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KIPP Academy of Innovation

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KIPP Academy of Innovation ranks 1594 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 5-8

1594^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 42% of California middle schools

Summary

KIPP Academy of Innovation is a public charter middle school serving about 475 students in grades 5-8 in East Los Angeles, operating within the KIPP Academy of Innovation District.

The school has experienced a notable decline in its overall academic ranking over the past several years and currently performs below the state average in English and Math, though it shows a relative strength in Science. A significant challenge is a high rate of chronic student absenteeism, which is above the state average. However, the school demonstrates a clear area of effectiveness in serving its Special Education students, where it earns a much higher performance rating. When compared to a nearby sister school, KIPP Los Angeles College Preparatory, which serves a very similar community, the academic proficiency gaps in core subjects are substantial, suggesting school-specific practices are a major factor.

Interestingly, the school spends less per student than several nearby schools with stronger outcomes, such as Hollenbeck Middle and Animo Ellen Ochoa Charter Middle, and has a higher student-to-teacher ratio. Its performance is similar to some traditional public schools in the area like Belvedere Middle but lags behind others. The school's 8th graders perform closer to state averages in English, indicating potential areas of growth to build upon in the lower grades.

476

Students ?

23.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,030

Per pupil spending ?

88%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4240 East Olympic Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90023-3337

(323) 406-8000

District: KIPP Academy of Innovation District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.1%

Asian:

0.6%

African American:

0.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 65th percentile in 2019 → 42nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (33% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2019

!Mathematics scores 14 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

California avg41%

1,594^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 42%▼ down 23 pts since 2019

From top 35% (2019) to bottom 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

919^th of 1,543KIPP Academy of Innovation 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	36.7	1594 of 2761	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.9	1708 of 2783	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.2	1392 of 2781	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.7	1038 of 2740	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.9	937 of 2715	65.5%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	75.3	227 of 1531	85.2%	★★★★☆
2019	41.2	726 of 1491	51.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	37.3	834 of 1478	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.8	745 of 1521	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.3	837 of 1540	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.2	1005 of 1442	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	1707 of 2533	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.3	1625 of 2551	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.8	1285 of 2531	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.4	873 of 2509	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.3	928 of 2380	61.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.7	1088 of 2395	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.9	1131 of 2388	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.1	788 of 2374	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.9	456 of 2359	80.7%	★★★★☆
2019	76.4	375 of 2213	83.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.2	1228 of 2542	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.2	1448 of 2579	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.1	876 of 2531	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.4	589 of 2458	76.0%	★★★★☆
2019	76.2	370 of 2369	84.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.9	1319 of 2534	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.1	1522 of 2552	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.2	1277 of 2538	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.0	1026 of 2527	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.1	801 of 2407	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.6	411 of 1566	73.8%	★★★★☆
2024	44.1	681 of 1552	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.5	666 of 1531	56.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)85th percentile+23 vs school

Special Education (2025)74th percentile+31 vs school

Hispanic (2025)55th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)52nd percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)48th percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)44th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)33rd percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy39%-10 vs state

