Edwin Markham Middle
Public · Grades 6–8 · 618 students
KIPP Philosophers Academy
1999 East 102nd St., Los Angeles, CA 90002
Grades
5–8
Middle
Students
398
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
21 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
KIPP Philosophers Academy District
Los Angeles County
Schola Grade F · Far below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 1,332 California middle schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other California middle 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 KIPP Philosophers Academy
KIPP Philosophers Academy is a charter middle school in Los Angeles, California, serving grades 5–8. It is part of KIPP Philosophers Academy District. The school is located in a large city in Los Angeles County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 398 students were enrolled, with about 21 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is close to the typical California middle school (21.0 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 KIPP Philosophers Academy District. Its Schola Grade is F (far below average), compared with 1,332 California middle schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 5–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- Middle
- Grades offered
- 5–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 398 students
- Students per teacher
- 21 to 1
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- KIPP Philosophers Academy District
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Large
- School district
- KIPP Philosophers Academy District
- County
- Los Angeles County
- NCES school ID
- 060205613002
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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.