Summary:
KIPP University Park District contains one California school, KIPP University Park, an elementary school serving kindergarten through grade eight with 427 students; with only one school, there are no district peers to compare. The main concern is that its 2025–26 all-grades proficiency rates were below California’s in every subject: 34% versus 49% in English language arts (ELA), 25% versus 38% in math, and 15% versus 36% in science, with the largest shortfall in science at 21 points.
Within the school, eighth-grade math is the strongest standout: 40% met proficiency, compared with 36% statewide, a 4-point advantage. Eighth-grade ELA was close to the state result, at 48% versus 49%, while eighth-grade science was the clearest weakness: 8% versus 35%, a 28-point gap. Sixth-grade math was also well below the state, at 11% versus 37%, a 27-point gap. These grade-level differences show that the all-grades results do not tell the whole story: eighth-grade math is a relative strength, while science and sixth-grade math need particular attention.
Results changed unevenly from 2024–25 to 2025–26: ELA rose 2 points and its gap to California narrowed by 1 point; math rose 1 point, while the state gained more; science fell 4 points as the state rose 3, widening the science gap by 7 points. The simple average gap across the three subjects widened from 14 to 16 points. SchoolDigger ranks the school 4,498th of 5,804 statewide, at the 23rd percentile with 1 star; its percentile rose from 11th in 2023–24 to 25th in 2024–25 before slipping to 23rd. Other context: chronic absenteeism was 31%, versus 18% statewide, in 2025–26; the student–teacher ratio was 18.5 in 2024–25. That year, 91% of students were reported as free/reduced lunch eligible; California is identified as a state where all students receive free meals (Community Eligibility).
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