KIPP Excelencia Community Preparatory

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 8 · Redwood City, California

KIPP Excelencia Community Preparatory in Redwood City, California enrolled 711 students in 2024-25 with 37.2 full-time teachers, 19.1 students per teacher against the California elementary-school median of 22.4. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 32-36% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 24% proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 45% and 34.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 10%

733 students in 2022-23, 702 students in 2023-24, 711 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 34.0 to 37.2.

Students enrolled at KIPP Excelencia Community Preparatory by school year2022-23: 733, 2023-24: 702, 2024-25: 71102004006008002022-237332023-247022024-25711
Students enrolled at KIPP Excelencia Community Preparatory by school year2022-23: 733, 2023-24: 702, 2024-25: 71102004006008002022-237332023-247022024-25711
Students enrolled at KIPP Excelencia Community Preparatory by school year2022-23: 733, 2023-24: 702, 2024-25: 71102004006008002022-237332023-247022024-25711
Students enrolled at KIPP Excelencia Community Preparatory by school year2022-23: 733, 2023-24: 702, 2024-25: 71102004006008002022-237332023-247022024-25711
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2373334.021.6
2023-2470237.118.9
2024-2571137.219.1

19.1 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 85 of every 100 California elementary schools

Among the 5,878 California elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 22.4; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; This school 19.1; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 19.1state median 22.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; This school 19.1; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 19.1state median 22.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; This school 19.1; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 19.1state median 22.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; This school 19.1; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 19.1state median 22.4U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection KIPP Excelencia Community Preparatory enrolled 815 students and reported no counselor; it reported 23 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions23
  • Chronically absent41.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

94.5% of students were Hispanic, 1.5% Pacific Islander, 1.3% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic94.5%
  2. Pacific Islander1.5%
  3. White1.3%
  4. Black1.1%
  5. Asian0.7%
  6. Two or more races0.4%
  7. American Indian0.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at KIPP Excelencia Community Preparatory scored proficient or above: 32-36% in reading in 2021-22 and 24% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtCalifornia
Reading and language arts, 2021-2232‑36%32‑36%45%
Math, 2022-2324%17‑21% (2021-22)34.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Redwood City

12 public elementary schools in Redwood City report 2024-25 enrollment; KIPP Excelencia Community Preparatory is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
KIPP Excelencia Community Preparatory71119.179.3%
Clifford Elementary69820.737.1%
Hoover Elementary67520.490.8%
Roy Cloud Elementary63618.911.3%
Sandpiper Elementary53422.99.9%
Orion Alternative51221.821.9%
Henry Ford Elementary44519.754.4%
Redwood Shores Elementary40420.28.2%

All public schools in Redwood City →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about KIPP Excelencia Community Preparatory

  1. Connect Community CharterThe nearest public elementary school, under 0.1 miles away: 143 students, 17.9 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
  2. Hoover ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 675 students, 20.4 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
  3. Compare KIPP Excelencia Community Preparatory with Connect Community CharterStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much KIPP Excelencia Community Preparatory District spends per student$16,176 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,176
  5. The largest public schools in CaliforniaKIPP Excelencia Community Preparatory is the number 697 by size of 5,904 California elementary schools open in 2024-25.#697 of 5,904
  6. California schools by students per teacher19.1 students per teacher here against the California median of 22.4 for elementary schools.19.1:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about KIPP Excelencia Community Preparatory

  1. How many students attend KIPP Excelencia Community Preparatory?
    711 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 733 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Redwood City, CA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at KIPP Excelencia Community Preparatory?
    19.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for elementary schools is 22.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is KIPP Excelencia Community Preparatory a Title I school?
    KIPP Excelencia Community Preparatory has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.
  4. How do students at KIPP Excelencia Community Preparatory do on state tests?
    The students tested at KIPP Excelencia Community Preparatory scored proficient or above: 32-36% in reading in 2021-22 and 24% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. California's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is KIPP Excelencia Community Preparatory in?
    KIPP Excelencia Community Preparatory District, NCES district ID 0602030. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 060203013874 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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