KIPP: Delta Public Schools is a
charter school operator supported by the
Knowledge Is Power Program (KIPP) based in
Helena–West Helena, Arkansas
Helena–West Helena is the county seat of and the largest city within Phillips County, Arkansas, United States.["Phill ...](_blank)
, USA. The system consists of three schools in
Phillips County and one facility in
Mississippi County.
, under an agreement with the State of Arkansas, the schools may enroll no more than 1,100 students each in Blytheville and Helena-West Helena and 400 in Forrest City, for a total limit of 2,600.
List of schools
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KIPP Blytheville Collegiate High School
The Knowledge is Power Program, commonly known as KIPP, is a network of free open-enrollment college-preparatory schools in low income communities throughout the United States. KIPP is America's largest network of charter schools. The head of ...
(grades 7-12)
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KIPP: Delta Collegiate High School (grades 9–12) in Helena–West Helena. In 2012, KIPP Delta Collegiate was nationally recognized as a Gold Medalist and was ranked the No. 2 high school in Arkansas, the No. 52 charter school in the US, and the No. 408 overall school in the US by ''U.S. News & World Report'.
* KIPP: Delta College Preparatory School (grades 5–8), in Helena–West Helena. In 2008, KIPP: Delta College Prep School was made a
National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education.
* KIPP: Blytheville College Preparatory School (grades K–6), in
Blytheville
Blytheville is the county seat and the largest city in Mississippi County, Arkansas, United States. It is approximately north of West Memphis. The population was 13,406 at the 2020 census, down from 15,620 in 2010.
History
Blytheville was found ...
and founded in 2010.
* KIPP: Delta Elementary Literacy Academy (kindergarten–grade 4), in Helena–West Helena and founded in 2009.
** It was initially on Cherry Street in downtown Helena. In Spring 2017 KIPP Delta bought the former Beechcrest Elementary School in West Helena from the
Helena-West Helena School District, and since 2017 the school is located in that campus while the high school moved into the Cherry Street campus. Since the renovation it has two playgrounds.
Circa 2014 KIPP Delta established the grade 5-8 KIPP Forrest City College Preparatory School in
Forrest City, which occupied several temporary buildings and a portion of a Catholic church which had a lease agreement with KIPP. In 2018 KIPP Delta asked the State of Arkansas for permission to close KIPP Forest City and send students to the Helena-West Helena facility.
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See also
* List of school districts in Arkansas
Other KIPP schools:
* KIPP Houston Public Schools KIPP Texas Public Schools, is the branch of the KIPP charter school network in the U.S. state of Texas.
It consists of four regional offices each in Austin, Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio.
History
Circa 2003 KIPP had four separate charter school ...
* KIPP San Antonio Public Schools KIPP Texas Public Schools, is the branch of the KIPP charter school network in the U.S. state of Texas.
It consists of four regional offices each in Austin, Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio.
History
Circa 2003 KIPP had four separate charter school ...
* KIPP SoCal Public Schools
KIPP SoCal ("SoCal" means Southern California) is a charter school operator associated with KIPP (Knowledge Is Power Program). KIPP LA, serving the Los Angeles metropolitan area, was founded in 2003 with two middle schools and now consists of 15 s ...
References
External links
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{{Forrest City, Arkansas
Charter schools in Arkansas
Education in Phillips County, Arkansas
Education in Mississippi County, Arkansas
Education in St. Francis County, Arkansas