Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: B

Total students

1,037

Avg. teacher experience

3.7 years

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 3.3 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

99.2 %

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 94.4%

Statewide: 90%

Yes Prep - Southwest is an charter elementary/secondary school in Houston, TX, in the Yes Prep Public Schools Inc school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 1,037 students. 65.3% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 44.6% 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.

In the Class of 2021, 99.2% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 0.3% during the 2020-2021 school year.

The average SAT score at Yes Prep - Southwest was 1054 for 2020-2021 graduates.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $60,566, which is $1,679 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 3.7 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

southwest.yesprep.org

Address

4411 Anderson Rd
Houston, TX 77053

Office phone number

(713) 967-9200

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Yes Prep - Southwest 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

1,037

African American

46 (4.4%)

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 8.4%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

1 (0.1%)

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (0.1%)

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 0.7%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

971 (93.6%)

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 81.5%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

4 (0.4%)

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 1%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

14 (1.4%)

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 8%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

4.4%

American Indian

0.1%

Asian

0.1%

Hispanic

93.6%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

0.4%

Two or more races

1.4%

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

65.3 %

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 65%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

91.9 %

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 90%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

45.5 %

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 42.5%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

65.3%

Econ. disadvantaged

91.9%

Limited Eng. proficiency

45.5%

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

44.6 %

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 37.7%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

0 %

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 0%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

5.7 %

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 7.2%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

44.6%

Gifted and talented

0%

Special education

5.7%

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

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

B

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: B

School progress (2021-2022)

A

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

B

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 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

99.2 %

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 94.4%

Statewide: 90%

African American

100 %

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 96.7%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

N/A

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 100%

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

N/A

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 87.5%

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

99.2 %

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 94.3%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

N/A

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 92.3%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

N/A

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: N/A

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

100.0%

American Indian

N/A

Asian

N/A

Hispanic

99.2%

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

0.3 %

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 1.2%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

0 %

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 1.9%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

Masked

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 3.4%

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

N/A

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 0%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

0.4 %

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 1.1%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: Masked

Statewide: 2.6%

White

Masked

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 3%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

N/A

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 0%

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

14.2 %

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 16.4%

Statewide: 15%

African American

11.5 %

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 26%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 13.2%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

Masked

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 9.6%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

14.4 %

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 15.4%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 33.3%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

Masked

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 19%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

N/A

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 25%

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

65.5 %

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 65.8%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

66.7 %

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 48.6%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

Masked

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 43.8%

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

N/A

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 76.5%

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

65.5 %

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 67.4%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

Masked

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 53.3%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

N/A

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: Masked

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

14.8 %

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 14.6%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

12.5 %

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 9%

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 14.3%

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

N/A

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 23.1%

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

15 %

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 15%

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

Masked

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 6.3%

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

N/A

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: Masked

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

1054

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 998

Statewide: 1002

ACT

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

Avg. ACT score

N/A

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 21.5

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

74.2 %

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 58.2%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

61.7 %

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 46%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

56.3 %

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 41.7%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

74.2%

Math

61.7%

Reading + Math

56.3%

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

58.5

African American

19.2 (32.7%)

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 43.2%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

2 (3.4%)

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 2.9%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

21.4 (36.5%)

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 31.1%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

16 (27.3%)

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 22.1%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 0.4%

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%)

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 0.7%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

48.3 (82.4%)

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 84.6%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

10.3 (17.6%)

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 14.3%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 0.4%

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

17.7

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 17

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

3.7 years

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 3.3 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

$60,566

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: $59,953

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$56,435

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: $58,144

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$57,593

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: $58,913

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$68,403

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: $64,049

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$71,190

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: $69,647

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$78,913

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: $68,711

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: N/A

Statewide: $71,111

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