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KIPP Comienza Community Prep

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KIPP Comienza Community Prep ranks 2974 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

2974^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 49% of California elementary schools

Summary

KIPP Comienza Community Prep is a large K-8 charter school serving 1,075 students in Huntington Park, part of the KIPP Comienza Community Prep District known for its particular strength in supporting English Language Learners and its standout science program.

The school shows a distinctive pattern where student performance in English Language Arts improves steadily through the grades, and it has made impressive recent progress in reducing chronic absenteeism, now lower than many neighbors like Aspire Titan Academy and San Antonio Elementary. Its science proficiency notably exceeds the state average and significantly outpaces all nearby schools, including those in Los Angeles Unified. However, its overall state ranking has declined in recent years, and it shows an unusual dip in middle-grade math scores that it is working to address.

Compared to other local schools, KIPP Comienza is the highest-performing within a mile radius. It achieves these results with per-student spending that is considerably lower than some traditional Los Angeles Unified schools, such as Pacific Boulevard, suggesting efficient use of resources. Its size may allow for specialized programs that benefit students, especially in science and language support.

1,075

Students ?

23.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

88%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6410 Rita Ave.
Huntington Park, CA 90255-4126

(323) 886-2355

District: KIPP Comienza Community Prep District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.6%

African American:

1.1%

Asian:

0.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 77th percentile in 2019 → 49th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 28 percentile points since 2019

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

California avg41%

Elementary school

2,974^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 49%▼ down 28 pts since 2019

From top 23% (2019) to bottom 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

809^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 29%▼ down 6 pts since 2019

From top 23% (2019) to top 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

549^th of 1,543KIPP Comienza Community Prep District 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.6	2974 of 5857	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.1	2449 of 5869	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.2	2808 of 5859	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.5	2216 of 5883	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.4	1327 of 5789	77.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	42.4	1002 of 2227	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.7	903 of 2585	65.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	74.6	323 of 3162	89.8%	★★★★☆
2023	67.6	563 of 3245	82.7%	★★★★☆
2022	66.7	553 of 3311	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	70.0	538 of 3275	83.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.6	2798 of 5597	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.9	2228 of 5612	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.1	2573 of 5609	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.8	1944 of 5635	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.5	1195 of 5492	78.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.6	1789 of 5107	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.6	1206 of 5107	76.4%	★★★★☆
2023	61.4	1584 of 5087	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.2	1004 of 5084	80.3%	★★★★☆
2019	89.5	324 of 4963	93.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.4	2170 of 5460	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.5	1604 of 5517	70.9%	★★★★☆
2023	58.6	1831 of 5363	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.0	1128 of 5264	78.6%	★★★★☆
2019	90.3	289 of 5173	94.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.9	2998 of 5628	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.5	2544 of 5643	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.8	2876 of 5638	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.8	2294 of 5663	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.7	1359 of 5510	75.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.1	1418 of 2847	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.3	1450 of 2635	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.6	1536 of 2420	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.9	809 of 2761	70.7%	★★★★☆
2024	61.2	860 of 2783	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.7	1033 of 2781	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.3	753 of 2740	72.5%	★★★★☆
2019	73.8	621 of 2715	77.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	68.1	295 of 1531	80.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	59.6	271 of 1478	81.7%	★★★★☆
2023	58.9	284 of 1521	81.3%	★★★★☆
2022	70.5	186 of 1540	87.9%	★★★★☆
2019	53.5	375 of 1442	74.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.9	675 of 2533	73.4%	★★★★☆
2024	66.1	699 of 2551	72.6%	★★★★☆
2023	53.7	968 of 2531	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.9	674 of 2509	73.1%	★★★★☆
2019	77.4	476 of 2380	80.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.0	377 of 2395	84.3%	★★★★☆
2024	77.3	379 of 2388	84.1%	★★★★☆
2023	69.0	529 of 2374	77.7%	★★★★☆
2022	81.0	282 of 2359	88.0%	★★★★☆
2019	86.9	182 of 2213	91.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.1	452 of 2542	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	73.4	465 of 2579	82.0%	★★★★☆
2023	67.5	581 of 2531	77.0%	★★★★☆
2022	78.1	334 of 2458	86.4%	★★★★☆
2019	87.7	176 of 2369	92.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.8	884 of 2534	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.0	932 of 2552	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.8	938 of 2538	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.7	720 of 2527	71.5%	★★★★☆
2019	68.9	632 of 2407	73.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.7	715 of 1566	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.8	779 of 1552	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.1	404 of 1531	73.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2024)90th percentile+32 vs school

Hispanic (2025)65th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)60th percentile+11 vs school

Disabled (2022)55th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)50th percentile~ school

Female (2025)50th percentile~ school

Male (2025)47th percentile~ school

Middle school

Hispanic (2025)84th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)82nd percentile+12 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)82nd percentile+13 vs school

