KIPP West Philadelphia Charter School is an elementary school serving 805 students in grades K-8 in the West Philadelphia neighborhood of Philadelphia, PA. The school is part of the KIPP network of public charter schools, but it has consistently ranked in the bottom 15% of Pennsylvania elementary schools over the past 4 years, with a 1 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger.
KIPP West Philadelphia Charter School significantly underperforms the state average on PSSA assessments across all grades and subjects. For example, in 2023-2024, only 10.7% of students were proficient or better in Math compared to the state average of 40.4%, and in English Language Arts, only 30.5% were proficient compared to the state's 53%. The school's performance is particularly low in Math, with proficiency rates ranging from 0% in 7th grade to 26% in 3rd grade. While the school performs better relative to the state for its African American student population, it struggles with its low-income and disabled student populations, ranking in the bottom 15% of Pennsylvania elementary schools for these subgroups. Despite a relatively high per-student spending of $19,388 in 2021-2022, the school's academic outcomes remain poor.
Compared to nearby charter schools, Global Leadership Academy Charter School also performs in the bottom 10% of Pennsylvania elementary schools, but Inquiry Charter School and Discovery Charter School have higher academic performance. Additionally, KIPP West Philadelphia Charter School has experienced a concerning increase in its dropout rate, rising from 0% in 2020-2021 to 1.6% in 2022-2023, which is higher than the nearby charter schools and the state average.
Students at KIPP West Philadelphia Charter School are 95% African American, 3% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.
KIPP West Philadelphia Charter School
In the 2022-23 school year, 805 students attended KIPP West Philadelphia Charter School.
KIPP West Philadelphia Charter School ranks in the bottom 13.8% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.