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KIPP Heritage Academy

Q: Is KIPP Heritage Academy a good school?

KIPP Heritage Academy ranks 335 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 5-8

335^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 88% of California middle schools

Summary

KIPP Heritage Academy is a highly-ranked public charter middle school serving 454 students in grades 5-8 in San Jose, consistently performing in the top 15% of all California schools despite serving a community where many families face economic challenges.

The school's academic results are exceptional, with student proficiency in English, math, and science significantly exceeding state averages by 20 to 29 percentage points. This strong performance is especially notable for students from low-income families, English learners, and students with disabilities, who all rank in the state's top tiers. Furthermore, the school maintains a remarkably low chronic absenteeism rate of just 7.4%, far better than the state average and most nearby schools like Sylvandale Middle (24.7%) and Downtown College Preparatory Middle (27.0%).

KIPP Heritage, which operates as its own high-performing district, demonstrates that outstanding outcomes are achievable in the area, a fact also seen at the similarly strong College Connection Academy. This creates a striking contrast with other very nearby schools in the lower-ranked Franklin-McKinley Elementary district, such as Lairon College Preparatory Academy, highlighting how school models and practices can lead to different results even within the same community.

454

Students ?

22.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$34,762

Per pupil spending ?

62.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

423 Los Arboles St.
San Jose, CA 95111-2344

(408) 283-6260

District: KIPP Heritage Academy District

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

49.1%

Hispanic:

47.8%

African American:

1.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 87th percentile in 2019 → 88th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (65% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of California middle schools

Worth a look

!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 school65%

California avg41%

335^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 12%▲ up 1 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

127^th of 1,543KIPP Heritage 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	86.9	335 of 2761	87.9%	★★★★☆
2024	90.4	269 of 2783	90.3%	★★★★★
2023	88.8	306 of 2781	89.0%	★★★★☆
2022	93.4	188 of 2740	93.1%	★★★★★
2021	84.8	107 of 894	88.0%	★★★★☆
2019	85.5	358 of 2715	86.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.4	181 of 739	75.5%	★★★★☆
2024	79.7	121 of 743	83.7%	★★★★☆
2023	72.9	191 of 715	73.3%	★★★★☆
2022	80.1	111 of 733	84.9%	★★★★☆
2019	78.0	139 of 745	81.3%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	23.9	1263 of 1491	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	93.8	37 of 1478	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	73.3	151 of 1521	90.1%	★★★★★
2022	90.0	57 of 1540	96.3%	★★★★★
2021	83.6	19 of 363	94.8%	★★★★★
2019	89.0	70 of 1442	95.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.0	420 of 2533	83.4%	★★★★☆
2024	85.3	343 of 2551	86.6%	★★★★☆
2023	86.5	312 of 2531	87.7%	★★★★☆
2022	93.3	165 of 2509	93.4%	★★★★★
2021	87.8	69 of 738	90.7%	★★★★★
2019	79.4	438 of 2380	81.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.8	415 of 2395	82.7%	★★★★☆
2024	83.2	252 of 2388	89.4%	★★★★☆
2023	81.2	291 of 2374	87.7%	★★★★☆
2022	82.2	257 of 2359	89.1%	★★★★☆
2019	64.1	602 of 2213	72.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.8	139 of 2542	94.5%	★★★★★
2024	94.8	106 of 2579	95.9%	★★★★★
2023	93.8	102 of 2531	96.0%	★★★★★
2022	98.0	37 of 2458	98.5%	★★★★★
2021	95.7	13 of 721	98.2%	★★★★★
2019	90.4	131 of 2369	94.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.8	276 of 2534	89.1%	★★★★☆
2024	92.2	201 of 2552	92.1%	★★★★★
2023	87.6	301 of 2538	88.1%	★★★★☆
2022	91.7	205 of 2527	91.9%	★★★★★
2021	78.5	128 of 763	83.2%	★★★★☆
2019	87.4	293 of 2407	87.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.3	41 of 1566	97.4%	★★★★★

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)97th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)97th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)95th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)89th percentile~ school

Female (2025)83rd percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)83rd percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2025)76th percentile-12 vs school

Disabled (2019)15th percentile-72 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy78%+29 vs state

