KIPP Esperanza High

Set in East Palo Alto, California, KIPP Esperanza High is a micro-enrollment high school, operated by KIPP Esperanza High District. It educates 194 students across grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 838 students per school, that is 77% leaner than typical.

KIPP Esperanza High sits inside KIPP Esperanza High District, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

On demographics, KIPP Esperanza High reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (95%); the rest comes out to 3% Black. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 25%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, KIPP Esperanza High records 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.2:1, putting KIPP Esperanza High tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 96% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of San Mateo County's rate of about 34%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for San Mateo County indicate median household income runs about $158,855, 54% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across San Mateo County's 176 public schools (combined enrollment of about 82,403 students), KIPP Esperanza High is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Aspire East Palo Alto Charter, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area. KIPP Esperanza High operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

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