Does KIPP have an official mechanism/process for tracking its alumni who go on to college?
KIPP carefully tracks the students who graduate eighth grade from KIPP middle schools and/or have entered KIPP high schools, as reaching college is our ultimate goal and we hold ourselves accountable for our results. Since KIPP began in 1994, 95 percent of students who finished eighth grade at KIPP have graduated from high school, and more than 85 percent have matriculated to college. We track these students through the KIPP Through College alumni program. KIPP Through College aims to empower each middle school and high school graduate to continue using the scholarly habits, knowledge, and skills learned at KIPP schools as they continue on the path to college (and beyond).
