Kipp Intrepid Preparatory, Houston TX

Original Research by School Decision on Kipp Intrepid Preparatory

KIPP Intrepid Preparatory is a charter school serving grades five through eight in Houston's east side, part of the KIPP Texas network. The school enrolls a small population of students who are overwhelmingly Latino and economically disadvantaged. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school sits in the neighborhood near the Lawndale area, within Houston's sprawling and mixed-use landscape.

The academic picture is mixed and warrants careful attention. In English language arts, the school shows relative strength, with students in grades seven and eight reaching proficiency at a moderate rate. Fifth graders performed better than their peers in grades six and seven, suggesting either strong incoming readers or possibly a sixth-grade dip before recovery. English instruction appears to be the school's clearer pathway; about half of seventh and eighth graders meet or exceed proficiency standards.

Mathematics performance is substantially weaker. Only a small share of students in grades five through seven meet the proficiency threshold, with sixth grade showing the lowest attainment. Average scale scores in math rise across the grades, hinting that students may be improving incrementally, but the gap between growth and actual proficiency is wide. Science proficiency is similarly low across both grades tested, and social studies shows the lowest proficiency rate of any subject tested. When viewed against other districts in Harris County, the school's overall proficiency index sits below the midpoint, meaning students here are testing lower than typical for the county.

The school belongs to KIPP Texas, a network undergoing both expansion and contraction. The broader district earned a B accountability rating from Texas in 2025, up from a D two years earlier, which suggests the charter network has momentum. However, KIPP Texas announced in late 2025 that it would close seven campuses in Austin and San Antonio beginning in 2026-2027; while Intrepid Preparatory in Houston is not among the closures, families may want to monitor the organization's stability and strategy.

No data on graduation rate, chronic absenteeism, special education enrollment, or English learner identification was available, so a parent cannot assess the school's support infrastructure for these populations from the information provided. The school serves only middle grades, so it does not report a high school graduation outcome.

For a family considering Intrepid, the key trade-off is clear: if reading and writing are priorities and the school's lower math and science results are acceptable as a starting point with the expectation of improvement at the next school, the choice may work. If math and science proficiency matter equally, this school's current performance suggests a parent may want to explore alternatives or have a direct conversation with school leadership about remediation and acceleration pathways.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 530%

School 30% · District 9% · ▲ 21 pts above district

▼ 11 pts below state median · ▼ 10 pts below county median

Grade 616%

School 16% · District 24% · ▼ 8 pts below district

▼ 18 pts below state median · ▼ 17 pts below county median

Grade 724%

School 24% · District 25% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▼ 3 pts below state median · ▼ 3 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 546%

School 46% · District 44% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▼ 8 pts below state median · ▼ 6 pts below county median

Grade 638%

School 38% · District 47% · ▼ 9 pts below district

▼ 14 pts below state median · ▼ 11 pts below county median

Grade 750%

School 50% · District 44% · ▲ 6 pts above district

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

Grade 850%

School 50% · District 54% · ▼ 4 pts below district

▼ 5 pts below state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

Science

Grade 528%

School 28% · District 20% · ▲ 8 pts above district

▲ 5 pts above state median · ▲ 7 pts above county median

Grade 826%

School 26% · District 40% · ▼ 14 pts below district

▼ 16 pts below state median · ▼ 17 pts below county median

Social studies

Grade 817%

School 17% · District 24% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▼ 7 pts below state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

This schoolKIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 5Lower-income46%Higher-income46%0 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income37%Higher-income55%18 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income52%Higher-income36%16 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income51%Higher-income46%5 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 5Lower-income31%Higher-income23%8 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income15%Higher-income27%12 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income25%Higher-income18%7 pp gap