Search rankings and grades for charter schools in the Houston region below.
Charter schools, like traditional public schools, receive tax dollars. While some charter schools were among the best high schools in the area, the majority of the elementary charter schools got a grade of C or lower.
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By: Laura Isensee, Gerald Rich |
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| Campus | District | Address | City | Grade Type | Total Enrollment | Per Pupil Spending | Reading Gains | Math Gains | 2013 Houston Rank | 2013 State Rank | Letter Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Of Accelerated Learning | Academy Of Accelerated Learning Inc | 6025 Chimney Rock | Houston | Elementary | 757 | $4248 | 43.2 | 49.4 | 473 | 2050 | C |
| Accelerated Interdisciplinary Academy | Accelerated Intermediate Academy | P O Box 20589 | Houston | Elementary | 258 | $4844 | 53.8 | 56.5 | 149 | 545 | B |
| Alief Montessori Community School | Alief Montessori Community School | 4215 H St | Houston | Elementary | 280 | $3939 | 46.7 | 46.3 | 22 | 70 | A |
| KIPP 3D Academy | KIPP Inc Charter | 4610 E Crosstimbers | Houston | Middle | 279 | $8341 | 51.5 | 49.5 | 6 | 13 | A |
| Ambassadors Preparatory Academy | Ambassadors Preparatory Academy | 5001 Ave U | Galveston | Middle | 225 | $5616 | 41.5 | 40.5 | 237 | 1507 | C |
| Ambassadors Preparatory Academy | Ambassadors Preparatory Academy | 5001 Ave U | Galveston | Elementary | 225 | $5616 | 41.5 | 40.5 | 745 | 3855 | D |
| Amigos Por Vida-Friends For Life | Amigos Por Vida-Friends For Life P | 5500 El Camino Del Rey | Houston | Middle | 485 | $6416 | 50.4 | 58.2 | 122 | 755 | B |
| Amigos Por Vida-Friends For Life | Amigos Por Vida-Friends For Life | 5500 El Camino Del Rey | Houston | Elementary | 485 | $6416 | 50.4 | 58.2 | 615 | 2935 | C |
| Aristoi Classical Academy | Aristoi Classical Academy | 5618 W 11Th | Katy | Middle | 305 | $5451 | 52.6 | 54.9 | 187 | 1126 | C |
| Aristoi Classical Academy | Aristoi Classical Academy | 5618 W 11Th | Katy | Elementary | 305 | $5451 | 52.6 | 54.9 | 563 | 2608 | C |
| Bay Area Charter Elementary School | Bay Area Charter Inc | 2600 Humble | El Lago | Elementary | 249 | $4949 | 51 | 49.5 | 723 | 3680 | D |
| Bay Area Charter Middle | Bay Area Charter Inc | 102 E Walker St | League City | Middle | 40 | $8884 | 56.1 | 50.7 | 231 | 1468 | C |
| Beatrice Mayes Institute Charter School | Beatrice Mayes Institute Charter S | 5807 Calhoun | Houston | Elementary | 443 | $4477 | 52.4 | 48.9 | 209 | 794 | B |
| Beatrice Mayes Institute Charter School | Beatrice Mayes Institute Charter School | 5807 Calhoun | Houston | Middle | 443 | $4477 | 52.4 | 48.9 | 35 | 188 | B |
| Calvin Nelms Middle School | Calvin Nelms Charter Schools | 20625 Clay Rd | Katy | Middle | 52 | $3028 | 53.5 | 56.7 | 269 | 1731 | D |
| Draw Academy | Draw Academy | 3920 Stoney Brook Dr | Houston | Middle | 254 | $7096 | 46.8 | 42.3 | 70 | 400 | B |
| Draw Academy | Draw Academy | 3920 Stoney Brook Dr | Houston | Elementary | 254 | $7096 | 46.8 | 42.3 | 248 | 975 | B |
| Girls & Boys Prep Academy Elementary | Girls & Boys Preparatory Academy | 8282 Bissonnet St Ste 125 | Houston | Elementary | 415 | $4782 | 39.5 | 33.5 | 742 | 3825 | D |
| Girls & Boys Prep Academy High School | Girls & Boys Preparatory Academy | 8282 Bissonnet St Ste 125 | Houston | High School | 144 | $10350 | 47.95 | 61.1 | 117 | 1025 | D |
