Golden Rule Charter School
Desoto, Texas · Dallas County · Grades Pre-K–8 · Charter
Golden Rule Charter School runs 6 schools (6 elementary) with 1,298 students. By enrollment it is the 492nd largest of 1210 districts in Texas, where the median district has 886 students. NCES classifies its area as suburb, large.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank compares the 1210 Texas districts listed on this site.
District at a glance
| Schools | 6 |
| Students | 1,298 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 108.6 |
| Students per teacher | 11.9 (state 14.9) |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 93.4% (state 61.6%) |
| County | Dallas County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| NCES district ID | 4800237 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, totals of the district's schools. Students per teacher = students ÷ full-time-equivalent teachers.
Schools in Golden Rule Charter School
| School | Level | Grades | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Rule | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 99 | 11 | 92.9% |
| Golden Rule Charter School | Elementary | Pre-K–8 | 490 | 12.2 | 94.5% |
| Golden Rule Desoto | Elementary | Pre-K–8 | 402 | 11.8 | 91.3% |
| Golden Rule Grand Prairie | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 78 | 11.6 | 91% |
| Golden Rule Schools Inc - Wilmer | Elementary | Pre-K–K | 15 | 8.5 | 80% |
| Golden Rule Southwest | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 214 | 12.6 | 96.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.
Map of Golden Rule Charter School schools
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Golden Rule Charter School in context
Size
Golden Rule Charter School enrolls less than 0.1% of Texas' 5,544,769 public school students and is larger than the median district (886 students). Its schools average 216 students, against 626 for a Texas public school. The largest is Golden Rule Charter School (490) and the smallest is Golden Rule Schools Inc - Wilmer (15). NCES lists Golden Rule Charter School as an independent charter district: a charter school operator that is its own local education agency rather than part of a geographic school district.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment. Share = district students ÷ all students in Texas schools listed here; averages = students ÷ schools.
Grades
Grade 1 is its largest grade, with 141 students this year. Grade 8 has 89 students and kindergarten has 135, 34% fewer in the later grade. Each grade is a different group of students, so this is not a dropout or growth rate. Golden Rule Charter School enrolls 220 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade, all schools in the district.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group in Golden Rule Charter School at 91.7%, above their 53.5% share of Texas public school students. Black students make up 6.2%.
93.4% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 61.6% statewide. By school, the share runs from 80% at Golden Rule Schools Inc - Wilmer to 96.7% at Golden Rule Southwest.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District and state shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Staff
Its 108.6 full-time-equivalent teachers work out to 11.9 students per teacher, fewer than the state's 14.9. With 6 counselors it has 216 students per counselor; the median Texas district has 379, and the American School Counselor Association recommends no more than 250. It reports no librarians or media specialists.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 district staff file (full-time equivalents). Students per counselor = district students ÷ counselors. Benchmark: American School Counselor Association, 250 students per counselor.
Location
NCES classifies Golden Rule Charter School's area as suburb, large: in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city. The nearest district is Academy of Dallas, 2.4 miles away with 220 students. 61 districts are within 25 miles, and 39 of them enroll more students than Golden Rule Charter School. Dallas County has 41 districts on this site.
Source: NCES EDGE locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines between the average locations of each district's schools.
Staff
| Role | Full-time equivalent | Students per staff member |
|---|---|---|
| Teachers | 99.7 | 13 |
| School counselors | 6 | 216 |
| Librarians and media specialists | 0 | – |
| School psychologists | 0 | – |
| Instructional aides | 37.7 | 34 |
| Other student support staff | 4 | 325 |
| School administrators | 13.9 | 93 |
| District administrators | 3 | 433 |
| All staff | 236.7 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 district staff file. Students per staff member = district students ÷ full-time-equivalent staff in that role. The median Texas district has 379 students per counselor.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 91.7% |
| Black | 6.2% |
| White | 1.5% |
| Two or more races | 0.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Asian | 0.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership, all schools in the district.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 220 |
| Kindergarten | 135 |
| Grade 1 | 141 |
| Grade 2 | 124 |
| Grade 3 | 141 |
| Grade 4 | 126 |
| Grade 5 | 128 |
| Grade 6 | 105 |
| Grade 7 | 89 |
| Grade 8 | 89 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Nearby school districts
| District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Calendar 2026–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academy of Dallas | 2 mi | 220 | – | – |
| Gateway Charter Academy | 3 mi | 511 | 19.8 | – |
| La Academia De Estrellas | 5 mi | 1,024 | 16.2 | – |
| Life School | 5 mi | 5,735 | 18 | – |
| Academy for Academic Excellence | 5 mi | 280 | 5.5 | – |
| Dallas ISD | 6 mi | 139,802 | 15.1 | – |
| St Anthony School | 6 mi | 318 | 15.1 | – |
| Pegasus School of Liberal Arts and Sciences | 6 mi | 348 | 11.6 | – |
Distance between the average locations of each district's schools (NCES EDGE).
Other school districts in Dallas County
- Dallas ISD (139,802 students)
- Garland ISD (51,021 students)
- Mesquite ISD (37,930 students)
- Richardson ISD (36,971 students)
- Irving ISD (30,767 students)
- Grand Prairie ISD (26,129 students)
- Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD (24,165 students)
- Uplift Education (23,384 students)
- Coppell ISD (13,233 students)
- Duncanville ISD (11,562 students)
- Harmony Public Schools - North Texas (11,042 students)
- Lancaster ISD (6,822 students)
- Highland Park ISD (6,350 students)
- Cedar Hill ISD (6,253 students)
- Life School (5,735 students)
- Desoto ISD (5,708 students)
- Texans Can Academies (3,479 students)
- Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy (2,328 students)
- Sunnyvale ISD (2,306 students)
- Universal Academy (2,036 students)
- Ume Preparatory Academy (1,703 students)
- A+ Academy (1,678 students)
- Village Technical Schools (1,335 students)
- Cityscape Schools (1,259 students)
- Legacy Preparatory (1,138 students)
- Inspired Vision Academy (1,136 students)
- Winfree Academy Charter Schools (1,098 students)
- La Academia De Estrellas (1,024 students)
- Advantage Academy (972 students)
- Manara Academy (671 students)
All Texas districts (10 more in Dallas County).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, county of each district's office.
Contact
135 W Wintergreen Rd, Desoto, TX 75115
Phone: (214)333-9330
Website: goldenruledallas.org
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory.