Independent charter school · Sequoia Union High · East Palo Alto, California

KIPP Esperanza High — Rating & test scores

East Palo Alto · 9–12 · 194 students (2024–25)

46thpercentileDeveloping

The dots are California’s 1,498 scored public high schools, placed by Scope Score on spring 2025 tests. Why not spring 2026? High school scores include graduation and college-readiness records, which the state publishes a year after the tests. How it’s built →

Scope Score

Weighted composite · 2024–25
A weighted mix of seven measures.

See this school’s score factors ↓

KIPP Esperanzahigher than 46 of the 100 California dots

California’s public high schools · 1 dot = 1 in 100

Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100

KIPP Esperanzahigher than 46 of the 100 California dots

California’s public high schools · 1 dot = 1 in 100

Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100

KIPP Esperanzahigher than 46 of the 100 California dots

California’s public high schools · 1 dot = 1 in 100

Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100

In 2024–25, 90% of the class graduated in four years (60 of 67); across California, 89%.

Source

Source: CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students: students who started 9th grade together: 67
Comparison: California: graduates divided by students who started 9th grade together, across 2,281 public schools’ rows (our combination, not CDE’s published state rate; 432,702 of 487,177).

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9.9% of students (19 of 192) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school.

Sources

The sentence above: CDE suspension file, 2025–26. All students enrolled during the year (CDE’s cumulative enrollment): 192. District and California figures are averages of school rates (8 Sequoia Union High schools; 1,492 scored California high schools), our calculation.

Common questions

How do I get in?

Ask KIPP Esperanza how it admits students. Charter schools set their own enrollment steps and dates. Evidence ↓

Is KIPP Esperanza a good high school?

KIPP Esperanza High scores higher than 46 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools: 46th percentile, Developing, spring 2025. Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 29 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 21 in 100 at the average high school in the Sequoia Union High district. 9.9% of students (19 of 192) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school. Evidence ↓

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 16 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. Evidence ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 53% of low-income students in grade 11 at KIPP Esperanza High in East Palo Alto scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 49% for the same group across California. Evidence ↓

What could my child study here?

The College Board approved this school to teach 10 AP courses in 6 subjects for 2025–26. Evidence ↓

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

9 graduates enrolled at a University of California campus in fall 2025, by the University of California’s admissions records. Evidence ↓

What does its own plan pay for?

In its 2026–27 plan, $6.0 million is planned for 31 funded actions in 3 goals. That’s 87% of its $6.8 million general fund budget. These are planned amounts; the charter school reports what it spent in a later plan. Evidence ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

The questions drawn from this page are under Next steps, ready to copy. Evidence ↓

Academic achievement

How did students here do on state tests?

Near California in English; above it in math.

State tests (CAASPP), grade 11, spring 2026

In grade 11, spring 2026, 53% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 37% in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”).

Source

Source: California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students: all students tested in grade 11: 30
Comparison: California: CDE’s grade 11 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 414,559 in English, 413,523 in math tested). The comparisons use the same grade and year.

AdvancedProficientBelow the standard

English

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 30 tested

Advanced: 27%
Proficient: 26%
Below the standard: 47%

This school53%

California57%

Sequoia Union High66%

53% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Math

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 30 tested

Advanced: 0%
Proficient: 37%
Below the standard: 63%

This school37%

California32%

Sequoia Union High49%

37% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

New to these scores? Read CAASPP scores explained: how to read your child’s report →

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 16 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. The grade 11 cards above give each subject’s share.

Have results changed?

Results in both subjects were higher than in 2025. English went from 48% to 53% and math from 32% to 37%.

English · top two levels · grade 11

202548%40 tested

→

202653%30 tested

This school

California, same grades57% → 57%2025 → 2026 · 432,651 → 414,559 tested

Math · top two levels · grade 11

202532%40 tested

→

202637%30 tested

This school

California, same grades30% → 32%2025 → 2026 · 431,903 → 413,523 tested

Each year is a different group of students.

Ask: What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working?

All four levelsThe state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal, with tested counts

Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026
Students	Advanced	Proficient	Developing level	Minimal	Tested
English, grade 11 · This school	27%	26%	37%	10%	30
English, grade 11 · California	27%	30%	21%	22%	414,559
English, grade 11 · Sequoia Union High	40%	26%	16%	18%	2,026
Math, grade 11 · This school	0%	37%	16%	47%	30
Math, grade 11 · California	16%	16%	20%	48%	413,523
Math, grade 11 · Sequoia Union High	32%	17%	17%	34%	2,004

Below the standard combines the state’s Developing and Minimal levels, its two lowest. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2026. The state comparison combines CDE’s rows for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation). The district row combines its public schools in the same grades, weighted by students tested.

