SCHOOLS & PROGRAMS
Our schools 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, educates students in elementary through high school and beyond.
Our schools are rapidly changing Nashville’s education landscape, helping students and communities achieve their dreams.
SCHOOL TYPE: ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
GRADES: 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 grades K-4. Named a Tennessee Reward School, KIPP Kirkpatrick was recently recognized for top 5% student growth in the state.
SCHOOL TYPE: ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
GRADES: K-4
KIPP Nashville College Prep Elementary opened in August 2017 and educates students in grades K-4. KNCPE and KNCP share a building, making Ewing Park a full K-8 campus.
SCHOOL TYPE: K-8
GRADES: K – 2, 5-6 (growing to K – 8)
KIPP Antioch College Prep opened in August 2018 with a founding kindergarten class. KIPP Antioch will add a grade level each year until it is a full K-8 campus in the 2022-2023 school year.
SCHOOL TYPE: MIDDLE SCHOOL
GRADES: 5-8
KIPP Academy Nashville, our flagship middle school, was founded in 2005, and educates grades 5-8. Named a Tennessee Reward School, KIPP Academy was recently recognized for top 5% student growth in the state.
SCHOOL TYPE: MIDDLE SCHOOL
GRADES: 5-8
KIPP Nashville College Prep opened in 2013. KNCP educates students in grades 5-8, and was named among the top performing middle schools in Davidson County based on test results from the 2017-2018 school year. Named a Tennessee Reward School, KNCP was also recognized for top 5% student growth in the state.
SCHOOL TYPE: HIGH SCHOOL
GRADES: 9-12
KIPP Nashville Collegiate High School opened in 2014 and has some of the best student growth among the public schools in our city without admissions requirements. 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.