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KIPP Prime College Preparatory

PublicMiddleGrades 5–8Charter

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

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

Directions
Students
453
Students per teacher
21:1
Free or reduced lunch
93%
Setting
City
Grades
5–8
The gist

What stands out about KIPP Prime College Preparatory

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 26% of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 6 pts below the state
  • Larger classes: 21 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 8.1% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency14%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts36%
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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8805 Ferndale, Houston

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 5116
Grade 6123
Grade 7108
Grade 8106
Enrollment over time
419’20
438’21
433’22
452’23
453’24

Up 8.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 78%Black 20%Two or more races <1%White <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about KIPP Prime College Preparatory 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.