KIPP Raíces Academy is a tuition-free public charter elementary school located in East Los Angeles. Founded in summer 2008, KIPP Raíces currently serves 520 students in kindergarten through fourth grade.
The program nurtures well-rounded critical thinkers who love learning and at the same time enables them to master the California content standards. Our students are not only excellent academic achievers in reading and mathematics; they are artists, scientists, authors, athletes, and agents of change.
KIPP Raíces is the first KIPP elementary school in California and the first charter elementary school in East Los Angeles.