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Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 443 students
KIPP Explore Academy
5402 Lawndale St, Houston, TX 77023
Grades
Pre-K–4
Elementary
Students
756
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
20.5 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
KIPP Texas Public Schools
Harris County
Schola Grade C · Average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 4,259 Texas elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Texas elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About KIPP Explore Academy
KIPP Explore Academy is a charter elementary school in Houston, Texas, serving grades Pre-K–4. It is part of KIPP Texas Public Schools. The school is located in a large city in Harris County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 756 students were enrolled, with about 20.5 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Texas elementary school (14.4 students per teacher). As a charter school, it is publicly funded and tuition-free, but operates independently of the local district under a charter from State Board of Education. Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 4,259 Texas elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–4
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–4
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 756 students
- Students per teacher
- 20.5 to 1
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- State Board of Education
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Large
- School district
- KIPP Texas Public Schools
- County
- Harris County
- NCES school ID
- 480026412057
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.