KIPP Colorado Schools participates in Denver Public Schools’ (DPS) School Choice enrollment process. To be eligible to attend a KIPP Colorado school, you must submit a School Choice form. You can find more information about school choice and the enrollment process here.
Please keep in mind that, unlike traditional middle schools, KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy and KIPP Northeast Denver Middle School begin in fifth grade, and that is the year our middle schools have the most available seats for new students. Similarly, our high schools, KIPP Denver Collegiate High School and KIPP Northeast Denver Leadership Academy, enroll the largest number of new KIPP students in ninth grade. All KIPP Colorado schools will accept new students in later grades should there be seats available.
If you are a current KIPP 8th grade student moving into 9th grade, you will automatically be enrolled in the KIPP high school in your region, KIPP Denver Collegiate in Southwest Denver or KIPP Northeast Denver Leadership Academy in the Far Northeast.
Important Dates
January 15, 2021
School Choice Round 1 opens for 2021-22 school year.
February 16, 2021
School Choice Round 1 closes for 2021-22 school year.
March 2021
Families are notified of their school placement.
April 2021
School Choice Round 2 is open. Students are accepted and enrolled on a first come, first served basis.
Visit one of our KIPP: Colorado Elementary Schools
ADDRESS: 3400 West Nevada Place, Denver, CO 80219
PHONE: (720) 452-2572 | EMAIL: Email Us
KIPP Sunshine Peak Elementary opened its doors to our founding classes in Fall 2018. KIPP Sunshine Peak Elementary will offer a full-day Early Childhood Education (ECE) program for 3 and 4- year olds, full-day Kindergarten, first grade, second grade and third grade for the 2021-22 school year. We will grow one grade per year until we are fully enrolled with students from ECE-3 through fourth grade.
At KIPP Sunshine Peak Elementary, our work is grounded in our mission to provide an excellent and equitable education that teaches our children to be critical and creative problem solvers, lifelong learners, and activists who recognize and respond to injustice in their community and the world.
KIPP Colorado Schools has called the Southwest Denver community home for over 15 years. Our newest elementary school and ECE program is the result of listening to the needs of current KIPP Colorado families and members of the Southwest Denver community, who voiced an interest in an elementary school for their children focused on bilingual education and a high-quality early childhood education program. We’re excited to join a legacy of success with our middle school and high school, KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy and KIPP Denver Collegiate High School!
ADDRESS: 4635 Walden Street, Denver, CO 80249
PHONE: (720) 452-2551 | EMAIL: Email Us
KIPP Northeast Elementary teaches academic skills, cultivates character growth, and empowers students on their journey to and through college. Our students will leave KIPP Northeast Elementary with the passion, skills, and desire to change the world and be leaders in the Far Northeast Denver community.
KIPP Northeast Elementary is built on the belief that great schools create both excellence and equity. An excellent and equitable education will prepare our students with the passion, skills, and desire to be college graduates and leaders of the community.
KNE Students receive small group instruction for reading, phonics, and math. Additionally, students engage in hands-on activities and learning opportunities in classes a wide range of classes, including Spanish, Dance, Art, Music, and Social Justice. We are also excited to offer ELA-S programming for native Spanish Speakers. Students enrolled in this program will receive literature and phonics in both English and Spanish.
Visit one of our KIPP: Colorado Middle Schools
ADDRESS: 375 South Tejon Street, Denver, CO 80223
PHONE: 303-623-5772 | EMAIL: Email Us
KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy (KSPA), founded in 2002, is a tuition-free, college-preparatory public charter school in Southwest Denver, educating students in grades 5 through 8.
At KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy, we believe a strong Team and Family can accomplish anything. To us, Team and Family means joy, equity and hard work. We believe that with the hard work and dedication of a true team and the joy and love of a family, our students will be empowered with the knowledge, skills and pride in self and community that is needed to lead a life of choice and make the world a better place.
In developing our KIPPsters for success to and through college and life, our day-to-day vision at KSPA is to empower KIPPsters through five pillars of education—academic rigor, discipline with dignity, confidence and belief, strength of team, and inclusiveness.
ADDRESS: 4635 Walden Street, Denver, CO 80249
PHONE: (303) 307-1970 | EMAIL: Email Us
KIPP Northeast Denver Middle School (formerly KIPP Montbello College Prep), was founded in 2011.
KNDMS works in partnership with families, students, and staff to put learning first. By providing outstanding educators, more time in school learning, and a strong culture of achievement, KNDMS is helping all students climb the mountain to and through college.
Our Core Values
Love
We value the humanity of a person over all else. We believe that positive relationships are the foundation of all learning.
Excellence
We work relentlessly to achieve our goals and constantly push ourselves to get better. We believe that all students can and will achieve at high levels while maintaining positive identities and challenging injustice.
Pride
We are a team and family and our work is creating a legacy for generations to come. We hold ourselves and others accountable to living our values, every minute of every day.
Visit one of our KIPP: Colorado High Schools
ADDRESS: 451 South Tejon Street, Denver, CO 80223
PHONE: (847) 636-0830 | EMAIL: Email Us
KIPP Denver Collegiate High School, founded in 2009, is a college-preparatory high school, and our academic program is designed with the goal that our students will graduate from college and lead lives of choice and opportunity.
KIPP Denver Collegiate High School was named the best high school in Denver and second best in Colorado by US News & World Report. It is one of Washington Post’s “Most Challenging High Schools in America.” The graduating class of 2018 was awarded over $15 million in college scholarships.
Our Values
Team and Family, Excellence, Integrity, Justice, and Purpose
ADDRESS: 18250 East 51st Avenue, Denver, CO 80249
PHONE: (720) 452-2570 | EMAIL: Email Us
Our Mission
To develop strong leaders and lifelong learners who possess the knowledge, character, habits, and determination to fulfill their dreams and build a brighter tomorrow.
Our Vision
The educators at KIPP Northeast Leadership Academy are collectively driven by a common belief — ALL students want to learn, will learn, and can accomplish great things in college and in life. We believe that in order for students to succeed, ALL students need to be held to high academic and behavioral standards. We believe that with high expectations, our young men and women will reach their full potential and have the agency to profoundly impact our community and society. Our actions will always be in pursuit of this belief in our students.