- 552 South El Camino Real
- Encinitas, CA 92024
Charter | Grades K-6 | Encinitas Union Elementary
About Tip Academy
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Tip Academy is located in Encinitas, CA and is one of 10 elementary schools in Encinitas Union Elementary. It is a charter school that serves 279 students in grades K-6.
Charter schools are public schools, but differ from traditional public schools in that they are independent and are operated by educators, parents, community leaders, educational entrepreneurs, or others. Funding for charter schools is based on designated local or state educational organizations. Those organizations are responsible for monitoring and assessing the quality and effectiveness of education, but permit the schools to operate outside of the traditional public school education system.
Tip Academy made AYP in 2008. Under No Child Left Behind, a school makes Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) if it achieves the minimum levels of improvement determined by the state of California in terms of student performance and other accountability measures. See Tip Academy's test results to learn more about school performance.
A school's Academic Performance Index (API) is a scale that ranges from 200 to 1000 and is calculated from the school's performance in the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program. The state has set 800 as the API target for all schools to meet.
Tip Academy had an API growth score of 921 in 2008. California uses the Academic Performance Index (API) to measure annual school performance and year-to-year improvement. Tip Academy's 2008 base score was 907 and the school did meet its 2008 school-wide growth target.
In 2008, Tip Academy had 21 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The California average is 21 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Tip Academy's students and teachers.
Tip Academy Student Diversity
- Students by Ethnicity (2008)
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White
78 %
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Asian
9 %
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Hispanic
9 %
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Black
2 %
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Multiple or No Response
1 %
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Filipino
1 %
- Students by Gender (2008)
- Male 62%
- Female 38%
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