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KIPP Truth Academy

Public, Charter Grades 5-8

2064^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,335 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 12% of Texas middle schools

Summary

KIPP Truth Academy is a middle school in Dallas, TX (zip code 75216) serving 440 students in grades 5-8, where over 98% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, and it is part of the KIPP Texas Public Schools charter network. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 15-25% of Texas middle schools over the past five years, earning a 1-star rating from Schooldigger, and its performance is generally below both the district and state averages across core subjects. One of the most significant challenges is a persistently high dropout rate—for example, in 2022-2023, the rate was 3.6%, nearly 2.5 times the average of nearby schools like Billy Earl Dade Middle and Boude Storey Middle—suggesting a systemic issue with retaining students through 8th grade.

Compared to nearby Dallas Independent School District (Isd) middle schools, KIPP Truth Academy stands out for having a higher student-to-teacher ratio (18.2:1 in 2024-2025, versus an average of about 14.4:1 for its neighbors) and lower per-student spending ($10,210 in 2020-2021, roughly 19% less than the average of nearby schools). For context, Rosemont Upper, a top-performing school just 2.55 miles away, spent $15,294 per student in the same year and achieved dramatically better results—such as 100% proficiency in 8th grade reading in 2025-2026, compared to KIPP Truth’s 36%. This stark contrast highlights the impact of resources and socioeconomic factors on academic outcomes.

Despite overall low performance, KIPP Truth Academy shows a relative strength in 8th grade reading, coming within 5.5 percentage points of the state average in 2024-2025. However, mathematics performance has been critically low, with fewer than 1 in 5 students reaching grade level in 5th, 6th, and 7th grade math for several years, though 2025-2026 data shows a potential turnaround. The school’s effectiveness varies by subgroup: African American students saw a sharp decline from the 29th to the 11th percentile in state rankings, while Special Education students experienced volatile results, dropping from the 81st percentile in 2023-2024 to the 29th percentile in 2025-2026. For its largest demographic—low socioeconomic status students—the school consistently ranks in the bottom 20-30% of the state, indicating it has not yet closed the achievement gap for its core population.

440

Students ?

18.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,492

Per pupil spending ?

98.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1545 S Ewing Ave
Dallas, TX 75216

(972) 323-4215

District: KIPP Texas Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.0%

African American:

46.4%

White:

2.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 16th percentile in 2021 → 12th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (29% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Reading scores 22 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school29%

District avg41%

Texas avg48%

2,064^th of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 5 pts since 2021

From bottom 16% (2021) to bottom 12% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

17^th of 18Middle Schools in the KIPP Texas Public Schools

587^th of 951KIPP Texas Public Schools 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	19.2	2064 of 2335	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.1	2048 of 2344	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	1936 of 2372	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	1797 of 2330	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	1910 of 2254	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.9	1889 of 2252	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	21.1	1153 of 1295	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.6	907 of 997	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	32.1	911 of 1280	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.3	713 of 1273	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.8	1060 of 1251	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.2	990 of 1213	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	37.7	1379 of 2182	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.1	802 of 2118	62.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	821 of 1428	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.1	1086 of 1770	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.4	1046 of 1720	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.0	768 of 1643	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.0	269 of 1592	83.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	24.2	1874 of 2240	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.6	1561 of 1825	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	1871 of 2242	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.2	1676 of 2241	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.0	1632 of 2221	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.7	1628 of 2151	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.2	1547 of 2141	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.7	1108 of 1731	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.4	1385 of 2119	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.2	1530 of 2116	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.8	1332 of 2077	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.4	1469 of 2043	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	27.9	1793 of 2253	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.9	1485 of 1820	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.4	1586 of 2235	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.8	1520 of 2251	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.3	1665 of 2220	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.8	1677 of 2172	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	16.7	2060 of 2253	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.3	1691 of 1818	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	1854 of 2246	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	1843 of 2245	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	2050 of 2228	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	1942 of 2168	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.0	1391 of 1956	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	49.8	667 of 1568	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.1	355 of 1891	81.2%	★★★★☆
2023	32.6	1313 of 1815	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	1668 of 1757	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.0	1535 of 1712	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)43rd percentile+30 vs school

At Risk (2022)37th percentile+22 vs school

Special Education (2026)29th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2026)28th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)20th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2026)16th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2026)11th percentile~ school

Male (2026)9th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I38%-16 vs state

