SCHOOLS & PROGRAMS
Our four campuses incorporate academic rigor, character building, and leadership skills to prepare KIPP Nashville students for success in college and beyond.
KIPP Nashville, part of a national network of free, public charter schools, serves elementary through high school students.
Our four campuses are rapidly changing Nashville’s education landscape, helping students and communities achieve their dreams.
SCHOOL TYPE: ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
GRADES SERVED: K-4
In July 2015, KIPP Kirkpatrick Elementary School opened its doors in partnership with Metro Nashville Public Schools. KIPP Kirkpatrick is educating students in kindergarten through fourth grade.
SCHOOL TYPE: ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
GRADES SERVED: K-2 (GROWING TO K-4)
KIPP Nashville College Prep Elementary opened in August 2017 and currently educates students in Kindergarten, first and second grade. KNCPE will grow to educate students through fourth grade, making Ewing Park a full K-8 campus by 2020.
SCHOOL TYPE: K-8
GRADES SERVED: K – 1, 5 (growing to K – 8)
KIPP Antioch College Prep opened in August 2018 with a founding kindergarten class. KIPP Antioch will add first grade and fifth grade in August 2019 and be located on a brand new K – 8 campus.
SCHOOL TYPE: MIDDLE SCHOOL
GRADES SERVED: 5-8
KIPP Academy Nashville, our flagship middle school, was founded in 2005, and educates grades five through eight. Named a Tennessee Reward School, KIPP Academy was recently recognized for top 5% student growth in the state.
SCHOOL TYPE: MIDDLE SCHOOL
GRADES SERVED: 5-8
KIPP Nashville College Prep, our second middle school in Northeast Nashville, opened in 2013. KNCP educates students in grades five through eight, and was named among the top performing middle schools in Davidson County based on test results from the 2017-2018 school year. KNCP was also recognized for top 5% student growth in the state.
SCHOOL TYPE: HIGH SCHOOL
GRADES SERVED: 9-12
KIPP Nashville Collegiate High School opened in 2014 and has posted some of the best student growth among non-selective public schools in the city. Collegiate’s founding high school class of 2018 averaged a 22.1 on the ACT – the highest of any KIPP high school in the country and almost four points higher than the Davidson County average.
KIPP Through College pairs students with counselors who assist them in navigating the road to and through college graduation. Counselors and KIPPsters work together through ACT prep, college applications, financial aid support, and more in order to graduate college at four times the rate of the national average of their low-income peers.