KIPP Heritage Academy

KIPP Heritage Academy is a compact junior high in San Jose, California, run under KIPP Heritage Academy District. The school works with 454 students in grades 5 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 659 students per school, that is 31% leaner than typical.

KIPP Heritage Academy is a school of KIPP Heritage Academy District, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

On the student-mix side, KIPP Heritage Academy shows that 49% of students identify as Asian, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school lists 48% Hispanic. That is meaningfully more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 41%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 22.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 20.7:1 average. About 63% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Santa Clara County runs at roughly 37%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Santa Clara County) shows that median household earnings sit near $164,281, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Santa Clara County's 412 public schools (combined enrollment of about 230,059 students), KIPP Heritage Academy is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Los Arboles Literacy and Technology Academy, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

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

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.