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KIPP Climb Academy

PublicElementaryGrades PK–4Charter

8805 Ferndale, Houston, TX 77017 · (832) 230-0578

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

Directions
Students
679
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
71%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–4
The gist

What stands out about KIPP Climb Academy

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 20 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 13.2% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 41.8%

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

Location

Directions ↗

8805 Ferndale, Houston

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K128
Kindergarten104
Grade 1122
Grade 2114
Grade 3107
Grade 4104
Enrollment over time
782’20
804’21
818’22
826’23
679’24

Down 13.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 80%Black 18%White 1%Two or more races <1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about KIPP Climb Academy 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.