Excellence
Students are encouraged to set the bar high, take responsibility for their work, and pursue ambitious goals.
Prepare for What Comes Next at KIPP Nashville Collegiate High School
High school is a time to take on new challenges, discover your strengths, and make important decisions about your future. At KIPP Nashville Collegiate High School, students build the academic knowledge, confidence, and skills they need to pursue the path that is right for them.
Located in East Nashville, KIPP Nashville Collegiate High School is a tuition-free public charter school serving students in grades 9–12. Students experience rigorous academics, AP courses, arts, athletics, clubs, and individualized college and career guidance through KIPP Forward.
About KIPP Nashville Collegiate High School
Schedule a TourKIPP Nashville Collegiate High School opened in 2014 and serves students from across Davidson County at its Douglas Avenue campus in East Nashville. The school was created to provide students with a rigorous high school education while preparing them with the knowledge and skills needed for college, career, and life beyond graduation.
The Collegiate experience is grounded in four values: Excellence, Resilience, Heart, and Growth. Together, these values encourage students to set high expectations, work through challenges, support one another, and continue developing throughout high school.
Grades: 9–12
Location: East Nashville
Address: 123 Douglas Avenue, Nashville, TN 37207
Year Opened: 2014
Students: Approximately 481
Principal: Dr. Halima Labi
Academics That Challenge Students to Think Deeper
High school is an opportunity for students to deepen their knowledge while becoming more independent thinkers.
At KIPP Nashville Collegiate, classrooms emphasize rigorous academics, critical thinking, and meaningful discussion. Teachers encourage students to speak up, engage with different perspectives, and develop the confidence to communicate their own ideas.
Students complete coursework across English, mathematics, science, social studies, and other subjects while having opportunities to take on additional academic challenges.
KIPP Nashville’s high school program includes AP course opportunities in subjects such as computer science, calculus, literature, statistics, and world history. Course availability can change, so families should review current offerings when considering the school.
Explore Your Interests Beyond the Classroom
A student’s high school experience is about more than completing required courses.
KIPP Nashville Collegiate provides opportunities for students to explore interests, build relationships, express themselves, compete, and develop new skills. The school offers music, art, and physical education alongside extracurricular activities.
Opportunities highlighted by the school include:
- Soccer
- Basketball
- Cross country
- Dance
- Cheerleading
- Math club
- Spoken word
- Computer coding
Programs, clubs, teams, and activities can vary by season and school year. Students and families should ask about current offerings during a campus tour.
College and Career Planning Through KIPP Forward
High school students face a big question: What do I want to do after graduation?
KIPP Forward helps students explore that question without assuming there is one right answer for everyone.
Students receive college and career guidance designed to help them identify their interests, talents, strengths, and long-term goals. Depending on the student’s aspirations, that pathway might include a four-year college, technical education, military service, or entering the workforce.
KIPP Forward support includes opportunities for:
- College and career exploration
- YouScience interest and aptitude assessments
- ACT preparation
- College and career pathway research
- College applications
- Financial aid and scholarship guidance
- Resume and interview preparation
- College visits and presentations
- Career exposure
- Individualized postsecondary planning
Students work alongside counselors and their families to consider options that fit their academic profile, interests, financial circumstances, community preferences, and career goals.
Planning for the Future During Junior and Senior Year
As graduation gets closer, college and career preparation becomes increasingly specific.
Through College & Career Readiness 11, students explore educational and career pathways, complete interest assessments, consider their strengths and goals, prepare application materials, and begin developing a list of potential college or career options.
During senior year, students continue working with counselors and caregivers as they turn those plans into concrete next steps. Depending on the student’s goals, that can include applications, financial aid, interviews, college visits, employment preparation, or other postsecondary milestones.
The goal is for students to leave high school with more than a diploma. They should have a clearer understanding of where they want to go and what they’ll need to do next.
Support That Continues After Graduation
Learn More About Alumni SupportGraduation doesn’t necessarily mean the end of a student’s relationship with KIPP.
KIPP Forward continues supporting alumni as they navigate their postsecondary paths. For alumni attending college, that can include help choosing courses, exploring majors, completing the FAFSA, and finding internships and career opportunities.
This continued guidance is an important part of KIPP Nashville’s connected K–12 and beyond pathway: helping students prepare for their next step and providing a support system as they begin navigating it.
A High School Where Students Can Find Their Voice
Explore Student Support & BelongingPreparing for adulthood involves more than knowing the material in a textbook.
KIPP Nashville Collegiate encourages students to participate in meaningful conversations, think critically about different perspectives, and develop confidence in expressing their ideas. The broader KIPP Nashville approach combines rigorous academics with attention to students’ social-emotional development, identity, well-being, and sense of purpose.
Students can also build community through classroom relationships, extracurricular activities, athletics, arts, and other experiences that make high school about more than academics alone.
Recognized for Academic Growth
Families deserve current, school-specific information when evaluating a high school.
In 2025, KIPP Nashville reported that KIPP Nashville Collegiate High School was recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a Top 5 public high school in Davidson County. KIPP Nashville also reported that all of its schools earned TVAAS Level 5 scores in Spring 2025, Tennessee’s highest designation for academic growth.
These results provide one way to evaluate the school. Families should also consider course offerings, college and career preparation, extracurricular opportunities, student support, location, and the experience their student has when visiting the campus.
Meet Principal Dr. Halima Labi
Dr. Halima Labi
Principal, KIPP Nashville Collegiate High School
Dr. Halima Labi leads KIPP Nashville Collegiate with a focus on challenging students both academically and personally while preparing them for life beyond high school.
The school’s vision is to help students leave Collegiate prepared to pursue college, career, and the future they choose.
Visit KIPP Nashville Collegiate High School
Choosing a high school is a decision students and families can make together. A campus tour gives you both an opportunity to see the school environment and ask questions about what the next four years could look like.
During your visit, consider asking:
- What courses are available for each grade?
- Which AP courses are currently offered?
- How are students supported when coursework becomes challenging?
- What does KIPP Forward support look like at each grade level?
- What sports, clubs, arts, and extracurricular activities are available?
- How do students explore different college and career pathways?
- How are families involved in postsecondary planning?
- What does a typical day at Collegiate look like?
Bring your student whenever possible. Their interests, goals, and questions should be an important part of choosing a high school.
KIPP Nashville Collegiate High School
Address: 123 Douglas Avenue, Nashville, TN 37207
Main Office: 615-514-6260
Email: KNCHS@kippnashville.org
Find Out if KIPP Nashville Collegiate Is Right for You
High school should help students grow academically while giving them room to discover who they are and where they want to go next.
At KIPP Nashville Collegiate High School, students can challenge themselves through rigorous coursework, participate in activities that reflect their interests, build meaningful relationships, and receive individualized guidance as they plan for college, career, and life after graduation.
KIPP Nashville Collegiate is a tuition-free public charter school open to Davidson County students.
Visit the campus, explore the opportunities available, and ask the questions that matter to you. When you’re ready, take the next step toward becoming part of the Collegiate community.