KIPP LA Prep

Excellence to and through college. 

KIPP Los Angeles College Preparatory School (KIPP LA Prep) is a high-performing tuition-free public charter middle school located in Boyle Heights. We serve 360 students in grades five through eight.

KIPP LA Prep is part of the national KIPP (Knowledge Is Power Program) network of schools. We are operated by KIPP LA Schools, a charter school management organization. To learn more about KIPP, click here. To learn more about KIPP LA Schools, click here.

KIPP LA Prep’s mission is to prepare students with the academic skills, intellectual habits, and character traits that are necessary for success in high school, college, and the competitive world beyond. In pursuing this mission, we aim to serve our community as a whole by educating students who will make a difference in our community and the world.

Our core values are love, honor, integrity and excellence.

KIPP LA Prep was ranked the best middle school in LA Unified School District, as measured by the 2011 California Academic Performance Index.