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KIPP Vida Preparatory Academy

Q: Is KIPP Vida Preparatory Academy a good school?

KIPP Vida Preparatory Academy ranks 3178 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-4

3178^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 46% of California elementary schools

Summary

KIPP Vida Preparatory Academy is a public charter elementary school serving 562 students in grades K-4 in South Los Angeles, showing notable improvement in recent years.

The school has been on an upward trajectory, recovering to its pre-pandemic performance levels and now ranking in the 46th percentile statewide. While its English Language Arts scores are below the state average, it performs slightly above average in Mathematics, which is a relative strength compared to many nearby schools like Normandie Avenue Elementary. KIPP Vida demonstrates exceptional effectiveness with specific student groups, including English Language Learners and students receiving special education services, ranking significantly higher for these subgroups than the school's overall rank. The school operates with efficient use of resources, spending less per student than most traditional Los Angeles Unified schools in the area while achieving competitive outcomes.

However, the school faces a significant challenge with chronic absenteeism, with a rate nearly double the state average. An interesting finding is that male students consistently outperform female students at the school, which is an unusual reversal of typical patterns. Performance also varies by grade, with a noticeable drop in proficiency in 4th grade compared to 3rd grade. Despite the attendance challenge, KIPP Vida's improving scores and strong support for specific student populations suggest its model is providing a viable alternative in the community, outperforming most other local options like Fifty-Second Street Elementary.

562

Students ?

22.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

79.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4410 South Budlong Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90037-2306

(323) 406-8007

District: KIPP Vida Preparatory Academy District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.1%

African American:

29.0%

Two or more races:

2.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 49th percentile in 2019 → 46th in 2025

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 19% California)

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

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

California avg43%

3,178^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 46%▼ down 4 pts since 2019

From bottom 49% (2019) to bottom 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

856^th of 1,543KIPP Vida Preparatory 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	40.6	3178 of 5857	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.1	3672 of 5869	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.7	4200 of 5859	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	4692 of 5883	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.3	2932 of 5789	49.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.5	184 of 569	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.3	128 of 593	78.4%	★★★★☆
2023	53.0	253 of 661	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.0	378 of 663	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	72.6	142 of 747	81.0%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	25.5	2031 of 2585	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	58.1	800 of 3162	74.7%	★★★★☆
2023	52.1	1087 of 3245	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.6	1830 of 3311	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.8	653 of 3275	80.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	3413 of 5597	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.7	4184 of 5612	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.8	3589 of 5609	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.4	4178 of 5635	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.9	2610 of 5492	52.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.4	1425 of 5107	72.1%	★★★★☆
2024	49.6	2287 of 5107	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.4	2647 of 5087	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.3	2810 of 5084	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.3	1338 of 4963	73.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.3	2480 of 5460	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.1	2981 of 5517	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.8	3402 of 5363	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.4	3721 of 5264	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	64.5	1477 of 5173	71.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.3	2785 of 5628	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.6	2971 of 5643	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.7	4468 of 5638	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	4771 of 5663	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.5	3149 of 5510	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.3	967 of 2847	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.0	1126 of 2635	57.3%	★★★☆☆

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)75th percentile+37 vs school