Grade 11 tests are one part of the picture. Graduation and readiness answer different questions below.

Results since 20234 tested years shown

Chart and table: 2023–2026.

English top two levels, grade 11

This schoolCalifornia

0%50%100%20232025202653%57%

Math top two levels, grade 11

This schoolCalifornia

0%50%100%20232025202637%32%

2026 was the highest year in this series in both subjects. Each year is a different group of students.

Each year’s results and tested counts

English · top two levels · grade 11
Year	This school	California
2023	45% 71 tested	55% 442,128 tested
2024	43% 63 tested	56% 435,296 tested
2025	48% 40 tested	57% 432,651 tested
2026	53% 30 tested	57% 414,559 tested

Math · top two levels · grade 11
Year	This school	California
2023	8% 71 tested	27% 440,912 tested
2024	21% 62 tested	28% 434,711 tested
2025	32% 40 tested	30% 431,903 tested
2026	37% 30 tested	32% 413,523 tested

What you can do

Who can act on KIPP Esperanza’s results?

The state has KIPP Esperanza in targeted support; its own board decides its plan.

What has the state flagged?

The state named it because results were low for English learners. This support comes with a school improvement plan, which must use approaches with evidence behind them. Ask the principal to see the school improvement plan.

Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source

Where is its yearly plan?

What its plan pays for ↓

Sequoia Union High authorized this charter; its current term ends June 30, 2028.

Authorizer from the California Department of Education’s charter term file; term from its Charter School Database, checked October 22, 2026. Source

Life at school

How many students here graduate in four years?

90% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25.

State graduation, readiness, college-going, attendance and suspension records

That compares with 89% across California. 79% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25.

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

90%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 60 of 67 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

79%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 53 of 67 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

100%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 60 of 60 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

What could my child study here?

AP courses the school is approved to teach

The College Board approved this school to teach 10 AP courses in 6 subjects for 2025–26.

College Board AP Course Audit Ledger · 2025–26. Authorization doesn’t show which courses run or who can take them; ask the school.

Math & Computer Science1
Sciences2
English2
History & Social Science2
World Languages & Cultures1
Arts2

Every approved AP course10 courses in 6 subjects

Math & Computer Science 1

Calculus AB

Sciences 2

Biology
Environmental Science

English 2

English Language and Composition
English Literature and Composition

History & Social Science 2

U.S. Government and Politics
United States History

World Languages & Cultures 1

Spanish Language and Culture

Arts 2

2-D Art and Design
Drawing

Ask: What help do students get when they fall behind on credits?

Where these figures come fromEach measure’s source, student group and definition

Graduated in four years: 2024–25 · 60 of 67 students who started 9th grade together. California Department of Education, adjusted cohort graduation records. Comparison is SchoolScope’s combination of graduates and cohort counts across the reference schools, not CDE’s published state rate.
Ready for college or career (state measure): 2024–25 · 53 of 67 students in the state’s measure. California Department of Education, College/Career Indicator (CCI), overall “Prepared” rate, among the students in the indicator’s group. Prepared is CDE’s overall classification, not AP participation or a college admission rate.
Finished the UC/CSU course list: 2024–25 · 60 of 60 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list. California Department of Education, A–G completion records (graduates who met the UC/CSU course requirements). Course completion is separate from college enrollment.

A closer look: UC and CSU admission recordsApplied, admitted and enrolled, from each university system’s own records

UC’s own records

University of California

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied: 32
Admitted: 28
Enrolled: 9

By campus · fall 2025

UC MercedApplied 27 · Admitted 25 · Enrolled 9
UC DavisApplied 24 · Admitted 4 · Enrolled under 3
UC Santa CruzApplied 18 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled under 3
UC BerkeleyApplied 14 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
UC RiversideApplied 10 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled under 3
UC IrvineApplied 9 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
UC San DiegoApplied 9 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
UC Santa BarbaraApplied 9 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
UCLAApplied 6 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; a dash is unavailable. Source: UC admissions by source school.

Each fall since 2024

Fall 2025Applied 32 · Admitted 28 · Enrolled 9
Fall 2024Applied 23 · Admitted 21 · Enrolled 5

CSU’s own records

California State University

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied: 52
Admitted: 52
Enrolled: 27

By campus · falls 2021–2025 added together

Five years in each number, not one. CSU publishes campus counts only as five-year totals, so these aren’t comparable to the fall 2025 figures above or to UC’s one-fall campus bars.

