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KIPP Navigate College Prep · San Jose

KIPP Navigate College Prep: This school runs ahead of the state average. The bar itself is the harder conversation.

KIPP Navigate College Prep posts 44% meeting the standard against 36% statewide — ahead of most, with real headroom above the bar.

1750 South White Road, 95127 (opens in new tab)·SBE - KIPP Navigate College Prep·San Jose·Grades 9-12·297 students·76% low-income·Charter·2024–25 CAASPP·(408) 673-4892·Website
Charter school — publicly funded, independently operated, open enrollment via lottery. Learn more
2022–2025 trend · CDE CAASPP
This schoolCA avg
Scope5944
% Exceeded26%16%
% Met+44%36%
Grad rate85.5%87.6%
College readiness100.0%35.4%
Absence15.5%30.2%
Suspension3.0%3.6%
Scope Score
59
🌱 Building Momentum · Solid
ranked #380 statewide

KIPP Navigate College Prep scores 59 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 82nd percentile of 2,160 California high schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).

Measures test performance, attendance, and climate — not arts, community, or your kid. How we score →

🌱 Building Momentum — This label means the data doesn't clearly sort the school one way or the other — ask what the school is proud of, and what it's working on.

CDE CAASPP 2025

Most rating sites would stop at “44% proficient” and call it done. KIPP Navigate College Prep deserves a closer read. The school sits in San Jose, where three in four students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.

KIPP Navigate College Prep's low-income kids hit 61.4% proficiency in ELA — a number the same group reaches at 38.2% statewide. If you're trying to read past zip-code-driven test scores, that's the signal worth weighing.

As a charter, KIPP Navigate College Prep enrolls by application rather than address. That changes how you get in, but it doesn't change the score.

The seven-year arc

Percentile among 2,160 high schools statewide

Has held the 82nd-percentile line every tested year since 2022.

CA Dashboard
ELAGreen(Increased Significantly)MathBlue(Increased Significantly)
ELA — % met or exceeded, by grade
Grade2022202320242025
Grade 1156%43%61%58%
Math — % met or exceeded, by grade
Grade2022202320242025
Grade 1138%27%20%31%

The story this school is actually telling

Proficient by 11th grade
44%
State 36%
Graduate
86%
State 88%
Pass an AP exam
100%
State 35%

Of 100 students here: 44 are proficient by 11th grade → 86 graduate → 100 pass an AP exam. The gaps between those bars are the questions to ask.

61.4%
Low-income · ELA · met standard

KIPP Navigate College Prep's most underrated number

61.4% of low-income students met the ELA standard — versus 38.2% for the same group statewide. That's the strongest kind of signal a school can post: it holds across income lines.

KIPP Navigate College Prep low-income: 61.4%State low-income: 38.2%KIPP Navigate College Prep EL: 11.8%State EL: 10.4%

The 6 things our score weighs

Graduation rate
85.5%
State 87.6%
2.1pp below state avg
Exceeded standard
25.7%
State 15.8%
9.9pp above state avg
College readiness
100.0%
State 35.4%
AP exam pass rate above state avg
Met or exceeded
44.5%
State 35.7%
8.7pp above state avg
Chronic absenteeism
15.5%
State 30.2%
14.7pp below state avg
Suspension rate
3.0%
State 3.6%
0.6pp below state avg
Worth a school visit

Ask how the school challenges kids who clear the standard early. The gap between meeting and exceeding is where pacing shows.

  • Ask whether extra support — tutoring, counseling, small groups — reaches kids across income lines, not just the students already ahead.
  • Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom — watch how the teacher handles a student who's stuck.
  • Ask to tour while school's in session, and notice how hallways and transitions feel — culture shows up between classes, not just in them.
  • Ask how the school communicates with families when a child starts to struggle.
  • Ask what a typical day looks like for a new student in the first few weeks.

