Yes Prep - 5th Ward

Yes Prep - 5th Ward is a high school located in Houston, TX, serving grades 6–12 and approximately 943 students. Operated by Yes Prep Public Schools Inc, the campus sits about 9.0 miles from The Houston's newsroom and is part of The Houston's ongoing local education coverage.

The school employs roughly 57 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 16.5:1. That ratio is roughly in line with the state average for TX public schools.

Yes Prep - 5th Ward operates as a publicly funded charter school. These designations affect funding, enrollment policy, and the kinds of state and federal accountability measures the campus is subject to.

State accountability ratings for TEA are released annually and combine student achievement, growth, and closing-the-gaps metrics. The Houston publishes rating updates as soon as they become public each fall, with comparisons to nearby campuses and prior-year trends.

High school news from Yes Prep - 5th Ward — including graduation rates, college signing days, sports results, and state academic competitions — appears regularly in The Houston's Houston coverage.

Tip about Yes Prep - 5th Ward? Email editor@nexcom.media with the subject line "Yes Prep - 5th Ward". For more education coverage, see thehouston.org/schools or browse The Houston's latest reporting at thehouston.org/news. This profile uses public data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) and is updated annually as new federal filings are released.