Overview

MISSION
YES Prep Public Schools exists to increase the number of low-income Houstonians who graduate from a four-year college prepared to compete in the global marketplace and committed to improving disadvantaged communities.

YES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS
YES Prep Public Schools is a free, open-enrollment public school system that serves 3,500 students across seven schools in the Houston area. YES Prep has been ranked as the best public school in Houston by Newsweek, U.S. News & World Report and the Houston Chronicle. Every year, 100 percent of YES Prep’s graduating seniors have been accepted into four-year colleges, including Harvard, Yale, Columbia, Rice and Stanford. YES Prep combines a highly successful 6th-12th grade model along with high standards for student achievement and parental involvement.

YES PREP STUDENTS

• 90% of YES students are first generation college-bound
• 80% of YES students are economically disadvantaged
• 95% of YES students are Hispanic or African American
• Most students enter YES at least one grade level behind in Math and English

STANDARDS FOR SUCCESS

• Parents, students and teachers sign a contract that states they will do Whatever It Takes to succeed at YES Prep
• "YES” stands for Youth Engaged in Service and students dedicate one Saturday each month to community service projects
• Teachers have school-sponsored cell phones for students to contact them during the evenings and weekends with questions
• YES mandates that students participate in longer school days, college research trips, summer school and summer opportunities

YES PREP CORE VALUES

• Achieve excellent results through continuous improvement
• Attract and develop high-caliber people as the source of our strength
• Build and maintain positive relationships
• Create opportunities that would otherwise not exist
• Achieve social justice

Learn more about YES Prep Public Schools from our YES Prep Profile Sheet.