RESULTS

Helping our students climb the mountain to and through college and achieve their dreams is only possible if we know exactly how we are doing. Data helps us understand our true impact, what is working, and what needs to be improved. Our Six Essential Questions provide a yardstick by which to measure our progress, keep us focused as we grow, and most importantly, help us keep the promises we make to our students and their families.

QUESTIONS 1: WHO ARE OUR STUDENTS?

KIPP schools are open to every student, regardless of academic performance. When parent demand exceeds enrollment capacity at a KIPP school, students are admitted based upon on a local lottery system.

QUESTION 2: ARE OUR STUDENTS STAYING WITH US?

We know that when a school is healthy, students want to return year after year. We are committed to creating schools where all students can thrive, and we closely track student attrition to ensure we’re keeping our students with us and meeting our mission.

QUESTION 3: ARE OUR STUDENTS PROGRESSING AND ACHIEVING ACADEMICALLY?

Our goal is to ensure every KIPP student is prepared for college. We use a variety of tools to understand student achievement and look closely at our results to ensure we’re fulfilling this promise to students and families.

QUESTION 4: ARE OUR STUDENTS CLIMBING THE MOUNTAIN TO AND THROUGH COLLEGE?

To meet our mission in preparing students to lead choice-filled lives, we follow the progress of our KIPP alumni, examining their rates of high school graduation, as well as college enrollment, and college completion.

QUESTION 5: ARE WE BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE PEOPLE MODEL?

Educators are at the heart of KIPP. We are committed to investing in the people who join us and making sure they have the supports they need to do their best work every day.

QUESTION 6: ARE WE BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE FINANCIAL MODEL?

Like all public schools, KIPP public charter schools receive funding from federal, state, and local public sources to support the cost of operations. And, like most public schools, KIPP schools also raise private funding to strengthen the impact of programs.

The cost to grow and serve more students varies greatly across our communities. As a result, there is no “one-size-fits-all” business model for providing a high-quality KIPP education. Our goal for financial sustainability is for KIPP regions to have reliable and renewable financial resources. Financially healthy KIPP regions manage within a budget, accurately forecast revenue needs, ensure they take on only the debt they can afford, have strong internal controls, and prudently save as insurance to weather the unexpected.