From the moment you enroll at any one of our 18 schools, we have a plan to support your child through graduation and beyond. That’s because KIPP NYC was designed as a K-12+ model, with a comprehensive 20-year support system that begins as early as kindergarten and continues for our alumni through college and career. The great part is, each one of our schools feeds into the next level, so you can count on us being committed to seeing your child all the way through.
We nurture every aspect of a child’s growth—mind, body, and heart—through engaging academics, rich arts, and co-curricular opportunities in a safe, welcoming community.
Across our K–12 programs, we offer a breadth of arts classes, including music, visual arts, graphic design, choir, dance, step, theater, spoken word, as well as middle school sports, and 10 high school PSAL teams.
Our schools hold student circles, in which children come together in a group to address issues like bullying, team building, culture, identity, and violence, which lead to deep discussions with teachers on subjects that may otherwise be challenging to address in a classroom.
Students engage in meaningful personal and community experiences—such as advisory groups and grade- or school-wide celebrations—that foster self-reflection, empathy, and healthy peer connections.
Starting in kindergarten, we make a 20-year commitment to support our students in choosing and preparing for the educational and career paths that fit their goals and sense of purpose.
Our programming ensures that our high school students receive the proper knowledge, exposure, and support to successfully enroll in a best-match college or career program upon graduation.
Near-peer advisors provide coaching, mentorship, and direct support to our alumni through their first two critical years of college to improve college persistence and on-time graduation rates.
We help alumni obtain strong first jobs directly after high school or college by providing career diagnostics, skill-building workshops, resume coaching, interview preparation, networking opportunities, and job and internship listings.
Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) readies KIPP NYC students for the future of higher education and successful careers in in-demand fields, as well as equipping them to be informed, responsible stewards of our world.
Inclusion is the thread that ties together the vision and mission of the STEM work at KIPP NYC. We approach this with four themes: (1) self-awareness and affirmation of identity/culture; (2) literacy in science is liberation; (3) science is for all students; and (4) family & community engagement.
From elementary school onward, students have the opportunity to participate in robotics teams where they design, build, and program their robots to understand the basics of STEM while developing confidence and teamwork skills along the way. Students compete in New York City competitions with students from other schools with the opportunity to attend a national competition.
Students apply the concepts of design and engineering in project-based learning where they solve problems through creativity, exploration, and collaboration. Students engage with the engineering design cycle and learn how to develop solutions to complicated real-world problems.
All students develop algorithmic thinking, pattern recognition, abstraction, and decomposition skills as they operate robots, write code, and engage in problem-solving. Students learn about collecting, organizing, and drawing conclusions from data when answering real-world questions. We provide a foundation for students to take computer science courses in grades 6–12.
In addition to healthy minds, we also provide our students with nutritious meals and mental health services, and we follow protocols that have been effective at ensuring a safe in-person school experience.
The KIPP NYC Culinary Program provides healthy, delicious, and scratch-made breakfast, lunch, and snacks to 2,500 students daily with the aim to grow to serve all KIPP NYC students within five years. The Program employs alumni, parents, community members, and students, equipping them with the skills for future job opportunities and the knowledge to lead healthier lives.
Students and families have access to KIPP NYC’s Social Work and Counseling team to address any social-emotional needs, as well as professional partnerships with Headway and Ayana Therapy, which offer accessible, diverse, and culturally competent therapy services.
We offer monthly workshops to families and caregivers on topics that have included fostering healthy child identity, helping students adjust to change, and bullying prevention. We also partner with a Regional Family Advisory Council, a committee of families that meets regularly with our regional leadership team, which serves as a sounding board for decisions and initiatives, including health and wellness support for students.
We examine our identities as members of the KIPP NYC community, understanding the students we educate, partnering with families to provide them a voice in our schools, scrutinizing our policies and procedures, and holding meaningful conversations about how we can improve ourselves, our communities, and the world at large.
Our goal is to create an inclusive, healthy, and empowering environment for all of our students through an education that honors the varied experiences, histories, and perspectives of our community.
KIPP NYC school staff participate in a variety of trainings to develop their skills, create accountability, and ensure we are moving forward together while creating healthy and joyful learning environments.
We commit to partnering with local businesses and hiring talent from within the neighborhoods we serve when developing and maintaining our schools. By prioritizing these connections, we strengthen economic opportunities, foster long-term investment, and ensure that our schools reflect all members of the communities they are built to support.
Excellent teachers and leaders are central to KIPP NYC’s success, as dedicated educators support students’ excellent academic outcomes and help build a joyful culture within our school communities.
KIPP NYC is expanding teacher recruitment and preparation through its Teacher in Residence program to ensure our schools are fully staffed by committed and highly skilled educators who reflect the diversity of our communities and world.
Through KIPP NYC’s Leadership Development programs, we prepare aspiring deans and principals with the adaptive, technical, and managerial skills to lead a KIPP NYC school, and offer them in-depth coaching and feedback before they move into school leadership.
All teachers, whether in their first or 21st year, have weekly one-on-one sessions with an instructional coach during which they discuss lesson plans, student data, classroom culture, and areas of professional curiosity. As part of a national network of KIPP schools, we leverage the experience of thousands of colleagues across the country and benefit from the research and support of the KIPP Foundation.
Our students rise because we stay true to what works—strong relationships, joyful yet challenging academics, and real results.
NYC Families Served
Alumni Supported
Years of Excellence
Graduation Rate
Enroll in college, career-technical programs, or the military*
Alumni earn bachelor’s degrees at nearly 3× the rate of similar peers*
KIPP Forward supports students to discover what a fulfilling life means to them, then break through any barrier that stands in their way of achieving it. We help students to choose and prepare for the educational and career paths that fit their goals and sense of purpose.
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High School Graduation Rate reflects the students who have graduated KIPP NYC College Prep High School from 2013 through 2025 amongst those who ever enrolled, have been eligible to be in high school for four complete years, and have remained enrolled (did not transfer to another high school) or graduated.
College/CTE/Military Enrollment Rate reflects Classes of 2013-2024 CPHS graduates.
Reflects 6 year BA grad rates for the CPHS Classes of 2013-2018 as compared to students from similar backgrounds as indicated in the The Pell Institute 2022 Equity Indicators Report
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Start your teaching career with comprehensive training and mentorship. Perfect for recent graduates and career changers passionate about education.
Start your teaching career with comprehensive training and mentorship. Perfect for recent graduates and career changers passionate about education.
Start your teaching career with comprehensive training and mentorship. Perfect for recent graduates and career changers passionate about education.
Start your teaching career with comprehensive training and mentorship. Perfect for recent graduates and career changers passionate about education.
*represents our support of KIPP NYC Middle School Alumni that attend high schools other than KIPP NYC College Prep and KIPP NYC 8th grade completers that have graduated KIPP NYC College Prep or other high schools within the past six years.