KIPP ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL

KIPP ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL is a roomy all-grades campus in BRONX, New York, operated by KIPP ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL. The school educates 1,155 students in grades K through 12. Compared to the state average of about 544 students per school, that is 112% larger than typical.

KIPP ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL is a school of KIPP ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

Demographically, KIPP ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL logs that the largest single group is Hispanic at 51%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest breaks down as 46% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, On paper, KIPP ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL has 189 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 6.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 8.7:1, putting KIPP ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 85% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, KIPP ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL ranks in the top 10% of New York public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 43.8%; KIPP ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL posts 67.9%, +24.1 points above that line.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Bronx County put the typical household earns roughly $48,676 per year, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 23%. KIPP ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL is one of 472 public schools in Bronx County (combined enrollment of about 202,028 students).

Nearest neighbor: PS/MS 31 WILLIAM LLOYD GARRISON (THE), around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, KIPP ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 41.5%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting. KIPP ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 7%: 1,075 students in 2018 compared to 1,155 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment fell from 56% to 51% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 11.4:1 in 2018 to 6.1:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for KIPP ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.