PROVING THE POSSIBLE
KIPP NYC students beat the national rates for high school graduation, college matriculation, and college graduation. Our students also outperform the city and state on New York State exams for grades 3-8.
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION
- KIPP NYC 97%
- ALL STUDENTS U.S. 92%
- LOW-INCOME STUDENTS U.S. 74%
COLLEGE MATRICULATION
- KIPP NYC 91%
- ALL STUDENTS U.S. 66%
- LOW-INCOME STUDENTS U.S. 45%
4-YR COLLEGE GRADUATION
- KIPP NYC 46%
- ALL STUDENTS U.S. 36%
- LOW-INCOME STUDENTS U.S. 11%
Note: 15% of our alumni have completed an associate’s degree, of those, 7% also completed their BA. Figures above include all 8th grade completers and a very small percentage of students who did not attend a KIPP middle school but completed 12th grade at KIPP.
NY STATE REGENTS TESTS
KIPP NYC students outperformed students across New York City and New York State on the 5 required Regents exams.
ADVANCED PLACEMENT TESTS
KIPP NYC students outperformed students across the country on 11 out of 12 Advanced Placement exams in 2015–16.
ADVANCED REGENTS DEGREE
KIPP NYC students obtain Advanced Regents degrees at more than 2X the rate of students across the city.
2019 NEW YORK STATE ASSESSMENTS - GRADES 3-8
MATH
% At/Above Proficiency
- KIPP NYC 70%
- CITY 43%
- STATE 45%
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS
% At/Above Proficiency
- KIPP NYC 59%
- CITY 47%
- STATE 45%
MATHEMATICA REPORT
According to a new study from Mathematica, students who attended Knowledge Is Power Program (KIPP) middle schools were substantially more likely to enroll in four-year colleges.
