2,165	122	17.7	43.7%	287 (13.3%)	445 (20.6%)	496 (22.9%)	844 (39.0%)	9 (0.4%)	4 (0.2%)	80 (3.7%)	64.5	561^st of 2057 public high schools	72.7%		66.7	501^st of 1974 public high schools	74.6%	60	34.9	79.2	67.6	69.0	78.7							$9,238
Elsik High School	Public	9-12	12601 High Star	Houston	77072	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 498-8110	4,057	229	17.7	78.8%	106 (2.6%)	937 (23.1%)	2,632 (64.9%)	322 (7.9%)	44 (1.1%)	3 (0.1%)	13 (0.3%)	25.9	1595^th of 2057 public high schools	22.5%		25.4	1507^th of 1974 public high schools	23.7%	88	34.2	49.1	32.1	40.5	65.6							$7,618
Young Womens Leadership School	Public	6-12	12501 High Star Dr	Houston	77072	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(281) 498-8110	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about KIPP Journey Collegiate School

What district is KIPP Journey Collegiate School in?

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How many students attend KIPP Journey Collegiate School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 561 students attended KIPP Journey Collegiate School.

What is the racial makeup of KIPP Journey Collegiate School?

Students at KIPP Journey Collegiate School are 57% Hispanic, 35% African American, 5% Asian, 2% White, 1% Two or more races.

Is KIPP Journey Collegiate School a good school?

KIPP Journey Collegiate School ranks 562^nd of 2057 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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