About Us

KIPP Cooper Norcross Academy (KCNA) in Camden, NJ, is part of KIPP New Jersey and the national network of KIPP Schools. Nationwide, KIPP operates free, open-enrollment, college-preparatory public schools dedicated to preparing students in under-served communities for success in college and in life. Opened in 2014 as Camden’s first Renaissance School operator, KCNA provides guaranteed enrollment to all students in grades K through 8 living within its catchment area in South Camden. In 2018-2019, KCNA will operate three schools: KIPP Lanning Square Primary, KIPP Lanning Square Middle, and KIPP Whittier Middle. By 2020, it will grow to a network of five schools that will ultimately serve over 2,500 students in Camden.