Kipp Explore Academy

Kipp Explore Academy is a elementary school located in Houston, TX, serving grades -1–4 and approximately 836 students. Operated by Kipp Texas Public Schools, the campus sits about 8.3 miles from Bellaire News's newsroom and is part of Bellaire News's ongoing local education coverage.

The school employs roughly 44 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 19.0:1. That ratio is above the state average for TX, suggesting larger class sizes than the regional norm.

Kipp Explore Academy operates as a publicly funded charter school. These designations affect funding, enrollment policy, and the kinds of state and federal accountability measures the campus is subject to.

State accountability ratings for TEA are released annually and combine student achievement, growth, and closing-the-gaps metrics. Bellaire News publishes rating updates as soon as they become public each fall, with comparisons to nearby campuses and prior-year trends.

For families in Houston considering elementary placement, Kipp Explore Academy is one of the campuses Bellaire News regularly covers — including school board decisions, bond elections, and individual program changes that affect enrollment.

Tip about Kipp Explore Academy? Email editor@nexcom.media with the subject line "Kipp Explore Academy". For more education coverage, see bellairenews.org/schools or browse Bellaire News's latest reporting at bellairenews.org/news. This profile uses public data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) and is updated annually as new federal filings are released.