• Enroll

    Sending 83% of our alumni to college.

    We provide an excellent education to the students who most need it...


  • Teach

    Hiring staff for a K-12 education.

    ...by hiring the best and brightest teachers in the country...


  • Donate

    Growing to double Newark's graduation rate.

    ...and building a base of supporters who believe in closing the achievement gap.



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Who We Are

TEAM Charter Schools is a network of four KIPP schools in Newark, NJ: SPARK, TEAM, Rise and Newark Collegiate Academy. Our schools are free, open-enrollment, high-performing college-preparatory public schools preparing students in underserved communities for success in college and in life.
TEAM currently serves over 1,500 students in grades K-2 and 5-12 and will grow to serve 4,600 students in K-12 in the next decade. We are committed to serving the students who need us: 88% of our students receive free or reduced meals, 98% of our students are African American and 2% of our students are Latino. Both our demographics and academic preparedness of our entering students mirror the district. 83% of all our alumni have gone on to college.

  • 4

    schools in Newark, NJ,
    serving 1,500 students

  • 5,000+

    students
    on our waitlist

  • 88%

    of student body qualify
    for free/reduced meals.

  • 98%

    African-American
    2% Latino

  • 88%

    proficient in reading
    by 8th grade

  • 32,000

    KIPP students
    nation-wide



Kipp

KIPP, the Knowledge Is Power Program, is a national network of free, open-enrollment, college-preparatory public schools with a track record of preparing students in underserved communities for success in college and in life. There are currently 109 KIPP schools in 20 states and the District of Columbia serving more than 32,000 students. Learn more ยป