Does KIPP Ujima accept students in grades other than 5th?
Any parent of a student who is completing or has completed 5th grade at another school and wants her/his child to attend KIPP Ujima’s 6th grade must schedule a time for the child to take KIPP Ujima’s math diagnostic to determine whether the student has the skills necessary to succeed in KIPP Ujima’s 6th-grade math classes. If the student has those skills, then s/he must take the KIPP Ujima reading diagnostic. If the student has the skills necessary to succeed in KIPP Ujima’s 6th-grade math and reading classes, s/he will be accepted into KIPP Ujima’s 6th grade after s/he has completed 5th grade at her/his current or former school. If s/he does not have the skills necessary to succeed in KIPP Ujima’s math or reading classes, s/he will be invited to enroll in the lottery (or the waiting list if the lottery has already been conducted) for KIPP Ujima’s 5th grade if the parent is willing to have her/his child repeat the 5th grade at KIPP Ujima. It is worth noting that in the past many parent
