KIPP San Jose Collegiate is a high school in

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, part of the

KIPP The Knowledge is Power Program, commonly known as KIPP, is a network of free open-enrollment college-preparatory schools in low income communities throughout the United States. KIPP is America's largest network of charter schools. The head o ...

chain. It is in the

East Side Union High School District The East Side Union High School District (abbreviated as ESUHSD) is a school district in San Jose, California, serving the East Side of San Jose. ESUHSD administers 19 high schools with a combined enrollment of approximately 24,500 students in t ...

and was founded in 2008. KIPP San Jose Collegiate opened in August 2008. It was founded by Melissa Gonzales, who had been one of the original teachers at KIPP Heartwood Academy, a middle school also in

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. As of the 2016–2017 school year, there were 499 students, of whom 75% were

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, 22% were Asian/Pacific Islander, and 1% were

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. In the 2015–16 school year, 81% were socio-economically disadvantaged and 7.9% were English learners. The school has achieved high passing percentages on state proficiency tests, including in 2015, when many other charter schools' performance on the tests declined. In 2015 it appeared in the top 2% in a ''

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'' ranking of high schools by willingness to challenge students by administering upper-level tests. In 2017 it was ranked 23rd in the US by '' U.S. News & World Report''. KIPP San Jose Collegiate's sports teams are the Wolfpack.

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