Kipp Academy West Middle

Kipp Academy West Middle is a middle school located in Houston, TX, serving grades 5–8 and approximately 446 students. Operated by Kipp Texas Public Schools, the campus sits about 11.3 miles from The Houston's newsroom and is part of The Houston's ongoing local education coverage.

The school employs roughly 25 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 17.8:1. That ratio is roughly in line with the state average for TX public schools.

Kipp Academy West Middle 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.

Middle school transitions matter: The Houston reports on Kipp Academy West Middle's academic offerings, athletics, and feeder-pattern shifts that determine where graduates attend high school.

Tip about Kipp Academy West Middle? Email editor@nexcom.media with the subject line "Kipp Academy West Middle". 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.