Middle school · Grades 5–8 · Kipp Texas Public Schools
TEA rating C · score 75 of 100 (2025) · 341 students
Address: 9636 Mesa Dr, Houston, TX 77078
Phone: (832) 230-0567
Website: kipptexas.org (opens in a new tab)
Data as of: TEA ratings 2025 · school directory September 14, 2026 · homes for sale live from our MLS feed
We show what the Texas Education Agency and the schools published as of our last update (September 14, 2026), and we check TEA for rating and directory updates monthly. Attendance zones, ratings and school assignments can change, so check with Kipp Texas Public Schools (opens in a new tab) for the most current information.
Homes for sale
Scope: homes within 3 miles of Kipp Polaris Academy For Boys. Charter schools enroll by application, not by address, so no home is zoned to them.
$295,900
8115 Sunberry Shadow Drive
Houston · MLS #29737847
$285,900
8208 Alpine Bearberry Drive
Houston · MLS #15287319
$270,900
8324 Sunberry Shadow Drive
Houston · MLS #50032221
$255,900
8322 Sunberry Shadow Drive
Houston · MLS #81289732
$330,000
9114 Firnat Street
Houston · MLS #64118261
$257,900
8212 Alpine Bearberry Drive
Houston · MLS #44225242
$300,900
8310 Sunberry Shadow Drive
Houston · MLS #33939324
$327,900
8205 Vanilla Orchid Drive
Houston · MLS #53451571
$338,900
8135 Alpine Bearberry Drive
Houston · MLS #13227587
$333,900
8320 Sunberry Shadow Drive
Houston · MLS #93101776
$79,000
$5,000
7988 Joy Street
Houston · MLS #12075453
$160,000
9215 Linda Vista Rd
Houston · MLS #65356615
$214,900
6510 Mardale Drive
Houston · MLS #53727395
$210,000
8630 Valley Meadow Drive
Houston · MLS #5754223
$140,000
8318 Nyssa Street
Houston · MLS #35994129
$234,990
8205 Oak Knoll Lane
Houston · MLS #89042217
$234,990
8205 Oak Knoll Lane
Houston · MLS #24319308
$239,950
8430 Gallahad Street
Houston · MLS #81924623
$269,900
5619 Bacher St Street
Houston · MLS #28604815
$274,990
$18,660
8119 Burnt Orchid Drive
Houston · MLS #49961898
$85,000
9236 Kelburn Drive
Houston · MLS #80302242
$80,000
7252 Yoe Street
Houston · MLS #11470257
$164,500
7217 Parker Road
Houston · MLS #16290490
$119,900
7226 Wiley Road
Houston · MLS #39940622
Active listings from our MLS feed. Listing information is provided in part by the Houston Association of REALTORS®.
The school
C
TEA rating 2025
Score 75 of 100
341
Students
Texas Education Agency, 2024-25
16.6:1
Students per teacher
5–8
Grades served
Teachers average 4.8 years of experience. Average teacher salary $62,827.
| Year | Rating | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | C | 75 |
| 2024 | C | 76 |
| 2023 | D | 69 |
| 2022 | C | 77 |
| 2021 | NRNot Rated: Declared State of Disaster | — |
| 2020 | NRNot Rated: Declared State of Disaster | — |
| 2019 | B | 84 |
Final ratings only (preliminary ratings are not shown). Source: Texas Education Agency.
Principal: Mr Sean Garrison (TEA AskTED directory).
Local market
Scope: homes within 3 miles of Kipp Polaris Academy For Boys. Sale figures appear only where at least 5 homes sold in the period; averages and dollar volume are for signed-in clients.
220 homes are for sale within 3 miles; at the last six months' sales pace that is 5.7 months of inventory. Homes that sold here in the last six months had a median price of $225,000.
Each figure is compared with the same period last year. Where last year's data isn't in our feed yet, you'll see "—".
$209,650
Median sale
homes sold, last 30 days
-11% YoY
a year ago: $235,000
29
Homes sold
last 30 days
-40% YoY
a year ago: 48
69
Avg days on mkt
homes sold, last 30 days
+15% YoY
a year ago: 60
$141
Price / sqft
homes sold, last 30 days
+2% YoY
a year ago: $138
73
New listings
last 30 days
-29% YoY
a year ago: 103
43
Went pending
last 30 days
-16% YoY
a year ago: 51
These tiles cover the last 30 days. The median sale price at the top covers the last 6 months, and the days-on-market figure in the read above is for homes for sale right now, so the numbers differ.
What's nearby
Scope: 146 places mapped within 3 miles of the campus.
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Amenities mapped near Kipp Polaris Academy For Boys: 76 places of worship, 20 gas stations, 14 parks & trails, 12 grocery stores, 11 schools, 9 restaurants, 2 police stations, 1 pharmacies, 1 libraries.
Flood, fire & weather
Scope: homes within 3 miles of Kipp Polaris Academy For Boys. Flood claims are counted by ZIP code; the fire station is measured from the campus.
5%
Homes for sale in the FEMA high-risk flood area
Special Flood Hazard Area, current FEMA maps
X
FEMA flood zone at the campus
Outside the high-risk area
0.3 mi
Nearest fire station
Houston Fire Department Station 32 (straight line)
65
Days a year at 95°F or hotter
2016–2025 average
Sources: FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer; FEMA NFIP claims; Texas fire station locations. Flood risk is address-specific.
Crime & safety
Scope: The agency that patrols the campus address. Figures cover that agency's whole service area, not this neighborhood.
Incidents per 1,000 residents per year, 2025-07 to 2026-06 (12 months). Across 61 agencies in our six counties the middle value is 13.7.
Block-level: incident counts aggregated to this address’s HPD police beat. Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer.
Utilities & internet
Scope: 22 census tracts touching this area. FCC data is reported by census tract, not by address.
100%
Tracts with fiber service
8,000 Mbps
Fastest advertised download
9
Home internet providers
| Provider | Technology | Max download |
|---|---|---|
| AT&T | Fiber to the Premises | 5,000 Mbps |
| Xfinity | Coaxial Cable | 2,000 Mbps |
| Hotwire Communications | Fiber to the Premises | 1,200 Mbps |
| Verizon | Licensed Fixed Wireless | 300 Mbps |
| Starlink | NGSO Satellite | 280 Mbps |
| AT&T | Copper | 100 Mbps |
| T-Mobile | Licensed Fixed Wireless | 100 Mbps |
| Viasat Inc | GSO Satellite | 100 Mbps |
Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection.
Drive times
Scope: Averaged across 62 homes for sale within 3 miles; traffic-aware, from our own routing engine.
18min
Downtown Houston
28min
The Galleria
23min
Bush / IAH Airport
25min
Texas Medical Center
31min
Hobby Airport
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Feeder patterns (which elementary feeds which middle school) are not published in the data we hold.
Good to know
I'll help you check the assigned schools, the flood exposure and the real costs of living here before you decide.
Allen Markel, REALTOR® · Texas Premier Realty · TREC #0658294
School data: Texas Education Agency (ratings, TAPR, AskTED). Market, flood, amenity, internet and crime data: Allen Markel · Texas Premier Realty research from public sources and our MLS feed.