Hispanic (2025)72nd percentile+26 vs school

African American (2025)68th percentile+22 vs school

Special Education (2025)66th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)55th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)51st percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)39th percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2019)21st percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy39%-10 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 (2025)	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 Vida Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-4	4410 South Budlong Ave.	Los Angeles	90037	Los Angeles County	KIPP Vida Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 406-8007	562	25	22.4	79.9%	0 (0.0%)	163 (29.0%)	383 (68.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.8%)	40.6	3178^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.7%		33.1	3672^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	37.4%	494				45.0	32.7					38.8	41.3	34.6					37.9
Normandie Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	4505 South Raymond Ave.	Los Angeles	90037	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 294-5171	509	31	16.4	97.4%	2 (0.4%)	68 (13.4%)	429 (84.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	17.1	5095^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.0%		19.2	4930^th of 5869 public elementary schools	16.0%	165	10.1		10.1	18.5	31.2	16.7				21.7	25.6	29.5	16.2				23.2	97.7			98.5			$58,051	$53,590	$4,461
Dr. James Edward Jones Primary Center	Public	K-2	1017 West 47th St.	Los Angeles	90037	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 235-8911	96	4	24.0	87.5%	4 (4.2%)	10 (10.4%)	81 (84.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)								(n/a)																								$81,992	$76,418	$5,574
Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte Elementary	Public	K-5	4410 Orchard Ave.	Los Angeles	90037	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 235-8350	449	22	20.4	97.8%	1 (0.2%)	45 (10.0%)	397 (88.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	14.7	5285^th of 5857 public elementary schools	9.8%		14	5388^th of 5869 public elementary schools	8.2%	103	13.4		13.4	19.7	24.1	27.5				23.8	15.6	19.5	14.6				16.6	87.9			94.8			$41,576	$37,460	$4,116
Menlo Avenue Elementary	Public	K-8	4156 Menlo Ave.	Los Angeles	90037	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 232-4291	531	29	18.3	98.9%	3 (0.6%)	48 (9.0%)	464 (87.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.0%)	36.2	3470^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.8%		31.1	3854^th of 5869 public elementary schools	34.3%	384	15.7	23.9	19.0	27.3	50.0	36.2	46.5	47.2	58.7	43.3	33.9	38.8	20.0	44.2	17.0	43.5	31.6	92.0	94.0		92.0	94.0	94.0	$41,484	$38,690	$2,794
ICEF Innovation Los Angeles Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	5029 South Vermont Ave.	Los Angeles	90037	Los Angeles County	ICEF Innovation Los Angeles Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 290-6997	237	10	23.7	98.3%	0 (0.0%)	87 (36.7%)	150 (63.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26.9	4235^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.7%		23.7	4490^th of 5869 public elementary schools	23.5%	255	7.1		7.1	25.0	37.8	26.2				29.3	27.3	51.4	21.4				32.5
Fifty-Second Street Elementary	Public	K-5	816 West 51st St.	Los Angeles	90037	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 753-3175	606	32	18.9	98.5%	22 (3.6%)	75 (12.4%)	489 (80.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.1%)	14	5345^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.7%		20.1	4860^th of 5869 public elementary schools	17.2%	485	12.5		12.5	20.0	16.2	21.5				19.2	24.3	19.0	16.7				20.1	92.2	96.9	98.4	97.7	93.8	97.7	$50,525	$46,816	$3,709
Global Education Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4141 South Figueroa St.	Los Angeles	90037	Los Angeles County	Global Education Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 232-9588	358	18	19.8	96.4%	3 (0.8%)	11 (3.1%)	343 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	51.9	2502^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	57.3%		36.5	3405^th of 5869 public elementary schools	42.0%	903	22.0	16.2	19.2	57.5	38.5	48.8	40.5	45.2	63.9	48.9	65.0	53.9	39.0	13.5	19.1	43.2	39.0
Invictus Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4928 South Western Ave.	Los Angeles	90047	Los Angeles County	Invictus Leadership Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 792-4403	161	8	20.0	79.5%	0 (0.0%)	72 (44.7%)	87 (54.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	19.7	4848^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.2%		4.7	5862^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	0.1%	1014	5.9	14.3	9.7	38.5	20.0	23.5	25.0		14.3	24.0	34.6	13.3	11.8	12.5		0.0	15.6							$34,260	$32,878	$1,382
West Vernon Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	4312 South Grand Ave.	Los Angeles	90037	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 232-4218	470	22	21.3	98.9%	2 (0.4%)	29 (6.2%)	432 (91.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	42.9	3012^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.6%		38.7	3261^st of 5869 public elementary schools	44.4%	249	9.3		9.3	33.3	41.4	48.8				41.1	46.7	37.7	43.0				42.9	93.8	97.7	98.5	96.1	96.1		$39,706	$36,338	$3,368

Frequently Asked Questions about KIPP Vida Preparatory Academy

Is KIPP Vida Preparatory Academy a good school?

KIPP Vida Preparatory Academy ranks 3178^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of KIPP Vida Preparatory Academy?

Students at KIPP Vida Preparatory Academy are 68% Hispanic, 29% African American, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend KIPP Vida Preparatory Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 562 students attended KIPP Vida Preparatory Academy.

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