Elementary Schools in KIPP Empower Academy District

Summary:

The KIPP Empower Academy District in Los Angeles contains a single elementary school, KIPP Empower Academy, serving about 588 students in grades K-4 with a high percentage from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

KIPP Empower Academy shows a remarkable recent improvement, jumping from the 15th to the 45th percentile in statewide ranking in just one year. The school's performance is notably stronger in mathematics, where it exceeds the state average, though it lags in English Language Arts. This suggests effective math instruction, but a need to strengthen reading and writing support, especially as scores tend to drop between 3rd and 4th grade.

A significant challenge for the school is chronic absenteeism, which at 34.7% is much higher than the state average and likely hinders student progress. Despite this and the school's high-need population, its substantial per-student funding and recent academic recovery are positive signs. Parents should note the school's history of performance fluctuations but can be encouraged by its current upward trajectory and focused strength in mathematics.

District Detail

8466 South Figueroa St.
Los Angeles, CA 90003-2729

(323) 750-2279

SchoolDigger Rank:
874^th of 1543 California districts

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Grades served: K-4
Students: 588

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 0
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
KIPP Empower Academy	Public, Charter	K-4	8466 South Figueroa St.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	KIPP Empower Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 750-2279	588	27	21.7	76.7%	4 (0.7%)	230 (39.1%)	344 (58.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	39.6	3249^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.5%		18.7	4973^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	15.3%	1724	36.6	29.2	33.2	47.3	37.1	42.6	$22,004	$2,579	$19,425

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Los Angeles Unified	0 mi	1018	791^st
KIPP Academy of Opportunity District	0.05 mi	1	1329^th
Los Angeles County Office of Education	0.52 mi	35
The SEED School of Los Angeles County District	0.52 mi	1	885^th
Alliance Piera Barbaglia Shaheen HLT SRVs Academy District	0.7 mi	1	1256^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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