Southeast and KIPP Philosophers Academy

Southeast is at the 42nd percentile and KIPP Philosophers Academy in the bottom 1% among California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). Southeast’s English (reading and writing) and math results are clearly higher.

Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
All 2,529 California public middle schools we score, placed by Scope Score on spring 2026 tests.
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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.

English: Proficient or Advanced

Grades 6–8, spring 2026

Southeast
Clearly ahead: 41%Clearly ahead: Advanced: 11%
KIPP Philosophers Academy
22%Advanced: 4%
California
49%Advanced: 19%

Math: Proficient or Advanced

Grades 6–8, spring 2026

Southeast
Clearly ahead: 22%Clearly ahead: Advanced: 8%
KIPP Philosophers Academy
13%Advanced: 4%
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

Southeast
Clearly ahead: 27 in 100318 of 1,166 students
KIPP Philosophers Academy
54 in 100202 of 375 students
Average school
18 in 100

Suspended at least once

2025–26 school year

Southeast
0.4%5 of 1,191 students enrolled at any point in the year
KIPP Philosophers Academy
5.6%22 of 393 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

Southeast
−4 pts English −18 pts mathGrades 6–8 · The state calls them Average in English and Moderate in math · 1,103 students in English, 1,104 in math
KIPP Philosophers Academy
−17 pts English −12 pts mathGrades 5–8 · The state calls both Moderate · 335 students in English, 332 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

Southeast
42nd percentileDevelopingScope Score 35
KIPP Philosophers Academy
Bottom 1%Needs SupportScope Score 12

A charter’s authorizer decides whether its charter is renewed when the term ends.

Who runs the school

Southeast
Los Angeles Unified
KIPP Philosophers Academy
A charter school

Charter approved by, and when the current term ends

Southeast
Not a charter
KIPP Philosophers Academy
Los Angeles UnifiedTerm ends June 30, 2030

Teachers in their first year

2024–25 school year

Southeast
5%
KIPP Philosophers Academy
0%

Average years of teaching experience

2024–25 school year

Southeast
10
KIPP Philosophers Academy
6

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

Southeast
19
KIPP Philosophers Academy
22

Grades offered

Southeast
6–8
KIPP Philosophers Academy
5–8

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: Southeast Middle 1,215; KIPP Philosophers Academy 398. 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.

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