LeBron James - I PROMISE School

Address: 400 W Market St, Akron, OH 44303

I Promise School (IPS) is a public elementary school in Akron, Ohio. Opened in 2018, it is supported by the LeBron James Family Foundation and specifically aimed at at-risk children. Opening with students attending grades three and four, the school became fully operational in 2022, teaching grades one through eight.

You can watch a touching documentary about the challenges/victories of the students and staff during the inaugural school year.

James considers the school’s founding as the most important professional accomplishment of his life.