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KIPP Truth Elementary

Q: Is KIPP Truth Elementary a good school?

KIPP Truth Elementary ranks in the bottom 11.4% of Texas elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend KIPP Truth Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 515 students attended KIPP Truth Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of KIPP Truth Elementary?

Students at KIPP Truth Elementary are 58% African American, 40% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-4

4099^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

KIPP Truth Elementary in Dallas, TX, is a public charter school serving 515 students from Pre-K through 4th grade in the 75216 zip code, with over 96% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch. Part of the KIPP Texas Public Schools network, this school has historically ranked in the bottom 1-6% of Texas elementary schools, but recent data shows a significant improvement to the 11th percentile, indicating that new interventions are starting to take hold.

KIPP Truth stands out for several key differences from nearby schools. It has the highest student-teacher ratio in the area at 20.6:1, meaning larger class sizes compared to neighbors like Trinity Heights Gifted And Talented School (99th percentile) or Clinton P Russell Elementary (83rd percentile). It also spends the least per student—about $10,953—while nearby Dallas ISD schools average over $13,000. Despite these constraints, KIPP Truth has shown rapid academic growth, with 3rd Grade Math proficiency rising from 4% to 28.6% and 4th Grade Math from 5% to 37% over recent years. However, it remains the lowest-performing school in its immediate cluster, sitting well below state averages in Reading and Math.

The most remarkable finding is KIPP Truth's exceptional performance for Special Education students, who ranked in the 57th percentile in 2024-2025—a dramatic turnaround from the 0th percentile just two years prior. This suggests a targeted and effective program that could serve as a model for other areas of the school. The contrast with nearby Trinity Heights Gifted And Talented School, a 5-star, 99th-percentile school just 0.69 miles away, highlights extreme educational inequality within a small geographic area. While KIPP Truth's overall performance is still low, its improvement trajectory and special education success story offer hope for families seeking a school that is actively working to close gaps.

515

Students ?

20.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,415

Per pupil spending ?

96.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1545 S Ewing Ave
Dallas, TX 75216

(972) 323-4210

District: KIPP Texas Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

58.1%

Hispanic:

39.8%

Two or more races:

1.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — <1st percentile in 2021 → 11th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2021

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (31% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Reading scores 22 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school31%

District avg42%

Texas avg49%

4,099^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▲ up 11 pts since 2021

From bottom 1% (2021) to bottom 11% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

20^th of 22Elementary 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	19.0	4099 of 4627	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.6	4351 of 4651	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	4583 of 4710	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.2	4632 of 4647	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.3	4558 of 4581	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.1	4561 of 4578	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	25.0	2042 of 2406	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.1	1576 of 1905	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	2316 of 2443	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	2400 of 2443	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	2311 of 2421	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.7	2374 of 2444	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	8.7	4426 of 4461	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.3	4247 of 4331	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	2526 of 2918	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	3584 of 3668	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.9	3543 of 3556	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.4	3477 of 3487	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.7	3369 of 3446	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	17.9	4159 of 4575	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.3	3438 of 3744	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	4490 of 4658	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.0	4535 of 4588	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.6	4530 of 4561	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.8	4479 of 4499	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	39.8	2786 of 4413	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.8	2682 of 3644	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	4196 of 4465	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.2	4377 of 4401	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.7	4346 of 4376	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.6	4268 of 4329	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.9	3593 of 4520	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.6	3106 of 3705	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.1	4419 of 4594	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.3	4508 of 4521	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.5	4450 of 4477	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.2	4423 of 4451	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	22.8	3880 of 4582	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.0	3349 of 3739	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	4550 of 4647	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.5	4581 of 4585	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.0	4538 of 4563	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.5	4463 of 4498	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	50.8	1525 of 3549	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.8	2241 of 4292	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	12.7	4078 of 4086	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	3951 of 3952	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.3	3576 of 3799	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)57th percentile+51 vs school

Hispanic (2026)37th percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)21st percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)15th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2026)15th percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)13th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)9th percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics32%-14 vs state

