KIPP Adelante Preparatory Academy

Set in San Diego, California, KIPP Adelante Preparatory Academy is a compact 6-8 campus, run under KIPP Adelante Preparatory Academy District. It enrolls 314 students across grades 5 through 8. By comparison, California's public schools average about 659 students each, so KIPP Adelante Preparatory Academy sits 52% leaner than that benchmark.

KIPP Adelante Preparatory Academy sits inside KIPP Adelante Preparatory Academy District, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

Demographically, KIPP Adelante Preparatory Academy shows that nearly all students (86%) are Hispanic. The remainder comes out to 9% Black, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 35% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 20.7:1 average. About 92% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against San Diego County (around 54%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Around the school, census data for San Diego County shows median household earnings sit near $106,268, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, San Diego County runs 766 public schools (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students), of which KIPP Adelante Preparatory Academy is one.

Nearest neighbor: Horton Elementary, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

KIPP Adelante Preparatory Academy operates from a downtown location. As a public charter, KIPP Adelante Preparatory Academy runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

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