📍 6410 Rita Ave., Huntington Park, Los Angeles County, 90255
KIPP Comienza Community Prep is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Huntington Park, Los Angeles County. The school has 1,077 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Ambar Valencia. It is part of the KIPP Comienza Community Prep District school district. It serves grades K–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 44.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 24.5:1. It operates as a public charter school.
KIPP Comienza Community Prep enrolls 1,077 students across grades K–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 44.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 24.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 97% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% Black or African American and <1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,048 | 97% |
| Black or African American | 12 | 1.1% |
| Two or more races | 7 | <1% |
| White | 6 | <1% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
990 of the school's 1,077 students (92%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
KIPP Comienza Community Prep is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). It operates as a public charter school. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
KIPP Comienza Community Prep is one of 1 schools in KIPP Comienza Community Prep District, based in Huntington Park, California. The district serves 1,075 students district-wide and employs 43 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,077 students, KIPP Comienza Community Prep is close to the district average of about 1,075 students per school.
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