KIPP Academy of Innovation | Grades 5-8
Award-Winning Public Middle School
KIPP Academy of Innovation (KAI) offers a tuition-free, award-winning education for grades 5-8 in East Los Angeles. Recognized as a Top-Performing LA County Public School and one of the Best Middle Schools in California by U.S. News & World Report, KAI fosters a transformative environment with rigorous academic and STEM instruction, character development, and values-based learning centered on love, curiosity, grit, and excellence.
KAI’s KIPP Forward program supports high school and college readiness and career success. Its after-school program provides activities and extracurriculars that promote creativity, critical thinking, and personal growth beyond the classroom.
School Awards: US News & World Report Best Public Middle School (2022 & 2025).
School Core Values
- Love
- Excellence
- Curiosity
- Grit
School Leader
Christopher Rozario
School Leader
"We embrace each child, their family, and our community and work as a unit to ensure our students have a wonderful experience at Innovation."
KIPP Academy of Innovation School Tour
School Address
4240 E. Olympic Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90023
Main Office
T. 323.406.8000
F. 323.406.8002
Our students and staff are unafraid to blaze new trails of love, grit, curiosity, and excellence; and we truly believe that, “As a team and a family, we will find a way or make one.”
