KIPP Academy Lynn Charter School in the United States provides an environment where the students of Lynn, Massachusetts (a suburb of Boston, Massachusetts) may develop the academic skills, intellectual habits, and character traits necessary to maximize their potential in high school, college, and the world beyond. KIPP Academy Lynn (often referred to as KIPP Lynn) is modeled after the nationally recognized Knowledge Is Power Program in South Bronx, New York and Houston, Texas. KIPP Lynn is a free, public middle school that opened its doors August 9, 2004 to its first class of fifth graders. KIPP Lynn is now at full capacity, serving grades five through eight in the 2007-2008 school year. It now enters its fifth year while sharing the Holy Family Church of Lynn and building two sets of modulars for the two upper grades at KIPP Lynn.
As of June 2008, KIPP Academy Lynn has graduated its founding class of 2012. The students of the Class of 2012 are heading off to various Catholic and private schools. Some of the high schools that KIPP Lynn students will be attending are Northfield Mount Hermon School, Pingree School, Bishop-Fenwick Catholic School, North Cambridge High School, Phillips Exeter Academy, Phillips Academy, and St. Mary's High School of Lynn.
They have been recognized by newspapers across the Boston area such as The Boston Globe and Lynn's local newspaper, The Daily Item.
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Coordinates: 42°28′33.96″N 70°55′41.16″W / 42.4761°N 70.9281°W / 42.4761; -70.9281
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