Summary:
KIPP Albany Community Charter School is the sole elementary school serving grades K-8 in the KIPP Albany Community Charter School district, with 676 students enrolled. Based on the available data, this school is underperforming compared to other New York elementary schools, ranking in the bottom 7% statewide.
The school's proficiency rates on state assessments are consistently lower than the state average, often by 20 percentage points or more. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd grade ELA proficiency rate was 34.33% compared to the state average of 54.15%. Additionally, the school serves a high-poverty student population, with over 81% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Despite spending significantly more per student than the state average, the school's academic outcomes have not kept pace, suggesting that simply increasing funding may not be enough to drive meaningful improvements in student learning.
Given the KIPP Albany Community Charter School's consistently low performance and high-poverty student population, it may be a candidate for targeted interventions or support from the district or state to help improve student outcomes. Addressing the root causes of the school's challenges, whether through instructional improvements, additional resources, or other interventions, will be crucial to helping the school improve student learning and achievement.
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