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KIPP Academy Charter School

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12
642nd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,445 New York Alternative Schools
Better than 74% of New York alternative schools
Summary

KIPP Academy Charter School is a public charter school located in the Bronx, New York, serving grades K-12 with a total enrollment of 1,119 students. The school has a strong focus on college preparedness, as evidenced by its high graduation rates and impressive performance on Regents exams.

KIPP Academy Charter School consistently outperforms the state average on New York State Assessments in both English Language Arts and Math across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates range from 62.35% to 82.11% in ELA and 66.99% to 80% in Math, compared to the state averages of 50.86% to 56.61% in ELA and 51.2% to 59.7% in Math. The school's Regents exam performance is also impressive, with proficiency rates exceeding the state averages in subjects like Common Core Algebra II (84.91%), Common Core English Language Arts (80.9%), and Living Environment (66.67%).

Despite having a high percentage of students from low-income families, with 87.85% to 92.4% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years, KIPP Academy Charter School maintains strong academic performance, suggesting effective strategies in supporting students from disadvantaged backgrounds. When compared to nearby charter schools, such as Success Academy Charter School-Bronx 3, Brilla College Preparatory Charter School, and Nuasin Next Generation Charter School, KIPP Academy's academic performance is generally higher. However, the school could focus on addressing its relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 19.3% to 60.7% in recent years, as well as its dropout rates, which range from 1.6% to 10% in recent years, to further enhance its success.

1,155
Students ?
6.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
$20,129
Per pupil spending ?
84.8%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 250 E 156th St-4th Fl
       Bronx, NY  10451-4796

(718) 665-3555

District: KIPP Academy Charter School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
51.2%
African American:
45.5%
Two or more races:
1.6%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 46th percentile in 2022 → 70th in 2025
Strengths
Test scores above the New York average (72% vs 59% meeting standards)
Ranking is trending up — up 24 percentile points since 2022
Above the New York median (74th percentile)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school72%
New York avg59%
Elementary school
642nd of 2,445
New York public elementary schools ?
Top 26%▲ up 30 pts since 2015
From bottom 43% (2015) to top 26% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
181st of 1,500
New York public middle schools ?
Top 12%▲ up 30 pts since 2015
From top 42% (2015) to top 12% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
375th of 1,234
New York public high schools ?
Top 30%▲ up 20 pts since 2015
From top 50% (2015) to top 30% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of New York High Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202571.6642 of 244573.7%★★★★☆
202482.2380 of 244584.5%★★★★☆
202375.3559 of 243977.1%★★★★☆
202266.4758 of 243468.9%★★★☆☆
202157.8896 of 220159.3%★★★☆☆
201983.3353 of 241385.4%★★★★☆
201879.5402 of 239583.2%★★★★☆
201767.2737 of 238669.1%★★★☆☆
201665.6766 of 236667.6%★★★☆☆
201544.21332 of 235243.4%★★☆☆☆
201450.01176 of 234549.9%★★☆☆☆
201351.31074 of 232553.8%★★★☆☆
201263.7909 of 232060.8%★★★☆☆
201159.81022 of 228655.3%★★★☆☆
201050.41276 of 226343.6%★★☆☆☆
200949.21416 of 225737.3%★★☆☆☆
200859.01114 of 222750.0%★★★☆☆
200763.7972 of 221956.2%★★★☆☆
200671.9653 of 220670.4%★★★★☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202171.881 of 42781.0%★★★★☆
201888.174 of 94892.2%★★★★★

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202571.6163 of 111785.4%★★★★☆
202488.238 of 106696.4%★★★★★
202395.820 of 100198.0%★★★★★
202279.8106 of 102789.7%★★★★☆
202141.2256 of 45443.6%★★☆☆☆
201989.626 of 86097.0%★★★★★
201883.557 of 93893.9%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202567.3731 of 240969.7%★★★☆☆
202477.3463 of 241380.8%★★★★☆
202369.3664 of 240372.4%★★★★☆
202266.6722 of 240169.9%★★★☆☆
202162.6682 of 195565.1%★★★☆☆
201984.9288 of 235787.8%★★★★☆
201881.3339 of 233885.5%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202581.6222 of 156985.9%★★★★☆
202491.192 of 153194.0%★★★★★
202382.2164 of 142988.5%★★★★☆
202275.5254 of 150383.1%★★★★☆
202173.6151 of 81881.5%★★★★☆
201991.274 of 131594.4%★★★★★
201892.454 of 139296.1%★★★★★

