The Kinkaid School
Tel:
(713) 782-1640
- Kinkaid's mission is to promote educational excellence, personal responsibility, and balanced growth, and thereby to help its students to discover and develop their talents and to fulfill their best potentials.
- From its earliest days Kinkaid has emphasized both academic attainment and character development.
- Kinkaid remains faithful to its founder's calling, valuing its students for their potential, as well as their achievement, and striving always for their balanced growth — intellectual, physical, social, and ethical.
- The primary goals of Kinkaid are intellectual endeavor and achievement.
- The school also believes that a well-rounded education includes experiences in the arts, athletics, and a variety of extra-curricular activities.
- Kinkaid further believes that every student is and will continue to be part of a community and, therefore, seeks to strengthen his or her moral responsibility to it. The school actively promotes honor, respect, responsibility, and kindness.
Quick Stats (2021)
- Grades: Prekindergarten-12
- Students: 1,412 students
- Application Deadline: None / Rolling
Top Placements
The Kinkaid School places among the top 20% of private schools in Texas for:
- Category Attribute
- Student Body Largest student body
School Overview
School Membership(s)School Assoc. | National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) State or regional independent school association |
Religious Affiliation | Nonsectarian |
Grades Offered | Grades Prekindergarten-12 |
Student Body
Total Students | 1,412 students |
Student Body Type | Co-ed |
% Students of Color | 17% State avg.: 38% |
Students by Grade |
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Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers | 143 teachers |
Student : Teacher Ratio | 10:1 National avg.: 13:1 |
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline | None / Rolling |
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