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KIPP Academy of Opportunity

Public, Charter Grades 5-8

2160^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 22% of California middle schools

Summary

KIPP Academy of Opportunity is a public charter middle school serving about 466 students in grades 5-8 in South Los Angeles, operating within its own KIPP Academy of Opportunity District.

The school has received a low state ranking, placing it in the bottom quartile of California middle schools, with academic proficiency in core subjects significantly below state averages and a chronic absenteeism rate that is a serious concern. However, it's important to look at the school in the context of its neighborhood: while it ranks higher than several nearby traditional public schools like John Muir Middle and Charles Drew Middle (both part of Los Angeles Unified), it is outperformed by other local charter schools such as Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 4 and Vox Collegiate of Los Angeles.

Notably, the school shows relative strengths in supporting English Language Learners and has shown dramatic recent improvement with its Special Education students. A telling comparison is with KIPP Scholar Academy, another school in the same network less than two miles away, which outperforms it significantly, suggesting that factors like leadership and specific programs can lead to different results even in similar settings. The school operates with less funding per student and larger class sizes than many traditional public schools in the area, highlighting the complex relationship between resources, operations, and academic outcomes.

466

Students ?

23.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,514

Per pupil spending ?

83%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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

(323) 778-0125

District: KIPP Academy of Opportunity District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

57.7%

African American:

39.7%

Two or more races:

2.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 23rd percentile in 2019 → 22nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (21% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

California avg41%

2,160^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 1 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1329^th of 1,543KIPP Academy of Opportunity 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	21.7	2160 of 2761	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	2037 of 2783	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	2193 of 2781	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.5	1603 of 2740	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.2	2094 of 2715	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.1	370 of 609	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.3	320 of 627	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.3	358 of 613	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.9	327 of 637	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.7	338 of 643	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	33.6	941 of 1531	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.4	1147 of 1491	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	46.4	530 of 1478	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.3	760 of 1521	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.2	247 of 1540	84.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.5	1966 of 2533	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	1905 of 2551	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	1997 of 2531	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.4	1361 of 2509	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.8	1656 of 2380	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.1	1473 of 2395	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.7	1284 of 2388	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.7	1375 of 2374	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	68.1	542 of 2359	77.0%	★★★★☆
2019	45.1	1091 of 2213	50.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	1769 of 2542	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.7	1749 of 2579	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.9	1846 of 2531	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	49.5	1028 of 2458	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.4	1676 of 2369	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	2013 of 2534	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	1852 of 2552	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	2041 of 2538	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.4	1600 of 2527	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.7	2107 of 2407	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.7	808 of 1566	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.4	1048 of 1552	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.4	1330 of 1531	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)64th percentile+37 vs school

Special Education (2025)48th percentile+27 vs school

African American (2025)39th percentile+17 vs school

Disabled (2022)39th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)38th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)21st percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy26%-22 vs state

Mathematics19%-18 vs state

Science14%-19 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 (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	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 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

What is the racial makeup of KIPP Academy of Opportunity?

Students at KIPP Academy of Opportunity are 58% Hispanic, 40% African American, 2% Two or more races.

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KIPP Academy of Opportunity District

How many students attend KIPP Academy of Opportunity?

In the 2024-25 school year, 466 students attended KIPP Academy of Opportunity.

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KIPP Academy of Opportunity ranks in the bottom 21.8% of California middle schools.

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