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202578.2101 of 79287.2%★★★★☆
202490.153 of 76693.1%★★★★★
202377.591 of 63785.7%★★★★☆
202271.1118 of 62281.0%★★★★☆
201884.469 of 73090.5%★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202578.5326 of 209884.5%★★★★☆
202488.5150 of 207892.8%★★★★★
202385.3217 of 204189.4%★★★★☆
202276.8326 of 209984.5%★★★★☆
202165.0449 of 167873.2%★★★★☆
201990.4132 of 203293.5%★★★★★
201889.6120 of 204594.1%★★★★★

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202573.4569 of 240776.4%★★★★☆
202485.1283 of 241188.3%★★★★☆
202379.2424 of 240082.3%★★★★☆
202263.3817 of 240066.0%★★★☆☆
202147.31036 of 196147.2%★★☆☆☆
201977.8451 of 235880.9%★★★★☆
201876.0474 of 234079.7%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202574.5352 of 213483.5%★★★★☆
202481.5218 of 211089.7%★★★★☆
202373.5319 of 201684.2%★★★★☆
202267.3408 of 203179.9%★★★★☆
201986.7115 of 185993.8%★★★★★
201884.2145 of 194192.5%★★★★★
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202585.5181 of 150087.9%★★★★☆
202479.9238 of 150484.2%★★★★☆
202371.1370 of 150075.3%★★★★☆
202270.2348 of 147976.5%★★★★☆
202154.5498 of 124259.9%★★★☆☆
201988.2137 of 143990.5%★★★★★
201884.6173 of 143888.0%★★★★☆
201778.3256 of 145582.4%★★★★☆
201671.2328 of 142977.0%★★★★☆
201553.5593 of 140757.9%★★★☆☆
201460.6464 of 140166.9%★★★☆☆
201371.5318 of 137376.8%★★★★☆
201284.5159 of 133788.1%★★★★☆
201178.4272 of 129579.0%★★★★☆
201077.2280 of 124377.5%★★★★☆
200981.4127 of 122489.6%★★★★☆
200878.1235 of 118580.2%★★★★☆
200788.456 of 112395.0%★★★★★
200687.383 of 109592.4%★★★★★

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202379.593 of 69686.6%★★★★☆
202281.878 of 70689.0%★★★★☆
201887.956 of 66391.6%★★★★★

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202575.257 of 64691.2%★★★★★
202498.83 of 61599.5%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202582.4202 of 145786.1%★★★★☆
202480.0225 of 146584.6%★★★★☆
202366.1435 of 146370.3%★★★★☆
202269.6348 of 145476.1%★★★★☆
201988.3122 of 137091.1%★★★★★
201884.3159 of 135388.2%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202594.045 of 96595.3%★★★★★
202489.070 of 95392.7%★★★★★
202380.9133 of 94385.9%★★★★☆
202283.586 of 91490.6%★★★★★
201995.333 of 82696.0%★★★★★
201895.630 of 81096.3%★★★★★

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202584.555 of 60390.9%★★★★★
202475.080 of 59486.5%★★★★☆
202384.848 of 54391.2%★★★★★
202272.382 of 48783.2%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202590.191 of 128392.9%★★★★★
202484.6136 of 129689.5%★★★★☆
202378.0196 of 128884.8%★★★★☆
202276.8205 of 130684.3%★★★★☆
202165.9227 of 93575.7%★★★★☆
201993.767 of 124194.6%★★★★★
201889.486 of 124593.1%★★★★★

