KIPP LA Results

Growth.

KIPP schools nationwide have established a track record of significantly raising student achievement. KIPP LA schools are no exception and, like their KIPP cousins around the country, have produced outstanding results since the original two middle schools opened in 2003. The first two classes to complete the eighth grade at KIPP LA’s middle schools demonstrate the impact our schools have on students over four years. These students made remarkable gains across all subjects in their four years at KIPP, as measured by the SAT-10, a nationally-administered test.

KIPP LA "Four-Year Effect"

Percent(%) of students scoring at or above the national average

KIPP LA Four Year Effect 2006-2007 Eighth Graders

 

Comparative Performance.

KIPP LA students consistently outperform their peers across Los Angeles on the California Standards Tests for English, math, science, and history. According to the 2008 Academic Performance Index, which measures the performance of California schools based on how their students perform on these tests, KIPP LA Prep and KAO were among the top-performing schools in the district. Each school bested the performance of all its neighboring public middle schools. The API scale ranges from 200 to 1000.

KIPP LA Schools vs. Neighboring Public Middle Schools | 2008 API Score

Academic Performance Index (API)

KIPP Schools vs Neighboring Public Middle Schools 2007 API Score

 

High School Placement.

In order to ensure that KIPP LA alumni remain on the path to college, our middle schools keep a sharp focus on high school placement. In yet another indication of their high achievement, KIPP LA’s eighth graders have been accepted to top college-preparatory independent day, parochial, and boarding and public charter and magnet schools across LA and the state. These schools include:

Private & Parochial Day Schools

  • The Archer School for Girls
  • Brentwood School
  • The Chadwick School
  • Crossroads School
  • Harvard Westlake School
  • Junipero Serra High School
  • Loyola High School
  • Maranatha High School
  • Marymount High School
  • New Roads Academy
  • Pacific Hills School
  • St. Mary’s Academy
  • The Waverly School
  • Verbum Dei High School
  • Vistamar School

Boarding Schools

  • Cate School
  • Dunn School
  • Eagle Rock School
  • Idyllwild Arts Academy
  • San Domenico High School
  • The Thacher School

Public High Schools

  • Animo South Los Angeles Charter High School
  • Bravo Medical Magnet
  • California Academy of Math and Science
  • College Ready #4
  • College Ready #6
  • Frederick Douglass Academy
  • International Polytechnic High School
  • Los Angeles County High School for the Arts
  • Los Angeles Leadership Academy
  • Lou Dantzler Charter High School
  • Orthopedic Hospital Medical Magnet
  • View Park Academy

KIPP LA’s Class of 2012 (students who completed eighth grade in June 2008 and will graduate from high school in 2012) has collectively earned $3.1 million in four-year high school scholarships.

Note: Results are not yet available for KIPP Raíces Academy, since it has yet to complete its first school year.