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KIPP Heartwood Academy

Public, Charter Grades 5-8

259^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 91% of California middle schools

Summary

KIPP Heartwood Academy is a high-performing public charter middle school serving 423 students in grades 5-8 in San Jose, consistently ranking in the top 10% of all California schools.

The school stands out dramatically from other middle schools in the area, with student proficiency rates in English, Math, and Science that are often more than double those of nearby schools like Sunrise Middle, ACE Inspire Academy, and ACE Empower Academy. A key factor is its exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of 6.4%, which is far below the state average and a likely contributor to its strong academic results. The school also demonstrates remarkable effectiveness in supporting students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds and English learners, with these groups ranking in the state's 97th-98th percentiles.

Interestingly, KIPP Heartwood achieves this success while sharing a building with KIPP Prize Preparatory Academy, which has significantly lower test scores, suggesting that specific school practices make a major difference. It operates within the highly-ranked KIPP Heartwood Academy District, in contrast to the lower-performing districts of many neighboring schools. While it benefits from higher per-student spending, its sustained excellence over many years points to a successful and replicable model for student achievement.

423

Students ?

17.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

73.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1250 South King Rd.
San Jose, CA 95122-2146

(408) 926-5477

District: KIPP Heartwood Academy District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

64.8%

Asian:

32.4%

Two or more races:

1.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 82nd percentile in 2019 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (65% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of California middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2019

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school65%

California avg41%

259^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 9%▲ up 9 pts since 2019

From top 18% (2019) to top 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

98^th of 1,543KIPP Heartwood Academy 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.8	259 of 2761	90.6%	★★★★★
2024	91.8	234 of 2783	91.6%	★★★★★
2023	93.0	203 of 2781	92.7%	★★★★★
2022	83.9	404 of 2740	85.3%	★★★★☆
2021	72.6	198 of 894	77.9%	★★★★☆
2019	79.5	497 of 2715	81.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.6	57 of 739	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	81.4	94 of 743	87.3%	★★★★☆
2023	85.0	45 of 715	93.7%	★★★★★
2022	74.6	181 of 733	75.3%	★★★★☆
2019	70.8	240 of 745	67.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	94.0	36 of 1478	97.6%	★★★★★
2023	82.4	97 of 1521	93.6%	★★★★★
2022	81.1	107 of 1540	93.1%	★★★★★
2021	95.7	9 of 363	97.5%	★★★★★
2019	47.0	493 of 1442	65.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.0	248 of 2533	90.2%	★★★★★
2024	93.2	177 of 2551	93.1%	★★★★★
2023	93.7	162 of 2531	93.6%	★★★★★
2022	86.1	317 of 2509	87.4%	★★★★☆
2021	74.3	156 of 738	78.9%	★★★★☆
2019	84.6	331 of 2380	86.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.0	163 of 2395	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	93.9	91 of 2388	96.2%	★★★★★
2023	94.3	83 of 2374	96.5%	★★★★★
2022	88.9	152 of 2359	93.6%	★★★★★
2019	83.8	231 of 2213	89.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.3	83 of 2542	96.7%	★★★★★
2024	96.0	78 of 2579	97.0%	★★★★★
2023	97.0	57 of 2531	97.7%	★★★★★
2022	93.6	93 of 2458	96.2%	★★★★★
2021	87.3	46 of 721	93.6%	★★★★★
2019	87.9	173 of 2369	92.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.0	273 of 2534	89.2%	★★★★☆
2024	86.9	313 of 2552	87.7%	★★★★☆
2023	89.7	252 of 2538	90.1%	★★★★★
2022	79.4	448 of 2527	82.3%	★★★★☆
2021	68.6	197 of 763	74.2%	★★★★☆
2019	70.4	607 of 2407	74.8%	★★★★☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)98th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)97th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)93rd percentile+3 vs school

Asian (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)90th percentile~ school

Male (2025)89th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy70%+22 vs state