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202584.4174 of 145588.0%★★★★☆
202476.2256 of 146482.5%★★★★☆
202373.7312 of 146478.7%★★★★☆
202265.5392 of 145573.1%★★★★☆
201987.2141 of 136689.7%★★★★☆
201884.1167 of 135287.6%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202583.8122 of 129890.6%★★★★★
202473.3183 of 130386.0%★★★★☆
202365.8288 of 130778.0%★★★★☆
202268.6224 of 128382.5%★★★★☆
201988.759 of 113994.8%★★★★★
201880.591 of 117092.2%★★★★★
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202567.6375 of 123469.6%★★★☆☆
202462.0492 of 124260.4%★★★☆☆
202355.4588 of 122852.1%★★★☆☆
202248.1640 of 119046.2%★★☆☆☆
201964.7446 of 120763.0%★★★☆☆
201854.4609 of 121049.7%★★☆☆☆
201749.5632 of 122148.2%★★☆☆☆
201652.5608 of 125551.6%★★★☆☆
201552.3628 of 125550.0%★★★☆☆
201455.0584 of 123752.8%★★★☆☆
201370.3329 of 121773.0%★★★★☆
201264.2443 of 119863.0%★★★☆☆
201169.0275 of 116576.4%★★★★☆
201053.9573 of 111748.7%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202583.564 of 71391.0%★★★★★
202476.4105 of 69084.8%★★★★☆
202369.9142 of 67178.8%★★★★☆
201978.176 of 68688.9%★★★★☆
201877.294 of 67986.2%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202565.4401 of 120666.7%★★★☆☆
202467.8380 of 121968.8%★★★☆☆
202359.8516 of 119756.9%★★★☆☆
202250.6597 of 115548.3%★★☆☆☆
201961.8498 of 119358.3%★★★☆☆
201861.7475 of 117659.6%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202581.389 of 88589.9%★★★★★
202478.8107 of 86587.6%★★★★☆
202369.7203 of 85176.1%★★★★☆
202262.4242 of 76068.2%★★★☆☆
201976.9125 of 81584.7%★★★★☆
201869.6192 of 79175.7%★★★★☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202588.430 of 60795.1%★★★★★
202487.924 of 56495.7%★★★★★
202385.227 of 53194.9%★★★★★
201988.320 of 49395.9%★★★★★
201892.410 of 49898.0%★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202569.0224 of 117981.0%★★★★☆
202465.9282 of 117075.9%★★★★☆
202362.5344 of 115570.2%★★★★☆
202253.1487 of 110155.8%★★★☆☆
201968.6252 of 117978.6%★★★★☆
201857.7453 of 115460.7%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202569.1318 of 120173.5%★★★★☆
202456.0556 of 121154.1%★★★☆☆
202350.4620 of 119147.9%★★☆☆☆
202243.2658 of 115443.0%★★☆☆☆
201966.4375 of 119068.5%★★★☆☆
201844.8708 of 117639.8%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202563.3294 of 114974.4%★★★★☆
202452.1456 of 114460.1%★★★☆☆
202361.3324 of 113071.3%★★★★☆
202243.3532 of 103848.7%★★☆☆☆
201961.0357 of 113268.5%★★★☆☆
201860.8346 of 109568.4%★★★☆☆
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)
Elementary school
Homeless (2025)87th percentile+14 vs school
Hispanic (2025)86th percentile+12 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)85th percentile+12 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)84th percentile+11 vs school
Special Education (2025)84th percentile+10 vs school
African American (2021)81st percentile+22 vs school
Male (2025)76th percentile+3 vs school
Female (2025)70th percentile-4 vs school
Middle school
Hispanic (2025)95th percentile+7 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)93rd percentile+5 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)91st percentile+3 vs school
Homeless (2025)91st percentile+3 vs school
Special Education (2025)91st percentile+3 vs school
Male (2025)88th percentile~ school
African American (2023)87th percentile+11 vs school
Female (2025)86th percentile~ school
High school
Homeless (2025)95th percentile+25 vs school
African American (2025)91st percentile+21 vs school
Hispanic (2025)90th percentile+20 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)81st percentile+11 vs school
Special Education (2025)74th percentile+5 vs school
Male (2025)74th percentile+4 vs school
Female (2025)67th percentile-3 vs school
By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?
Geometry100%+40 vs state
Life Science Biology92%+33 vs state
Common Core Algebra II85%+10 vs state
Common Core English Language Arts81%+6 vs state
U.S. History and Government80%+5 vs state
Chemistry77%+13 vs state
Algebra I76%+20 vs state
Math74%+18 vs state
English Language Arts70%+16 vs state
Global History and Geography68%-8 vs state
Living Environment67%+10 vs state
Science50%+6 vs state

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Students at KIPP Academy Charter School are 51% Hispanic, 46% African American, 2% Two or more races.

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,155 students attended KIPP Academy Charter School.

KIPP Academy Charter School ranks 642nd of 2445 New York alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.


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