kipp bayview academy
1060 Key Avenue | San Francisco, CA 94124 | t 415.467.2522 | f 415.467.9522
[email protected] | www.kippbayarea.org/schools/bayview
2013-14 school profile KIPP Bayview Academy is a tuition-free, college-preparatory, public middle school located in the Bayview Hunters Point SC H
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neighborhood of San Francisco. Since KIPP Bayview Academy opened its doors in 2003, it has consistently proven that with hard work and commitment, traditionally underserved students can achieve outstanding success.
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In the San Francisco Bay Area, five KIPP middle schools and three KIPP high schools are closing the achievement gap between lowincome students and their more advantaged peers. These public charter schools are located in underserved neighborhoods of San Francisco, East San Jose, San Lorenzo, and West Oakland. Of the 2,800 students that KIPP Bay Area Schools serves, 97 percent are students of color and 76 percent are low-income.
principal Kerianne Ryan
our mission
student body
2013 california standards test (cst)
The mission of KIPP
265 students, Grades 5-8
The California Standards Tests are subject-specific exams administered to public school students in second through
Bayview Academy is to develop in the students of
Demographics
Southeastern San Francisco
Federal free & reduced-
eleventh grade every year. The chart below shows KIPP
price meals program
Bayview Academy’s eighth grade (the school’s oldest students) performance relative to the district and the state.
the knowledge, critical thinking skills and character in top-quality high schools and colleges, and to
% of Students Pr
s
traits needed to succeed
African American 69%
lead deliberate and
Latino 20%
85%
Asian 3% Other 1%
our values
Additional information: 11 percent of students are
Excellence
English Language Learners and 14 percent are students with special needs.
Integrity Positivity Responsibility Tenacity
10 0 91
7%
productive lives.
Initiative
vanced
2013 academic performance index (api)
76 69
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59 57
English
64 67 48 50 50
Algebra I
Science
54 52
History
KIPP Bayview Academy San Francisco Unified School District California
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The API gives all public schools in California a score from 200-1,000 based on their achievement on the California
kipp across the nation
Standards Test.
KIPP, the Knowledge is Power Program, began in 1994 in Houston, Texas. Today, there are 141 KIPP schools in 20 states
KIPP Bayview Academy’s API score is 839, far above the
and Washington, D.C. serving 50,000 students. These free,
state goal of 800, the state average of 790, and the state’
open-enrollment, college-preparatory public schools in under-
average for low-income students of 743. KIPP Bayview stu-
resourced communities help students develop the knowledge,
dents prove it is possible to close the achievement gap.
skills, and character needed to succeed in college and the competitive world beyond.
KIPP Bayview Academy is a California Distinguished School and a two-time winner of the Title I Academic Achievement Award, given to the top two percent of the 6,000 schools in the state serving a significant number of low-income students.
kipp through college
academics
KIPP Through College ensures that all students and alumni
All of our students commit to:
have the skills and resources they need to navigate to and
• Attend school each day from 7:55 am to 4:15 pm, except
through college into self-sufficient adulthood. Services
Wednesdays (early release at 2:45 pm)
include: high school transition support for eighth graders; one-on-one college advising for eleventh and twelfth
• Complete an average of two hours of homework each night
graders; alumni advising for KIPPsters in college; and career
• Attend mandatory summer school
readiness coaching.
• Participate in after school and Saturday tutoring sessions
Four-Year Colleges and Universities
Sample Coursework
KIPP Bayview’s first three classes of alumni have graduat-
• Algebra I
• Physical Education
ed from high school. Below is a partial list of colleges and
• English Language Arts
• Music
universities where alumni have enrolled:
• Physical Science
• High School Preparation/ Computer Skills
• United States History • Barnard College • California State University, East Bay
character development
• California State University, Long Beach
Since KIPP’s origins, our model has emphasized both
• California State University, Northridge
academic
• California State University, Sacramento
strengths among our students. This year the national KIPP
• Dillard University
network is deepening its character work and focusing
• Hawaii Pacific University
on integrating seven research-based strengths into the
• Howard University
fabric of our curriculum and culture: grit, self-control, zest,
• Humboldt State University
social intelligence, gratitude, optimism, and curiosity.
rigor
and
the
development
of
character
• Marymount College • Notre Dame de Namur University
From the first day of summer school, our students apply the
• Sonoma State University
KIPP Bayview Academy values (excellence, integrity, initiative,
• Texas Southern University
positivity, responsibility, and tenacity) to their daily routine.
• University of California, Merced
extracurricular activities
• University of California, Riverside
college matriculation
• Basketball (boys & girls)
• OTYS (On Top of Your
• Volleyball (boys & girls)
Stuff)—Student
KIPP Bay Area Schools students matriculate to college at
• Track & Field (boys & girls)
Leadership Program
over twice the national average.
• Girls on the Run
• Drum line
• Fun Fridays
• Orchestra & instrumental
• Girls Groups
41%
Low income students, USA
85%
KIPP Bay Area Schools Students
0
groups
• Art and dance classes
50
kipp is growing to serve more families KIPP Bay Area Schools is in the midst of an ambitious growth plan to double our impact by opening new schools
100 and increasing our enrollment to over 5,000 students in the next decade. Our vision is to significantly increase the number of lowincome students who graduate from college in the Bay Area’s most underserved neighborhoods. In 2014, we will open two new middle schools in San Jose to meet the increasing demand for high quality schools in the community.
To learn more about KIPP Bay Area Schools, please visit www.kippbayarea.org. make a gift Contact Jen Weiss, Director of Development
[email protected] 510.465.5477 x 1