Kipp Los Angeles College Preparatory, Los Angeles CA

Original Research by School Decision on Kipp Los Angeles College Preparatory

KIPP Los Angeles College Preparatory is a publicly funded charter school serving grades five through eight in the Whittier Boulevard area of Los Angeles. It operates under KIPP SoCal, a charter network, and enrolls a population that is predominantly Latino, with a substantial majority of students from low-income households.

The school's recent state test results show mixed strength. In English language arts, proficiency rises from about half of fifth graders to over seventy percent of seventh and eighth graders, indicating real gains in reading and writing as students progress through the school. Math proficiency climbs more gradually, moving from roughly one-third of fifth graders to nearly sixty percent of eighth graders. Science proficiency across the grades tested holds around fifty percent. Overall proficiency across all tested subjects and grades is above the midpoint among Los Angeles County's districts, a positive position that reflects the school's academic standing relative to its peer environment.

Two observations merit attention. First, the school's performance data covers only a single recent year, so multi-year growth patterns are not yet visible. Second, the broader KIPP network context shifted in recent years. A sister school in the same organization, KIPP Sol Academy, experienced significant academic pressure and nearly lost its charter in a close renewal vote in 2025, with county officials noting performance gaps in both math and English language arts. In response, KIPP Sol and the broader network have committed to expanded literacy and math coaching, middle school curriculum revision, and network-wide integration of artificial intelligence into instruction, signaling active response to these concerns.

For families considering this school, the profile suggests a middle-grades setting focused on college preparation within a charter network that is actively refining its instructional approach. The school draws predominantly from its immediate neighborhood and serves mostly families experiencing economic hardship. The progression in state test results shows students gaining ground, particularly in language arts, as they move through the grades. The network's investment in coaching and curriculum redesign reflects institutional attention to academic outcomes. A parent may want to look into the school's specific plans for math instruction and the AI learning pilot, both of which will shape daily classroom experience.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 535%

School 35% · district not reported

▲ 4 pts above state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

Grade 646%

School 46% · district not reported

▲ 15 pts above state median · ▲ 15 pts above county median

Grade 757%

School 57% · district not reported

▲ 27 pts above state median · ▲ 27 pts above county median

Grade 860%

School 60% · district not reported

▲ 32 pts above state median · ▲ 30 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 551%

School 51% · district not reported

▲ 5 pts above state median · ▲ 4 pts above county median

Grade 655%

School 55% · district not reported

▲ 11 pts above state median · ▲ 11 pts above county median

Grade 772%

School 72% · district not reported

▲ 27 pts above state median · ▲ 26 pts above county median

Grade 871%

School 71% · district not reported

▲ 27 pts above state median · ▲ 25 pts above county median

Science

Grade 552%

School 52% · district not reported

▲ 24 pts above state median · ▲ 25 pts above county median

Grade 854%

School 54% · district not reported

▲ 28 pts above state median · ▲ 30 pts above county median

This schoolDistrict average, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 5Lower-income47%Higher-income70%23 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income50%Higher-income73%23 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income68%Higher-income84%16 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income71%Higher-income73%2 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 5Lower-income31%Higher-income52%21 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income43%Higher-income53%10 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income55%Higher-income66%11 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income59%Higher-income64%5 pp gap