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KIPP Ignite Academy

Public, Charter Grades K-4

5491^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of California elementary schools

Summary

KIPP Ignite Academy is a public elementary charter school serving about 450 students in grades K-4 in South Los Angeles, operating within its own KIPP Ignite Academy District.

The school faces significant academic challenges, with proficiency rates in English and math below 20%, placing it in the bottom percentiles statewide, and it is notably outperformed by nearby schools like Ninety-Ninth Street Elementary and Russell Elementary. A critical issue is chronic absenteeism, with over 43% of students missing significant school, a rate much higher than most neighboring schools in the Los Angeles Unified district and more than double the state average.

Despite these struggles, recent years show signs of improvement, including better student-teacher ratios and rising test scores, and the school has seen particular progress with English Language Learners and special education students. However, its performance lags behind other local schools with similar student demographics, suggesting the need for targeted strategies, especially to address the high absenteeism that likely impacts learning.

448

Students ?

21.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,870

Per pupil spending ?

87.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9110 South Central Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90002-1743

(323) 486-6402

District: KIPP Ignite Academy District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

56.3%

African American:

40.2%

Two or more races:

2.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 1st percentile in 2022 → 6th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2022

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (19% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (43% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

California avg43%

5,491^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▲ up 5 pts since 2022

From bottom 1% (2022) to bottom 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1509^th of 1,543KIPP Ignite 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	12.2	5491 of 5857	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.5	5751 of 5869	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	5627 of 5859	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.5	5798 of 5883	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	504 of 569	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	540 of 593	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	39.2	372 of 661	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.7	460 of 663	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	30.7	2508 of 3162	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.2	1668 of 3245	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.4	3256 of 3311	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.9	5312 of 5597	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	5463 of 5612	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	5344 of 5609	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	5515 of 5635	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	3717 of 5107	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	4597 of 5107	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	4824 of 5087	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.9	5012 of 5084	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	4910 of 5460	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	5405 of 5517	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	5097 of 5363	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.2	5175 of 5264	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.8	5203 of 5628	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	5558 of 5643	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	5444 of 5638	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.7	5620 of 5663	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.5	1684 of 2847	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)41st percentile+35 vs school

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile+21 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)21st percentile+19 vs school

African American (2025)11th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)8th percentile~ school

Female (2025)5th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics20%-18 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy18%-30 vs state

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Schools Near KIPP Ignite Academy