Disabled (2022)81st percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)73rd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)65th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)54th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy47%~ state avg

Science38%+5 vs state

Mathematics38%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th 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 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
KIPP Comienza Community Prep	Public, Charter	K-8	6410 Rita Ave.	Huntington Park	90255	Los Angeles County	KIPP Comienza Community Prep District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 886-2355	1,075	46	23.6	88.0%	3 (0.3%)	12 (1.1%)	1,049 (97.6%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.5%)	43.6	2974^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.2%		52.1	2449^th of 5869 public elementary schools	58.3%	525	27.0	49.6	37.7	31.2	43.2	45.2	49.2	50.9	62.0	47.1	47.7	49.6	19.8	25.8	38.4	47.8	37.6
Middleton Street Elementary	Public	1-6	6537 Malabar St.	Huntington Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 582-6387	601	28	21.4	99.2%	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	592 (98.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	37.6	3369^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.5%		40.5	3151^st of 5869 public elementary schools	46.3%	218	16.8		16.8	26.6	28.1	36.2	57.0			36.5	38.6	30.1	27.7	47.0			35.7							$38,222	$34,946	$3,276
Middleton Primary Center	Public	K-1	2410 Zoe Ave.	Huntington Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 826-9533	178	8	22.2	95.5%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	174 (97.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)								(n/a)																								$51,774	$48,094	$3,680
Miles Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	6720 Miles Ave.	Huntington Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 588-8296	788	40	19.7	94.3%	8 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	764 (97.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.8%)	26.1	4307^th of 5857 public elementary schools	26.5%		24.3	4426^th of 5869 public elementary schools	24.6%	119	16.1		16.1	29.0	29.1	41.5				32.8	25.8	30.5	23.2				26.6							$44,187	$41,006	$3,181
Aspire Titan Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	6720 South Alameda St.	Huntington Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Aspire Titan Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 583-5421	333	13	24.8	93.7%	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	317 (95.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	30.6	3916^th of 5857 public elementary schools	33.1%		33	3686^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.2%	230	23.7		23.7	31.5	27.6	42.4				33.9	40.7	19.0	27.1				28.7
Aspire Junior Collegiate Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	6724 South Alameda St.	Huntington Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Aspire Junior Collegiate Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 583-5421	327	12	28.2	94.5%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	312 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.3%)	21.7	4696^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.8%		24.2	4444^th of 5869 public elementary schools	24.3%	252	16.4		16.4	30.9	18.5	40.0				29.9	21.8	20.4	21.8				21.3
Pacific Boulevard	Public	K-5	2660 East 57th St.	Huntington Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 586-8640	301	19	15.8	97.7%	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	293 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	30.9	3884^th of 5857 public elementary schools	33.7%		46	2794^th of 5869 public elementary schools	52.4%	1090	18.8		18.8	32.4	33.3	31.3				32.4	38.2	36.7	25.0				33.1	90.5	96.8	96.8	95.2	96.8		$82,856	$79,388	$3,468
San Antonio Elementary	Public	K-5	6222 State St.	Huntington Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 582-1250	424	21	20.1	93.6%	10 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	410 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	35.5	3544^th of 5857 public elementary schools	39.5%		36.7	3386^th of 5869 public elementary schools	42.3%	158	23.4		23.4	23.7	41.3	39.1				35.4	28.8	34.2	39.1				34.2							$49,592	$46,874	$2,718
Lucille Roybal-Allard Elementary	Public	K-6	3232 Saturn Ave.	Huntington Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 826-1650	477	24	19.8	91.8%	6 (1.3%)	4 (0.8%)	461 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	40.1	3206^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.3%		36.1	3429^th of 5869 public elementary schools	41.6%	223	15.9		15.9	36.1	41.7	41.4	42.1			40.2	52.5	37.1	27.1	30.8			37.1	89.7	96.9		93.8	93.8	94.9	$42,616	$39,538	$3,078
Walnut Park Elementary	Public	K-5	2642 Olive St.	Huntington Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 588-3145	555	25	22.2	95.3%	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	543 (97.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	31.8	3812^th of 5857 public elementary schools	34.9%		29.6	3953^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	32.6%	141	15.0		15.0	31.3	40.3	37.1				36.1	39.8	33.3	25.0				32.2	93.8	95.5		95.5	94.6	96.4	$40,558	$37,884	$2,674

Frequently Asked Questions about KIPP Comienza Community Prep

What district is KIPP Comienza Community Prep in?

KIPP Comienza Community Prep District

How many students attend KIPP Comienza Community Prep?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,075 students attended KIPP Comienza Community Prep.

What is the racial makeup of KIPP Comienza Community Prep?

Students at KIPP Comienza Community Prep are 98% Hispanic, 1% African American.

Is KIPP Comienza Community Prep a good school?

KIPP Comienza Community Prep ranks 2974^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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