Cal State East BayApplied 66 · Admitted 58 · Enrolled 12
San José StateApplied 41 · Admitted 34 · Enrolled 12
Chico StateApplied 34 · Admitted 31 · Enrolled —
Cal State Monterey BayApplied 32 · Admitted 32 · Enrolled 11
Sonoma StateApplied 32 · Admitted 28 · Enrolled —
San Francisco StateApplied 27 · Admitted 23 · Enrolled under 6
Fresno StateApplied 26 · Admitted 23 · Enrolled —
Cal State Long BeachApplied 14 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
San Diego StateApplied 13 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
CSU Channel IslandsApplied 7 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
Cal State LAApplied 7 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled —
Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
Cal State FullertonApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
Cal State NorthridgeApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
Cal Poly PomonaApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
Cal State San BernardinoApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied under 6 · Admitted — · Enrolled —

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. CSU withholds counts under 6; a dash is unavailable. Students who reach CSU from a community college aren’t counted here. Source: CSU High School Success dashboard.

Each fall since 2021

Fall 2025Applied 52 · Admitted 52 · Enrolled 27
Fall 2024Applied 29 · Admitted 28 · Enrolled 12
Fall 2023Applied — · Admitted — · Enrolled —
Fall 2022Applied — · Admitted — · Enrolled —
Fall 2021Applied — · Admitted — · Enrolled —

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

29 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26. That means they missed 10% or more of school days. At the average high school in the Sequoia Union High district, 21 in 100 were. 9.9% of students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school.

Source

Source: CDE chronic absenteeism and suspension files, 2025–26
Students: chronic absence: 53 of 181 students counted for it; suspension: 19 of 192 students enrolled during the year
Comparison: Each comparison is the rate at the average school (our average of school rates), not a pooled rate. Also: suspensions at the average high school in the Sequoia Union High district 4.8%.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

29 in 100This school

21 in 100At the average high school in the Sequoia Union High district

22 in 100At the average California high school

53 of 181 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

9.9%

of students were suspended at least once (19 of 192). Average California high school 2.9%.

Ask: When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?

Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at KIPP Esperanza

Ask current families how the school keeps them informed, and what happened when their child needed help. Ask staff how long teachers tend to stay.

Questions for your visit ↓

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Every learner

How do kids like mine do here?

Student groups, grade 11, spring 2026

Source

Source: California Department of Education, CAASPP research file, spring 2026
Students: grade 11; each row gives its tested count. Low-income is CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged”.
Comparison: California: the same group in the same grades, CDE’s rows for the whole state combined and weighted by students tested (our calculation).

KIPP EsperanzaSame group, California

Low-incomeEnglish · 30 tested53%Same group, California 49%
Low-incomeMath · 30 tested37%Same group, California 23%

Proficient or Advanced, grade 11, spring 2026.

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted

Hispanic or Latino93%
White—
Asian—
Black or African American—
Filipino—
Two or more races—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—
Unallocated share7%

A dash means the share isn’t available; it isn’t zero. The unallocated share is what’s left after the shares we have; it isn’t a student group. Source and comparisons: the full student mix below.

Are English learners moving up on the state’s English test?

55% of English learners here moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026.

Spring 2025 to spring 2026 · English learners with state English test (ELPAC) scores in both years

This school · 30 of 55 English learners55%

Sequoia Union High · 318 of 84438%

California · 355,274 of 748,91647%

It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Data source: California Department of Education, 2026 Dashboard ↗.

Who are the families and teachers?

96%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 186 of 194. California: 63%.

19teachers, 2024–25

4 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

0%in their first year, 2024–25

54%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

Ask: Which student groups does the school track most closely, and what does it do when one falls behind?

All group results, district comparisons and sources

Proficient or Advancedgrade 11 · spring 2026

Group and subject	Here	vs Sequoia Union High	vs California
Low-income · 30 tested
English	53%	+1538%	+449%
Math	37%	+1819%	+1423%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Sequoia Union High, and across California. No group that is behind across California does 10 or more points better here.

Hispanic or Latino students: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Asian, Black or African American, Filipino, White, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students, students of two or more races, English learners, students with disabilities and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.

Full student mix, comparisons and sources, 2025–26

Students, 2025–26	Here
Hispanic or Latino	93%
White	—
Asian	—
Black or African American	—
Filipino	—
Two or more races	—
American Indian or Alaska Native	—
Pacific Islander	—
Not reported	—

Data source: California Department of Education chronic-absence file, 2025–26. Shares are of the students the file counts for attendance (CDE’s “eligible enrollment”); unavailable categories are shown as a dash.

How the credential rate is counted

CDE SARC report 2024–25, measured 2021–22: 54% of teaching positions, 8.6 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 16 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

In its own words

What does KIPP Esperanza’s own plan commit to?

Its 2026–27 plan

The plan lists what the school commits to spend and measure.