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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 (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 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 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 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 Ignite Academy	Public, Charter	K-4	9110 South Central Ave.	Los Angeles	90002	Los Angeles County	KIPP Ignite Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 486-6402	448	21	21.3	87.1%	2 (0.4%)	180 (40.2%)	252 (56.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.7%)	12.2	5491^st of 5857 public elementary schools	6.2%		8.5	5751^st of 5869 public elementary schools	2.0%	260			18.0	18.8			18.4	19.2	20.3			19.7	95.2				96.4		$20,870	$2,193	$18,677
Ninety-Sixth Street Elementary	Public	K-6	1471 East 96th St.	Los Angeles	90002	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 567-8871	527	30	17.5	97.0%	3 (0.6%)	93 (17.6%)	406 (77.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.6%)	29.3	4019^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.4%		26.8	4227^th of 5869 public elementary schools	28.0%	208	14.1	14.1	37.2	32.9	43.6	27.4	35.8	31.4	38.6	20.5	16.1	27.0	92.6	95.4		95.4	93.5	95.4	$28,023	$5,556	$22,467
Ninety-Ninth Street Elementary	Public	K-6	9900 South Wadsworth Ave.	Los Angeles	90002	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 564-2677	487	25	19.4	97.1%	6 (1.2%)	100 (20.5%)	362 (74.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.5%)	48.5	2670^th of 5857 public elementary schools	54.4%		44.1	2915^th of 5869 public elementary schools	50.3%	245	14.6	14.6	34.3	53.6	38.9	46.7	43.3	38.6	74.7	29.1	35.6	46.5	78.4	86.5	96.0	82.4	83.8	83.8	$24,395	$4,793	$19,602
Russell Elementary	Public	K-6	1263 East Firestone Blvd.	Los Angeles	90001	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 582-7247	739	37	19.9	97.4%	5 (0.7%)	53 (7.2%)	674 (91.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	34.8	3602^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	38.5%		37.1	3363^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	42.7%	239	11.5	11.5	31.6	34.3	28.9	41.2	34.0	35.7	32.3	28.9	48.0	36.2	96.1	98.5	98.5	96.9			$23,032	$4,112	$18,920
Judith F. Baca Arts Academy	Public	K-6	1536 East 89th St.	Los Angeles	90002	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 826-3560	495	27	18.3	97.8%	7 (1.4%)	22 (4.4%)	454 (91.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)	30.3	3936^th of 5857 public elementary schools	32.8%		32.7	3716^th of 5869 public elementary schools	36.7%	220	16.4	16.4	42.1	31.1	30.0	29.3	32.8	52.6	32.4	22.9	15.0	30.3	93.3	96.7		96.7	95.6		$25,470	$4,904	$20,566
Ninety-Third Street Elementary	Public	K-6	330 East 93rd St.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 754-2869	772	41	18.8	97.5%	6 (0.8%)	103 (13.3%)	626 (81.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.8%)	30.3	3933^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	32.8%		22.9	4587^th of 5869 public elementary schools	21.8%	654	16.5	16.5	23.3	34.2	38.4	25.0	31.5	35.3	38.2	31.5	11.1	32.8	92.1	95.8	97.0	96.4	95.8	97.0	$24,078	$5,039	$19,039
South Park Elementary	Public	K-6	8510 Towne Ave.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 753-4591	825	39	21.1	97.8%	6 (0.7%)	89 (10.8%)	702 (85.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	24 (2.9%)	19.8	4839^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.4%		14.9	5318^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.4%	479	19.2	19.2	25.0	21.0	32.0	20.7	24.7	26.6	20.6	24.0	18.0	22.3	93.7		98.1	98.1	96.2	98.1	$22,558	$4,484	$18,074
Compton Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	1515 East 104th St.	Los Angeles	90002	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 564-5767	265	15	18.2	95.8%	6 (2.3%)	42 (15.8%)	202 (76.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.3%)	36.7	3430^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.4%		45.8	2805^th of 5869 public elementary schools	52.2%	625	14.0	14.0	39.4	33.3	35.7		36.0	64.7	34.2	23.3		39.1	89.1	96.4		94.6	90.9	92.7	$33,007	$6,277	$26,730
McKinley Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	7812 McKinley Ave.	Los Angeles	90001	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 582-7481	474	25	18.9	99.2%	1 (0.2%)	75 (15.8%)	397 (83.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13.7	5368^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.3%		17.7	5061^st of 5869 public elementary schools	13.8%	307	12.2	12.2	20.0	19.6	27.8	20.0	21.9	23.9	17.5	15.1	9.2	15.9							$25,548	$5,643	$19,905
Dr. Owen Lloyd Knox Elementary	Public	K-6	8919 South Main St.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 565-2960	669	33	20.2	97.5%	2 (0.3%)	94 (14.1%)	553 (82.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.8%)	34.5	3622^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	38.2%		32.1	3781^st of 5869 public elementary schools	35.6%	159	16.5	16.5	33.0	39.8	40.0	33.3	37.2	38.6	34.6	31.9	18.0	32.9	91.1	96.4	96.4	96.4	94.6	98.2	$24,402	$5,227	$19,175

Frequently Asked Questions about KIPP Ignite Academy

What is the racial makeup of KIPP Ignite Academy?

Students at KIPP Ignite Academy are 56% Hispanic, 40% African American, 3% Two or more races.

Is KIPP Ignite Academy a good school?

KIPP Ignite Academy ranks in the bottom 6.2% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend KIPP Ignite Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 448 students attended KIPP Ignite Academy.

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