KIPP Rise Academy 21 Ashland Street, Newark, NJ 07103

"hello, my name is NOT mark nor vincent NOR valentine lol. This school had me severely suicidal - depressed - continuous self harm attacks.. ETC. I would and CAN blame it on the teachers. Lack of helping a student who is CLEARLY mentally ill. I would say work on this - but it seems like Kipp rise academy has no interest in doing so. Ive since graduated but this is just a warning for parents who have kids who are mentally ill. Ive had panic attacks - self harmed .. ETC, due to the bullying - and the constant lack of attention towards me. There were other students who were CLEARLY mentally ill - and they too did not gain any attention. PLEASE pay attention to your students. 90%+ of suicide attempts are due to school - bullying."

"My daughter attended and graduated from this wonderful school. The staff members are absolutely fabulous with the students. I live across the street from the school and often get to witness the students behavior inside and outside of school. My experiences with Kipp Rise Academy has never been one of problems. They show their students so much love and respect and receive it back ten folds. These students learning skills are fabulous every student that has left and graduated from this school have gone on to their high school. Which has gone on to educate and graduate these and send them off to great colleges. If you want to give your children a quality education start here. I promise you will not be disappointed. They believe in supporting the students and their families. Rise has so many family involvement activities. They recognize the need for the family support and involvement in their students education. It’s a requirement that all families participate. You and your child will both benefit from KIPP great standards. I enjoyed every moment I spent at all the school events. The support system at KIPP Rise Academy is top notch. This is the case with my daughter whom teachers pushed her to reach her full potential in all of her classes at Kipp schools from secondary Rise Academy schools to high school KIPP NCA. KIPP aim is for your child to not only perform well while there, but also for them to reach and achieve their main goals of attending college and graduating from college. KIPP follow them throughout their journey always checking in on their students present and former."

"The school is awesome you hardly see anything bad about the school it’s easy to make friends and the teachers love the kids so much like the teachers will take out of their own time to help the children with what they need which is awsome"

"I go to this school and its one of the best school i ever been too. The teachers are amazing. The students are great and kind and your barely see fights. People. Could make friends easily."

"My daughter is presently a student a Rise. I love the interactions between the students and teachers. The teachers are very caring and helpful toward each child. The school assignment are great I am learning new things along with my daughter. The entire staff is very supportive of its students and families. They keep my daughter engage and focus on her future. I'm glad she's getting a quality education at Rise Academy."