How every group of students does here

At KIPP Navigate College Prep in San Jose, 61.4% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 61.4% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. KIPP Navigate College Prep outperforms its district average for low-income students by 0.0 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (29.8% Math proficient); Hispanic students (53.7% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 46.6 percentage points for english learner students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 57 students tested.

All students at this school: 44% met or exceeded
All StudentsAll Students: this school 44%, district —, state 36%44%
Socioeconomically DisadvantagedSocioeconomically Disadvantaged: this school 46%, district 46%, state 32%46% · +1 vs school
Hispanic/LatinoHispanic/Latino: this school 38%, district 38%, state 32%38% · −6 vs school
FemaleFemale: this school 50%, district 50%, state 44%50% · +6 vs school
MaleMale: this school 39%, district 39%, state 42%39% · −6 vs school
English LearnersEnglish Learners: this school 9%, district 9%, state 11%9% · −36 vs school
AsianAsian: this school 71%, district 71%, state 72%71% · +27 vs school

5 of 12 student groups here are too small to report — a privacy protection, not a gap.

this school district, same group California, same group

Showing up, and staying in class

Chronic absenteeismChronic absenteeism: this school 15.5%, district 15.5%, state 30.2%15.5% · −14.7pp vs state
Suspension rateSuspension rate: this school 3.0%, district —, state 3.6%3.0% · −0.6pp vs state
Chronic absenteeism by grade band
Grades 9–1212.1%

The people teaching here

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Student : teacherStudent to teacher ratio: this school 12:1, district 12:112:1
Teaching staff25 teachers
Avg. experience5.0 years
Fully credentialed78%
Course Breadth
AP courses offered26
AP exam qualifiers69 students

What gets spent here

Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $36,240, CA average $14,815$36,240 · spent at this school
Federal share$537 per student

$537 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.

55% of district spending reaches instruction — CA average is 56%.

district detail, 2018–2020 — the newest published
2020$14,091 per pupil
2019$15,850 per pupil
2018$19,135 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The neighborhood it serves

Hispanic78.5%
District 78.5% · CA 56.1%
Asian16.8%
District 16.8% · CA 10.2%
Other4.0%
District 4.0% · CA 9.0%
White0.3%
District 0.3% · CA 19.9%
Black0.3%
District 0.3% · CA 4.8%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 76.4% (13pp above CA avg)
Neighborhood — American Community Survey
Median income$129K · CA $85K
Median home value$1.04M · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+29% · CA 35%
ZIP population58,825
Median age39 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level

Worth Knowing

At 297 students, this school is much smaller than the typical California high school (≈1450).

On the state's science test (CAST), 27% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 but never enters the Scope Score.

Frequently asked questions

Is KIPP Navigate College Prep a good high school?

KIPP Navigate College Prep has a Scope Score of 59 out of 100, placing it in the 82nd percentile of California high schools and ranked #380 statewide. 25.7% of students exceeded the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment, which is 9.9 percentage points above the California average of 15.8%. The Scope Score weights 7 dimensions for high schools: graduation rate (25%), exceeded standard (22%), college/career readiness (20%), met or exceeded (proficient) (18%), chronic absenteeism (5%), suspension rate (5%), and ELPAC English Learner proficiency (5%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.

What are KIPP Navigate College Prep's CAASPP test scores?

On the 2025 CAASPP Smarter Balanced Assessment, 44.5% of students at KIPP Navigate College Prep met or exceeded the state standard in ELA and Math combined, and 25.7% exceeded it. The gap between those numbers matters: 18.8% of students are at the proficiency floor, while 25.7% pushed past it. Most rating sites report only the combined "proficient" number. SchoolScope surfaces the exceeded-vs-met split because it reveals whether a school's curriculum challenges students beyond minimum proficiency or paces toward it. 144 student-subject combinations were assessed.

How does KIPP Navigate College Prep rank in California?

KIPP Navigate College Prep ranks #380 among California high schools by Scope Score, placing it in the 82nd percentile. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.

What is the attendance and school culture like at KIPP Navigate College Prep?