| Girls & Boys Prep Academy Middle | Girls & Boys Preparatory Academy | 8282 Bissonnet St Ste 125 | Houston | Middle | 181 | $5517 | 46.5 | 39 | 228 | 1464 | C |
| Harmony School Of Discovery - Hous | Harmony School Of Excellence | 6270 Barker Cypress Rd | Houston | Elementary | 520 | $4812 | 54.6 | 51.1 | 535 | 2433 | C |
| Harmony School Of Discovery - Houston | Harmony School Of Excellence | 6270 Barker Cypress Rd | Houston | Middle | 520 | $4812 | 54.6 | 51.1 | 38 | 206 | B |
| Harmony School Of Excellence | Harmony School Of Excellence | 7340 N Gessner Dr | Houston | Elementary | 806 | $3632 | 59 | 57.5 | 204 | 771 | B |
| Harmony School Of Excellence | Harmony School Of Excellence | 7340 N Gessner Dr | Houston | Middle | 806 | $3632 | 59 | 57.5 | 12 | 51 | A |
| Harmony School Of Excellence - Endeavor | Harmony School Of Excellence | 5668 W Little York Rd | Houston | Elementary | 555 | $4766 | 48.3 | 48.4 | 721 | 3665 | D |
| Harmony School Of Excellence - Endeavor | Harmony School Of Excellence | 5668 W Little York Rd | Houston | Middle | 555 | $4766 | 48.3 | 48.4 | 118 | 730 | B |
| Harmony School Of Fine Arts And Techonology | Harmony Science Academy | 9115 Kirby Dr | Houston | Middle | 598 | $4922 | 47.3 | 42.6 | 158 | 924 | C |
| Harmony School Of Fine Arts And Techonology | Harmony Science Academy | 9115 Kirby Dr | Houston | Elementary | 598 | $4922 | 47.3 | 42.6 | 754 | 3908 | F |
| Harmony School Of Ingenuity | Harmony Science Academy | 10555 Stella Link Rd | Houston | Middle | 583 | $4823 | 44.9 | 43.1 | 240 | 1518 | C |
| Harmony School Of Ingenuity | Harmony Science Academy | 10555 Stella Link Rd | Houston | Elementary | 583 | $4823 | 44.9 | 43.1 | 749 | 3873 | F |
| Harmony School Of Innovation - Houston | Harmony Science Academy | 9421 W Sam Houston Pkwy | Houston | Middle | 579 | $4960 | 54.4 | 53.2 | 14 | 63 | A |
| Harmony School Of Innovation - Houston | Harmony Science Academy | 9421 W Sam Houston Pkwy | Houston | Elementary | 579 | $4960 | 54.4 | 53.2 | 601 | 2863 | C |
| Harmony School Of Science - Houston | Harmony School Of Science - Houston | 13415 W Bellfort Ave | Sugar Land | Elementary | 626 | $4483 | 57.3 | 55.7 | 321 | 1279 | B |
| Harmony School Of Science - Houston | Harmony School Of Science - Houston | 9321 W Sam Houston Pkwy S | Houston | Middle | 527 | N/A | 55.5 | 60.5 | 2 | 5 | A |
| Harmony Science Academy | Harmony Science Academy | 9431 W Sam Houston Pkwy S | Houston | High School | 556 | $8135 | 51.08 | 50.56 | 12 | 38 | A |
| Harmony Science Academy | Harmony Science Academy | 9431 W Sam Houston Pkwy S | Houston | Middle | 556 | $8135 | 51.1 | 50.6 | 37 | 193 | B |
| Harmony Science Academy - Houston | Harmony Science Academy | 5435 S Braeswood | Houston | Middle | 314 | $5424 | 48.5 | 42.7 | 61 | 360 | B |
| Harmony Science Academy - Houston | Harmony School Of Excellence | 16200 Tomball Pkwy | Houston | Elementary | 636 | $4218 | 47.8 | 42.2 | 759 | 3947 | F |
| Harmony Science Academy - Houston | Harmony Science Academy | 5435 S Braeswood | Houston | Elementary | 314 | $5424 | 48.5 | 42.7 | 666 | 3260 | C |
| Harmony Science Academy - Houston | Harmony School Of Excellence | 16200 Tomball Pkwy | Houston | Middle | 636 | $4218 | 47.8 | 42.2 | 238 | 1509 | C |
| Houston Gateway Academy | Houston Gateway Academy Inc | 3400 Evergreen Dr | Houston | Middle | 565 | $9615 | 51.1 | 60.3 | 4 | 9 | A |