Mathematics64%+27 vs state

Science56%+23 vs state

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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)					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 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 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
KIPP Heartwood Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	1250 South King Rd.	San Jose	95122	Santa Clara County	KIPP Heartwood Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 926-5477	423	24	17.4	73.5%	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	274 (64.8%)	137 (32.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	90.8	259^th of 2761 public middle schools	90.6%		91.8	234^th of 2783 public middle schools	91.6%	25	55.0	56.6	55.8	71.0	67.9	77.2	65.7	70.4	62.0	58.5	66.3	69.7	64.0
Kipp Prize Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	1250 South King Rd.	San Jose	95122	Santa Clara County	Kipp Prize Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 251-5600	416	19	21.9	80.8%	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	330 (79.3%)	79 (19.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	61	883^rd of 2761 public middle schools	68.0%		79.1	500^th of 2783 public middle schools	82.0%	383	24.5	30.9	27.5	40.6	58.9	49.5	52.1	50.3	33.0	50.5	35.4	30.9	37.7
Renaissance Academy	Public	6-8	1720 Hopkins Dr.	San Jose	95122	Santa Clara County	Alum Rock Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 928-1950	348	22	15.9	81.0%	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	274 (78.7%)	56 (16.1%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.3%)	5 (1.4%)	32.2	1746^th of 2761 public middle schools	36.8%		33.5	1687^th of 2783 public middle schools	39.4%	59		25.8	25.8		41.7	39.3	29.9	36.5		27.1	17.9	22.5	22.0	$19,667	$18,660	$1,007
ACE Empower Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	625 South Sunset Ave.	San Jose	95116	Santa Clara County	ACE Empower Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 729-3920	189	8	23.5	93.1%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	183 (96.8%)	6 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9.2	2640^th of 2761 public middle schools	4.4%		10.8	2640^th of 2783 public middle schools	5.1%		5.9	3.9	4.4	11.8	5.7	13.4	17.7	12.2	11.8	11.3	10.5	11.8	11.2
ACE Esperanza Middle	Public, Charter	5-8	1665 Santee Dr.	San Jose	95122	Santa Clara County	ACE Esperanza Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 729-3420	205	9	22.7	86.8%	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	183 (89.3%)	19 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	22.9	2108^th of 2761 public middle schools	23.7%		15.8	2443^rd of 2783 public middle schools	12.2%	335	21.7	14.7	16.3	26.1	26.8	37.5	30.7	31.5	26.1	14.6	20.6	16.0	18.3
Bridges Academy	Public	7-8	1702 Mclaughlin Ave.	San Jose	95122	Santa Clara County	Franklin-McKinley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 283-6400	274	15	18.6	89.4%	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	208 (75.9%)	55 (20.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.8%)	10.8	2592^nd of 2761 public middle schools	6.1%		22.2	2163^rd of 2783 public middle schools	22.3%	429		6.9	6.9			18.0	21.3	19.7			9.8	8.5	9.1	$28,590	$26,466	$2,124
Renaissance at Mathson	Public	6-8	2050 Kammerer Ave.	San Jose	95116	Santa Clara County	Alum Rock Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 928-6800	326	21	15.7	84.4%	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	270 (82.8%)	43 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.2%)	21.4	2172^nd of 2761 public middle schools	21.3%		19.8	2268^th of 2783 public middle schools	18.5%	96		21.2	21.2		25.0	26.0	33.7	28.2		9.4	18.5	19.1	15.6	$20,461	$19,358	$1,103
College Connection Academy	Public	7-8	1855 Lucretia Ave.	San Jose	95122	Santa Clara County	Franklin-McKinley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 347-4827	213	10	20.8	65.3%	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	69 (32.4%)	137 (64.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	93.1	199^th of 2761 public middle schools	92.8%		88.3	312^th of 2783 public middle schools	88.8%	113		48.2	48.2			80.2	84.3	82.2			62.3	70.4	66.4	$23,661	$22,142	$1,519
Ocala Middle	Public	6-8	2800 Ocala Ave.	San Jose	95148	Santa Clara County	Alum Rock Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 928-8350	377	24	15.7	79.3%	5 (1.3%)	5 (1.3%)	289 (76.7%)	71 (18.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	24.5	2032^nd of 2761 public middle schools	26.4%		27.5	1922^nd of 2783 public middle schools	30.9%	110		13.9	13.9		34.8	40.0	29.6	34.9		20.8	18.8	13.9	17.5	$21,678	$20,606	$1,072
Sunrise Middle	Public, Charter	5-8	1149 East Julian St.	San Jose	95116	Santa Clara County	Sunrise Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 659-4785	301	14	20.8	85.7%	11 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	266 (88.4%)	9 (3.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.3%)	40.4	1485^th of 2761 public middle schools	46.2%		33.9	1676^th of 2783 public middle schools	39.8%	191	0.0	16.7	14.7		25.0	47.8	31.5	34.8	25.0	32.3	40.0	37.1	36.0

Frequently Asked Questions about KIPP Heartwood Academy

Is KIPP Heartwood Academy a good school?

Yes. KIPP Heartwood Academy ranks in the top 9.4% of California middle schools.

What district is KIPP Heartwood Academy in?

KIPP Heartwood Academy District

How many students attend KIPP Heartwood Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 423 students attended KIPP Heartwood Academy.

What is the racial makeup of KIPP Heartwood Academy?

Students at KIPP Heartwood Academy are 65% Hispanic, 32% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

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