KIPP: Delta Public Schools

KIPP: Delta Public Schools
Location
410 Ohio Street
Helena–West Helena, Arkansas 72342
United States
District information
Type Public charter
Grades Kindergarten (K) – 12
Accreditation(s) Arkansas Department of Education
Schools 4
District ID 05000062[1]
Students and staff
Students 640[1] (2010–11)
Teachers 46.01 (on FTE basis)[1]
Staff 112.01 (on FTE basis)[1]
Athletic conference 1A Region 5
Other information
Website www.kippdelta.org

KIPP: Delta Public Schools is a charter school operator supported by the Knowledge Is Power Program (KIPP) based in Helena–West Helena, Arkansas, USA. The system consists of three schools in Phillips County and one facility in Mississippi County.

List of schools

High/secondary schools

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'.[2]

Middle/intermediate schools

  • KIPP: Delta College Preparatory School (grades 5–8), in Helena–West Helena.
  • KIPP: Blytheville College Preparatory School (grades 4–7), in Blytheville and founded in 2010.

In 2008, KIPP: Delta College Prep School was made a National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Elementary/primary schools

  • KIPP: Delta Elementary Literacy Academy (kindergarten–grade 4), in Helena–West Helena and founded in 2009.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Kipp Delta Public Schools". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
  2. ↑ "Best High Schools". U.S. New & World Report. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
  3. ↑ "Blue Ribbon Schools in Arkansas". Arkansas Department of Education. Archived from the original on 26 March 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
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