$6.0 million

planned for 31 funded actions in 3 goals. That’s 87% of its $6.8 million general fund budget. These are planned amounts; the charter school reports what it spent in a later plan.

The 2026–27 plan in short

Source: the charter school’s yearly spending plan (Local Control and Accountability Plan, or LCAP, 136 pages), as posted to the California School Dashboard.

Where the money goes

Three actions take 53% of the money. The plan itself puts 61% of it toward staff.

KIPP teachers: $1.6 million
Facilities and emergency procedures: $1.1 million
Resources: $414,145
28 other actions

Reading, math and catch-up help

No action title in this plan names reading, math, catch-up help or English learners.

For high-need students

It plans $2.1 million in extra services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth. For 2025–26, it planned $801,083 and estimates it spent $2.1 million, $1.3 million (167%) more than planned (our arithmetic).

What changed

The total is $428,168 (8%) higher than in the 2025–26 plan. The biggest change in dollars is Expanded enrichment opportunities:, which went from $107,233 to $306,578.

Largest cuts

Improving school climate:−⁠$68,538
Custodial and facility staff:−⁠$33,839
Special education services:−⁠$25,082

Largest increases

Expanded enrichment opportunities:+⁠$199,345
College counselors:+⁠$54,889
Facilities and emergency procedures:+⁠$47,254

New in the 2026–27 plan

Community Schools: Collaborative Community School Managers:$58,938
A-G Improvement$34,117

Ask: What did Improving school climate: pay for, and what changes now that the 2026–27 plan gives it $68,538 less?

What its goals measure

Read these state results for this school as context for the goals they measure; results alone can’t show what the plan caused.

The test rows are schoolwide results for every grade the school tests; the source doesn’t list which grades. The headline at the top of this page covers grade 11 only: 53% in English and 37% in math, spring 2026.

What its goals measure: state results, 2024–25 and 2025–26
Measure	2024–25	2025–26	Change
English, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goal 1	48%	53%	up 5 pts
Math, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goal 1	32%	37%	up 5 pts
Chronically absentGoal 2	37 in 100	29 in 100	8 fewer in 100
Suspended at least onceGoal 2	11.0%	9.9%	down 1.1 pts

Goal 3 isn’t shown because it tracks other measures.

Figures from CDE’s state test, chronic absence and suspension files. Test figures cover every grade the school tests (California tests grades 3–8 and 11), so they differ from a profile’s rated grades. Chronically absent means a student missed 10% or more of school days.

The plan’s own titles and amounts

KIPP teachers: · $1,590,234
Facilities and emergency procedures: · $1,134,797
Resources: · $414,145

The full plan3 goals, 24 measures and where the money goes

We calculate each action’s share of the plan by dividing its planned amount by the total of the plan’s funded actions ($6.0 million).

Where does the money go?

75% to Goal 3. Each box is one action, sized by its planned dollars and coloured by its change since last year’s plan. Tap a box to open its goal.

Change since the 2025–26 plan, same title

fell 25% or more
fell 10–25%
fell 2–10%
within 2%
grew 2–10%
grew 10–25%
grew 25% or more
new or renamed title
not compared: unconfirmed, or repeated across goals

Every goal, in the plan’s order

Goal 1All students will achieve academically$932,24316% of action budgets

6 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $919,164 (+⁠$13,078) · p. 13 ↗

Largest funded actions

Special education services:$354,025action 1.2 · p. 77 ↗
Support for multilingual learners:$265,797action 1.1 · p. 77 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Professional development:$196,811action 1.4 · p. 77 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $166,240 is state funding counted toward those services
Personalized learning and EdTech:$90,900action 1.3 · p. 77 ↗
Data analysis and visualization:$14,114action 1.6 · p. 77 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services

1 more funded action in this goal

Title III: · action 1.5 · p. 77 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$10,595

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

Professional development:+⁠$26,491$170,320 → $196,811 · p. 77 ↗
Special education services:−⁠$25,082$379,107 → $354,025 · p. 77 ↗
Support for multilingual learners:+⁠$10,310$255,487 → $265,797 · p. 77 ↗

Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan

Personalized learning and EdTech: · $95,711 → $90,900 · p. 77 ↗−⁠$4,811
Data analysis and visualization: · $8,818 → $14,114 · p. 77 ↗+⁠$5,297
Title III: · $9,722 → $10,595 · p. 77 ↗+⁠$873

How the plan measures it · 8 measures

None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 13 ↗.

