Part of a massive KIPP complex at 10711 Kipp Way St., KIPP SHINE Prep educates about 860 pre-kindergarten through fourth grade students. With a perfect 10/10 from GreatSchools and an A rating from the Texas Education Agency, this public, tuition-free charter school is a sought-after educational option.
KIPP is an acronym for Knowledge is Power Program. The school’s second name, SHINE, is also an acronym that stands for the school’s core values and character strengths: Seek, Honor, Imagine, Never Give Up and Every Day. Whether SHINEsters are soaring or struggling, SHINE staff want them to know that they’re loved and respected. Teachers and leaders do all they can to help students flourish academically, socially and emotionally.
Regardless of the individual subject area, all SHINE teachers approach their curriculum as if they’re reading teachers. Literacy development begins with the youngest SHINEsters in pre-kindergarten. Since there aren’t many tuition-free pre-kindergarten programs in Alief, that’s just one more reason to love KIPP SHINE.
KIPP SHINE offered no extracurriculars or athletics in the past, but it’s opening up soccer and cheer to third and fourth grade students. In keeping with KIPP’s emphasis on parental involvement, parents are required to attend try-out meetings.
KIPP SHINE Prep
Charter Pre-K, Elementary School
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Grade Pre-K-4
10711 Kipp Way Dr,
Houston, TX
School Details
Student Teacher Ratio
21:1
Math Proficiency
54%
Reading Proficiency
55%
Niche Grade
B+
B
Source: Niche
Niche Grade Details
Academics
Reading Proficiency
55%
Math Proficiency
54%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
21:1
Teachers
41
Full Time Teachers
41
Teachers in First or Second Year
7.1%
GreatSchools Rating
10
Source: GreatSchools
GreatSchools Rating Details
Teachers and Staff
Students Per Counselor
438:1
Student Diversity
Female
51.5%
Male
48.5%
Hispanic
51%
Black
39.2%
Asian or Pacific Islander
5.9%
Native American
1.8%
Two or more races
1.3%
White
<1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
<1%
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Specialty School Programs
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
This School’s Reviews
GreatSchools Reviews
5/15/2025
School is horrible if you want your kids to be bullied be interrogated like they are criminals and they are police officers then send them here have a horrible bullying problem
5/6/2013
I am a previous KIPP student and next year i will be sending my son there to start prek. Hands down KIPP has made a great impact on my life and it really did instill those values and it has stuck to me. KIPP goes very far in ones life if taken seriously. Both my kids will be going to KIPP from start...
7/12/2011
kipp is an awesome school, despite what leader has left the school. Education is the main key I absolutly love that my children are at this school. I love the hands on that the school allows and parent involvement if you choose. The acedemics challeges the student to push above and beyond in fact my...
4/27/2011
THE NEW PRINCIPAL SHOULD BE LET GO, KIPP IS JUST GOING TO TURN INTO AN AVERAGE SCHOOL
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About Alief
List Price Range
$150K - $3M
Homes For Sale
80
Average Home Value
$235,436
Median Lot Size
6,098 Sq Ft
% Renters
56%
Household Income
$58,316
% of College Grads
18.6%
Median Age
36
Average House Size
1,763 Sq Ft
% Commercial Property
60.7%
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Alief Community Park
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Arthur Storey Park
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Alief-Amity Park
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