YES Prep Public Schools

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YES Prep Public Schools
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Location
Houston, Texas
United States
Coordinates 29°41′53″N95°23′03″W / 29.6981918°N 95.3842968°W / 29.6981918; -95.3842968
District information
Type State charter
GradesK-12
Established1997
SuperintendentMark DiBella
Schools23
Students and staff
Students12,650
Other information
Founder, former PresidentChris Barbic (SVP)
Website www.yesprep.org

YES Prep Public Schools, Inc. [1] is a network of public, open-enrollment charter schools located in Greater Houston. Its headquarters are located at its Southside campus. [2] [3] The YES program is a university-preparatory program for grades K-12. [4]

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History

YES Prep (Youth Engaged in Service) began in 1995 as Project YES. The program was founded at Rusk Elementary School in the Houston Independent School District by Chris Barbic. Since 1998, YES Prep has been operating under a state charter. In 2020, they began serving elementary education.

Previously, the headquarters were in the Greater Sharpstown Management District. [5] [6]

District Partnerships

SKY Partnership

In 2011, YES Prep partnered with KIPP-Houston Public Schools and Spring Branch ISD, becoming the SKY Partnership. YES Prep Northbrook Middle School began in the 2012–2013 school year with only 6th graders. They added 7th graders in the 2013–2014 school year and 8th graders in the 2014–2015 school year. It's co-located with Spring Branch ISD's Northbrook Middle School, which also has 6th through 8th graders. Along with KIPP-Courage, which has 5th through 8th graders, YES Prep Northbrook Middle School feeds into YES Prep Northbrook High School, located within Spring Branch's Northbrook High School, which has 9-12th graders. YES Prep Northbrook High School opened in the 2015–2016 school year with only 9th graders. They added 10th graders in the 2016–2017 school year, 11th graders in the 2017–2018 school year, and 12th graders in the 2018–2019 school year. KIPP Courage College Prep opened in the 2012–2013 school year with only 5th graders. They added 6th graders in the 2013–2014 school year, 7th graders in the 2014–2015 school year, and 8th graders in the 2015–2016 school year. KIPP Courage is located within Spring Branch ISD's Landrum Middle School, which has 6-8th graders. Due to budget issues with Spring Branch ISD, in December 2023, it was stated that they had to close down the SKY partnership. YES Prep Northbrook High's Class of 2024 was the sixth and final graduating class. [7] [8]

Aldine and YES Prep Partnership

In 2013, YES Prep partnered with Aldine ISD. YES Prep Hoffman opened in the 2013–2014 school year with 6th graders. It's located within Aldine ISD's Hoffman Middle School. YES Prep Hoffman students feed into YES Prep Eisenhower, which is located within Aldine's Eisenhower High School, which has 10th through 12th graders. YES Prep Hoffman added 7th graders in the 2014–2015 school year and added 8th graders in the 2015–2016 school year. YES Prep Eisenhower opened in the 2016–2017 school year with only 9th graders. They added 10th graders in the 2017–2018 school year, 11th graders in the 2018–2019 school year, and 12th graders in the 2019–2020 school year where Class of 2020 was the first graduation. YES Prep Hoffman dissolved in 2022. After Class of 2023 graduated, YES Prep decided to close the partnership. [9]

Schools

As of the 2024-2025 school year, YES Prep operates twenty-four schools in Houston. Hoffman and Eisenhower, the Aldine partnership campuses, are closed down. Northbrook Middle and Northbrook High, the SKY Partnership were also forced to close down. : [10]

In 2018, YES Prep also opened Thrive, an alternative school with students who had issues in their campuses.

Recognition

As of 2017, all of YES Prep's eligible high schools earned a gold ranking by U.S. News & World Report . Two campuses are ranked in the top 100 in the nation and four are in Texas's top 20. [11] [12]

Seven of YES Prep's high schools were named among the nation's most challenging high schools by The Washington Post . [13] [14]

In 2010, Oprah Winfrey donated 1 million dollars each to six charter school systems, including YES Prep. [15]

In 2013, Senator Ted Cruz gave up his salary during the government shutdown by donating $7,627.40, "equal to 16 days of gross pay," to YES Prep, which "he and Heidi support." [16]

Athletics

Records

See also

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References

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  2. ↑ "Contact." YES Prep Public Schools. RetrievedonJanuary 10, 2019. "YES Prep System Offices 5515 South Loop East, Suite Houston TX, 77033"
  3. ↑ "Southside Map and Contact." YES Prep Public Schools. Retrieved on January 10, 2019. "Address: Southside 5515 South Loop E. Ste. A Houston, TX 77033 United States"
  4. ↑ "Our Model | YES Prep Public Schools". www.yesprep.org. Retrieved 2017-07-28.
  5. ↑ "Contact Yes." YES Prep Public Schools. Retrieved on March 8, 2010.
  6. ↑ "Districts." Greater Sharpstown Management District. Retrieved November 27, 2011. "Mailing Address YES Prep Public Schools 6201 Bonhomme, Suite 168N Houston, TX 77036"
  7. ↑ "District Partnerships | YES Prep Public Schools". www.yesprep.org. Retrieved 2017-07-28.
  8. ↑ "Sky". cms.springbranchisd.com. Retrieved 2017-07-28.
  9. ↑ "District Partnerships | YES Prep Public Schools". www.yesprep.org. Retrieved 2017-07-28.
  10. ↑ "YES Prep Public Schools |". Yesprep.org. N.p., 2017. Web. 12 Apr. 2017
  11. ↑ "Six YES Prep High Schools Take Gold in US News & World Report | YES Prep Public Schools". www.yesprep.org. Retrieved 2017-07-28.
  12. ↑ "Search Best High Schools" . Retrieved 2017-07-28.
  13. ↑ "Washington Post Names YES Prep among Most Challenging High Schools | YES Prep Public Schools". www.yesprep.org. Retrieved 2017-07-28.
  14. ↑ "U.S. high school rankings by state — Most challenging schools". Washington Post. Retrieved 2017-07-28.
  15. ↑ "Oprah Says YES: Winfrey Supports Great Schools. And So Should We." Houston Chronicle 22 September 2010.
  16. ↑ "Which lawmakers donated money after the government shutdown? Find out here. - The Washington Post". The Washington Post .
  17. ↑ "YES Prep SE makes history in cross country, sweeping boys state titles". Archived from the original on 2015-07-29. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
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