Together with families and communities, KIPP Jacksonville creates joyful, academically excellent schools that prepare students with the skills and confidence to pursue the paths they choose – college, career, and beyond – so they can lead fulfilling lives and create a more just world.
Every student walks through the doors of school bearing gifts, talents, perspective, drive, and inspiration. So at KIPP Jacksonville Public Schools, we support every student to see those gifts, then build the skills and confidence they need to become accomplished adults.
We see each student as an individual, matching what sparks their curiosity with what and how we teach. We challenge their minds while nurturing their joy of learning – whether they are working to read their first word or solve their first calculus problem. We prepare every student for college and celebrate all paths to a fulfilling life. And we join together with families and communities, partnering to pursue the more just world we all want to see.
KIPP JAX Public Schools brings together KIPP Essie Coleman Academy, KIPP VOICE Academy, KIPP Impact Academy and KIPP Bold City High School. In 2010, we opened our doors with 90 fifth graders. Our schools have now grown to educate more than 3,000 students across north and west Jacksonville.
KIPP Bold City High School opened in the fall of 2021 and will have its first graduating class in 2025, creating a ninth-K-12 pathway for students to thrive.
We foster an inclusive environment where each member of our school community can reach their full potential. We strengthen our programs, practices, and policies by carefully recognizing and dismantling barriers to learning.
We seek to develop joyful and caring relationships with students, families, staff, and partners. We work as a team to challenge and support one another to reach our collective goals.
We embrace challenges as opportunities to grow. We are life-long learners who take ownership and identify solutions to drive our work forward.
We believe that our students, families, staff, and community are capable of excellence in every realm. We relentlessly pursue exceptional outcomes for every member of our school community.
We amplify our community's strengths and enter the perspective of our students and families. We create opportunities to connect our school community with our neighbourhood.
KIPP Jacksonville is part of a national network of college-preparatory public charter schools. We work with nearly 125,000 students in 278 schools across the United States, including Jacksonville. Learn more about the KIPP National Foundation.
