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KIPP Star College Prep Charter School

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KIPP Star College Prep Charter School ranks 553 rd of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

553^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 77% of New York elementary schools

Summary

KIPP Star College Prep Charter School is an elementary school serving 681 students in grades K-8 in the Morningside Heights neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. This high-performing public charter school consistently outperforms state and district averages on academic assessments, ranking in the top 25% of New York elementary schools.

KIPP Star College Prep Charter School excels in serving its student population, with 93.65% of 3rd graders proficient or better in ELA and 98.41% proficient or better in math, compared to state averages of 54.15% and 59.7% respectively. The school also ranks in the top 5% of New York elementary schools for African American and Hispanic students, as well as the top 3% for English Language Learners and students with disabilities. Despite serving a high-need population, with 89.43% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, KIPP Star maintains a strong 4-year graduation rate ranging from 83.6% to 85.1% over the past 5 years.

Compared to nearby traditional public schools, KIPP Star College Prep Charter School outperforms its peers in academic achievement. For example, in 3rd grade ELA, KIPP Star had 93.65% proficiency, compared to 93.75% at PS 125 Ralph Bunche and 58.62% at New York French-American Charter School. While KIPP Star spends $21,139 per student, which is higher than the state average, it is lower than some nearby traditional public schools, such as PS 129 John H Finley at $51,689 per student and PS 154 Harriet Tubman at $44,195 per student.

748

Students ?

18.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,647

Per pupil spending ?

86.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

433 W 123rd St-4th Fl
New York, NY 10027-5002

(212) 991-2650

District: KIPP Star College Prep Charter School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

54.5%

Hispanic:

38.1%

Two or more races:

3.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 53rd percentile in 2015 → 77th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (72% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of New York elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 24 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school72%

New York avg54%

Elementary school

553^rd of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 23%▲ up 24 pts since 2015

From top 47% (2015) to top 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

249^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 17%▲ up 18 pts since 2015

From top 35% (2015) to top 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

161^st of 874KIPP Star College Prep Charter School among New York districts

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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	75.1	553 of 2445	77.4%	★★★★☆
2024	75.7	520 of 2445	78.7%	★★★★☆
2023	79.2	457 of 2439	81.3%	★★★★☆
2022	73.3	584 of 2434	76.0%	★★★★☆
2021	65.3	722 of 2201	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.7	557 of 2413	76.9%	★★★★☆
2018	71.5	624 of 2395	73.9%	★★★★☆
2017	50.2	1175 of 2386	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	59.7	907 of 2366	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	52.3	1094 of 2352	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	33.7	1626 of 2345	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	35.8	1527 of 2325	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	34.3	1673 of 2320	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	35.8	1616 of 2286	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	35.8	1625 of 2263	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	45.1	1522 of 2257	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	34.2	1687 of 2227	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	42.3	1510 of 2219	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	50.3	1345 of 2206	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	83.2	115 of 928	87.6%	★★★★☆
2024	85.9	87 of 927	90.6%	★★★★★
2023	87.3	79 of 857	90.8%	★★★★★
2022	86.1	88 of 936	90.6%	★★★★★
2019	84.8	101 of 891	88.7%	★★★★☆
2018	82.7	122 of 948	87.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	95.3	28 of 1027	97.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	81.2	361 of 2409	85.0%	★★★★☆
2024	72.0	564 of 2413	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	73.2	572 of 2403	76.2%	★★★★☆
2022	65.3	753 of 2401	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.6	876 of 1955	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.1	617 of 2357	73.8%	★★★★☆
2018	66.3	754 of 2338	67.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	87.7	144 of 1569	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	80.8	176 of 1429	87.7%	★★★★☆
2021	86.4	66 of 818	91.9%	★★★★★
2019	97.7	24 of 1315	98.2%	★★★★★
2018	88.6	84 of 1392	94.0%	★★★★★

