- 1250 South King Rd.
- San Jose, CA 95122
- (408) 928-2400
Charter | Grades 5 | Alum Rock Union Elementary
About Kipp Heartwood Academy
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Kipp Heartwood Academy is located in San Jose, CA and is one of 21 elementary schools in Alum Rock Union Elementary. It is a charter school that serves 355 students in grades 5.
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 Heartwood Academy 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 Heartwood 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.
Kipp Heartwood Academy had an API growth score of 894 in 2009. California uses the Academic Performance Index (API) to measure annual school performance and year-to-year improvement. Kipp Heartwood Academy's 2009 base score was 902, however the school did meet its 2009 school-wide growth target.
In 2008, Kipp Heartwood Academy had 22 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The California average is 21 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Kipp Heartwood Academy's students and teachers.
Kipp Heartwood Academy Student Diversity
- Students by Ethnicity (2008)
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Hispanic
73 %
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Asian
18 %
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Black
3 %
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Multiple or No Response
3 %
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Filipino
2 %
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White
< 1 %
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Pacific Islander
< 1 %
- Students by Gender (2008)
- Male 51%
- Female 49%
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About San Jose, CA
- Population Median Age 33 years
- Median Household Income $70,243
- Average Household Size 3.19 persons
- % of Homes with Kids 39%
- % Owning / % Renting 62% / 38%
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Based on 2000 Census (latest available)
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