Goal 2All students and families will be engaged with the school community$572,44310% of action budgets

8 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $498,741 (+⁠$73,702) · p. 25 ↗

Largest funded actions

Mental health clinician:$156,385action 2.5 · p. 78 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
College counselors:$112,390action 2.7 · p. 78 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $19,891 is state funding counted toward those services
Improving school climate:$84,832action 2.4 · p. 78 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $30,731 is state funding counted toward those services
Community Schools: Collaborative Community School Managers:$58,938action 2.6 · p. 78 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Family involvement and support:$55,433action 2.1 · p. 77 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services

3 more funded actions in this goal

Improve attendance: · action 2.2 · p. 77 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $28,316 is state funding counted toward those services$53,316
A-G Improvement · action 2.8 · p. 78 ↗$34,117
Communication resources: · action 2.3 · p. 78 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$17,034

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

Improving school climate:−⁠$68,538$153,370 → $84,832 · p. 78 ↗
College counselors:+⁠$54,889$57,500 → $112,390 · p. 78 ↗
Improve attendance:+⁠$38,230$15,086 → $53,316 · p. 77 ↗

Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan

Mental health clinician: · $147,639 → $156,385 · p. 78 ↗+⁠$8,745
Community Schools: Collaborative Community School Managers: · $58,938 · p. 78 ↗new or renamed
Family involvement and support: · $53,500 → $55,433 · p. 77 ↗+⁠$1,933
A-G Improvement · $34,117 · p. 78 ↗new or renamed
Communication resources: · $15,549 → $17,034 · p. 78 ↗+⁠$1,485

A reworded title counts as new.

How the plan measures it · 10 measures

None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 25 ↗.

Goal 3 · Maintenance of Progress GoalAll students will have the spaces, resources and opportunities to achieve$4.4 million75% of action budgets

17 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $4.1 million (+⁠$341,388) · p. 39 ↗

Largest funded actions

KIPP teachers:$1.6 millionaction 3.8 · p. 78 ↗
Facilities and emergency procedures:$1.1 millionaction 3.7 · p. 78 ↗
Resources:$0.4 millionaction 3.4 · p. 78 ↗
Expanded enrichment opportunities:$0.3 millionaction 3.12 · p. 79 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
More teacher time:$0.2 millionaction 3.5 · p. 78 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services

12 more funded actions in this goal

Transportation Resources · action 3.16 · p. 79 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.2 million
Title I and II, improving academic outcomes: · action 3.2 · p. 78 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.1 million
Teacher Pathways: · action 3.3 · p. 78 ↗$0.1 million
Custodial and facility staff: · action 3.6 · p. 78 ↗$0.1 million
KIPP Contributions · action 3.13 · p. 79 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.1 million
Continuity of Learning: · action 3.14 · p. 79 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.1 million
Personal learning technology devices: · action 3.9 · p. 78 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.1 million
Hiring process: · action 3.1 · p. 78 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need servicesunder $0.1 million
Support for new teachers: · action 3.11 · p. 79 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need servicesunder $0.1 million
Arts and Music · action 3.17 · p. 79 ↗under $0.1 million
Health and safety: · action 3.10 · p. 78 ↗under $0.1 million
Mental Health for All: · action 3.15 · p. 79 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need servicesunder $0.1 million

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

Expanded enrichment opportunities:+⁠$199,345$107,233 → $306,578 · p. 79 ↗
Facilities and emergency procedures:+⁠$47,254$1.1 million → $1.1 million · p. 78 ↗
KIPP teachers:+⁠$42,282$1.5 million → $1.6 million · p. 78 ↗

Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan

Resources: · $383,930 → $414,145 · p. 78 ↗+⁠$30,215
More teacher time: · $161,719 → $172,137 · p. 78 ↗+⁠$10,418
Transportation Resources · $160,000 → $160,000 · p. 79 ↗unchanged
Title I and II, improving academic outcomes: · $98,219 → $128,631 · p. 78 ↗+⁠$30,413
Teacher Pathways: · $91,681 → $94,193 · p. 78 ↗+⁠$2,512
Custodial and facility staff: · $127,806 → $93,968 · p. 78 ↗−⁠$33,839
KIPP Contributions · $91,898 → $93,066 · p. 79 ↗+⁠$1,168
Continuity of Learning: · $80,016 → $74,051 · p. 79 ↗−⁠$5,965
Personal learning technology devices: · $60,785 → $60,497 · p. 78 ↗−⁠$288
Hiring process: · $27,261 → $44,281 · p. 78 ↗+⁠$17,020
Support for new teachers: · $38,693 → $41,080 · p. 79 ↗+⁠$2,388
Arts and Music · $34,698 → $32,536 · p. 79 ↗−⁠$2,162
Health and safety: · $5,750 → $6,250 · p. 78 ↗+⁠$500
Mental Health for All: · $3,306 → $3,434 · p. 79 ↗+⁠$128

How the plan measures it · 6 measures

None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 39 ↗.

