The Kinkaid School - Head Of School Office
Houston · TX · Private independent · K-12 combined
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The Tenney School → Fusion Academy Hs1: Houston Galleria → Xavier Educational Academy → School Of The Woods → River Oaks Academy → Hua Xia Chinese School → The Post Oak School → The Post Oak School →📋 At a glance
- 📚 22 AP courses offered (school profile)
- 🏆 9 National Merit Semifinalists last year
- 📝 SAT avg 1420 (25-75: 1360–1490)
- 📝 ACT avg 32.0 (25-75: 30–34)
- 📚 AP exam pass rate 88.0% (avg score 4.2)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, the school's own published profile, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How The Kinkaid School - Head Of School Office compares for families
Among the academically strongest private schools in our database.
- ▸ NationallySAT mean 1420 (≈ top 4% of US test-takers) · ACT mean 32.0 (≈ top 4%) · 88% AP pass rate (US average: ~60%) · 9 National Merit Semifinalists last year (NMSF is the top 1% of US PSAT scorers).
- ▸ LocallyTX students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+4 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: The Tenney School, Fusion Academy Hs1: Houston Galleria, Xavier Educational Academy and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $19,857/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
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Texas families have two big levers: a guaranteed-admission rule for the top of each graduating class, and the need-based TEXAS Grant that pairs with it. Class rank does more here than almost anywhere.
Graduate in the top 10% of your Texas public-HS class and finish the required curriculum for automatic admission to TX public universities (UT Austin caps at the top 5%). (Must finish the required college-prep curriculum (Distinguished plan).)
Official program details ↗Texas's flagship need-based grant — no GPA gate to qualify (a 3.0 or top-third rank just gives priority when funds run short). (Enroll within 16 months of HS, ≥¾ time, in a bachelor's program.)
Official program details ↗Graduate at least a semester early with the Distinguished plan plus a 3.0 GPA and an 80th-percentile test (or top-10% rank) for a TEXAS Grant-sized scholarship. (Graduate at least a semester early with the Distinguished plan.)
Official program details ↗Eligibility rules change yearly — confirm with the official program before relying on it. Amounts are recent published figures; awards cover tuition/fees, not housing or books unless noted. Verified 2026-06-14.
Enrollment trend & projection
Private school enrollment comes from the NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS), which is collected every other year — not annually like public-school data. The most recent published collection is 2021–22; NCES targeted spring 2026 for the 2023–24 release — we'll load it as soon as it's published.
For a more current snapshot, see The Kinkaid School - Head Of School Office's own published school profile (as of 2024-25): www.kinkaid.org/admission/school-profile ↗
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -0.3%/year, projecting from 2022's 1,360 students:
≈ 19 fewer students by 2027 — a real revenue/relevance risk worth getting ahead of.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue at risk
At tuition per student, the 19 students projected to be lost by 2027 represent ≈ $304,000/year in tuition at risk.
Tuition is an editable estimate (PSS doesn't publish tuition) — set it to your school's figure.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Tenney School Houston |
Private | 2.4 | 55 | -8.3% |
| Fusion Academy Hs1: Houston Galleria Houston |
Private | 2.8 | 47 | — |
| Xavier Educational Academy Houston |
Private | 3.4 | 140 | +19.7% |
| School Of The Woods Houston |
Private | 3.4 | 522 | +100.8% |
| River Oaks Academy Houston |
Private | 3.5 | 37 | — |
| Hua Xia Chinese School Houston |
Private | 3.6 | 3,250 | — |
| The Post Oak School Bellaire |
Private | 4.0 | 355 | -3.0% |
| The Post Oak School Bellaire |
Private | 4.0 | 465 | +32.9% |