KIPP King Collegiate High School

Before you read this, I know you probably think I’m just another student that has always despised school, but hear me out. They preach about equality but tolerate racism, sexism, and disrespect. This school expects way too much from students. We’re back in the middle of a pandemic and all we do is study, study, study, hoping to pass. I bet you over 80% of students at this school only get about 5 hours of sleep during weekday nights or less. There is no individuality or freedom of creativity. Teachers just throw work at us with a rubrics and if we add our own twist to the work or our opinion, you guessed it, we fail the assignment. This is completely draining our mental health and nobody at this school seems to care. So, with all do respect, do not come to this school.

I like this school very much and so does my son. I see a lot of improvement in his progress. He gets a lot of support from his teacher and they are helpful. sometime his teachers call me or text me to tell me that my son is doing very well. I like that they get more help and support during the office hours which are good for the students who need more explanation and help. I would definitely recommend this school.

At first I hated this school, but now I love it. The classes have an average of around 20 students, where the teachers care about us. At first the long hours at Summit, then King was the one thing I could not stand. As time went by I stayed longer after school just because I wanted to.This school year our teacher was out for early maternity leave, yet the school was able to find a teacher on such short notice. King of course has its flaws considering it has only been around for 5 school years. You can not expect a newly started school to have all the AP courses and all the sports available to students. As for the subpar english(the parent who posted, please see rule one of the posting guidelines), some of the students may be english learners or first generation students, may find that offensive. Our school, is a school were we accept students who have trouble classes, and help them be up to grade level. As a student I love helping out struggling students and often ask for help as well. Although their goal is to get is to college, I personally find that along the way they are help us make our dreams come true.

I actually happened upon these reviews when I was googling King's phone number and I must say that I strongly disagree with some of the negative reviews here. To the parent who said that King and Summit are a nuisance to the community because they cause traffic congestion, the fact that most students do not seem to be from the San Leandro/San Lorenzo area shows how popular King and Summit are. Parents are taking their time and gas money (expensive gas prices these days) to drive their kids from far away places just to go to King and Summit. One of my former classmate's parents used to drive her to King all the way from Tracy every single day for two and a half years.This also shows how King and Summit do not require students to be from the SLZ district to attend or give priority to those from the district. Everyone has a fair chance to get in. As for long hours, almost every student complains about this aspect of KIPP schools at some point; it is what makes these schools KIPP schools. Also, to the parent who commented on sub-par English, you may have forgotten that KIPP schools have many English Language Learners and that a majority do not have English as their first language.

I just wanted to add my two cents of what I have observed at this school. My husband and I service the Healthy Gourmet Vending Machines there (just one example of the perks that this school has that many don't...even though they re not private). Anyway, there are plenty of times we are there filling our machines when there is a class going on and we are always impressed at how unique and creative the instructors are. They seem to really care and engage with their students. We find ourselves engrossed and interested at what the students and the teacher are doing and discussing all the time. And for a public school, they seem to have a lot of athletic activities, fun social clubs and music. These kinds of activities will keep a young person engaged in their school and will help to give them a well-rounded education. I have no knowledge of the actual curriculum, but I see teachers who are smart and thoughtful, and students who are the same. When my child is old enough, I would certainly consider this school.