Reading34%-22 vs state

Mathematics25%-14 vs state

Social Studies12%-19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)						STAAR Mathematics (2026)						STAAR Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
KIPP Truth Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	1545 S Ewing Ave	Dallas	75216	Dallas County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 323-4215	440	24	18.2	98.2%	9 (2.0%)	204 (46.4%)	220 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	19.2	2064^th of 2335 public middle schools	11.6%		19.1	2048^th of 2344 public middle schools	12.6%	16				38.1			40.2	26.8	33.0	36.1			34.2	21.7	22.0		12.4	$8,492
Boude Storey Middle	Public	6-8	3000 Maryland Ave	Dallas	75216	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-8700	379	25	15.1	97.6%	10 (2.6%)	131 (34.6%)	231 (60.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	9.1	2258^th of 2335 public middle schools	3.3%		10.3	2224^th of 2344 public middle schools	5.1%	34				52.6				30.5	30.0	29.8				11.0		8.7	9.9	$14,054
Hector P Garcia Middle	Public	6-8	700 E 8th St	Dallas	75203	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-5500	621	37	16.6	97.1%	20 (3.2%)	15 (2.4%)	582 (93.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	44.7	1221^st of 2335 public middle schools	47.7%		46.9	1170^th of 2344 public middle schools	50.1%	51				75.1				40.9	50.5	60.3				28.8		61.3	14.0	$12,083
Barbara M Manns Middle Daep	Public	6-9	3313 S Beckley Ave Bldg E	Dallas	75224	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 925-7060	100	15	6.6	99.0%	2 (2.0%)	47 (47.0%)	50 (50.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																		$12,486
W E Greiner Exploratory Arts Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	501 S Edgefield Ave	Dallas	75208	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-7100	1,116	68	16.4	90.9%	27 (2.4%)	70 (6.3%)	1,007 (90.2%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.4%)	63.7	665^th of 2335 public middle schools	71.5%		51.9	1020^th of 2344 public middle schools	56.5%	355				97.7				58.7	57.8	73.8				40.6		44.4	43.9	$9,583
John Lewis Social Justice Academy At O W Holmes	Public, Magnet	7-8	3111 Bonnie View Rd	Dallas	75216	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-8500	324	23	14.0	100.0%	7 (2.2%)	135 (41.7%)	172 (53.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	18.9	2075^th of 2335 public middle schools	11.1%		19.7	2028^th of 2344 public middle schools	13.5%	47				77.1					35.8	34.5						27.3	16.0	$18,603
Rosemont Upper	Public	3-8	719 N Montclair Ave	Dallas	75208	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-5000	459	31	14.8	68.8%	47 (10.2%)	8 (1.7%)	388 (84.5%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	97	36^th of 2335 public middle schools	98.5%		93.6	87^th of 2344 public middle schools	96.3%	51	15.4	42.9	80.0	100.0	60.2	58.7	65.9	97.2	92.5	100.0	51.3	59.3	53.7	77.5		94.0	48.9	$13,614
Dr Frederick Douglass Todd Senior Middle	Public	6-8	2445 E Ledbetter Dr	Dallas	75216	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-3600	427	31	13.7	98.4%	9 (2.1%)	207 (48.5%)	192 (45.0%)	10 (2.3%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	28.6	1772^nd of 2335 public middle schools	24.1%		12	2203^rd of 2344 public middle schools	6.0%	431				90.9				26.3	37.8	52.4				14.1		37.3	31.0	$15,971
L V Stockard Middle	Public	6-8	2300 S Ravinia Dr	Dallas	75211	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-5700	728	48	15.1	97.3%	12 (1.6%)	44 (6.0%)	664 (91.2%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	30.8	1689^th of 2335 public middle schools	27.7%		25.3	1883^rd of 2344 public middle schools	19.7%	194				78.4				36.1	37.6	48.1				31.0		30.6	28.8	$11,570
Zan Wesley Holmes Junior Middle	Public	6-8	2939 St Rita Dr	Dallas	75233	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 932-7800	570	37	15.4	97.0%	6 (1.1%)	33 (5.8%)	525 (92.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	29.8	1731^st of 2335 public middle schools	25.9%		25.6	1874^th of 2344 public middle schools	20.1%	143				81.1				38.5	44.4	45.8				27.3		38.1	13.2	$13,045

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KIPP Truth Academy ranks in the bottom 11.6% of Texas middle schools.

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Students at KIPP Truth Academy are 50% Hispanic, 46% African American, 2% White, 1% Two or more races.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 440 students attended KIPP Truth Academy.

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2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026

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2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025

2024–25 STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 23, 2025

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