High · Texas

YES Prep - 5TH Ward

CharterFree meals for all

YES Prep - 5TH Ward, a public high school in Houston, Texas: grades 6–12, 933 students, 15.7 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of YES Prep Public Schools Inc.

Size and class size

Compared with high schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 933
Teachers (FTE): 59.3
Students per teacher: 15.7
Grades: 6–12; High

More students per teacher than 67% of high schools in Texas

Median 13.8 · 1,941 schools compared

More students per teacher than 59% of high schools in the US

Median 14.4 · 20,809 schools compared

Larger than 71% of high schools in Texas

Median 365 · 2,123 schools compared

Larger than 72% of high schools in the US

Median 414 · 22,064 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Texas's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Texas: 54%

59%proficient

+6.0 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 62% of high schools in Texas

Median 53% · 314 high schools compared

437 students tested, grades 6, 7, 8 · STAAR - English; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Texas: 42%

45%proficient

+9.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 75% of high schools in Texas

Median 34% · 308 high schools compared

382 students tested, grades 6, 7, 8 · STAAR - English; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades: High · Grades 6–12
Type: Charter school · Regular
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Large city
Run by: YES Prep Public Schools Inc

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with YES Prep Public Schools Inc.

Location

Address: 1305 Benson St, Houston, TX 77020
Phone: (713)924-0600
City or town: Houston
County: Harris County

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Nearby high schools

The closest public high schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math
Mickey Leland College Prep Acad for Young MenFree meals for all	6–12	251	11.9	52%	45%	0.4 mi
Wheatley H SFree meals for all	9–12	537	9.2	—	—	0.6 mi
Middle College H S at Hcc FragaAlternativeFree meals for all	9–12	130	14.5	—	—	1.5 mi
East Early College H SFree meals for all	9–12	458	19.7	—	—	1.5 mi
Texans Can Academy - Houston NorthCharterAlternativeFree meals for all	9–12	254	42.3	—	—	1.8 mi
Northside H SFree meals for all	9–12	1,058	14.4	—	—	1.8 mi

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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