Kipp Esperanza High School
East Palo Alto · San Mateo County · Sequoia Union High · Public
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- Almost all graduates leave eligible for UC and CSU. 100% finish the A-G courses California's universities require before a student can even apply — most California schools manage about 6 in 10.
- Worth asking about: attendance. 37% of students are chronically absent — above the state's ~23%. Ask what the school is doing about engagement; absenteeism is usually the earliest warning light.
Composed from this page's data — every claim is backed by a number in the sections below.
🎓 Where grads go — and what it costs & pays
UC admits by campus · Class of 2025
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How Kipp Esperanza High School compares for families
Real college outcomes data available below.
- ▸ StatewideUC Reach Score of 7 — 11 points below the California median of 18.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsTrails the peer median (UC Reach Score 7 vs a 11 median) across the 5 most similar nearby schools.
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SBAC academic outcomes — grade 11, 2025
Share of grade-11 students meeting or exceeding the California standard on Smarter Balanced ELA and Math. This is the academic-readiness signal that pairs with UC Reach (post-grad outcomes), stability (retention), and absenteeism (engagement). Note: statewide median Math is only ~20% — a school at 20% isn't an outlier; one at 45%+ genuinely is.
Source: California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) Smarter Balanced research files. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥30 tested students.
Student composition — 2025-26
HS grades 9–12 racial/ethnic composition and program subgroups, from CDE Census Day Enrollment. Two-year shift shown when ≥1 pt — surfaces how the community served has changed since 2023-24.
Race / ethnicity
Program subgroups
Source: California Department of Education, Census Day Enrollment 2025-26 (HS grades 9–12). Δ shown when shift is ≥1 pt since 2023-24. Categories below 0.5% omitted.
Chronic absenteeism — 2024-25
Share of students missing 10% or more of expected attendance — the leading indicator that often precedes the demand decline shown above. Families disengaging tend to raise absenteeism first, then formally leave. Basis: grades 9–12.
Absenteeism is up 23.5 pp since 2020-21. A rising absenteeism trend often precedes formal departure — worth investigating which subgroups are driving it.
Source: California Department of Education, Chronic Absenteeism 2024-25. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥100 eligible students. CDE didn't publish a usable 2019-20 file (COVID).
Enrollment trend & projection
If this trend holds (+8.0%/yr, Total enrollment)
At per-pupil funding of $ / student:
| Horizon | Projected Total enrollment | Change | Funding impact / yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 yr (2027) | ~192 | +14 | $0 |
| 3 yr (2029) | ~224 | +46 | $0 |
| 5 yr (2031) | ~261 | +83 | $0 |
Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Default = California's LCFF base grant for grades 9–12 ($12,423/ADA). Edit the figure to match your school.
How does Kipp Esperanza High School really compare on getting kids to college?
We've ranked it #4 of 5 most similar nearby schools on UC Reach. Unlock the full snapshot to see the head-to-head — who's ahead, by how much, and where it's heading.
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Enrollment stability & demand — 2024-25
Two complementary signals: retention (do students stay once enrolled?) and demand (are families choosing the school?). Read against the San Mateo County baseline — the demographic tide is moving every CA HS, so a school's gap vs. county is the actionable signal.
Enrollment -38.9% vs. county -16.1% AND stability (82.8%) below the county median. Recruitment and retention both under pressure — likely a foundational rather than tactical problem. Chronic absenteeism is also at 37.3% (up +23.5 pts from 2020-21) — engagement and demand are both signaling decline.
36 of 209 students who enrolled at Kipp Esperanza High School this year didn't maintain continuous enrollment (17.2% non-stability). Mid-year transfers, dropouts, and other exits are all counted.
Stability by student group
Nearest peer high schools
Source: California Department of Education, Stability Rate 2024-25. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥100 cumulative enrollees so by-design-high-churn continuation schools don't dominate the bottom of the distribution. Cumulative enrollment counts every student on the rolls during the year, so it can exceed peak-day enrollment.
District financial profile — Sequoia Union High (FY2020)
From 4 years of NCES F-33 filings (the federally-mandated district finance survey). Public schools don't have their own books — the district does. These figures show the financial scale, revenue dependence, instruction-vs-overhead mix, and long-term debt that shape what a school can sustain.
Local: 79.5%
Federal: 3.9%
Source: NCES F-33 Annual Survey of School System Finances (Urban Institute Education Data API). Latest year currently published: FY2020. F-33 is a district-level federal filing — it reflects the Sequoia Union High as a whole, not this individual school's books. Revenue mix shows where the district's dollars come from (state aid dominates in CA via LCFF). Instruction share is current expenditure on instruction ÷ total current expenditure (national benchmark ~60%). Long-term debt is end-of-year outstanding (mostly facilities bonds).
Kipp Esperanza High School sent 71 applications to the six most selective University of California campuses and 5.6% were admitted, producing a UC Reach Score of 7 — 11 points below the California median of 18, higher than 7% of California high schools..
-4 pts vs. peer median (11) · Ranked #4 of 5 similar schools
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Higher than 7% of California high schools (980 ranked, ≥50 seniors)
Kipp Esperanza High School's UC Reach Score of 7 is below the California median (18). The top 10% of CA schools achieve 51 or higher.
But in San Mateo County, where the local median is 32 and the top-10% bar is 65, this score is mid-pack rather than exceptional — typical of its market rather than a standout.
Overall, Kipp Esperanza High School's UC Reach is higher than 7% of California high schools (980 ranked).
UC Outcomes Trend — 2024–2025
Class size from CDE grade 12 enrollment. Campus-level data — applicant/admit totals may count a student at multiple campuses more than once.
Campus Breakdown — 2025
| Campus | Applicants | Admits | Enrollees | Admit Rate | UC Reach Score | Yield | Avg GPA (App) | Avg GPA (Adm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC Berkeley → Elite | 14 | —† | —† | —† | —† | — | 3.74 | —† |
| UCLA → Elite | 6 | —† | —† | —† | —† | — | 3.55 | —† |
| UC San Diego → Selective | 9 | —† | —† | —† | —† | — | 3.44 | —† |
| UC Santa Barbara → Selective | 9 | —† | —† | —† | —† | — | 3.63 | —† |
| UC Irvine → Selective | 9 | —† | —† | —† | —† | — | 3.58 | —† |
| UC Davis → | 24 | 4 | —† | 16.7% | 7 | — | 3.64 | —† |
What This Means
For School Admins
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