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KIPP Academy of Opportunity

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Public, Charter Grades 5-8

384

Students ?

18.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

84.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8500 S. Figueroa St.
Los Angeles, CA 90003-2752

(323) 778-0125

District: Los Angeles Unified

Racial breakdown:

African American:

71.6%

Hispanic:

24.5%

Two or more races:

2.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 63rd percentile in 2008 → 23rd in 2018

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (23% vs 43% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 40 percentile points since 2008

!Mathematics scores 21 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2017-2018) ?

This school23%

District avg35%

California avg43%

Not ranked this year

KIPP Academy of Opportunity did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

791^st of 1,543Los Angeles Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	22.1	1916 of 2480	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	38.1	1450 of 2508	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	33.1	1545 of 2497	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	24.6	1846 of 2477	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	55.5	1001 of 2379	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	76.9	378 of 2259	83.3%	★★★★☆
2011	57.9	882 of 2236	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	57.5	852 of 2179	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	53.8	888 of 2063	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	58.0	739 of 2005	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	62.0	638 of 1999	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	66.8	504 of 1804	72.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	41.2	320 of 600	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	22.1	1766 of 2262	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	56.9	734 of 2072	64.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	27.2	1687 of 2230	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	20.8	1834 of 2273	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2018)65th percentile+42 vs school

African American (2018)47th percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)24th percentile~ school

Female (2018)22nd percentile~ school

Male (2018)19th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs California (2017-2018) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy31%-18 vs state

Mathematics15%-21 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, May 15, 2012

This school is AWESOME! My kid comes home so excited about his classes and for the first time is DOING HIS HOMEWORK! Without me threatening him!! Do not miss the opportunity to get your kid into this school in fifth grade. The teachers are awesome, the principal cares so much and the school is all about COLLEGE. It's exactly what our kids need in South LA! Close Quote

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KIPP Academy of Opportunity	Public, Charter	5-8	8500 South Figueroa St.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	KIPP Academy of Opportunity District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 778-0125	466	20	23.7	83.0%	1 (0.2%)	185 (39.7%)	269 (57.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.1%)	21.7	2160^th of 2761 public middle schools	21.8%		24.9	2037^th of 2783 public middle schools	26.8%	123	15.7	12.3	14.0	21.9	28.2	27.4	28.1	26.4	13.9	21.4	23.1	17.5	19.0	$18,514	$1,384	$17,130
Vox Collegiate of Los Angeles	Public, Charter	6-10	1100 West Manchester Ave.	Los Angeles	90044	Los Angeles County	Vox Collegiate of Los Angeles District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 570-2915	224	9	24.6	77.2%	1 (0.4%)	36 (16.1%)	186 (83.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37.3	1564^th of 2761 public middle schools	43.4%		48.9	1199^th of 2783 public middle schools	56.9%	365		26.2	26.2		30.9	35.0	46.4	38.4		20.0	27.2	29.8	26.4	$15,357	$1,352	$14,005
Bret Harte Preparatory Middle	Public	6-8	9301 South Hoover St.	Los Angeles	90044	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 242-5400	456	28	16.1	97.4%	4 (0.9%)	131 (28.7%)	307 (67.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	11.5	2567^th of 2761 public middle schools	7.0%		10.6	2648^th of 2783 public middle schools	4.9%	81		6.0	6.0		22.6	21.5	16.3	20.1		17.8	9.9	4.7	10.6	$33,736	$9,088	$24,648
Watts Learning Center Charter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	8800 South San Pedro St.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	Watts Learning Center Charter Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 565-4800	400	16	25.0	100.0%	2 (0.5%)	65 (16.3%)	332 (83.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	27.9	1901^st of 2761 public middle schools	31.1%		39.9	1469^th of 2783 public middle schools	47.2%	432		19.9	19.9		29.4	29.0	51.1	37.5		12.9	17.2	17.0	16.2	$18,219	$3,607	$14,612
Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 4	Public, Charter	6-8	9719 South Main St.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 4 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 451-3009	486	18	26.5	94.4%	2 (0.4%)	16 (3.3%)	461 (94.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	45.7	1305^th of 2761 public middle schools	52.7%		49.8	1178^th of 2783 public middle schools	57.7%	127		23.8	23.8		36.7	53.8	44.1	44.7		37.9	34.0	22.4	31.7	$20,383	$2,657	$17,726
Mary McLeod Bethune Middle	Public	6-8	155 West 69th St.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 541-1800	843	49	17.2	97.6%	10 (1.2%)	101 (12.0%)	723 (85.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.1%)	18.5	2289^th of 2761 public middle schools	17.1%		19	2297^th of 2783 public middle schools	17.5%	8		11.5	11.5		29.4	25.0	23.4	24.4		23.5	21.3	16.0	18.8	$23,839	$4,546	$19,293
KIPP Scholar Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	6100 S. Hoover St	Los Angeles	90044	Los Angeles County	KIPP Scholar Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 292-2272	434	19	22.9	83.6%	2 (0.5%)	173 (39.9%)	246 (56.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.8%)	34.6	1657^th of 2761 public middle schools	40.0%		34.5	1651^st of 2783 public middle schools	40.7%	6	13.8	17.4	15.6	29.5	39.3	39.6	40.2	37.3	16.0	23.4	26.4	26.7	23.2	$25,528	$1,731	$23,797
John Muir Middle	Public	6-8	5929 South Vermont Ave.	Los Angeles	90044	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 565-2200	624	34	18.3	98.7%	7 (1.1%)	102 (16.3%)	509 (81.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	16.3	2389^th of 2761 public middle schools	13.5%		10.9	2635^th of 2783 public middle schools	5.3%	246		9.6	9.6		18.8	27.0	27.5	25.0		17.0	13.4	14.7	14.9	$25,731	$5,437	$20,294
Charles Drew Middle	Public	7-8	8511 Compton Ave.	Los Angeles	90001	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 826-1700	607	34	17.7	99.2%	6 (1.0%)	109 (18.0%)	483 (79.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	15.1	2436^th of 2761 public middle schools	11.8%		14	2513^th of 2783 public middle schools	9.7%	77		12.2	12.2			26.5	18.7	22.6			15.9	11.2	13.5	$26,932	$5,233	$21,699
TEACH Academy of Technologies	Public, Charter	5-8	10045 South Western Ave.	Los Angeles	90047	Los Angeles County	TEACH Academy of Technologies District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 872-0809	471	16	28.7	98.7%	4 (0.8%)	195 (41.4%)	270 (57.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	6.6	2704^th of 2761 public middle schools	2.1%		6.8	2737^th of 2783 public middle schools	1.7%	33	1.6	4.8	3.7	7.9	11.3	12.8	15.3	12.4	3.1	4.0	5.4	2.3	3.9	$19,158	$2,251	$16,907

Frequently Asked Questions about KIPP Academy of Opportunity

How many students attend KIPP Academy of Opportunity?

In the 2017-18 school year, 384 students attended KIPP Academy of Opportunity.

What is the racial makeup of KIPP Academy of Opportunity?

Students at KIPP Academy of Opportunity are 72% African American, 24% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What district is KIPP Academy of Opportunity in?

Los Angeles Unified

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