Founded in 1906, The Kinkaid School is the oldest independent coeducational school in Houston. Kinkaid is a non-sectarian college preparatory day school enrolling about 1,300 students in grades pre-kindergarten through twelve. Kinkaid has over 363,000 square feet of facilities, half of which is new since 2001.

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. Kinkaid values its students for their potentials, as well as their achievements, and always strives for intellectual, physical, social and ethical growth. The School believes that a well-rounded education includes experiences in the arts, athletics, and a variety of extra-curricular activities. Kinkaid emphasizes character development and stresses its four core values of honesty, responsibility, respect and kindness.

The School consists of three divisions:

• Lower School (Pre-kindergarten, Kindergarten, and grades 1-4)
• Middle School (grades 5-8)
• Upper School (grades 9-12)

Each division has its own faculty, classrooms, and separate identity, as well as specific educational plans for nurturing its students. Kinkaid is accredited by the Independent Schools Association of the Southwest.