About Kipp Los Angeles College Preparatory
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Kipp Los Angeles College Preparatory is located in Los Angeles, CA and is one of 824 schools in Los Angeles Unified. It is a charter school that serves 328 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 Los Angeles College Preparatory did not make 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 Los Angeles College Preparatory'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 Los Angeles College Preparatory had an API growth score of 832 in 2009. California uses the Academic Performance Index (API) to measure annual school performance and year-to-year improvement. Kipp Los Angeles College Preparatory's 2009 base score was 731 and the school did meet its 2009 school-wide growth target.
In 2008, Kipp Los Angeles College Preparatory had 18 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The California average is 21 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Kipp Los Angeles College Preparatory's students and teachers.
Kipp Los Angeles College Preparatory Student Diversity
- Students by Ethnicity (2008)
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Hispanic
92 %
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Asian
5 %
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Black
1 %
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American Indian/Alaskan Native
< 1 %
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Multiple or No Response
< 1 %
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Pacific Islander
< 1 %
- Students by Gender (2008)
- Female 52%
- Male 48%
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- % Owning / % Renting 39% / 61%
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Based on 2000 Census (latest available)
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