Kipp Houston High SchoolCharter

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Kipp Texas Public Schools: B

Total students

669

Avg. teacher experience

6.4 years

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 4.3 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 95.2%

Statewide: 90%

Kipp Houston High School is a charter high school in Houston, TX, in the Kipp Texas Public Schools school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 669 students. 38.9% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 29.6% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of B for the 2021-2022 school year.

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 0.6% during the 2020-2021 school year.

The average SAT score at Kipp Houston High School was 985 for 2020-2021 graduates. The average ACT score was 19.1.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $60,090, which is $1,203 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 6.4 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.kipptexas.org

Address

10711 Kipp Way St
Houston, TX 77099

Office phone number

(832) 328-1051

Principals

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Kipp Houston High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 04. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.5 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 04.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

669

African American

163 (24.4%)

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 26.5%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

6 (0.9%)

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 0.5%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

24 (3.6%)

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 2%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

467 (69.8%)

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 68.5%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

1 (0.1%)

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

5 (0.7%)

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 1.6%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

3 (0.4%)

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 0.9%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

24.4%

American Indian

0.9%

Asian

3.6%

Hispanic

69.8%

Pacific Islander

0.1%

White

0.7%

Two or more races

0.4%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

38.9 %

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 45.7%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

89.4 %

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 91.1%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

30.2 %

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 37.7%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

38.9%

Econ. disadvantaged

89.4%

Limited Eng. proficiency

30.2%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

29.6 %

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 36.1%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

0 %

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 0%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

5.8 %

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 8.7%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

29.6%

Gifted and talented

0%

Special education

5.8%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

B

Kipp Texas Public Schools: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

B

Kipp Texas Public Schools: B

School progress (2021-2022)

A

Kipp Texas Public Schools: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

B

Kipp Texas Public Schools: C

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2022 Accountability Manual.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2017-2018 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2021. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.

All students

N/A

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 95.2%

Statewide: 90%

African American

N/A

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 95.1%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

N/A

Kipp Texas Public Schools: Masked

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

N/A

Kipp Texas Public Schools: Masked

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

N/A

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 95.2%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Kipp Texas Public Schools: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

N/A

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 92.9%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

N/A

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 100%

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

N/A

American Indian

N/A

Asian

N/A

Hispanic

N/A

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

N/A

Two or more races

N/A

Dropout rates

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2020-2021 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.

All students

0.6 %

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 1.3%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

0.7 %

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 2.8%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

0 %

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 0%

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

0 %

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 0%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

0.6 %

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 1%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Kipp Texas Public Schools: Masked

Statewide: 2.6%

White

Masked

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 1.4%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

0 %

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 2.3%

Statewide: 2%

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

8.3 %

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 13.3%

Statewide: 15%

African American

2.6 %

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 16%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

0 %

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 6.9%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

5 %

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 4%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

10.1 %

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 12.6%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 16%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

Masked

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 13.9%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

20 %

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 14.3%

Statewide: 13.9%

College readiness

AP/IB participation

The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2020-2021 school year.

All students

85 %

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 77.4%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

90.2 %

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 87.3%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

Masked

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 85.7%

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

100 %

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 94.7%

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

83.2 %

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 75.4%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Kipp Texas Public Schools: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

Masked

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 64%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

Masked

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 92.9%

Statewide: 23.5%

AP/IB performance

The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2020-2021 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.

All students

27.4 %

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 22.2%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

37 %

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 11.1%

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

Masked

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 33.3%

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

55.6 %

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 44.4%

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

24.3 %

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 24.1%

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Kipp Texas Public Schools: Masked

Statewide: 43.9%

White

Masked

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 37.5%

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

Masked

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 15.4%

Statewide: 60.8%

SAT

The average SAT score for students graduating in 2020-2021, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.

Avg. SAT score

985

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 944

Statewide: 1002

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2020-2021. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

19.1

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 18.1

Statewide: 20.0

College-ready graduates

A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2020-2021.

Reading

63.9 %

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 44.8%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

47.2 %

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 38.8%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

41.7 %

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 28.5%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

63.9%

Math

47.2%

Reading + Math

41.7%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

39.8

African American

19.6 (49.2%)

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 42.3%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

1 (2.5%)

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 2.4%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

9.7 (24.4%)

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 29.6%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 1.2%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

9.5 (23.9%)

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 20.9%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 3.4%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

0 (0%)

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 2.7%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

22.5 (56.6%)

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 74.8%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

15.5 (38.9%)

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 21.8%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

1.8 (4.6%)

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 0.7%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

16.8

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 20.4

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

6.4 years

Kipp Texas Public Schools: 4.3 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$60,090

Kipp Texas Public Schools: $57,129

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$57,000

Kipp Texas Public Schools: $51,912

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$57,974

Kipp Texas Public Schools: $56,956

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$60,551

Kipp Texas Public Schools: $59,051

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$65,593

Kipp Texas Public Schools: $62,945

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$65,000

Kipp Texas Public Schools: $67,905

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Kipp Texas Public Schools: $74,199

Statewide: $71,111

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