| Houston Gateway Academy | Houston Gateway Academy Inc | 3400 Evergreen Dr | Houston | Elementary | 565 | $9615 | 51.1 | 60.3 | 634 | 3072 | C |
| Houston Gateway Academy - Coral Campus | Houston Gateway Academy Inc | 1020 Coral | Houston | Middle | 726 | $6 | 48.6 | 55.9 | 27 | 139 | A |
| Houston Gateway Academy - Coral Campus | Houston Gateway Academy Inc | 1020 Coral | Houston | Elementary | 726 | $6 | 48.6 | 55.9 | 728 | 3720 | D |
| KIPP Academy Middle | KIPP Inc Charter | 10711 KIPP Way | Houston | Middle | 394 | $6035 | 48.7 | 48.4 | 10 | 38 | A |
| KIPP Houston High School | Kipp Inc Charter | 10711 KIPP Way | Houston | High School | 526 | $6467 | 51.98 | 55.34 | 5 | 13 | A |
| KIPP Liberation College Prep | KIPP Southeast Houston | 3150 Yellowstone Blvd | Houston | Middle | 262 | $7963 | 47.4 | 46.5 | 203 | 1315 | C |
| KIPP NE Lower School Dream | KIPP Inc Charter | 4610 Crosstimbers | Houston | Elementary | 886 | $5101 | 46.3 | 45.2 | 257 | 1038 | B |
| KIPP Polaris Academy For Boys | KIPP Inc Charter | 10711 KIPP Way | Houston | Middle | 183 | $8401 | 51.7 | 51.5 | 163 | 968 | C |
| KIPP Sharp College Prep | KIPP Inc Charter | 10711 KIPP Way | Houston | Elementary | 754 | $4907 | 60.6 | 65.5 | 21 | 65 | A |
| KIPP Sharpstown College Preparator | KIPP Inc Charter | 10711 KIPP Way | Houston | Middle | 390 | $8309 | 51.4 | 45.5 | 39 | 219 | B |
| KIPP Shine Prep | KIPP Inc Charter | 10711 KIPP Way | Houston | Elementary | 798 | $6287 | 54.6 | 62.9 | 31 | 99 | A |
| KIPP Spirit College Prep | KIPP Southeast Houston | 3750 S Acres Dr | Houston | Middle | 301 | $8984 | 52.2 | 54.2 | 19 | 87 | A |
| La Amistad Love & Learning Academy | La Amistad Love & Learning Academy | 10860 Rockley Rd | Houston | Elementary | 205 | $4245 | 51.4 | 0 | 496 | 2134 | C |
| Mainland Preparatory Academy | Mainland Preparatory Academy | 319 Newman Rd | Texas City | Elementary | 411 | $6615 | 53.6 | 51.1 | 213 | 806 | B |
| Mainland Preparatory Academy | Mainland Preparatory Academy | 319 Newman Rd | Texas City | Middle | 411 | $6615 | 53.6 | 51.1 | 46 | 262 | B |
| Medical Center Charter School/South | Medical Center Charter School | 1920 N Baeswood | Houston | Elementary | 262 | $4108 | 54.6 | 47.5 | 222 | 866 | B |
| Meyerpark Elementary | Meyerpark Elementary | P O Box 35616 | Houston | Elementary | 236 | $5481 | 49.7 | 51.5 | 688 | 3428 | C |
| Northwest Preparatory | Northwest Preparatory | 4705 Lyons Ave | Houston | Elementary | 308 | $7453 | 31.1 | 42.2 | 771 | 4041 | F |
| Northwest Preparatory | Northwest Preparatory | 4705 Lyons Ave | Houston | Middle | 308 | $7453 | 31.1 | 42.2 | 274 | 1764 | F |
| Odyssey Academy Inc | Odyssey Academy Inc | 2412 61St St | Galveston | Elementary | 674 | $4739 | 47.4 | 42.9 | 711 | 3603 | D |
| Odyssey Academy Inc | Odyssey Academy Inc | 2412 61st St | Galveston | Middle | 674 | $4739 | 47.4 | 42.9 | 215 | 1385 | C |
| Raul Yzaguirre School For Success | Raul Yzaguirre School For Success | 2950 Broadway | Houston | High School | 297 | $6208 | 43.06 | 53.69 | 54 | 445 | C |
| Raul Yzaguirre School For Success | Raul Yzaguirre School For Success | 2950 Broadway | Houston | Middle | 329 | $5137 | 46.7 | 44.9 | 167 | 1003 | C |
| Raul Yzaguirre School For Success | Raul Yzaguirre School For Success | 2950 Broadway | Houston | Elementary | 334 | $4627 | 51.4 | 50.8 | 150 | 546 | B |
