KIPP Vida Preparatory Academy

KIPP Vida Preparatory Academy is an elementary campus of mid-sized scale in Los Angeles, California, part of KIPP Vida Preparatory Academy District, works with 562 students in grades K through 4. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 21% larger than typical.

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

In terms of who attends, KIPP Vida Preparatory Academy records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 68%. The remainder reads as 29% Black, 3% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, KIPP Vida Preparatory Academy has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 22.5:1. The state averages about 22.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 80% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Los Angeles County (around 70%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Los Angeles County shows the typical household earns roughly $90,112 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. KIPP Vida Preparatory Academy is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

Nearest neighbor: Normandie Avenue Elementary, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a city-core setting. As a public charter, KIPP Vida Preparatory Academy runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

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