State/Public Middle Open

KIPP Scholar Academy

๐Ÿ“ 1729 W. MLK Jr. Blvd., Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, 90062

362
Pupils
19.1
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

KIPP Scholar Academy is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County. The school has 362 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Tommy Mcconnell. It is part of the KIPP Scholar Academy District school district. It serves grades 5โ€“8 in an urban setting. The school employs 18.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.1:1. It operates as a public charter school.

School details

Principal
Tommy Mcconnell
School district
KIPP Scholar Academy District

Enrollment & staffing

KIPP Scholar Academy enrolls 362 students across grades 5โ€“8. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 18.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.1:1.

Male students
173 (48%)
Female students
189 (52%)
Teachers (FTE)
18.9
Student-teacher ratio
19.1:1
Grade span
5โ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% Hispanic or Latino, 46% Black or African American and 4.4% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino17949%
Black or African American16646%
Two or more races164.4%
Asian1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

342 of the school's 362 students (94%) 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.

School setting & status

City, LargeGrades 5โ€“8Charter schoolTitle I

KIPP Scholar Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, 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.

School district: KIPP Scholar Academy District

KIPP Scholar Academy is one of 1 schools in KIPP Scholar Academy District, based in Los Angeles, California. The district serves 434 students district-wide and employs 18 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 362 students, KIPP Scholar Academy is smaller than the district average of about 434 students per school.

434
District students
1
Schools
18
Teachers (FTE)

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