KIPP SoCal Public Schools

KIPP SoCal Public Schools is a non-profit organization that operates 19 tuition-free, open-enrollment elementary and middle charter public schools across Southern California, focused on preparing students in systemically under-resourced communities to lead choice-filled lives. Together with families and communities, we create joyful, academically excellent schools that prepare students to pursue the paths they choose, college, career and beyond, so they can lead fulfilling lives and build a more just world. Our whole-child approach to learning not only focuses on rigorous academics, but also character development, enrichment, social-emotional learning, physical and mental health, cognition, sense of identity, and the nurturing of ones' purpose.Through the success of our students, and our award-winning schools, the KIPP SoCal team and family will serve as a model of excellence and collaborate with others to raise the quality of education in Los Angeles. We currently operate 19 schools and educate 8,400 students, and support 4,300 alumni. KIPP SoCal has received three Blue Ribbon School Awards and five California Distinguished Schools Awards. Our KIPP Through College Team (KTC) supports KIPP SoCal students and alumni with individual, personalized counseling on their journeys to and through high school and college. KTC is sustained by philanthropy, and committed to ensuring students receive the customized support services needed to thrive in high school, college and beyond. KIPP SoCal is part of the nationwide KIPP (Knowledge Is Power Program) network of 224 schools across the US and educating 100,000+ students.Students are accepted regardless of prior academic record or socioeconomic background. If there are more applicants than available spaces, students are admitted through a state-mandated lottery process.