Reading30%-22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (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 Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 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 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
KIPP Truth Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	1545 S Ewing Ave	Dallas	75216	Dallas County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 323-4210	515	25	20.6	96.5%	1 (0.2%)	299 (58.1%)	205 (39.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	19	4099^th of 4627 public elementary schools	11.4%		13.6	4351^st of 4651 public elementary schools	6.5%	252								32.1	27.8					28.6	37.0					$8,415
Harrell Budd Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2121 S Marsalis Ave	Dallas	75216	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-8400	457	30	15.4	95.8%	3 (0.7%)	119 (26.0%)	322 (70.5%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	17.6	4171^st of 4627 public elementary schools	9.9%		25.8	3683^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	20.8%	488	30.4	21.6	34.6					33.3	40.0	21.4	30.6			29.7	32.1	13.7	33.3			$10,826
Trinity Heights Gifted And Talented School	Public	PK, KG-8	1515 Lynn Haven Ave	Dallas	75216	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-7500	398	25	16.2	76.6%	20 (5.0%)	116 (29.1%)	246 (61.8%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.8%)	97.8	59^th of 4627 public elementary schools	98.7%		92.5	291^st of 4651 public elementary schools	93.7%	232							90.5	91.4	89.4	92.7	97.9	95.5	100.0	73.0	83.0	79.1	80.9	82.4	57.1	$11,565
Felix G Botello Personalized Learning Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	225 S Marsalis	Dallas	75203	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-4600	581	37	15.7	94.8%	10 (1.7%)	23 (4.0%)	545 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	63.9	1403^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	69.7%		66.9	1267^th of 4651 public elementary schools	72.8%	136	36.8	15.4	64.7					56.9	51.4	71.4				42.2	44.6	79.2				$10,260
John F Peeler Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	810 S Llewellyn Ave	Dallas	75208	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-8300	353	22	16.4	95.2%	8 (2.3%)	10 (2.8%)	333 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50.4	2098^th of 4627 public elementary schools	54.7%		45.8	2399^th of 4651 public elementary schools	48.4%	301	50.0	28.6	62.5	50.0	40.0			29.7	51.2	64.6				33.3	60.0	48.1				$11,846
Cedar Crest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2020 Mouser St	Dallas	75203	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-7400	457	32	14.2	99.8%	6 (1.3%)	164 (35.9%)	275 (60.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.8%)	46.2	2320^th of 4627 public elementary schools	49.9%		46.2	2367^th of 4651 public elementary schools	49.1%	47	40.7	64.0	52.0	0.0	40.0	0.0		47.4	66.7	52.0	43.8			35.3	44.2	41.7	38.7			$15,632
Academy Of Dallas	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2324 S Vernon Ave	Dallas	75224	Dallas County	Academy Of Dallas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 371-9600	220	16	22.1	88.2%	3 (1.4%)	157 (71.4%)	57 (25.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)								(n/a)																				$10,894
Uplift Pinnacle Prep Ps	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	2510 S Vernon Ave	Dallas	75224	Dallas County	Uplift Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 442-6100	486	29	16.5	88.9%	9 (1.9%)	111 (22.8%)	353 (72.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)	21.7	3959^th of 4627 public elementary schools	14.4%		16	4234^th of 4651 public elementary schools	9.0%	275								33.3	29.6	34.1				28.6	40.7	38.6				$11,522
Clinton P Russell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3031 S Beckley Ave	Dallas	75224	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-8300	461	34	13.5	96.5%	3 (0.7%)	44 (9.5%)	410 (88.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	78.6	808^th of 4627 public elementary schools	82.5%		63.8	1398^th of 4651 public elementary schools	69.9%	590	21.9	65.6	56.8					64.3	45.0	77.8				52.4	61.2	82.7				$11,014
John Neely Bryan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2001 Deer Path Dr	Dallas	75216	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-8500	454	29	15.6	98.9%	5 (1.1%)	191 (42.1%)	250 (55.1%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	42.5	2555^th of 4627 public elementary schools	44.8%		28.8	3514^th of 4651 public elementary schools	24.4%	959	33.3	48.0						38.9	42.9	44.7	54.6			34.9	52.2	38.8	47.7			$12,399

Frequently Asked Questions about KIPP Truth Elementary

Is KIPP Truth Elementary a good school?

KIPP Truth Elementary ranks in the bottom 11.4% of Texas elementary schools.

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What is the racial makeup of KIPP Truth Elementary?

Students at KIPP Truth Elementary are 58% African American, 40% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend KIPP Truth Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 515 students attended KIPP Truth Elementary.

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