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Kipp Prize Preparatory Academy

Q: Is Kipp Prize Preparatory Academy a good school?

Kipp Prize Preparatory Academy ranks 883 rd of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 5-8

883^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 68% of California middle schools

Summary

KIPP Prize Preparatory Academy is a public charter middle school serving 416 students in grades 5-8 in San Jose, consistently performing well above most nearby schools with similar student demographics despite a recent dip in its state rating.

The school stands out for its exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of 10.3%, which is nearly half the state average and far better than most neighbors like Sunrise Middle (36.4%). Academically, it outperforms the state average in English and Math, a significant achievement given that over 80% of its students are from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. This contrasts sharply with other local schools like ACE Empower Academy or Bridges Academy, which have much lower proficiency rates. The school is particularly effective for English Language Learners and students from low-income families.

However, there are areas for attention: test scores and the school's statewide ranking have declined over the past two years, with science proficiency now lagging behind the state average. Its sister school, KIPP Heartwood Academy, which shares the same location, maintains higher academic performance. While KIPP Prize spends more per student than surrounding schools, this increased investment has coincided with these recent academic declines, suggesting a need for strategic review. Nonetheless, it remains one of the stronger educational options in the area, outperforming 7 of the 9 nearby middle schools.

416

Students ?

21.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$37,274

Per pupil spending ?

80.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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

(408) 251-5600

District: Kipp Prize Preparatory Academy District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

79.3%

Asian:

19.0%

White:

1.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 64th percentile in 2019 → 68th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (68th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

California avg41%

883^rd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 32%▲ up 4 pts since 2019

From top 36% (2019) to top 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

425^th of 1,543Kipp Prize 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	61.0	883 of 2761	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	79.1	500 of 2783	82.0%	★★★★☆
2023	82.5	424 of 2781	84.8%	★★★★☆
2022	85.3	382 of 2740	86.1%	★★★★☆
2021	65.4	263 of 894	70.6%	★★★★☆
2019	57.2	970 of 2715	64.3%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.6	108 of 739	85.4%	★★★★☆
2024	89.0	13 of 743	98.3%	★★★★★
2023	77.4	135 of 715	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	75.8	169 of 733	76.9%	★★★★☆
2019	76.7	162 of 745	78.3%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2021	54.0	111 of 354	68.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	69.2	163 of 1478	89.0%	★★★★☆
2023	79.1	116 of 1521	92.4%	★★★★★
2022	93.8	41 of 1540	97.3%	★★★★★
2021	64.1	59 of 363	83.7%	★★★★☆
2019	36.2	827 of 1442	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.3	799 of 2533	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	80.6	429 of 2551	83.2%	★★★★☆
2023	82.2	393 of 2531	84.5%	★★★★☆
2022	82.1	394 of 2509	84.3%	★★★★☆
2021	62.6	235 of 738	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.2	885 of 2380	62.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.3	805 of 2395	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.8	348 of 2388	85.4%	★★★★☆
2023	83.7	240 of 2374	89.9%	★★★★☆
2022	87.8	169 of 2359	92.8%	★★★★★
2019	58.9	713 of 2213	67.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.5	523 of 2542	79.4%	★★★★☆
2024	83.5	285 of 2579	88.9%	★★★★☆
2023	91.1	149 of 2531	94.1%	★★★★★
2022	94.6	83 of 2458	96.6%	★★★★★
2021	79.9	85 of 721	88.2%	★★★★☆
2019	68.8	521 of 2369	78.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.9	908 of 2534	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.5	537 of 2552	79.0%	★★★★☆
2023	79.1	457 of 2538	82.0%	★★★★☆
2022	86.0	334 of 2527	86.8%	★★★★☆
2021	66.3	222 of 763	70.9%	★★★★☆
2019	54.2	935 of 2407	61.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.4	627 of 1566	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.0	390 of 1552	74.9%	★★★★☆
2023	75.3	209 of 1531	86.3%	★★★★☆

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)89th percentile+7 vs school

Asian (2025)85th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)79th percentile+11 vs school

Disabled (2021)69th percentile~ school

Female (2025)68th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)66th percentile~ school

Male (2025)64th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)60th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy50%~ state avg

Mathematics38%~ state avg

Science28%-5 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 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	$38,372	$2,906	$35,466
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	$37,274	$2,888	$34,386
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	$22,475	$3,088	$19,387
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	$20,415	$3,453	$16,962
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	$17,105	$1,634	$15,471
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	$30,681	$3,197	$27,484
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	$22,756	$3,052	$19,704
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	$27,080	$3,560	$23,520
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	$23,405	$2,722	$20,683
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	$17,051	$1,492	$15,559

Frequently Asked Questions about Kipp Prize Preparatory Academy

How many students attend Kipp Prize Preparatory Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 416 students attended Kipp Prize Preparatory Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Kipp Prize Preparatory Academy?

Students at Kipp Prize Preparatory Academy are 79% Hispanic, 19% Asian, 1% White.

What district is Kipp Prize Preparatory Academy in?

Kipp Prize Preparatory Academy District

Is Kipp Prize Preparatory Academy a good school?

Kipp Prize Preparatory Academy ranks 883^rd of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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