KIPP Endeavor Academy of Kansas City

KIPP, the Knowledge Is Power Program, is a national network of free, open-enrollment, college-preparatory public schools in under-resourced communities throughout the United States. There are currently 125 locally-run KIPP schools across the nation. KIPP schools have been widely recognized for putting underserved students on the path to college. More than 80 percent of KIPP students are low-income and more than 95 percent are African American or Hispanic/Latino. Nationally, more than 80 percent of KIPP alumni have matriculated to college.