About RFK Charter School
Where every student's path matters
At RFK Charter School, we believe that success is personal, purposeful, and built on a foundation of respect, patience, and community. We're committed to creating an environment where students grow into critical thinkers, problem-solvers, and leaders ready to make a difference.
Our mission
We empower students to chart their own paths to success and beyond by cultivating essential competencies, celebrating diversity, and building a culture rooted in respect, patience, community, growth, and trust.
Through individualized support and meaningful connections, we prepare every student to become a lifelong learner and a positive force in their community.
Our story
Robert F. Kennedy (RFK) Charter School was founded on a simple but powerful belief: everyone deserves and is capable of success. That’s what motivates everything we do at RFK.
We recognize that traditional education models don't always serve every student, so we set out to create something different. We founded a school that honors individual learning journeys, while maintaining high academic expectations, and fostering holistic well-being.
Today, we're proud to be a community where students learn at their own pace, discover their strengths, and develop the competencies they need to navigate an ever-changing world. Our dedicated staff works collaboratively to ensure every student receives the support they need to succeed.
What makes RFK different
Student-Centered Learning
We meet students where they are. With thoughtful, individualized support and connections, we honor each student's pace and learning style, ensuring they have what they need to succeed. Explore more about student life at RFK.
Real-World Competencies
Beyond academics, we build real-world capabilities through Career Technical Education (CTE) programs and hands-on skill development. We focus on equipping students with communication, problem-solving, critical thinking, adaptability, and self-direction that translate directly to college, career, and life success. Learn more about our academic programs.
Community Partnership
We don't educate in isolation. We partner with families, higher education institutions, and community organizations to leverage the unique assets across our community. Our success is connected and reliant on our support and care for one another.
Holistic Approach
We believe holistic health and well-being matters. From academic support to social-emotional learning, we address the whole student, recognizing that true success encompasses mental, physical, and emotional wellness.
Our core values
Respect
We honor and promote kindness, diversity, care, and trust within our community and for the environment.
Patience
We provide thoughtful and individualized support at the pace at which students learn and grow best.
Community
We are partners in service to everyone: our success is connected and reliant on our collective commitment to one another.
Growth
We are a community of open-minded learners who believe that through hard work, we can all succeed.
Trust
We trust ourselves and one another to always adhere to the shared beliefs and values of our school community.
Profile of an RFK graduate
At RFK, our students share a set of core values that guide their learning and development:
- Respectful Citizens: Cobras respect one another
- Pathways & Future: Cobras establish paths for our future
- Student Ideas: Cobras design new ways of thinking
- Communication: Cobras communicate and collaborate
- Problem Solving: Cobras develop critical thinking skills
- Interactive Partnerships: Cobras incorporate interactive partnerships
- Exploring Mindset: Cobras exhibit an exploring mindset
- Grow & Evolve: Cobras are supported as they progress
- Family and Community: Cobra families value RFK
We celebrate diversity, honor similarities and differences, and sustain the unique and varied cultural assets across our school and community. Most importantly, we keep trying, even when it's hard, and we support our students in doing the same.
Discover how our academic approach prepares students for success beyond graduation.
Join our community
At RFK Charter School, we're a community of lifelong learners committed to student success, holistic development, and meaningful impact.
Whether you're a prospective family, community partner, or future team member, we invite you to learn more about how we're redefining what high school can be.
Because here, every student's path matters.
Ready to learn more? Start your enrollment journey today, or contact us to schedule a tour and learn about opportunities at RFK Charter School.