Yellowstone College Preparatory

Yellowstone College Preparatory is a middle school located in Houston, TX, serving grades 6–8 and approximately 199 students. Operated by Yellowstone College Preparatory, the campus sits about 6.6 miles from Bellaire News's newsroom and is part of Bellaire News's ongoing local education coverage.

The school employs roughly 14 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 14.2:1. That ratio is roughly in line with the state average for TX public schools.

Yellowstone College Preparatory 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.

Middle school transitions matter: Bellaire News reports on Yellowstone College Preparatory's academic offerings, athletics, and feeder-pattern shifts that determine where graduates attend high school.

Tip about Yellowstone College Preparatory? Email editor@nexcom.media with the subject line "Yellowstone College Preparatory". 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.