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Enrollment
762
Combined
STATE 544
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KIPP TROY PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 360099206119
KIPP TROY PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL
2 POLK ST, TROY, NY 12180 · (518) 445-3100 · Rensselaer County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED13-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL762 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 30% of New York public K-12 schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
42 FTE teachers
STATE 8.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
682 students
STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 66 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 62 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 62 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 62 | 8% |
| Grade 9 | 54 | 7% |
| Grade 10 | 54 | 7% |
| Grade 11 | 48 | 6% |
| Grade 12 | 32 | 4% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 6% larger than its 8th grade class (62).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
42.1%
NY avg 58.3% . -4.4pp since 2023
Math
44.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -1.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.1% | 44.0% |
| 2023-24 | 46.5% | 45.1% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
40.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
762
+4 (+1%) vs 2020
+557% since 2010-11, when it was 116
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
was 19.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 762 | 41.8 | 18.2:1 | 90% (682) |
| 2023-24 | 742 | 42 | 17.7:1 | 84% (623) |
| 2022-23 | 741 | 16 | 46.3:1 | 87% (643) |
| 2020-21 | 758 | 39 | 19.4:1 | 83% (630) |
| 2017-18 | 584 | 31 | 18.8:1 | 88% (515) |
| 2015-16 | 520 | 29 | 17.9:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2010-11 | 116 | 8 | 14.5:1 | 97% (113) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for KIPP TROY PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL.
About KIPP TROY PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL
KIPP TROY PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL is a public medium-sized combined-grade school in TROY, New York. The school's enrollment of 762 students covers kindergarten through 12. Statewide, combined schools in New York average about 544 students each.
In federal data, the district for KIPP TROY PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL is the school itself.
By race and ethnicity, KIPP TROY PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL is 61% Black. The school is also 25% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 6% White. That is higher than the 7% Black share among all Rensselaer County residents. By the diversity index, KIPP TROY PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL comes in at 56%.
With 41.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at KIPP TROY PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL was 18.2:1. Among combined schools in New York, the typical ratio is 8.7:1. KIPP TROY PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 90%. Across public schools in Rensselaer County, the average is 46%.
The allk12 Grade for KIPP TROY PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL is C. Compared with New York public K-12 schools, the school scored higher than 30% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, KIPP TROY PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL falls in the middle 80% of New York schools: 40.8% actual against 42.1% predicted.
Rensselaer County has these Census figures: median household income is about $87,915, about 38% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. KIPP TROY PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL is among the 42 public schools in Rensselaer County.
The nearest other public school, CARROLL HILL SCHOOL, is about 0.8 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, KIPP TROY PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL places 4th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Small. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population under 100,000. The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 758 in 2020-21 and 762 in 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 18.2:1, from 19.4:1.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for KIPP TROY PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Rensselaer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
160,332
Census ACS
Median income
$87,915
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
42
19,274 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in TROY
- TROY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,193 students
- TROY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 733 students
- LANSINGBURGH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 625 students
- TAMARAC MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOLCombined · 576 students
- TURNPIKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 542 students
- TAMARAC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 505 students
Nearby schools
- CARROLL HILL SCHOOL0.8 mi · 325
- NORTH GREENBUSH SCHOOL1.3 mi · 35
- PS 161.7 mi · 249
- WATERVLIET JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL1.7 mi · 785
- TROY HIGH SCHOOL1.7 mi · 1,193
- TROY MIDDLE SCHOOL1.8 mi · 733
Frequently asked questions
About KIPP TROY PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOLHow many students attend KIPP TROY PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL?
KIPP TROY PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL enrolls approximately 762 students in grades KG-12.
What grades does KIPP TROY PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL serve?
KIPP TROY PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL serves grades KG-12.
How many teachers does KIPP TROY PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL have?
KIPP TROY PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL employs 42 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.2:1.
How diverse is KIPP TROY PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL?
KIPP TROY PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL reports a student body of 6% White, 25% Hispanic, 61% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees KIPP TROY PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL?
KIPP TROY PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL is overseen by KIPP TROY PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL in Rensselaer County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.