All amounts are planned. We read them from the PDF and added up each goal’s actions ourselves. Page links open the plan at that page.

Next steps

How do I get in?

Ask KIPP Esperanza how it admits students. Charter schools set their own enrollment steps and dates.

Before you apply

Confirm this school’s current process directly.

Eligibility and entry grades: Which grades are accepting applications, and who is eligible?
Application and lottery: What are the deadlines, enrollment priorities, and lottery or waitlist steps?
The daily logistics: What transportation and before- or after-school options are available?

Office: (415) 528-1546Administrator: Cristian Miley

Location and visiting

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1039 Garden Street, East Palo Alto 94303

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Questions for your visit

What does the school try before a suspension, and who talks with the family? 9.9% suspended at least once, 2025–26 (19 of 192 students); average California high school: 2.9%
What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working? 63% in math scored at the Developing or Minimal level, grade 11, spring 2026 (30 students tested); California: 68%
What help do students get when they fall behind on credits?
When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon? 29 in 100 chronically absent, 2025–26 (53 of 181 students); average high school in the Sequoia Union High district: 21 in 100
What did Improving school climate: pay for, and what changes now that the 2026–27 plan gives it $68,538 less?
Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?

Office (415) 528-15461039 Garden Street, directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Nearby high schoolsClosest first, by straight-line distance

The closest high schools, by straight-line distance from this campus. Distance isn’t an attendance boundary.

Nearby high schoolsPercentile among California high schools, 2025

East Palo Alto Academy0.3 mi · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
10thNeeds SupportScope Score 41
Oxford Day AcademySan Mateo County Office of Education · 0.4 mi · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
1stNeeds SupportScope Score 27
Menlo-Atherton High2.3 mi
79thStrongScope Score 68
Palo Alto HighPalo Alto Unified · 2.5 mi
98thStrongScope Score 88

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.

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Source records

Every figure on this page, with its source, grades, year and count.

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #798 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #6 of 8 in Sequoia Union High

Score factors, 2024–25
Factor	School	Index	Weight
Graduation rate	90%	53	25%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math	16%	50	22%
Ready for college or career (state measure)	79%	72	20%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math	40%	53	18%
Chronically absent	37 in 100	45	5%
Suspension rate	11.0% (23 of 209)	26	5%
English learners: top level	32%	—	5%

Index is where the school's value sits among the California high schools we score, from 0 to 100, where 50 is their average; it is not a percentile. School values are from 2024–25. Chronic absence and suspension are CDE's all-students school rates; the score uses an adjusted version of each that pulls small schools toward the average, so their index can sit nearer 50 than the rate suggests.

Scope Score by year2022–23 to 2024–25 · each year’s inputs, and the score for each year we could verify

The 2024–25 Scope Score, in the current-formula row below, uses the state’s college-or-career readiness measure, 2024–25. No verified earlier Scope Scores are available here.

Scope Score

School year	Scope Score	Percentile	Rank	Comparison group
2024–25	55	46	#798	California high schools · 1,498 schools · current formula

2022–23 and 2023–24 have records on file but no Scope Score we could verify against that year’s source files, so no score is shown for them.

School year	Chronic absence	Suspension
2022–23	not on file	not on file
2023–24	25 in 100	12.0% (31 of 259)
2024–25	37 in 100	11.0% (23 of 209)

Chronic absence and suspension are CDE’s all-students school rates for each year.

Results by gradeEnglish and math · grade 11 · spring 2026 · % of tested students

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
English	Tested	Advanced	Proficient	Developing level	Minimal	Proficient or Advanced	California	Difference
Grade 11	30	27%	26%	37%	10%	53%	57%	−4

California is CDE’s statewide English row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Math · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
Math	Tested	Advanced	Proficient	Developing level	Minimal	Proficient or Advanced	California	Difference
Grade 11	30	0%	37%	16%	47%	37%	32%	+5

California is CDE’s statewide math row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.

Every tested year2023–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subject	Students with scores	Top level	Top two levels
2026 · English	30	27%	53%
2026 · Math	30	0%	37%
2025 · English	40	22%	48%
2025 · Math	40	10%	32%
2024 · English	63	13%	43%
2024 · Math	62	8%	21%
2023 · English	71	14%	45%
2023 · Math	71	1%	8%

Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” counts each subject on its own, so don’t add the English and math counts together. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subject	Students with scores	Met or exceeded
2025 · Grade 11 · English	40	48%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math	40	32%
2024 · Grade 11 · English	63	43%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math	62	21%
2023 · Grade 11 · English	71	45%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math	71	8%

Current 2025–26 grade results appear above. “Students with scores” counts the students tested in that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero, and each year’s row is a different group of children.

