Kipp Bayview Academy, San Francisco CA

Original Research by School Decision on Kipp Bayview Academy

KIPP Bayview Academy is a charter school serving grades five through eight in the Bayview neighborhood of San Francisco. The enrollment is small, with just under two hundred students across the four grade bands, creating an intimate learning environment. A substantial majority of students come from low-income households, and the student body is predominantly Hispanic and Black, with smaller populations of Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander students and a small number of Asian students.

The school's academic performance, based on California state testing from the most recent school year, shows proficiency rates that sit below the midpoint relative to other districts in San Francisco County. Across tested subjects and grades, the school's overall proficiency index falls in the lower range. In English language arts, proficiency varies by grade, with sixth and eighth grades showing higher attainment than fifth and seventh grades. Math proficiency is similarly uneven across grades, with fifth graders showing particularly low rates. Science proficiency is the softest area, with notably low rates in the fifth-grade cohort. The school has only one year of data available, so trend information is not yet apparent.

The small enrollment allows for close relationships between students and staff, a hallmark of KIPP's model. However, a parent may want to look into what academic supports the school offers to address the lower proficiency rates, particularly in math and science and especially in the earlier grades, as these subjects lay groundwork for later coursework.

Data on special populations such as students with individualized education plans or English learners was not available in the school's public records. Similarly, information on chronic absenteeism and graduation rates was missing; the latter makes sense because the school serves only through grade eight and does not report a four-year graduation rate.

San Francisco itself is a dense, highly walkable urban environment with a well-developed transit network anchored by Muni and BART. The city is organized around distinct neighborhoods; the Bayview area where this school sits is in the southeastern part of the city. Housing costs in the city are well above the state benchmark, and rental costs are substantial. The city is currently pursuing major new housing development, particularly in southern and western areas, as part of a state-mandated housing element.

The school's location in a low-income neighborhood of the city, combined with its charter structure and focus on students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, positions it as a school built for families seeking accessible public education in an urban, high-cost environment. Parents considering KIPP Bayview should weigh the school's close-knit community structure against the current proficiency rates and should ask directly about the school's academic interventions and longer-term outcomes for students.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 514%

School 14% · district not reported

▼ 17 pts below state median · ▼ 28 pts below county median

Grade 631%

School 31% · district not reported

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▼ 1 pts below county median

Grade 721%

School 21% · district not reported

▼ 10 pts below state median · ▼ 18 pts below county median

Grade 832%

School 32% · district not reported

▲ 4 pts above state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 518%

School 18% · district not reported

▼ 27 pts below state median · ▼ 35 pts below county median

Grade 635%

School 35% · district not reported

▼ 9 pts below state median · ▼ 9 pts below county median

Grade 716%

School 16% · district not reported

▼ 30 pts below state median · ▼ 39 pts below county median

Grade 837%

School 37% · district not reported

▼ 8 pts below state median · ▼ 11 pts below county median

Science

Grade 59%

School 9% · district not reported

▼ 19 pts below state median · ▼ 33 pts below county median

Grade 817%

School 17% · district not reported

▼ 9 pts below state median · ▼ 13 pts below 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.