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KIPP Polaris Academy for Boys

PublicMiddleGrades 5–8Charter

9636 Mesa Dr, Houston, TX 77078 · (832) 230-0567

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

Directions
Students
341
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
97%
Setting
City
Grades
5–8
The gist

What stands out about KIPP Polaris Academy for Boys

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 16% of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 15 pts below the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency14%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts27%
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

Directions ↗

9636 Mesa Dr, Houston

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 581
Grade 682
Grade 7101
Grade 877
Enrollment over time
356’20
333’21
345’22
348’23
341’24

Down 4.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 65%Black 34%White <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 KIPP Polaris Academy for Boys 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.