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KIPP Iluminar Academy

Public, Charter Grades K-4

Summary

KIPP Iluminar Academy is a public charter elementary school serving about 600 students in grades K-4 in East Los Angeles, operating within its own KIPP Iluminar Academy District.

The school has shown a remarkable recovery from pandemic-related challenges, now ranking in the 57th percentile statewide, with mathematics being a particular area of strength where students outperform the state average. Compared to nearby schools with similar student populations, such as Arts In Action Community Charter and Fourth Street Elementary, KIPP achieves notably stronger results in math. The school is also very effective in supporting English Language Learners and students from low-income families, ranking in the 70th percentile or higher for these groups. Furthermore, it has made impressive progress in improving student attendance, significantly reducing chronic absenteeism over the past two years.

While math is a clear strength, performance in English Language Arts is an area for growth, especially in 4th grade. The school also operates with a higher student-to-teacher ratio than many schools in the larger Los Angeles Unified district, but does so with lower per-student spending while achieving competitive outcomes. When looking at schools with similar demographics, like Morris K. Hamasaki Elementary, KIPP's performance is comparable or stronger, indicating it is a solid choice for families in the area seeking a focused academic environment.

593

Students ?

22.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

79.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

≥ 99%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

4800 East Cesar Chavez Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90022-1307

(323) 800-5218

District: KIPP Iluminar Academy District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.3%

Two or more races:

0.8%

White:

0.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 95th percentile in 2019 → 57th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 38 percentile points since 2019

!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 school44%

California avg43%

Not ranked this year

KIPP Iluminar Academy did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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	51.1	2547 of 5857	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.3	2907 of 5869	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	26.7	4198 of 5859	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	52.2	2436 of 5883	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	95.1	281 of 5789	95.1%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	33.3	1340 of 2227	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	88.2	207 of 2585	92.0%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	56.2	872 of 3162	72.4%	★★★★☆
2023	40.5	1768 of 3245	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	69.7	490 of 3311	85.2%	★★★★☆
2019	89.2	183 of 3275	94.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.7	2167 of 5597	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.0	2220 of 5612	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	27.8	3986 of 5609	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.3	2746 of 5635	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	94.5	256 of 5492	95.3%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.3	1330 of 5107	74.0%	★★★★☆
2024	60.0	1682 of 5107	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.3	3119 of 5087	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	70.7	1125 of 5084	77.9%	★★★★☆
2019	99.1	32 of 4963	99.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.9	1631 of 5460	70.1%	★★★★☆
2024	56.3	2003 of 5517	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.5	3526 of 5363	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	69.8	1182 of 5264	77.5%	★★★★☆
2019	99.4	11 of 5173	99.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.3	2852 of 5628	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.3	3538 of 5643	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.3	3834 of 5638	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.5	1980 of 5663	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	94.3	294 of 5510	94.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.7	1217 of 2847	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.9	1386 of 2635	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.8	1342 of 2420	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)74th percentile+17 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)72nd percentile+22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)70th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)61st percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)57th percentile~ school

Male (2025)49th percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2022)40th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics46%+9 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy42%-7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2024-25)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
KIPP Iluminar Academy	Public, Charter	K-4	4800 East Cesar Chavez Ave.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	KIPP Iluminar Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 800-5218	593	27	22.0	79.9%	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	583 (98.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)								(n/a)																		≥ 99%
Morris K. Hamasaki Elementary	Public	K-5	4865 East First St.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 263-3869	316	15	21.0	91.1%	4 (1.3%)	5 (1.6%)	300 (94.9%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	68.8	1636^th of 5804 public elementary schools	71.8%		62.4	1942^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	66.8%	306	27.0		27.0	70.0	60.9	57.1				61.6	70.0	58.8	38.1				53.8	94%	0%	$45,940	$43,080	$2,860
Brooklyn Avenue	Public	K-8	4620 Cesar Chavez Ave.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 269-8161	510	27	19.2	89.2%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	505 (99.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	53.1	2426^th of 5804 public elementary schools	58.2%		45.6	2850^th of 5857 public elementary schools	51.3%	424	24.6	50.9	37.1	48.2	39.6	42.4	53.1	71.4	76.3	55.1	71.4	22.6	36.4	53.1	44.6	57.6	47.7	97%	2%	$44,596	$41,340	$3,256
Robert Hill Lane Elementary	Public	K-6	1500 Avenida Cesar Chavez	Monterey Park	91754	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 263-3877	248	13	19.0	77.0%	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	233 (94.0%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	55.2	2308^th of 5804 public elementary schools	60.2%		53	2432^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	58.5%	124	20.0		20.0	46.4	42.4	44.0	59.1			49.2	60.7	42.4	24.0	46.5			44.2	≥ 95%		$52,217	$49,768	$2,449
Brightwood Elementary	Public	K-8	1701 Brightwood St.	Monterey Park	91754	Los Angeles County	Alhambra Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 943-3360	804	33	24.2	31.3%	11 (1.4%)	7 (0.9%)	295 (36.7%)	444 (55.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	45 (5.6%)	83.8	967^th of 5804 public elementary schools	83.3%		86.5	851^st of 5857 public elementary schools	85.5%	116	44.4	69.4	59.6	73.3	65.4	67.6	69.2	73.8	80.4	72.3	70.7	57.7	54.2	56.5	54.8	75.9	62.1	≥ 99%		$29,561	$28,042	$1,519
Arts In Action Community Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	5115 Via Corona St.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	Arts In Action Community Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 266-4371	404	19	21.2	91.3%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	401 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)								(n/a)																		≥ 98%
Marianna Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	4215 East Gleason St.	Los Angeles	90063	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 262-6382	281	15	18.7	92.2%	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	268 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.6%)	52.3	2473^rd of 5804 public elementary schools	57.4%		35.8	3512^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.0%	1039	25.8		25.8	31.3	41.4	38.7	54.3			41.7	59.4	27.6	58.1	48.6			48.8	≥ 95%		$48,885	$45,678	$3,207
Fourth Street Elementary	Public	2-5	420 South Amalia Ave.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 266-0182	303	16	18.9	90.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	302 (99.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37.4	3400^th of 5804 public elementary schools	41.4%		25.2	4379^th of 5857 public elementary schools	25.2%	979	13.2		13.2	41.3	43.4	32.0				38.9	45.3	43.4	24.0				37.6			$60,031	$55,752	$4,279
Humphreys Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	500 South Humphreys Ave.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 263-6958	364	18	20.2	94.5%	5 (1.4%)	3 (0.8%)	356 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54.2	2369^th of 5804 public elementary schools	59.2%		46	2833^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	51.6%	464	27.7		27.7	41.7	50.9	46.8				46.7	50.0	49.1	40.4				46.7	≥ 98%		$45,725	$42,120	$3,605
Fourth Street Primary Center	Public	K-1	469 Amalia Ave.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 268-8775	206	11	18.7	93.2%	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	200 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)								(n/a)																		97%	0%	$54,683	$51,586	$3,097

Frequently Asked Questions about KIPP Iluminar Academy

What is the racial makeup of KIPP Iluminar Academy?

Students at KIPP Iluminar Academy are 98% Hispanic.

What district is KIPP Iluminar Academy in?

KIPP Iluminar Academy District

How many students attend KIPP Iluminar Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 593 students attended KIPP Iluminar Academy.

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