Science (CAST)schoolwide · spring 2026

Science (CAST)	Tested	Advanced	Proficient	Developing level	Minimal
Schoolwide	39	0%	23%	69%	8%

CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.

Student groups: test resultsEnglish · spring 2026 · against the same group in the district and California

Group · English	Tested	Proficient or Advanced	vs district	vs California
Low-income	30	53%	+15	+4

Attendance and suspensionsState records · this school and each student group · 2018–19 and 2025–26

CDE’s all-students school rates for 2024–25 and 2025–26; the change is the difference between the two rates as printed.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024–25 · 37 in 100 → 2025–26 · 29 in 100 · −8 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 11.0% (23 of 209) → 2025–26 · 9.9% (19 of 192) · −1.1 percentage points

Group	2018–19	2025–26	Change
Female	—	32 in 100	—
Male	—	27 in 100	—
Hispanic or Latino	—	30 in 100	—
Students with disabilities	—	46 in 100	—
English learners	—	22 in 100	—
Low-income	—	30 in 100	—
All students	—	29 in 100	—

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

Graduation and readinessstate records · each rate for its own year and class of students

Measure	Source record
This school · CCI overall Prepared	CDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · all students in the current four-year graduation cohort, plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. Overall CCI Prepared rate 79% · numerator 53 students classified Prepared · denominator 67 CCI students.
California · CCI overall Prepared	CDE statewide CCI cohort · CCI source year 2025 · all students · overall Prepared rate 52% · numerator 257,567 students classified Prepared · denominator 497,814 CCI students.

AP pathway among CCI Prepared studentsCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · AP pathway rate 87% · AP-pathway numerator 46 · denominator 53 (CCI Prepared students). This measure uses Prepared students as its denominator, not the whole CCI cohort; it is not an AP exam-taking rate or a count of AP courses offered. That cohort includes all students in the current four-year graduation cohort plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. In 2025 the pathway accepts two qualifying AP exams, two qualifying AP courses, or a combination of one of each in different subjects.

CDE's overall Prepared rate is the college-readiness factor in the Scope Score (20% of the high school score). The school rate is 53 of 67 CCI students, not the AP-only pathway or A–G completion rate. The California figure is CDE's statewide CCI student cohort, not an average of SchoolScope's comparable high schools or the SchoolScope school-rank pool.

Graduation rate

90%

AP route, among those ready for college or career

87%

2025 CDE CCI cohort · AP courses, exams, or both; share of students ready for college or career (CDE’s “Prepared”), not course offerings

Finished the UC/CSU course list (A–G)

100%

A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility

These source periods and populations differ: graduation uses an adjusted cohort, while A–G completion and college-going use separately reported groups. The rates are shown individually, without a shared performance tier.

UC admissions, universitywidefall 2024–2025 · applied, admitted, enrolled, mean GPA · summed across CEEB codes

Year	Applied	Admitted	Enrolled	Mean GPA (applied)	Mean GPA (admitted)	Mean GPA (enrolled)
2025	32	28	9	3.55	3.56	3.45
2024	23	21	5	3.54	3.56	3.50

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. GPA is each group's mean weighted, capped high-school GPA for 10th/11th-grade college-preparatory courses. SchoolScope leaves GPA unavailable when several CEEB codes contribute rather than combining their means. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here. Complete, matching counts can support a historical descriptive rate, but do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances. Series shown from 2024.

UC admissions by campuslatest falls on file · each campus counted separately

Campus	Year	Applied	Admitted	Enrolled
Berkeley	2025	14	under 3	under 3
Berkeley	2024	12	under 3	under 3
Davis	2025	24	4	under 3
Davis	2024	12	3	under 3
Irvine	2025	9	under 3	under 3
Irvine	2024	7	under 3	under 3
Los Angeles	2025	6	under 3	under 3
Los Angeles	2024	8	under 3	under 3
Merced	2025	27	25	9
Merced	2024	18	18	4
Riverside	2025	10	10	under 3
San Diego	2025	9	under 3	under 3
San Diego	2024	6	under 3	under 3
Santa Barbara	2025	9	under 3	under 3
Santa Cruz	2025	18	7	under 3
Santa Cruz	2024	16	5	under 3
Universitywide	2025	32	28	9
Universitywide	2024	23	21	5

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. Campus totals are not interchangeable with Universitywide; students can apply to several campuses. Universitywide is separately reported; never derive it by adding campus rows. Universitywide applicant and admit counts are unduplicated. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here; these records do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances.

