KIPP Raices Academy

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KIPP Raices Academy ranks 2269 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Summary:

KIPP Raices Academy is an elementary public charter school in Los Angeles, CA, serving 561 students from kindergarten to 4th grade. This school is part of the KIPP Raices Academy District, which is ranked 561 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

KIPP Raices Academy consistently outperforms the state average in Smarter Balanced Assessments for both English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics, with proficiency rates of 41.26% in ELA and 49.33% in Math, compared to the state averages of 47.04% and 35.54%, respectively. The school's performance is particularly strong for Hispanic students and English Language Learners, ranking in the top 20-25% of California elementary schools for these subgroups. KIPP Raices Academy's performance for students with disabilities and low socioeconomic status is also above average, ranking in the top 40-50% of California elementary schools.

However, KIPP Raices Academy has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 45.2% in 2022-2023, which is significantly higher than the state average and the nearby schools, such as Winter Gardens Elementary, Joseph A. Gascon Elementary, and Ford Boulevard Elementary. The school also has a higher student-teacher ratio of 23.3 in 2022-2023 compared to the nearby schools. While KIPP Raices Academy outperforms these nearby traditional public schools in both ELA and Math proficiency rates, the nearby charter school, Arts in Action Community Charter, has lower proficiency rates compared to KIPP Raices Academy, despite serving a similar student population.

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Public, Charter K-4

668 Atlantic Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90022-1118

(323) 780-3900

District: KIPP Raices Academy District

SchoolDigger Rank:
2269^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Student/teacher ratio: 23.3

Number of students: 561

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.5%

Asian:

1.2%

White:

0.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 79.1%

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Compare Details KIPP Raices Academy ranks better than 61.3% of elementary schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 55.33. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

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KIPP Raices Academy:

SchoolDigger ranks KIPP Raices Academy 2269^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See KIPP Raices Academy in the ranking list.)

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KIPP Raices Academy District:

SchoolDigger ranks KIPP Raices Academy District 561^st of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for KIPP Raices Academy

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Rank History for all students at KIPP Raices Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	85.23	895^th	5789	84.5%
2022	55.41	2283^rd	5883	61.2%
2023	61.47	1993^rd	5874	66.1%
2024	55.33	2269^th	5862	61.3%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at KIPP Raices Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	89.38	180^th	3275	94.5%
2022	77.33	341^st	3311	89.7%
2023	70.22	489^th	3250	85.0%
2024	70.49	403^rd	3160	87.2%

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Rank History for Special Education students at KIPP Raices Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	54.91	775^th	2420	68.0%
2024	47.48	1040^th	2634	60.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at KIPP Raices Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	96.68	87^th	5173	98.3%
2022	66.93	1314^th	5264	75.0%
2023	74.34	1013^th	5374	81.1%
2024	65.06	1495^th	5511	72.9%

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Rank History for Female students at KIPP Raices Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	88.57	639^th	5492	88.4%
2022	57.18	2054^th	5635	63.5%
2023	70.16	1485^th	5617	73.6%
2024	55.05	2164^th	5605	61.4%

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Rank History for Disabled students at KIPP Raices Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	74.14	435^th	2585	83.2%
2022	50.41	795^th	2227	64.3%

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Rank History for Male students at KIPP Raices Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	75.86	1260^th	5510	77.1%
2022	53.09	2281^st	5663	59.7%
2023	51.55	2362^nd	5650	58.2%
2024	54.37	2238^th	5636	60.3%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at KIPP Raices Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	95.21	133^rd	4963	97.3%
2022	73.49	995^th	5084	80.4%
2023	77.26	863^rd	5098	83.1%
2024	72.14	1091^st	5102	78.6%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for KIPP Raices Academy

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	Two or More Races	Total
2019	2	0	3	568	1	574
2020	5	1	3	576	1	586
2021	5	1	4	566	2	578
2022	5	3	7	553	3	571
2023	4	2	7	547	1	561

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at KIPP Raices Academy

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2019	574	29.0	19.7	87.8
2020	586	n/a	n/a	83.3
2021	578	26.0	22.2	74
2022	571	27.5	20.7	80.7
2023	561	24.0	23.3	79.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio KIPP Raices Academy

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2019	574	29.0	19.7	87.8
2020	586	n/a	n/a	83.3
2021	578	26.0	22.2	74
2022	571	27.5	20.7	80.7
2023	561	24.0	23.3	79.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Kindergarten Immunization Rates

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Year	Completely Immunized	Medical Exemption	Conditional	Polio	Varicella	MMR
2020	98.3%	0.0%	1.7%
2021	97.4%	0.0%	0.0%	98.3%	97.4%	98.3%
2022	98.3%	0.0%	1.7%

