Kipp Polaris Academy For Boys Middle School
9636 Mesa Dr
Houston TX, 77078, Harris County
Phone: 713-633-4646
Ranking: 
(4,134 out of 6,018, bottom 31%)*
(4,134 out of 6,018, bottom 31%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | |||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 5 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 216 | 204 | 183 | 235 | 161 | 81 | ||||||
| Grade 6: | 78 | 36.1% | 84 | 41.2% | 77 | 42.1% | 87 | 37.0% | 91 | 56.5% | 81 | 100.0% |
| Grade 7: | 71 | 32.9% | 75 | 36.8% | 55 | 30.1% | 81 | 34.5% | 70 | 43.5% | NA | NA |
| Grade 8: | 67 | 31.0% | 45 | 22.1% | 51 | 27.9% | 67 | 28.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||
| Male: | 216 | 100.0% | 204 | 100.0% | 183 | 100.0% | 235 | 100.0% | 157 | 97.5% | 77 | 95.1% |
| Female: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 93 | 43.1% | 72 | 35.3% | 47 | 25.7% | 33 | 14.0% | 16 | 9.9% | 9 | 11.1% |
| Black: | 117 | 54.2% | 129 | 63.2% | 133 | 72.7% | 199 | 84.7% | 143 | 88.8% | 72 | 88.9% |
| White: | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 1.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 5 | 2.3% | 2 | 1.0% | 3 | 1.6% | 3 | 1.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 168 | 77.8% | 151 | 74.0% | 144 | 78.7% | 182 | 77.4% | 115 | 71.4% | 56 | 69.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 17 | 7.9% | 17 | 8.3% | 17 | 9.3% | 33 | 14.0% | 25 | 15.5% | 15 | 18.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.69 | 18.33 | 16.30 | 15.35 | 17.54 | 18.00 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| STAAR | ||||||
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 73% | 79% | 77% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 77% | 76% | 74% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 80% | 77% | 75% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 71% | 72% | 71% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 63% | 76% | 71% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 76% | 79% | 71% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 71% | 83% | 76% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 75% | 85% | 77% |
| 2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 75% | 81% | 71% |
| 2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 79% | 80% | 70% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 75% | 83% | 76% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 57% | 72% | 77% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 81% | 88% | 80% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 79% | 90% | 84% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 72% | 73% | 70% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 67% | 86% | 75% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 76% | 68% | 59% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 60% | 75% | 63% |
| TAKS | ||||||
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 60% | 82% | N/A |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 68% | 82% | N/A |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 79% | 91% | N/A |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 78% | 92% | N/A |
| 2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 86% | 96% | N/A |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 83% | 94% | N/A |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 98% | 99% | N/A |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 78% | 88% | N/A |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | 99% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Kipp Polaris Academy For Boys Middle School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.