KIPP San Jose Collegiate

KIPP San Jose Collegiate is a high school in San Jose, California, part of the KIPP chain. It is in the East Side Union High School District and was founded in 2008.

Address
1790 Educational Park Drive, P-7

San Jose, California 95133

United States
Coordinates37.368646°N 121.860211°W / 37.368646; -121.860211
Information
TypePublic charter high school
Opened2008
PrincipalTom Ryan
Grades9 – 12
Enrollment499 (2016–17)
Campus typesuburban
Color(s)purple
Team nameWolfpack
Websitewww.kippbayarea.org/schools/sjcollegiate/

KIPP San Jose Collegiate opened in August 2008. It was founded by Melissa Gonzales, who had been one of the original teachers at KIPP Heartwood Academy, a middle school also in East San Jose.[1] As of the 2016–2017 school year, there were 499 students, of whom 75% were Latino, 22% were Asian/Pacific Islander, and 1% were African American.[2] In the 2015–16 school year, 81% were socio-economically disadvantaged and 7.9% were English learners.[3]

The school has achieved high passing percentages on state proficiency tests,[4][5] including in 2015, when many other charter schools' performance on the tests declined.[6] In 2015 it appeared in the top 2% in a Washington Post ranking of high schools by willingness to challenge students by administering upper-level tests.[7] In 2017 it was ranked 23rd in the US by U.S. News and World Report.[8]

KIPP San Jose Collegiate's sports teams are the Wolfpack.[9]

References
  1. "School Accountability Report Card summary, Kipp San Jose Collegiate" (PDF). January 31, 2014. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
  2. "School Profile: San Jose Collegiate" (pdf). KIPP. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
  3. School Accountability Report Card, updated January 31, 2017, downloadable from school page.
  4. Katy Murphy (August 22, 2012). "Bay Area top 10s, according to California High School Exit Exam categories". San Jose Mercury News.
  5. Sharon Noguchi (May 28, 2013). "In Silicon Valley, even high-achieving schools fail Latinos, report says". San Jose Mercury News.
  6. Sharon Noguchi (September 13, 2015). "California charter school scores dive". San Jose Mercury News.
  7. Sharon Noguchi (April 25, 2015). "Top 'challenging' high schools listed". San Jose Mercury News.
  8. Sharon Noguchi (April 24, 2017). "U.S. school rankings: Santa Cruz charter is No. 10; five Bay Area schools in top 100". San Jose Mercury News.
  9. "KIPP San Jose Collegiate Sports".
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