Data source: California Department of Public Health

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on KIPP Raices Academy

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 895^th of 5789 Elementary schools	Ranks 1993^rd of 5874 Elementary schools	18.5%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (KIPP Raices Academy)	63	38.7	24.2%
3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)	48.5	43	5.6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (KIPP Raices Academy)	70.4	47.8	22.6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (California)	50.2	45.1	5.1%
4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (KIPP Raices Academy)	73.8	52.3	21.5%
4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)	49.5	43.7	5.7%
4th Grade Mathematics (KIPP Raices Academy)	69.2	56.9	12.3%
4th Grade Mathematics (California)	44.9	40.8	4.1%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	574	561	2.3%
African American	0	2
American Indian	0	0
Asian	3	7	133.3%
Hispanic	568	547	3.7%
Pacific Islander	0	0
White	2	4	100%
Two or More Races	1	1
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	87.8%	79.1%	8.7%

Schools Near KIPP Raices Academy

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts (2024)				CAST Science (2024)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2024)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2024)				% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts End of Course	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics End of Course	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Total
KIPP Raices Academy	Public, Charter	K-4	668 Atlantic Blvd.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	KIPP Raices Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 780-3900	561	24	23.3	79.1%	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	547 (97.5%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	55.3	2269^th of 5862 public elementary schools	61.3%		61.5	1993^rd of 5874 public elementary schools	66.1%	276							43.0	39.5		41.3	53.5	45.0		49.3	98.3
Fourth Street Primary Center	Public	K-1	469 Amalia Ave.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 268-8775	182	11	16.5	89.6%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															96.5				97.4		$12,268
Fourth Street Elementary	Public	2-5	420 South Amalia Ave.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 266-0182	295	15	20.3	94.9%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27.2	4183^rd of 5862 public elementary schools	28.6%		27.7	4104^th of 5874 public elementary schools	30.1%	79	5.9	15.0		10.0	11.1	11.1	33.9	35.5	38.0	35.9	24.3	35.4	7.4	22.2							$10,998
Winter Gardens Elementary	Public	K-5	1277 South Clela Ave.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 268-0477	434	25	17.5	80.2%	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	427 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	17.2	5090^th of 5862 public elementary schools	13.2%		16.6	5187^th of 5874 public elementary schools	11.7%	97					17.8	17.8	13.7	18.8	30.6	21.0	24.7	14.5	16.9	18.8	89.6	93.5		96.1	93.5	96.1	$7,859
Arts In Action Community Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	5115 Via Corona St.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	Arts In Action Community Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 266-4371	385	19	20.7	64.9%	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	380 (98.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	21.5	4722^nd of 5862 public elementary schools	19.4%		18.5	5002^nd of 5874 public elementary schools	14.8%	280					15.3	15.3	21.1	23.8	18.6	21.2	29.6	31.8	20.3	27.5	59.2	69.0	90.1	70.4	67.6	70.4
Joseph A. Gascon Elementary	Public	K-5	630 South Leonard St.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 721-2025	524	28	19.0	73.5%	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	507 (96.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.3%)	22.5	4628^th of 5862 public elementary schools	21.1%		18.9	4962^nd of 5874 public elementary schools	15.5%	334					16.9	16.9	29.2	25.3	27.7	27.4	31.2	17.6	20.0	23.1	83.2	86.3	92.6	89.5	86.3	89.5	$6,873
KIPP Poder Public	Public, Charter	K-8	630 Leonard Ave.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	KIPP Poder Public District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 489-4461	158	8	19.7	77.2%	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.3%)	152 (96.2%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Ford Boulevard Elementary	Public	K-5	1112 South Ford Blvd.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 268-8508	841	42	20.0	94.1%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37.3	3341^st of 5862 public elementary schools	43.0%		22.7	4599^th of 5874 public elementary schools	21.7%	1258	10.7	6.1	10.3	8.9	17.7	17.7	37.1	32.1	28.8	32.4	48.4	36.9	32.0	38.7	98.2						$11,387
Humphreys Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	500 South Humphreys Ave.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 263-6958	408	22	18.5	95.3%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39.3	3210^th of 5862 public elementary schools	45.2%		38.7	3240^th of 5874 public elementary schools	44.8%	30	17.7	12.5	15.8	15.4	19.8	19.8	32.7	34.3	53.7	41.7	38.2	29.4	29.3	31.7							$9,836
Morris K. Hamasaki Elementary	Public	K-5	4865 East First St.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 263-3869	316	17	18.5	91.1%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65	1814^th of 5862 public elementary schools	69.1%		61	2013^th of 5874 public elementary schools	65.7%	199					29.8	29.8	63.9	50.0	42.1	52.3	57.4	51.8	46.4	52.0							$14,047

Frequently Asked Questions about KIPP Raices Academy

Is KIPP Raices Academy a good school?

KIPP Raices Academy ranks 2269^th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of KIPP Raices Academy?

Students at KIPP Raices Academy are 98% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

How many students attend KIPP Raices Academy?

In the 2022-23 school year, 561 students attended KIPP Raices Academy.

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