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Golden Rule Charter School

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-8
2983rd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools
Better than 36% of Texas elementary schools
Summary

Golden Rule Charter School is a PK-8 school in the Oak Cliff area of Dallas, TX, serving 490 students, with over 94% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, and it operates as a single-school Golden Rule Charter School district.

This school presents a fascinating mix of strengths and challenges. Its most notable success is with students from low socio-economic backgrounds, who rank in the 52nd percentile statewide—a full 16 points higher than the school's overall rank. This suggests the school is highly effective at supporting its core demographic. However, there is a dramatic performance gap between genders: male students rank in the 59th percentile, while female students rank in the 7th percentile, a 52-point difference that is not seen in nearby schools. Additionally, math scores show a troubling decline, with 7th-grade math proficiency dropping from 23% to just 9.3% in recent years, and 4th-grade math falling from 43% to 10%.

Compared to its neighbors, Golden Rule is a cost-efficient option, spending about $8,800-$9,600 per student versus over $12,000 in Dallas Independent School District (Isd) schools. While it underperforms the nearby Jimmie Tyler Brashear Elementary (62nd percentile), it outperforms the closer Maria Moreno Steam Academy (55th percentile) in several key areas like 3rd and 4th-grade reading and math. The school's overall ranking has been volatile, and its special education services saw a dramatic decline to the 4th percentile in recent years, though they have since recovered to the 36th percentile. For parents, this school offers strong support for low-income students and cost-effective education, but the gender gap and declining math scores are critical areas to investigate.

490
Students ?
12.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
$9,232
Per pupil spending ?
94.5%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 2602 W Illinois Ave
       Dallas, TX  75115

