Compare Kipp Prime College Preparatory with Kipp Connect Middle School

Kipp Prime College Preparatory earned a State accountability rating of C (70-79) based on three domains: student achievement, school progress and closing the gaps. Scores are scaled from 0 to 100 to align with letter grades. The school scored 67 in student achievement, 79 in school progress and 73 in closing performance gaps. It scored 77 overall in post-secondary readiness, a broad term that refers to student preparedness to undertake multiple pathways after graduation, or specifically, their preparedness for college education.

On the other hand, Kipp Connect Middle School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 84 in student achievement, 91 in school progress, 86 in closing performance gaps and 90 overall in post-secondary readiness.

A distinction designation acknowledges districts and campuses for outstanding achievement based on the outcomes of several performance indicators. Distinction designations are awarded for achievement in several areas and are based on performance relative to a group of campuses of similar type, size, grade span, and student demographics.

Kipp Connect Middle School's six out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps. Kipp Prime College Preparatory has no distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Kipp Prime College Preparatory is Hispanics who make up nearly 79.91% of student population, followed by African Americans (17.12%), Two or More Races (1.37%), Asians (0.68%), Whites or Caucasians (0.46%) and Native Americans (0.46%).

At Kipp Connect Middle School, Hispanics make up 78.41% of student population, followed by African Americans (9.22%), Asians (8.39%), Whites or Caucasians (2.52%), Native Americans (0.84%) and Two or More Races (0.42%).

Based on household incomes, the Kipp Prime College Preparatory’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 87.67% compared to 92.45% at Kipp Connect Middle School.

In terms of Limited English Proficiency (LEP), a term used in the United States that refers to a person who is not fluent in the English Language, mainly because it is not their native language, Kipp Prime College Preparatory has 134 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 30.59% of student population. Kipp Connect Middle School has significantly more ELLs at 324 or about 67.92% of student population.

Kipp Prime College Preparatory has no gifted and talented student, while 7.76% are in the special education program, and bilingual students comprise 25.57% students. Kipp Connect Middle School has no gifted and talented student, while 10.27% are in the special education program, and bilingual students comprise 67.30% students.

Kipp Prime College Preparatory's 17 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 2.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 3.4 years. Teachers at Kipp Connect Middle School, numbering 17 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 3.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 4.2 years.

Of its teaching staff, Kipp Prime College Preparatory no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, no teacher serving the school for 20-30 years, two teachers have worked for 11-20 years, one teacher only has worked for 6-10 years, while 11 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers. Kipp Connect Middle School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, no teacher serving the school for 20-30 years, one teacher only has worked for 11-20 years, three teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 12 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Kipp Prime College Preparatory there are 12 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by ten teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and two more working as school support staff.

At Kipp Connect Middle School there are ten female teachers and seven male teachers. Of its teaching staff, nine teachers are aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and seven more working as school support staff.