KIPP Los Angeles College Preparatory

KIPP Los Angeles College Preparatory operates as a modestly sized middle-grades school in Los Angeles, California, one of the schools within KIPP Los Angeles College Preparatory District. Current enrollment sits at 529 students spanning grades 5 through 8.

KIPP Los Angeles College Preparatory is a school of KIPP Los Angeles College Preparatory District, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

Demographically, KIPP Los Angeles College Preparatory lists that 98% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. By comparison, Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, KIPP Los Angeles College Preparatory has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 26.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 20.7:1, putting KIPP Los Angeles College Preparatory higher than the state norm the norm. About 77% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the area at large, Los Angeles County reports that median household income runs about $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. KIPP Los Angeles College Preparatory is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

The closest other public school is Sunrise Elementary, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area. KIPP Los Angeles College Preparatory 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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