KIPP Raíces Academy

Excellence from the beginning.

KIPP Raíces Academy is a tuition-free public charter elementary school located in East Los Angeles. Founded in summer 2008, KIPP Raíces currently serves 100 kindergartners. One grade will be added each year until we reach capacity in 2012 with 500 students in grades K to four.

KIPP Raíces is part of the renowned national charter network, the Knowledge Is Power Program. It is the third KIPP school to open in Los Angeles and the first of 12 new KIPP schools that will open in the city over the next decade. To learn more about KIPP, click here. To learn more about KIPP in Los Angeles, click here.

The mission of KIPP Raíces Academy is to teach the knowledge and skills, nurture the confidence and character, and inspire the passion needed for students to achieve their goals, excel in the competitive world, and positively impact the community through excellence in thought and action. Our guiding values are love, honor, integrity, and excellence.

La misión de KIPP Raíces Academy es para enseñar el conocimiento y habilidades, alimentar la confianza y carácter, e inspirar la pasión necesaria para que los estudiantes alcancen sus metas, sobresaliendo en el mundo competitivo, hacer un impacto positivo en la comunidad a través de excelencia en pensamiento y la acción. Nuestros valores son amor, honor, integridad, y excelencia.

KIPP Raíces is the first KIPP elementary school in California and the first charter elementary school in East Los Angeles.