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	87.8	57 of 792	92.8%	★★★★★
2024	78.7	90 of 766	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	81.1	74 of 637	88.4%	★★★★☆
2022	80.6	61 of 622	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	85.6	62 of 730	91.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	80.6	285 of 2098	86.4%	★★★★☆
2024	92.2	110 of 2078	94.7%	★★★★★
2023	84.8	226 of 2041	88.9%	★★★★☆
2022	82.8	230 of 2099	89.0%	★★★★☆
2019	81.9	259 of 2032	87.3%	★★★★☆
2018	88.3	136 of 2045	93.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	66.3	759 of 2407	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.7	459 of 2411	81.0%	★★★★☆
2023	79.8	414 of 2400	82.8%	★★★★☆
2022	76.9	457 of 2400	81.0%	★★★★☆
2021	66.7	600 of 1961	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.0	504 of 2358	78.6%	★★★★☆
2018	75.3	490 of 2340	79.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	85.5	176 of 2134	91.8%	★★★★★
2024	83.5	191 of 2110	90.9%	★★★★★
2023	75.7	276 of 2016	86.3%	★★★★☆
2022	84.7	162 of 2031	92.0%	★★★★★
2021	70.8	188 of 1044	82.0%	★★★★☆
2019	75.5	221 of 1859	88.1%	★★★★☆
2018	72.3	290 of 1941	85.1%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	80.7	249 of 1500	83.4%	★★★★☆
2024	76.8	274 of 1504	81.8%	★★★★☆
2023	77.2	291 of 1500	80.6%	★★★★☆
2022	68.7	376 of 1479	74.6%	★★★★☆
2021	67.5	321 of 1242	74.2%	★★★★☆
2019	71.4	360 of 1439	75.0%	★★★★☆
2018	79.5	245 of 1438	83.0%	★★★★☆
2017	85.0	167 of 1455	88.5%	★★★★☆
2016	84.1	159 of 1429	88.9%	★★★★☆
2015	60.2	489 of 1407	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	45.6	752 of 1401	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	48.2	685 of 1373	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	54.4	678 of 1337	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	56.2	649 of 1295	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	55.4	660 of 1243	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	69.3	454 of 1224	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	71.4	381 of 1185	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	75.3	281 of 1123	75.0%	★★★★☆
2006	72.5	318 of 1095	71.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	86.0	65 of 676	90.4%	★★★★★
2024	85.4	68 of 705	90.4%	★★★★★
2023	82.0	77 of 696	88.9%	★★★★☆
2022	82.4	76 of 706	89.2%	★★★★☆
2018	95.3	33 of 663	95.0%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	89.5	4 of 473	99.2%	★★★★★
2018	93.7	8 of 503	98.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	77.3	279 of 1457	80.9%	★★★★☆
2024	64.2	458 of 1465	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.9	319 of 1463	78.2%	★★★★☆
2022	62.8	473 of 1454	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.4	430 of 1370	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.3	310 of 1353	77.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	89.5	65 of 965	93.3%	★★★★★
2023	84.8	96 of 943	89.8%	★★★★☆
2019	82.4	99 of 826	88.0%	★★★★☆
2018	80.7	112 of 810	86.2%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	89.3	45 of 603	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	75.4	77 of 594	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	85.6	44 of 543	91.9%	★★★★★
2022	83.9	47 of 487	90.3%	★★★★★
2018	93.5	15 of 457	96.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	83.9	150 of 1283	88.3%	★★★★☆
2024	85.5	121 of 1296	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	82.5	157 of 1288	87.8%	★★★★☆
2022	79.3	172 of 1306	86.8%	★★★★☆
2021	78.0	138 of 935	85.2%	★★★★☆
2019	80.5	176 of 1241	85.8%	★★★★☆
2018	87.8	97 of 1245	92.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	80.2	238 of 1455	83.6%	★★★★☆
2024	83.6	181 of 1464	87.6%	★★★★☆
2023	76.4	280 of 1464	80.9%	★★★★☆
2022	71.9	304 of 1455	79.1%	★★★★☆
2019	75.4	272 of 1366	80.1%	★★★★☆
2018	82.3	188 of 1352	86.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	87.5	106 of 1298	91.8%	★★★★★
2024	89.1	70 of 1303	94.6%	★★★★★
2023	84.8	99 of 1307	92.4%	★★★★★
2022	72.4	181 of 1283	85.9%	★★★★☆
2019	81.4	101 of 1139	91.1%	★★★★★
2018	89.4	44 of 1170	96.2%	★★★★★

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	60.0	538 of 1207	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.3	649 of 1210	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.9	750 of 1221	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	40.5	774 of 1255	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	49.0	680 of 1255	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	46.2	710 of 1237	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	60.0	556 of 1217	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	56.6	592 of 1198	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	57.8	548 of 1165	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	53.5	580 of 1117	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	70.6	203 of 1027	80.2%	★★★★☆

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

English Language Learner (2022)97th percentile+21 vs school

Homeless (2025)93rd percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2025)92nd percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)91st percentile+13 vs school

African American (2025)88th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)86th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)85th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)68th percentile-9 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2019)99th percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2025)93rd percentile+10 vs school

Homeless (2025)93rd percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2025)92nd percentile+8 vs school

African American (2025)90th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)88th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)84th percentile~ school

Female (2025)81st percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math77%+21 vs state