15.5% of students at KIPP Navigate College Prep are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days), which is better than the California average of 30.2%. The suspension rate is 3.0%. SchoolScope includes these culture metrics in the Scope Score because they reflect day-to-day school experience in ways test scores alone cannot.

How does KIPP Navigate College Prep compare to other schools in San Jose?

KIPP Navigate College Prep scores 59/100 (82nd percentile) among California high schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same metrics side by side: exceeded rate, proficiency, growth trajectory, and school culture indicators. The school serves 297 students. Use the schools in San Jose page or the map view to compare all high schools nearby.

How does KIPP Navigate College Prep serve low-income and underrepresented students?

At KIPP Navigate College Prep in San Jose, 61.4% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 61.4% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. KIPP Navigate College Prep outperforms its district average for low-income students by 0.0 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (29.8% Math proficient); Hispanic students (53.7% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 46.6 percentage points for english learner students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 57 students tested. SchoolScope shows disaggregated test scores by demographic subgroup so you can see how a school performs for your child's specific group — not just the school-wide average. Subgroup data is context, not part of the Scope Score: we don't penalize schools for who they serve. See our equity approach.

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For the data nerds

Every number on this page

Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.

01Score factorsWeighted composite · 2024–25
Graduation rate · 25%
85.5%
↓ vs CA 87.6% · 48th pctile
Exceeded standard · 22%
25.7%
↑ vs CA 15.8% · 61th pctile
College readiness · 20%
100.0%
↑ vs CA 35.4% · 87th pctile
Met or exceeded · 18%
44.5%
↑ vs CA 35.7% · 56th pctile
Chronic absenteeism · 5%
15.5%
↑ vs CA 30.2% · 62th pctile
Suspension rate · 5%
3.0%
↑ vs CA 3.6% · 53th pctile
02By grade & subgroupCAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students
ELATestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 117229%29%21%21%58%+11
MathTestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 117222%8%19%50%31%+7
Science (CAST)TestedEXCMETNEARNOT
Grade 5/8/119310%17%56%17%

CAST is tested in grades 5, 8, and once in high school — not annually. Not part of the Scope Score.

Subgroup · ELATestedMET+vs districtvs CA
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged5761.4%+0+23
Hispanic/Latino5453.7%+0+15
English Learners1711.8%+0+1
03Peer comparison · nearest high schoolssorted by Scope Score
SchoolDistScopeEXCMET+GrowthSusp
KIPP Navigate College Prep ←—5925.7%44.5%—3.0%
Evergreen Valley High2.2 mi7250.5%74.9%—1.4%
Mt. Pleasant High0.1 mi469.6%32.0%—3.8%
William C. Overfelt High1.5 mi4310.4%30.1%—4.1%
California average—4415.8%35.7%—3.6%
04More measurescontext · not all part of the Scope Score
Graduation Rate
85.5%
AP Exam Prepared
100.0%
A-G Completion
100.0%
A-G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-Going Rate
91.2%
YearScopePctileRankExcMet+AbsentSuspGrowth
20225882#38626.0%46.8%24.8%9.2%—
20235273#57817.1%35.0%18.1%9.6%—
20245679#44419.8%40.4%17.4%3.1%—
20255982#38025.7%44.5%15.5%3.0%—
05Climate by student groupchronic absenteeism · 2019 vs 2025 — the two years CDE publishes at subgroup level
Group20192025Δ
Female11.1%15.5%+4.4pp
Male11.5%8.9%-2.6pp
Asian0.0%0.0%+0.0pp
Hispanic/Latino12.5%14.9%+2.4pp
Students with Disabilities26.7%15.9%-10.8pp
English Learners15.6%17.9%+2.3pp
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged10.8%12.6%+1.8pp
All Students11.3%12.1%+0.8pp
EXC = exceeded standard · MET+ = met or exceeded ("proficient") · Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2024–25 · n=2,160 high schools · Vintages: climate subgroups 2019+2025 · district finance per its label · ACS 2022 · Data updated 2026-07-03methodology · data updates · CSV · report issue

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