About Kipp Academy Of Opportunity
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Kipp Academy Of Opportunity is located in Los Angeles, CA and is one of 824 schools in Los Angeles Unified. It is a charter school that serves 346 students in grades 5-8.
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.
Kipp Academy Of Opportunity made AYP in 2009. 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 Kipp Academy Of Opportunity'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.
Kipp Academy Of Opportunity had an API growth score of 780 in 2009. California uses the Academic Performance Index (API) to measure annual school performance and year-to-year improvement. Kipp Academy Of Opportunity's 2009 base score was 748 and the school did meet its 2009 school-wide growth target.
In 2008, Kipp Academy Of Opportunity had 19 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The California average is 21 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Kipp Academy Of Opportunity's students and teachers.
Kipp Academy Of Opportunity Student Diversity
- Students by Ethnicity (2008)
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Black
86 %
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Hispanic
14 %
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Multiple or No Response
< 1 %
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Pacific Islander
< 1 %
- Students by Gender (2008)
- Male 51%
- Female 49%
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About Los Angeles, CA
- Population Median Age 33 years
- Median Household Income $36,687
- Average Household Size 2.83 persons
- % of Homes with Kids 32%
- % Owning / % Renting 39% / 61%
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Based on 2000 Census (latest available)
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