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About KIPP Los Angeles College Preparatory School

KIPP Los Angeles College Preparatory School (KIPP LA Prep) opened in summer 2003 under the leadership of founder John Lee, in the community of Lincoln Heights in northeast Los Angeles. KIPP LA Prep moved to a new home in Boyle Heights in 2009.

With the support of the local neighborhood council and a strong group of founding parents, KIPP LA Prep was established with the aim of educating underserved students by providing a rigorous academic program, with a strong emphasis on the core subjects of math, reading, writing, science, and social studies.

While KIPP LA Prep's students typically enroll performing two to three years below grade level, they make dramatic gains across all subjects during their middle school years. In 2009-10, KIPP LA Prep's eighth graders outscored the district and state by 34 percent in English language arts, 55 percent in math, and 41 percent in science. One hundred percent of KIPP LA Prep's eighth graders were proficient or advanced in science and 87 percent scored at that level in math as measured by the California Standards Tests (CST). For more on our results, click here.

Currently, KIPP LA Prep serves 360 students in grades five through eight. Ninety-six percent of our students are Latino, three percent are Asian/Pacific Islander, and one percent is African American. Ninety-five percent of our students qualify for the federal free and reduced lunch program.