KIPP San Francisco College Preparatory

KIPP San Francisco College Preparatory operates as a tiny secondary school in San Francisco, California, part of KIPP San Francisco College Preparatory District. Current enrollment sits at 196 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 838 students per school, that is 77% below typical.

Operationally, KIPP San Francisco College Preparatory answers to KIPP San Francisco College Preparatory District, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

For racial and ethnic makeup, KIPP San Francisco College Preparatory logs that 61% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school lists 28% Black, 6% Pacific Islander, 3% multiracial, 2% Asian. By comparison, San Francisco County as a whole is about 16% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, KIPP San Francisco College Preparatory has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 18.2:1 average. Around 89% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably above San Francisco County's rate of about 54%.

In the surrounding community, census data for San Francisco County shows median household earnings sit near $140,970, roughly 60% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across San Francisco County's 132 public schools (combined enrollment of about 56,505 students), KIPP San Francisco College Preparatory is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Carver (George Washington) Elementary, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a metropolitan site. KIPP San Francisco College Preparatory is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

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