AP course catalog2025–26 · College Board course authorizations

Subject	Authorization recorded for
2-D Art and Design	this school
Biology	this school
Calculus AB	this school
Drawing	this school
English Language and Composition	this school
English Literature and Composition	this school
Environmental Science	this school
Spanish Language and Culture	this school
U.S. Government and Politics	this school
United States History	this school

Authorization ≠ a section running this year — the Ledger records what the school may teach, not seat counts.

Advanced coursework, federal snapshot2023–24 · Civil Rights Data Collection · dated historical snapshot

Measure	This school
AP offered	offered
AP course count	11
AP enrollment (male/female)	125
IB participation	not reported
Dual enrollment	not offered
Algebra I in grade 8	not reported
Calculus sections	1
Physics sections	1
Chemistry sections	4
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)	240

These counts aren’t part of the Scope Score. “Not reported” means the federal record has no value for that item; it isn’t a zero. Enrollment counts add the male and female students the survey reports.

Fundingschool and district spending, from state and federal finance records · each row names its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$20,527 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 9,424 pupils

California · selected district mean$14,491 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · SchoolScope’s unweighted mean across 818 selected California district finance records

District current expense · FY 2024–25$31,271 per ADA

CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator

How the California mean was selected

SchoolScope starts with its selected California finance records, not every NCES California district. For FY 2020–21, it calculates an unweighted mean of NCES F-33 current expense per pupil. District records contribute once, regardless of enrollment. The calculation keeps records with positive per-pupil current expense, enrollment over 100, CCD agency type 1, and a recorded district name; it excludes names ending in County Office of Education, Department of Education, or Superintendent of Schools. This is a SchoolScope calculation, not a state-published spending average.

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–⁠25 · SchoolScope calculation

Instruction 53%Instruction support 13%Student services 16%Administration 7%Buildings & maintenance 9%Other 2%

The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
Group	Dollars	Share, to two decimals	Printed
Instruction	$129,781,479	52.88%	53%
Instruction support	$31,718,608	12.92%	13%
Student services	$38,157,340	15.55%	16%
Administration	$18,138,391	7.39%	7%
Buildings & maintenance	$22,893,729	9.33%	9%
Other	$4,726,539	1.93%	2%
Total	$245,416,087	100.00%	100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $245,416,087 total of the groups shown, rounded to whole percents by largest remainder so they add up to 100. Dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar, so they can differ from the total by a dollar. SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.

NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–⁠2021; latest district record shown: 2021

2021$20,527 per pupil

2020$19,977 per pupil

2019$19,367 per pupil

2018$16,314 per pupil

2017$15,522 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

Staffing recordsstate teacher credential-and-placement and district salary records · each for its own year

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders5.0%

CDE 2024–25 SARC, Teacher Preparation and Placement table; measured school year 2021–22. Share of reported school teaching-position full-time equivalents assigned to properly assigned intern credential holders. A reported 0.0% is shown; unavailable rates are omitted. This is a position share, not a count of current teachers or of emergency permits.

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 94303 · not the school’s students

American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 94303 area
Measure	Estimate
Median household income	$151,609
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)	49%
ZIP-area population	46,879
Median age	39.5 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP-area figures do not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score. See all schools in ZIP code 94303 →

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Data sources: public data sources, including the California Department of Education · state tests (CAASPP) 2025–26 · Scope Score from 2024–25 results, compared across 1,498 high schools · attendance and suspensions by student group from 2018–19 and 2025–26 · district finance for the year each row names · Census survey (ACS) 2020–2024 · UC fall first-year source records — UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; the all-campus total is reported separately · AP courses the College Board approved, 2025–26 (approved to teach, not enrollment) · federal civil rights data (CRDC) 2023–24, a past snapshot · Data updated October 15, 2026

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KIPP Esperanza High — Rating & test scores

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English

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How does math compare with English?

Have results changed?

English · top two levels · grade 11

Math · top two levels · grade 11

Each year’s results and tested counts

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How many students here graduate in four years?

Graduated in four years

Ready for college or career (state measure)

Finished the UC/CSU course list

What could my child study here?

AP courses the school is approved to teach

Math & Computer Science 1

Sciences 2

English 2

History & Social Science 2

World Languages & Cultures 1

Arts 2

University of California

Each fall since 2024

California State University

Each fall since 2021

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

Chronically absent, 2025–26

Suspensions, 2025–26

How do kids like mine do here?

Who are the students?

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Who are the families and teachers?

What does KIPP Esperanza’s own plan commit to?

The 2026–27 plan in short

Where the money goes

Reading, math and catch-up help

For high-need students

What changed

What its goals measure

Where does the money go?

Every goal, in the plan’s order

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