KIPP Esperanza High
Charter · Grades 9–12 · 194 students
East Palo Alto Academy
1050 Myrtle St., East Palo Alto, CA 94303
Grades
9–12
High
Students
278
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
13 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
East Palo Alto Academy District
San Mateo County
Schola Grade D · Below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 1,321 California high schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other California high schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About East Palo Alto Academy
East Palo Alto Academy is a charter high school in East Palo Alto, California, serving grades 9–12. It is part of East Palo Alto Academy District. The school is located in a large suburb in San Mateo County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 278 students were enrolled, with about 13 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical California high school (18.5 students per teacher). As a charter school, it is publicly funded and tuition-free, but operates independently of the local district under a charter from East Palo Alto Academy District. Its Schola Grade is D (below average), compared with 1,321 California high schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 9–12
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- High
- Grades offered
- 9–12
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 278 students
- Students per teacher
- 13 to 1
- AP courses offered
- 3
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- East Palo Alto Academy District
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- East Palo Alto Academy District
- County
- San Mateo County
- NCES school ID
- 060190111431
Schools near East Palo Alto Academy
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Oxford Day Academy
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Mid-Peninsula High School
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Chesterton Academy of St James
Private · Grades 9–12 · 12 students
Palo Alto High
Public · Grades 9–12 · 1,891 students
Menlo-Atherton High
Public · Grades 9–12 · 2,158 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.