KIPP Norcross Academy

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.