Algebra I74%+18 vs state

English Language Arts73%+20 vs state

Science59%+14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)						NY State Assessments Math (2025)						NY State Assessments Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	Regents Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
KIPP Star College Prep Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	433 W 123rd St-4th Fl	New York	10027	New York County	KIPP Star College Prep Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 991-2650	748	40	18.7	86.9%	16 (2.1%)	408 (54.5%)	285 (38.1%)	7 (0.9%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.2%)	75.1	553^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	77.4%		75.7	520^th of 2445 public elementary schools	78.7%	33			73.7		93.7	86.3	69.7	52.1	69.2	72.6	98.4	96.0	52.1	61.1	86.8		50.6	66.7	$22,647	$22,647	$00
Ps 125 Ralph Bunche	Public	PK, KG-5	425 W 123rd St	New York	10027	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 666-6400	260	24	10.6	58.8%	58 (22.3%)	75 (28.8%)	86 (33.1%)	22 (8.5%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.5%)	85	302^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	87.6%		82.5	372^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	84.8%	70					93.8	87.5	69.6				93.8	93.8	62.5				68.2		$40,185	$3,610	$36,575
Ps 36 Margaret Douglas	Public	PK, KG-5	123 Morningside Dr	New York	10027	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 690-5807	272	34	7.9	88.2%	8 (2.9%)	93 (34.2%)	152 (55.9%)	11 (4.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.2%)	28.5	1815^th of 2445 public elementary schools	25.8%		33.4	1642^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	32.8%	173					51.6	37.9	50.0				53.1	34.4	41.7				20.8		$46,929	$3,183	$43,747
Teachers College Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	168 Morningside Ave	New York	10027	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	No	(212) 316-8080	295	29	10.2	75.3%	23 (7.8%)	129 (43.7%)	114 (38.6%)	6 (2.0%)	4 (1.4%)	3 (1.0%)	16 (5.4%)	65.5	809^th of 2445 public elementary schools	66.9%		62.8	827^th of 2445 public elementary schools	66.2%	18	44.4	66.7	27.0		69.2	73.7	82.4	42.4	71.4	56.7	61.5	81.3	82.4	21.1	82.8		81.3	33.3	$32,179	$2,787	$29,392
Ps 180 Hugo Newman	Public	PK, KG-8	370 W 120th St	New York	10027	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 678-2849	344	36	9.5	79.4%	38 (11.0%)	167 (48.5%)	135 (39.2%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46.6	1283^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	47.5%		43.5	1339^th of 2445 public elementary schools	45.2%	56			10.0	0.0	50.0	64.0	64.3	44.4	36.4	42.1	55.0	46.2	42.9	33.3	36.4	35.0	46.4		$40,587	$4,009	$36,578
New York French-American Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	311 W 120th St	New York	10027	New York County	New York French-American Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 666-4134	286	18	15.8	80.4%	14 (4.9%)	209 (73.1%)	48 (16.8%)	3 (1.0%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	44.6	1347^th of 2445 public elementary schools	44.9%		48	1215^th of 2445 public elementary schools	50.3%	132					58.6	71.4	51.4	59.1	68.8	70.6	42.4	57.1	42.1	45.5	48.6	65.7	37.8	76.5	$20,657	$844	$19,813
Ps 129 John H Finley	Public	PK, KG-5	425 W 130th St	New York	10027	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 690-5932	229	21	11.0	97.4%	6 (2.6%)	90 (39.3%)	125 (54.6%)	5 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	16.6	2158^th of 2445 public elementary schools	11.7%		27.4	1826^th of 2445 public elementary schools	25.3%	332					21.7	38.7	51.9				16.0	31.3	38.5				14.3		$47,591	$3,812	$43,778
Ps 154 Harriet Tubman	Public	PK, KG-5	250 W 127th St	New York	10027	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 864-2400	182	20	9.1	96.2%	5 (2.7%)	115 (63.2%)	59 (32.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	29	1803^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	26.3%		26.7	1855^th of 2445 public elementary schools	24.1%	52					50.0	45.0	36.7				50.0	76.2	31.3				16.1		$50,960	$3,541	$47,419
Sisulu-Walker Charter School Of Harlem	Public, Charter	K-5	71-111 Convent Ave	New York	10027	New York County	Sisulu-Walker Charter School Of Harlem	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 663-8216	152	12	12.6	84.9%	1 (0.7%)	108 (71.1%)	34 (22.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.3%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.0%)	72.6	626^th of 2445 public elementary schools	74.4%		63.5	814^th of 2445 public elementary schools	66.7%	188					66.7	61.1	80.0				71.4	50.0	68.0				70.8		$24,701	$595	$24,106
Ps 76 A Phillip Randolph	Public	PK, KG-8	220 W 121st St	New York	10027	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 678-2865	236	33	7.2	97.0%	25 (10.6%)	124 (52.5%)	83 (35.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	15.4	2184^th of 2445 public elementary schools	10.7%		23.1	1971^st of 2445 public elementary schools	19.4%	213			3.2		37.5	18.8	42.9	21.4	26.3	60.0	37.5	12.5	35.7	30.8	11.8		33.3	43.5	$41,328	$4,422	$36,906

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In the 2024-25 school year, 748 students attended KIPP Star College Prep Charter School.

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Students at KIPP Star College Prep Charter School are 55% African American, 38% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% White.

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KIPP Star College Prep Charter School ranks 553^rd of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.

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