About KIPP Nashville College Prep Middle
KIPP Nashville College Prep (KNCP) is a free, open-enrollment public charter school located in North Nashville that opened in 2013 and educates students in grades five through eight. In the 2017-2018 school year, KNCP students achieved the highest year-over-year academic growth possible and ranked among the best public middle schools in the city.
KNCP was recognized as a 2021-2022 and 2018-2019 Tennessee Reward School for student growth and achievement among the top public schools in Tennessee.
KIPP Nashville College Prep is open to all students who are residents of Davidson County.
LOCATION:
North Nashville
YEAR OPENED:
2013
# STUDENTS: 376
GRADES: 5-8
% SPECIAL
EDUCATION: 10%
% STUDENTS OF COLOR:
African American: 75%
Hispanic or Latino: 19%
% ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS: 4%
TN REWARD SCHOOL
2021-2022
2018-2019
AFTER SCHOOL CARE
options offered
BUS TRANSPORTATION
provided
Our Approach
KNCP offers students a holistic educational experience that is focused on individualized learning, rigorous academics and opportunities to develop their authentic selves. At KNCP, all students participate in our music program, which includes the option to join our performance band. Extracurricular opportunities include student council, basketball, cross country, track, cheerleading, step team and a variety of clubs. At KNCP, we believe that every child has the opportunity to be a leader, and we support our students in discovering their inner leader through intentional character building, including a course on leadership.
We work together in a supportive environment to help each other grow and achieve. We recognize that we are stronger as a team than we ever will be on our own.
We set and strive to meet ambitious goals both academically and behaviorally. We expect to go above and beyond in all we do, and we do this because it will hold us to the standards we need to succeed.
We display grit and optimism when finding solutions to our problems. We never give up.
We act as positive role models in our school and community and influence others to do the same. We lead by example in service to others and keep the promises we make.
Our Team
At KNCP, we believe that every child has the opportunity to be a leader. Our team promotes a college-bound culture through intentional character building, including a course on leadership, strong academics, and a growing music program.
Kelli Barnes
Assistant Principal of Student Support Services State University of New York at Fredonia
Ashley Edmonds
Assistant Principal of Humanities Tuskegee University
Chelby Newbern
Principal University of Kentucky
Antjuan Welch
Director of Operations Mars Hill University
Tasia Winston
Dean of Students Alabama State UniversityContact
3410 Knight Drive
Nashville, TN 37207
Chelby Newbern, Principal
Main Office: 615-986-1465615-986-1465
Email: kncp@kippnashville.org