KIPP West Philadelphia Charter School is an elementary school serving 805 students in grades K-8 in the West Philadelphia area of Philadelphia, PA. The school has a predominantly African American student body, with 94.78% of students identifying as African American in the 2022-2023 school year.
Despite serving a high-poverty student population, with 98.92% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, KIPP West Philadelphia Charter School has consistently underperformed compared to the state average on the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) exams. In the 2022-2023 school year, only 10.2% of students were proficient or better in Math, compared to the state average of 39.3%, and only 29.8% were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 53.8%. This academic underperformance is seen across all grade levels, and the school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Pennsylvania elementary schools, ranking 1337 out of 1534 schools in the 2022-2023 school year.
When comparing KIPP West Philadelphia Charter School to nearby schools, the academic performance gap is even more pronounced. For example, Inquiry Charter School, located just 0.59 miles away, had significantly higher proficiency rates in Math (25.2%) and English Language Arts (37%) compared to KIPP West Philadelphia Charter School. However, the school's focus on serving a predominantly African American student population presents an opportunity to implement targeted strategies and interventions to support this student subgroup, as the school's ranking within the African American student subgroup suggests that there may be promising practices that could be leveraged to improve overall academic outcomes.
In the 2022-23 school year, 805 students attended KIPP West Philadelphia Charter School.
KIPP West Philadelphia Charter School
Students at KIPP West Philadelphia Charter School are 95% African American, 3% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.
KIPP West Philadelphia Charter School ranks in the bottom 12.8% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.