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Yes Prep - 5Th Ward

PublicHighGrades 6–12Charter

1305 Benson St, Houston, TX 77020 · (713) 924-0600

Houston’s School Grade C− better than 23% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
933
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
93%
Setting
City
Grades
6–12
The gist

What stands out about Yes Prep - 5Th Ward

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 40% of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 7 pts below the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency28%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts35%
State average 41.8%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among Texas’s 7,796 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

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1305 Benson St, Houston

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6149
Grade 7160
Grade 8152
Grade 9152
Grade 10114
Grade 11105
Grade 12101
Enrollment over time
959’20
947’21
943’22
940’23
933’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 92%Black 7%White <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%Two or more races <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Yes Prep - 5Th Ward from Houston families.

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Texas’s other public schools; Houston’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.