(214) 333-9330

District: Golden Rule Charter School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
98.2%
African American:
0.8%
White:
0.6%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 17th percentile in 2016 → 36th in 2026
Strengths
Ranking is trending up — up 19 percentile points since 2016
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Texas average (35% vs 47% meeting standards)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!Social Studies scores 21 pts below the Texas average
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school35%
District avg33%
Texas avg47%
Elementary school
2,983rd of 4,627
Texas public elementary schools ?
Bottom 36%▲ up 18 pts since 2016
From bottom 17% (2016) to bottom 36% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
1,708th of 2,335
Texas public middle schools ?
Bottom 27%▼ down 5 pts since 2016
From bottom 32% (2016) to bottom 27% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
2nd of 5Elementary Schools in the Golden Rule Charter School
743rd of 951Golden Rule Charter School among Texas districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202636.52983 of 462735.5%★★☆☆☆
202542.12631 of 465143.4%★★☆☆☆
202443.12656 of 471043.6%★★☆☆☆
202328.23503 of 464724.6%★☆☆☆☆
202236.62967 of 458135.2%★★☆☆☆
202141.22486 of 457845.7%★★☆☆☆
201946.22276 of 447949.2%★★☆☆☆
201836.02799 of 435935.8%★★☆☆☆
201730.93093 of 432928.6%★☆☆☆☆
201624.33544 of 428617.3%★☆☆☆☆
201522.43675 of 432014.9%★☆☆☆☆
201431.13355 of 426021.2%★☆☆☆☆
20137.94128 of 42212.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201222.43761 of 420610.6%★☆☆☆☆
201130.23384 of 409517.4%★☆☆☆☆
20103.33906 of 39370.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20090.93878 of 38840.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20083.63745 of 37680.6%☆☆☆☆☆
200716.93469 of 37246.8%☆☆☆☆☆
200648.32125 of 347638.9%★★☆☆☆
200521.63129 of 347510.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20047.33401 of 34651.8%☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202252.51918 of 446157.0%★★★☆☆
202157.91335 of 433169.2%★★★☆☆
201976.3542 of 429587.4%★★★★☆
201864.71047 of 424075.3%★★★★☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202639.91035 of 164337.0%★★☆☆☆
202541.31712 of 291841.3%★★☆☆☆
202432.62650 of 366827.8%★☆☆☆☆
202336.22460 of 355630.8%★★☆☆☆
202238.22306 of 348733.9%★★☆☆☆
202149.81482 of 344657.0%★★★☆☆
201962.3956 of 333371.3%★★★★☆
201854.01289 of 322660.0%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202615.94259 of 45756.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202534.22584 of 374431.0%★★☆☆☆
202432.13355 of 465828.0%★☆☆☆☆
202325.63693 of 458819.5%★☆☆☆☆
202236.43010 of 456134.0%★★☆☆☆
202144.32341 of 449948.0%★★☆☆☆
201949.92063 of 434852.6%★★★☆☆
201832.63088 of 430628.3%★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202139.42094 of 300630.3%★★☆☆☆
201952.51933 of 318439.3%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202641.62657 of 441339.8%★★☆☆☆
202549.11779 of 364451.2%★★★☆☆
202442.32623 of 446541.3%★★☆☆☆
202333.93171 of 440127.9%★☆☆☆☆
202242.62589 of 437640.8%★★☆☆☆
202149.41970 of 432954.5%★★★☆☆
201954.21723 of 418858.9%★★★☆☆
201843.32385 of 416842.8%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202649.12192 of 452051.5%★★★☆☆
202556.01410 of 370561.9%★★★☆☆
202451.12133 of 459453.6%★★★☆☆
202340.22859 of 452136.8%★★☆☆☆
202249.82164 of 447751.7%★★★☆☆
202157.51549 of 445165.2%★★★☆☆
201964.11114 of 430974.1%★★★★☆
201852.41876 of 426456.0%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202654.11869 of 458259.2%★★★☆☆
202549.41743 of 373953.4%★★★☆☆
202442.72648 of 464743.0%★★☆☆☆
202332.03252 of 458529.1%★☆☆☆☆
202237.42901 of 456336.4%★★☆☆☆
202137.72692 of 449840.2%★★☆☆☆
201943.32436 of 435744.1%★★☆☆☆
201841.22496 of 431942.2%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202636.72764 of 430135.7%★★☆☆☆
202515.23394 of 35494.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202414.24124 of 42923.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202340.42275 of 408644.3%★★☆☆☆
202266.1835 of 395278.9%★★★★☆
202124.73214 of 379915.4%★☆☆☆☆
201920.73399 of 36847.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201848.31509 of 355857.6%★★★☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202630.31708 of 233526.9%★☆☆☆☆
202527.61815 of 234422.6%★☆☆☆☆
202440.31382 of 237241.7%★★☆☆☆
202338.11460 of 233037.3%★★☆☆☆
202238.01400 of 225437.9%★★☆☆☆
202147.21099 of 225251.2%★★★☆☆
201955.4823 of 219362.5%★★★☆☆
201846.51044 of 208049.8%★★☆☆☆
201750.1878 of 202756.7%★★★☆☆
201638.11353 of 198731.9%★★☆☆☆
201531.21544 of 204324.4%★☆☆☆☆
201445.91159 of 198741.7%★★☆☆☆
201342.51249 of 197336.7%★★☆☆☆
201251.11006 of 195148.4%★★☆☆☆
201160.7762 of 189559.8%★★★☆☆
201026.71576 of 180312.6%★☆☆☆☆
200910.91697 of 17633.7%☆☆☆☆☆
200841.51208 of 171829.7%★☆☆☆☆
200724.71432 of 168415.0%★☆☆☆☆
200670.0393 of 158575.2%★★★★☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202258.8629 of 218271.2%★★★★☆
202154.5725 of 211865.8%★★★☆☆
201992.270 of 205896.6%★★★★★
201872.5262 of 200887.0%★★★★☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202644.1706 of 139049.2%★★☆☆☆
202536.3921 of 142835.5%★★☆☆☆
202436.81118 of 177036.8%★★☆☆☆
202341.2974 of 172043.4%★★☆☆☆
202243.3845 of 164348.6%★★☆☆☆
202157.6435 of 159272.7%★★★★☆
201993.143 of 144597.0%★★★★★
201880.0116 of 137691.6%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202627.41776 of 224020.7%★☆☆☆☆
202521.31568 of 182514.1%★☆☆☆☆
202434.31536 of 224231.5%★★☆☆☆
202338.51396 of 224137.7%★★☆☆☆
202238.51366 of 222138.5%★★☆☆☆
202148.51041 of 215151.6%★★★☆☆
201952.3884 of 204756.8%★★★☆☆
201847.01018 of 200849.3%★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202338.11121 of 148124.3%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202634.81491 of 214130.4%★★☆☆☆
202531.71264 of 173127.0%★☆☆☆☆
202443.81137 of 211946.3%★★☆☆☆
202343.81152 of 211645.6%★★☆☆☆
202245.21064 of 207748.8%★★☆☆☆
202158.2664 of 204367.5%★★★☆☆
201964.1513 of 193573.5%★★★★☆
201853.8736 of 189561.2%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202639.71381 of 225338.7%★★☆☆☆
202536.61191 of 182034.6%★★☆☆☆
202448.81017 of 223554.5%★★★☆☆
202343.81236 of 225145.1%★★☆☆☆
202249.41002 of 222054.9%★★★☆☆
202164.4538 of 217275.2%★★★★☆
201971.7345 of 207383.4%★★★★☆
201860.1600 of 203970.6%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202634.91522 of 225332.4%★★☆☆☆
202531.11312 of 181827.8%★☆☆☆☆
202437.31406 of 224637.4%★★☆☆☆
202337.41408 of 224537.3%★★☆☆☆
202237.91388 of 222837.7%★★☆☆☆
202146.51084 of 216850.0%★★★☆☆
201955.7770 of 206962.8%★★★☆☆
201845.61025 of 203049.5%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202628.91592 of 195618.6%★☆☆☆☆
202514.91527 of 15682.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202410.81857 of 18911.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202320.01724 of 18155.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202242.3893 of 175749.2%★★☆☆☆
202137.91003 of 171241.4%★★☆☆☆
201941.4845 of 162648.0%★★☆☆☆
201860.9327 of 159779.5%★★★★☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Elementary school
Male (2026)59th percentile+24 vs school
At Risk (2022)57th percentile+22 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)52nd percentile+16 vs school
Hispanic (2026)40th percentile+4 vs school
English Language Learner (2026)37th percentile~ school
Special Education (2026)36th percentile~ school
Gifted and Talented (2021)30th percentile-15 vs school
Female (2026)7th percentile-29 vs school
Middle school
At Risk (2022)71st percentile+33 vs school
English Language Learner (2026)49th percentile+22 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)39th percentile+12 vs school
Male (2026)32nd percentile+6 vs school
Hispanic (2026)30th percentile+4 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2023)24th percentile-13 vs school
Female (2026)21st percentile-6 vs school
Special Education (2026)19th percentile-8 vs school
By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?
Reading52%-3 vs state
Mathematics25%-18 vs state
Social Studies10%-21 vs state

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Students at Golden Rule Charter School are 98% Hispanic.

Golden Rule Charter School ranks 2983rd of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 490 students attended Golden Rule Charter School.

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