North Central Elementary SchoolCharter

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: N/A

Total students

857

Avg. teacher experience

6 years

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 5 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 93.4%

Statewide: 90.3%

North Central Elementary School is an charter elementary school in Houston, TX, in the Yes Prep Public Schools Inc school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 857 students. 78.3% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 45.5% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of None for the 2023-2024 school year.

As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $65,051, which is $2,577 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 6 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

northcentrales.yesprep.org

Address

1900 Strawn Rd
Houston, TX 77039

Office phone number

(713) 842-5650

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in North Central Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 04. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.5 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 04.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

857

African American

53 (6.2%)

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 9.9%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

1 (0.1%)

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

4 (0.5%)

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 0.7%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

783 (91.4%)

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 86.3%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

10 (1.2%)

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 2.2%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

6 (0.7%)

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 0.6%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

6.2%

American Indian

0.1%

Asian

0.5%

Hispanic

91.4%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

1.2%

Two or more races

0.7%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

78.3 %

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 70.9%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

92.1 %

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 92%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

54 %

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 52%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

78.3%

Econ. disadvantaged

92.1%

Limited Eng. proficiency

54.0%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

45.5 %

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 45.1%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

0 %

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 0%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

13.2 %

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 8.9%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

45.5%

Gifted and talented

0%

Special education

13.2%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings have not been released since the 2021-2022 school year. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2023-2024)

N/A

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: N/A

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2024 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

25.1 %

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 26.7%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

34.3 %

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 36.2%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

Masked

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 31%

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

Masked

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 19.2%

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

24.6 %

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 25.6%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 42.9%

Statewide: 23.7%

White

Masked

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 24.4%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

40 %

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 30.3%

Statewide: 18.7%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

48.6

African American

10.7 (22%)

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 45.7%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

1 (2.1%)

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

6 (12.4%)

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 3.9%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

26.6 (54.8%)

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 33.4%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

4.3 (8.8%)

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 16.1%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 0.8%

Statewide: 1.3%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

0 (0%)

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 0%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

43.7 (90%)

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 84.2%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

4.8 (10%)

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 14.9%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 0.9%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.

Students per teacher

17.6

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 16.3

Statewide: 14.7

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2023-2024 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

6 years

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 5 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$65,051

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: $65,485

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

$59,372

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: $61,186

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$63,085

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: $64,043

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$67,012

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: $67,800

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$64,750

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: $72,475

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$76,341

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: $76,228

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

N/A

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: N/A

Statewide: $74,014

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