Mathematics57%+20 vs state

Science56%+23 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)			CSA Spanish Listening (2025)			CSA Spanish Writing (2025)			CSA Spanish Reading (2025)			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	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
KIPP Heritage Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	423 Los Arboles St.	San Jose	95111	Santa Clara County	KIPP Heritage Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 283-6260	454	21	22.1	62.6%	5 (1.1%)	6 (1.3%)	217 (47.8%)	223 (49.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	86.9	335^th of 2761 public middle schools	87.9%		90.4	269^th of 2783 public middle schools	90.3%	66													60.5	48.9	55.6		80.7	76.7	76.6	76.7	77.8		72.4	55.0	55.9	42.2	57.4	$34,762	$1,222	$33,540
Lairon College Preparatory Academy	Public	4-8	3975 Mira Loma	San Jose	95111	Santa Clara County	Franklin-McKinley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 363-5775	253	13	19.8	81.8%	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.2%)	216 (85.4%)	28 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15.3	2421^st of 2761 public middle schools	12.3%		12.4	2568^th of 2783 public middle schools	7.7%	147													6.8	9.7	8.5	12.9	17.1	28.3	18.2	32.8	23.8	8.8	14.0	8.1	6.8	12.5	10.1	$25,168	$4,767	$20,401
Sylvandale Middle	Public	7-8	653 Sylvandale Ave.	San Jose	95111	Santa Clara County	Franklin-McKinley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 363-5700	330	17	19.5	74.5%	4 (1.2%)	7 (2.1%)	213 (64.5%)	99 (30.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	26.6	1935^th of 2761 public middle schools	29.9%		23.9	2090^th of 2783 public middle schools	24.9%	155														13.0	13.0				34.3	31.9	33.1				25.5	21.0	23.3	$26,238	$3,788	$22,450
Davis (Caroline) Intermediate	Public	7-8	5035 Edenview Dr.	San Jose	95111	Santa Clara County	Oak Grove Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 227-0616	537	27	20.1	61.8%	25 (4.7%)	14 (2.6%)	378 (70.4%)	97 (18.1%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.3%)	15 (2.8%)	19.8	2231^st of 2761 public middle schools	19.2%		26.5	1977^th of 2783 public middle schools	29.0%	254	0.0	5.0	2.6	21.1	15.0	18.0	10.5	5.0	7.7	0.0	15.0	7.7		16.1	16.1				26.0	24.0	25.0				17.1	19.2	18.2	$19,166	$1,146	$18,020
George V. LeyVa Intermediate	Public	7-8	1865 Monrovia Dr.	San Jose	95122	Santa Clara County	Evergreen Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 270-4993	486	34	14.4	61.7%	12 (2.5%)	14 (2.9%)	247 (50.8%)	188 (38.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (4.5%)	46.7	1270^th of 2761 public middle schools	54.0%		51.1	1136^th of 2783 public middle schools	59.2%	134														24.7	24.7				44.0	43.4	43.7				34.8	33.6	34.2	$15,305	$840	$14,465
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
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
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
Downtown College Preparatory Middle	Public, Charter	5-8	1402 Monterey Hwy.	San Jose	95110	Santa Clara County	Downtown College Preparatory Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 271-8120	231	9	26.1	81.4%	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	213 (92.2%)	9 (3.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	10	2614^th of 2761 public middle schools	5.3%		16.4	2426^th of 2783 public middle schools	12.8%	188													18.2	6.3	9.3		26.3	17.3	20.3	23.0	20.5		9.1	8.6	6.9	6.6	7.7	$27,062	$3,412	$23,650
Herman (Leonard) Intermediate	Public	5-8	5955 Blossom Ave.	San Jose	95123	Santa Clara County	Oak Grove Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 226-1886	723	32	22.3	31.1%	134 (18.5%)	21 (2.9%)	274 (37.9%)	234 (32.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	54 (7.5%)	88.3	307^th of 2761 public middle schools	88.9%		87.4	337^th of 2783 public middle schools	87.9%	30													82.8	53.7	59.0		95.3	88.9	71.7	67.1	73.5		84.4	71.4	53.6	56.7	59.2	$17,060	$1,103	$15,957

Frequently Asked Questions about KIPP Heritage Academy

Is KIPP Heritage Academy a good school?

KIPP Heritage Academy ranks 335^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend KIPP Heritage Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 454 students attended KIPP Heritage Academy.

What district is KIPP Heritage Academy in?

KIPP Heritage Academy District

What is the racial makeup of KIPP Heritage Academy?

Students at KIPP Heritage Academy are 49% Asian, 48% Hispanic, 1% African American, 1% White.

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