| Ripley House Charter School | Promise Community School | 4500 Bissonnet Ste 200 | Bellaire | Elementary | 317 | $9367 | 45 | 45.2 | 618 | 2953 | C |
| Ser-Ninos Charter Middle | Ser-Ninos Charter School | 5815 Alder Dr | Houston | Middle | 138 | $4340 | 52.5 | 64.8 | 3 | 6 | A |
| Southwest Middle School | Southwest School | 6400 Southwest Fwy Ste S | Houston | Middle | 107 | $3635 | 46.1 | 42.1 | 159 | 926 | C |
| Southwest Schools Mangum El Campus | Southwest School | 4515 Mangum Rd | Houston | Elementary | 197 | $9392 | 45.2 | 43.1 | 574 | 2680 | C |
| Stepping Stones Charter Elementary | Stepping Stones Charter Elementary | 11250 S Wilcrest | Houston | Elementary | 250 | $6284 | 49.4 | 54.7 | 258 | 1052 | B |
| The Rhodes School | The Rhodes School | 12822 Robert E Lee Rd | Houston | Elementary | 595 | $5565 | 44.3 | 39 | 743 | 3826 | D |
| The Varnett School - East | The Varnett Public School | P O Box 1457 | Houston | Elementary | 410 | $3353 | 63.2 | 67.8 | 26 | 88 | A |
| The Varnett School - Northeast | The Varnett Public School | P O Box 1457 | Houston | Elementary | 541 | $3202 | 46.8 | 53.2 | 286 | 1172 | B |
| Two Dimensions Preparatory Academy | Two Dimensions Preparatory Academy | 12121 Veterans Memorial Dr #9 | Houston | Elementary | 217 | $10878 | 45.9 | 36.2 | 621 | 2959 | C |
| Two Dimensions/Vickery | Two Dimensions Preparatory Academy | 12121 Veterans Memorial #9 | Houston | Elementary | 226 | $149 | 46.2 | 39.3 | 280 | 1162 | B |
| University Of Houston Charter School - Technology | University Of Houston Charter Schoool | 3855 Holman St Melcher Gym 100 | Houston | Elementary | 132 | $6017 | 53.9 | 55.8 | 218 | 849 | B |
| Varnett Charter School | The Varnett Public School | Po Box 1457 | Houston | Elementary | 778 | $3516 | 47.2 | 44.4 | 495 | 2131 | C |
| Victory Prep | Victory Prep | 2903 Jensen Dr | Houston | Middle | 254 | N/A | 35.2 | 30.7 | 283 | 1840 | F |
| Victory Prep | Victory Prep | 2903 Jensen Dr | Houston | Elementary | 254 | N/A | 35.2 | 30.7 | 775 | 4059 | F |
| Walipp-Tsu Preparatory Academy | Walipp-Tsu Preparatory Academy | 5760 Cullen Blvd | Houston | Middle | 276 | N/A | 46.7 | 36 | 278 | 1790 | F |
| YES Prep - East End Campus | YES Prep Public Schools Inc | 8329 Lawndale St | Houston | Middle | 786 | $6034 | 50.2 | 53.7 | 73 | 451 | B |
| YES Prep - Gulfton | YES Prep Public Schools Inc | 6565 De Moss | Houston | Middle | 661 | $5668 | 50 | 49.2 | 36 | 192 | B |
| YES Prep - North Central Campus | YES Prep Public Schools Inc | 13701 Aldine-Westfield Rd | Houston | Middle | 854 | $5845 | 51.8 | 49.9 | 94 | 567 | B |
| YES Prep - North Central Campus | YES Prep Public Schools Inc | 13701 Aldine-Westfield Rd | Houston | High School | 854 | $5845 | 51.8 | 49.93 | 10 | 28 | A |
| YES Prep - Southeast Campus | YES Prep Public Schools Inc | 353 Crenshaw | Houston | High School | 865 | $6561 | 52.67 | 55.59 | 6 | 16 | A |
| YES Prep - Southeast Campus | YES Prep Public Schools Inc | 353 Crenshaw | Houston | Middle | 865 | $6561 | 52.7 | 55.6 | 41 | 223 | B |
| YES Prep - Southwest Campus | YES Prep Public Schools Inc | 4411 Anderson Rd | Houston | Middle | 749 | $6475 | 53.9 | 55.2 | 42 | 226 | B |
| Zoe Learning Acad - Ambassador Campus | Zoe Learning Academy | 6701 Cullen Blvd | Houston | Elementary | 182 | $2 | 41 | 38.3 | 760 | 3953 | F |
| Zoe Learning Academy | Zoe Learning Academy | 6701 Cullen Blvd | Houston | Elementary | 308 | $7660 | 39.9 | 36 | 773 | 4052 | F |