Science38%+6 vs state

Mathematics24%-14 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 Academy of Innovation	Public, Charter	5-8	4240 East Olympic Blvd.	Los Angeles	90023	Los Angeles County	KIPP Academy of Innovation District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 406-8000	476	20	23.6	88.0%	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	467 (98.1%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	36.7	1594^th of 2761 public middle schools	42.3%		32.9	1708^th of 2783 public middle schools	38.6%	114	33.7	42.4	38.4	42.0	35.2	33.6	44.9	38.8	34.7	21.6	18.6	21.2	23.6	$21,030	$3,118	$17,912
Robert Louis Stevenson College and Career Preparatory	Public	6-8	725 South Indiana St.	Los Angeles	90023	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 780-6400	792	43	18.6	96.2%	8 (1.0%)	9 (1.1%)	774 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	25.1	1999^th of 2761 public middle schools	27.6%		28.2	1894^th of 2783 public middle schools	31.9%	105		16.2	16.2		31.8	38.3	34.0	34.6		12.4	23.6	16.6	17.4	$27,636	$5,136	$22,500
Arts in Action Community Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	745 South Kern Ave.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	Arts in Action Community Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 266-4371	258	12	21.4	94.6%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	254 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	17.6	2335^th of 2761 public middle schools	15.4%		14.2	2510^th of 2783 public middle schools	9.8%	175		7.1	7.1		24.0	25.5	38.0	28.6		19.7	11.9	10.0	13.8	$22,033	$3,602	$18,431
Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 8	Public, Charter	6-8	113 South Rowan Ave.	Los Angeles	90063	Los Angeles County	Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 8 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 269-2156	396	17	23.2	93.7%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	393 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	43.7	1370^th of 2761 public middle schools	50.4%		36.3	1587^th of 2783 public middle schools	43.0%	217		23.6	23.6		39.8	42.6	49.7	44.4		26.8	33.9	29.0	29.8	$20,319	$2,875	$17,444
Belvedere Middle	Public	6-8	312 North Record Ave.	Los Angeles	90063	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 266-5400	734	43	16.9	95.8%	10 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	717 (97.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	32.9	1721^st of 2761 public middle schools	37.7%		28.5	1884^th of 2783 public middle schools	32.3%	163		18.7	18.7		33.0	41.2	35.2	37.3		25.5	27.5	23.3	25.3	$24,161	$4,337	$19,824
Griffith Middle	Public	6-8	4765 East Fourth St.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 266-7400	1,070	52	20.4	91.3%	24 (2.2%)	6 (0.6%)	1,033 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.6%)	40.2	1491^st of 2761 public middle schools	46.0%		38.4	1523^rd of 2783 public middle schools	45.3%	32		21.0	21.0		41.2	50.3	46.7	46.2		24.2	27.1	22.3	24.5	$23,061	$4,109	$18,952
Animo Ellen Ochoa Charter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	4360 Dozier St.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	Animo Ellen Ochoa Charter Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 565-3245	280	15	18.4	95.4%	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	278 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52.2	1125^th of 2761 public middle schools	59.3%		53.4	1059^th of 2783 public middle schools	61.9%	66		26.4	26.4		54.7	53.9	47.3	51.3		40.0	22.8	33.6	32.2	$25,656	$2,093	$23,563
KIPP Los Angeles College Preparatory	Public, Charter	5-8	2810 Whittier Blvd.	Los Angeles	90023	Los Angeles County	KIPP Los Angeles College Preparatory District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 264-7737	529	20	26.5	76.6%	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	518 (97.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	83.7	395^th of 2761 public middle schools	85.7%		84.1	394^th of 2783 public middle schools	85.8%	1	52.2	54.0	53.1	50.8	55.2	72.1	71.0	62.0	34.8	45.5	57.4	59.7	49.0	$21,746	$3,189	$18,557
KIPP Sol Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	4800 East Cesar Chavez Ave.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	KIPP Sol Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 800-5220	465	22	21.0	80.2%	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	458 (98.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	25.6	1973^rd of 2761 public middle schools	28.5%		26.7	1967^th of 2783 public middle schools	29.3%	6	27.3	20.6	23.8	30.6	22.0	32.5	38.5	30.6	27.3	13.0	23.7	23.9	21.6	$20,225	$2,488	$17,737
Hollenbeck Middle	Public	6-8	2510 East Sixth St.	Los Angeles	90023	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 780-3000	927	52	17.6	96.0%	17 (1.8%)	9 (1.0%)	890 (96.0%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.5%)	47.9	1238^th of 2761 public middle schools	55.2%		42.6	1381^st of 2783 public middle schools	50.4%	143		24.0	24.0		39.8	38.3	44.2	41.2		37.9	35.8	40.7	38.3	$23,375	$4,397	$18,978

Frequently Asked Questions about KIPP Academy of Innovation

How many students attend KIPP Academy of Innovation?

In the 2024-25 school year, 476 students attended KIPP Academy of Innovation.

What is the racial makeup of KIPP Academy of Innovation?

Students at KIPP Academy of Innovation are 98% Hispanic.

What district is KIPP Academy of Innovation in?

KIPP Academy of Innovation District

Is KIPP Academy of Innovation a good school?

KIPP Academy of Innovation ranks 1594^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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