Summary:
The KIPP Summit Academy District in California is home to a single standout middle school, KIPP Summit Academy. This school has consistently ranked in the top 15% of California middle schools over the past 3 years, with a ranking of 204 out of 2,777 schools in the 2023-2024 school year.
KIPP Summit Academy significantly outperforms the state average in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's ELA proficiency rate was 76.56% compared to the state average of 47.04%, and its Mathematics proficiency rate was 60.05% compared to the state average of 35.54%. The school's science proficiency rates, as measured by the CAST assessment, are also well above the state average, with a 61.9% proficiency rate for the end-of-course exam compared to the state's 30.7%.
KIPP Summit Academy's relatively low chronic absenteeism rate of 8.3% in the 2022-2023 school year, compared to the state average, is a positive indicator of student engagement and the school's ability to keep students attending regularly. Additionally, the school serves a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 72.21% of its students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year, yet it maintains strong academic outcomes, suggesting effective strategies to support its diverse student population.
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