English: Proficient or Advanced
Grades 6–8, spring 2026
- KIPP Philosophers Academy
- 22%Advanced: 4%
- Edwin Markham
- 26%Advanced: 5%
- California
- 49%Advanced: 19%
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KIPP Philosophers Academy and Edwin Markham
Both are in the bottom quarter among California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). English (reading and writing) and math are close between the two.
KIPP Philosophers Academy bottom 1%
Edwin Markham 12th
California’s public middle schools · 1 dot = 1 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
KIPP Philosophers Academy bottom 1%
Edwin Markham 12th
California’s public middle schools · 1 dot = 1 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
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How do their test results compare?
From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”). marks a figure clearly ahead of the other school. California: the same grades statewide.
Math: Proficient or Advanced
Grades 6–8, spring 2026
- KIPP Philosophers Academy
- 13%Advanced: 4%
- Edwin Markham
- 15%Advanced: 6%
- California
- 37%Advanced: 21%
Do students show up and stay in class?
Average school: the average California middle school we score.
Chronically absent
Missed 10% or more of school days · 2025–26 school year
- KIPP Philosophers Academy
- 54 in 100202 of 375 students
- Edwin Markham
- Clearly ahead: 37 in 100240 of 654 students
- Average school
- 18 in 100
Suspended at least once
2025–26 school year
- KIPP Philosophers Academy
- 5.6%22 of 393 students enrolled at any point in the year
- Edwin Markham
- 0 of 680 students enrolled at any point in the year
- Average school
- 3.7%
How did results compare with what the state expected?
The state’s matched growth measure compares each student’s results with what the state expected from their earlier scores.
State growth measure, points vs expected
Spring 2025 · students with scores in both years
- KIPP Philosophers Academy
- −17 pts English −12 pts mathGrades 5–8 · The state calls both Moderate · 335 students in English, 332 in math
- Edwin Markham
- −12 pts English −10 pts mathGrades 6–8 · The state calls both Moderate · 498 students in English, 495 in math
How are they scored, who runs them, and how big are they?
Percentile among California middle schools, with the Scope Score
Spring 2026 tests
- KIPP Philosophers Academy
- Bottom 1%Needs SupportScope Score 12
- Edwin Markham
- 12th percentileNeeds SupportScope Score 23
A charter’s authorizer decides whether its charter is renewed when the term ends.
Who runs the school
- KIPP Philosophers Academy
- A charter school
- Edwin Markham
- Los Angeles Unified
Charter approved by, and when the current term ends
- KIPP Philosophers Academy
- Los Angeles UnifiedTerm ends June 30, 2030
- Edwin Markham
- Not a charter
Teachers in their first year
2024–25 school year
- KIPP Philosophers Academy
- 0%
- Edwin Markham
- 12%
Average years of teaching experience
2024–25 school year
- KIPP Philosophers Academy
- 6
- Edwin Markham
- 9
Size, grades and staffing help you picture the school. A staffing ratio is not class size.
Students per teacher
Public schools: federal school directory, 2024–25 · a staffing ratio, not class size
- KIPP Philosophers Academy
- 22
- Edwin Markham
- 15
Grades offered
- KIPP Philosophers Academy
- 5–8
- Edwin Markham
- 6–8
Sources and definitions
Test results are from California’s state tests (CAASPP), spring 2026: the share of students tested in the level’s grades who scored Proficient or Advanced, per subject. California’s figure is our combination of the state’s published rows for the same grades. A ✓ marks a figure ahead of the others by more than twice the margin of error (on chronic absence, ahead means lower). Chronic absence and suspensions are the California Department of Education’s 2025–26 counts; “chronically absent” means a student missed 10% or more of school days. The absence and suspension references are the average California school we score at these schools’ level, each school counted once. The state growth measure is points above or below what the state expected from these students’ earlier scores, for grades 4–8, from the state’s spring 2025 release. Students per teacher is from the federal school directory, 2024–25, which also lists enrollment: KIPP Philosophers Academy 398; Edwin Markham Middle 618. Teacher experience is the California Department of Education’s staffing file for the school year shown (teachers only). A charter’s authorizer is from CDE’s charter term file and its term end from CDE’s Charter School Database.