Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, anyone can attend! There are no admissions requirements. KIPP Tulsa is a tuition-free, public school open to all students, including English Language Learners and students with special education needs.

Families interested in attending KIPP Tulsa should complete our enrollment interest form as a first step. KIPP Tulsa participates in Enroll Tulsa, a city-wide enrollment system. In order to have the best chance of matching with us, you will need to rank KIPP Tulsa as #1 on the application.

Yes, please submit a separate application for each of your students.

You can complete the enrollment interest form at any time. If a seat is available for your child, we will reach out to you to complete your registration as soon as possible.

Yes! We are proud to share that for the 2025-26 school year, every KIPP Tulsa student will receive free breakfast and lunch. There are no forms, fees, or need to pack a lunch. We’re also excited to partner with Keystone, our new food provider, to offer meals that are both healthy and taste good.

Yes! All students must wear navy bottoms, closed toed gym shoes, and a KIPP Tulsa polo shirt. All students will receive their first polo shirt for free. Additional shirts can be purchased.

Yes! We’re about more than just academics. Students can participate in a variety of activities at our middle and high school, including cheer, basketball, band, media club, student council, and more.

Yes. You can view our middle school and our high school bus routes.

KIPP Forward is a program designed to help our students go to and through college and lead a choice-filled life. KIPP Tulsa counselors work with students starting in middle school to select the right classes, fill out the FAFSA and other college scholarship forms, prepare to take the ACT, and support them as they prepare for and select the right college and career based on their interests and passions.

KIPP stands for the Knowledge is Power Program. KIPP began in 1994 when two teachers, launched a fifth-grade public school program in Houston, Texas. The original KIPP school quickly became one of the highest-performing public schools in the community. In 2000, Doris and Don Fisher established the KIPP Foundation, focused on replicating the success of the original KIPP school across the nation.

Charter schools are tuition-free public schools and enrollment is open to all students. They are independently operated schools that run with more flexibility than traditional public schools in exchange for increased accountability.

Like all public schools, charter schools are:

• Tuition-free and part of the free public school system
• Held to state and federal academic standards
• Open to all students, including those with disabilities
• Funded primarily through a combination of federal, state, and local dollars
• Not affiliated with or restricted to a particular religious group