Does KIPP NYC enroll only successful students?
KIPP NYC students are accepted regardless of background or academic record on a first-come, first-served basis. If more students apply than spaces are available (which has been the case since our inception), students are admitted by lottery. At KIPP NYC, approximately 80 percent of our students are eligible for the federal free and reduced price meals program, and more than 99 percent are African American or Latino.
