Yes Prep - 5Th WardCharter

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: N/A

Total students

940

Avg. teacher experience

5.8 years

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 5 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

93.8 %

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 93.4%

Statewide: 90.3%

Yes Prep - 5Th Ward is an charter elementary/secondary school in Houston, TX, in the Yes Prep Public Schools Inc school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 940 students. 74.3% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 46.3% 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.

In the Class of 2023, 93.8% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 0.8% during the 2022-2023 school year.

The average SAT score at Yes Prep - 5Th Ward was 957 for 2022-2023 graduates. The average ACT score was 17.7.

As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $65,440, which is $2,966 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 5.8 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

fifthward.yesprep.org

Address

1305 Benson St
Houston, TX 77020

Office phone number

(713) 924-0600

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Yes Prep - 5Th Ward 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

940

African American

55 (5.9%)

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 9.9%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 0.7%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

877 (93.3%)

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 86.3%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

6 (0.6%)

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 2.2%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

2 (0.2%)

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 0.6%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

5.9%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0%

Hispanic

93.3%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

0.6%

Two or more races

0.2%

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

74.3 %

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 70.9%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

91.6 %

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 92%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

56.2 %

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 52%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

74.3%

Econ. disadvantaged

91.6%

Limited Eng. proficiency

56.2%

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

46.3 %

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

8.5 %

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 8.9%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

46.3%

Gifted and talented

0%

Special education

8.5%

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.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2019-2020 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2023. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.

All students

93.8 %

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 93.4%

Statewide: 90.3%

African American

Masked

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 91.3%

Statewide: 86.7%

American Indian

N/A

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 100%

Statewide: 89.3%

Asian

N/A

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 100%

Statewide: 96.9%

Hispanic

93.5 %

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 93.5%

Statewide: 88.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: Masked

Statewide: 88.3%

White

N/A

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 92.3%

Statewide: 94.2%

Two or more races

N/A

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: Masked

Statewide: 91.7%

African American

Masked

American Indian

N/A

Asian

N/A

Hispanic

93.5%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

N/A

Two or more races

N/A

Dropout rates

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2022-2023 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.

All students

0.8 %

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 1.2%

Statewide: 2%

African American

0 %

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 1%

Statewide: 3.2%

American Indian

N/A

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 0%

Statewide: 2.3%

Asian

N/A

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 0%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

0.9 %

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 1.2%

Statewide: 2.4%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: Masked

Statewide: 1.8%

White

0 %

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 2.4%

Statewide: 1%

Two or more races

Masked

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 0%

Statewide: 1.7%

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

30.3 %

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 26.7%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

36.1 %

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 36.2%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

N/A

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 31%

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

N/A

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 19.2%

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

29.7 %

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

33.3 %

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 24.4%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

Masked

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 30.3%

Statewide: 18.7%

College readiness

AP/IB participation

The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2022-2023 school year.

All students

80.4 %

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 77%

Statewide: 24.2%

African American

75 %

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 67.9%

Statewide: 15.9%

American Indian

N/A

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 83.3%

Statewide: 19.8%

Asian

N/A

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 87%

Statewide: 61.5%

Hispanic

81.1 %

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 77.5%

Statewide: 21.4%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: Masked

Statewide: 19.5%

White

Masked

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 83.9%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

N/A

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: Masked

Statewide: 26.9%

AP/IB performance

The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2022-2023 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.

All students

16.3 %

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 27%

Statewide: 53.3%

African American

16.7 %

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 11.8%

Statewide: 34.1%

American Indian

N/A

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 10%

Statewide: 53.6%

Asian

N/A

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 35%

Statewide: 79.5%

Hispanic

16.2 %

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 28.2%

Statewide: 39.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: Masked

Statewide: 47.4%

White

N/A

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 23.1%

Statewide: 67%

Two or more races

N/A

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: Masked

Statewide: 66%

SAT

The average SAT score for students graduating in 2022-2023, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.

Avg. SAT score

957

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 977

Statewide: 978

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2022-2023. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

17.7

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 19.8

Statewide: 19.2

College-ready graduates

A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2022-2023.

Reading

50.5 %

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 59.9%

Statewide: 62.8%

Math

38.5 %

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 39.4%

Statewide: 54.3%

Reading + Math

33 %

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 36.9%

Statewide: 48.4%

Reading

50.5%

Math

38.5%

Reading + Math

33.0%

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

60.4

African American

33 (54.6%)

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 45.7%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1.2 (1.9%)

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 3.9%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

15 (24.8%)

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

10.2 (17%)

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 16.1%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

1 (1.7%)

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

48.1 (79.6%)

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 84.2%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

9.6 (15.9%)

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: 14.9%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

2.7 (4.5%)

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

15.6

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

5.8 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

$65,440

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: $65,485

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

$59,556

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: $61,186

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$62,726

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: $64,043

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$67,900

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: $67,800

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$72,189

Yes Prep Public Schools Inc: $72,475

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

N/A

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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