KIPP Baltimore: KIPP Harmony (PreK-5) and KIPP Ujima Village Academies (6-8)

 
 

Grades: Pre-K - 8th Grade
Address: 2000 Edgewood Street
Baltimore, MD 21216
Phone: 443-642-2027
Email: Enrollment@kippbaltimore.org
Website: https://kippbaltimore.org/enroll/

 
 

About Us

What makes us unique

For Baltimore City families who seek a future without limits for their child, KIPP Baltimore is the public charter school option that offers two decades of student-centered, individualized learning, support, guidance, and advocacy so that every KIPPster can choose and prepare for the educational and career paths that fit their goals and sense of purpose.

Founded in 2002, KIPP Baltimore operates joyful, academically excellent schools and alumni support programming that prepare students with the skills and confidence necessary to successfully pursue individual pathways to careers of highest aspiration. KIPP Baltimore enrolls approximately 1,500 kindergarten through eighth grade students in two schools on a shared campus in the former Walbrook High School building in West Baltimore: KIPP Harmony Academy (grades K-5) and KIPP Ujima Village Academy (6-8).  Including our signature KIPP Forward (formerly KIPP Through College) program, we support more than 3,000 current students and alumni.

KIPP Baltimore is part of the national KIPP Public Schools network. KIPP (Knowledge Is Power Program) began in 1994 with 47 fifth-graders as a college-preparatory program housed within a public middle school in Houston, Texas; today, we are a network of 275 schools, 16,000 educators, and 175,000 students and alumni. The KIPP network positions KIPP teachers and leaders to learn with and from educators across the country, sharing best practices and engaging in shared goal-setting so that every child has access to the education and support they deserve.

Mission and Vision

Together with families and communities, we create joyful, academically excellent schools that prepare students with the skills and confidence to pursue the paths they choose – college, career, and beyond – so they can lead fulfilling lives and build a more just world.

​Strategic Priorities

KIPP Baltimore adopted our 2027 Strategic Plan -  Lighting the Path - in 2022; we are now engaged in Year 2 of implementation. 

Programs

  • Rales Health Center at KIPP Baltimore. A unique partnership with Johns Hopkins Childrens’ Center since 2014,  the Rales Center provides comprehensive, preventive and acute care, proactive screening and population health programs, chronic disease management, and family advocacy alongside student and teacher wellness programming, socio-emotional skills development, and linkages to mental health care. The Rales team aims to provide a safe, affirming, and supportive environment that can serve as a pathway to engagement with needed resources for many families.

  • KIPP Forward

  • After School Programs: Basketball, Dance, Soccer, Flag Football, Anime, KIPP singers, and more!

  • Partnership with Baltimore SquashWise

  • Dress Code

  • Student Government

  • PTO/PTA - KIPP Parent Association

  • Conscious Discipline support: Schoolwide culturally-responsive, restorative and trauma-informed

How To Apply

Our elementary and middle school is preparing students for success to - and through - college, career, and beyond. Why join the KIPP Baltimore ‘Team and Family’? Skilled teachers, an on-site full service student health center, and ongoing support for our alumni in high school, college, and career await you! Click below to enroll in KIPP Harmony Academy (K-5) or KIPP Ujima Village Academy (6-8).