Golden Rule
Public elementary school (charter) in Dallas, Texas · Golden Rule Charter School · Grades Pre-K–5
Golden Rule serves 99 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Dallas (Dallas County). It is one of 6 schools in Golden Rule Charter School. By enrollment it is the 4665th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 11 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 9 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Golden Rule Charter School |
| County | Dallas County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 480023711465 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Golden Rule Charter School | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 99 | 1,298 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 11 | 11.9 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 92.9% | 93.4% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 4% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Golden Rule in context
Size
Golden Rule is the 4th largest of Golden Rule Charter School's 6 elementary schools; its 99 students are 7.6% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.1 miles away and have a median of 444 students, so Golden Rule is smaller than most of them.
As a charter school it is publicly funded and charges no tuition, but it is run under a charter rather than directly by a local school board.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is pre-K with 30 students, and its smallest is grade 5 with 9, against an average of 14 per grade. This year grade 5 has 31% fewer students than kindergarten (9 against 13). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 30 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 99% of enrollment, a higher share than across Golden Rule Charter School (91.7%).
92.9% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 93.4% across Golden Rule Charter School and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Golden Rule has 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 99 students would have about 6.7 teachers, so Golden Rule has 2.3 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
NCES classifies its location as suburb, large, which means it is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city. The nearest other elementary school is Anson Jones Elementary School, 0.3 miles away in Dallas ISD. There are 51 elementary schools within 5 miles and 174 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 99% |
| White | 1% |
42.4% of students are girls and 57.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 30 |
| Kindergarten | 13 |
| Grade 1 | 11 |
| Grade 2 | 11 |
| Grade 3 | 12 |
| Grade 4 | 13 |
| Grade 5 | 9 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
622 Sunnyside Ave, Dallas, TX 75211
Phone: (214)333-9330
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Golden Rule. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anson Jones Elementary School | Dallas ISD | 0.3 mi | 539 | 15.9 | 98.1% |
| Celestino Mauricio Soto Jr. Elementary School | Dallas ISD | 0.4 mi | 444 | 15.1 | 94.1% |
| L O Donald Elementary School | Dallas ISD | 0.5 mi | 324 | 12.7 | 95.7% |
| George Peabody Elementary School | Dallas ISD | 1.0 mi | 318 | 15.5 | 94.7% |
| Hall Personalized Learning Academy at Oak Cliff | Dallas ISD | 1.2 mi | 443 | 15.8 | 95.7% |
| Arturo Salazar Elementary School | Dallas ISD | 1.2 mi | 424 | 13.9 | 97.9% |
| Leila P Cowart Elementary School | Dallas ISD | 1.3 mi | 515 | 12.6 | 94.4% |
| Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary School | Dallas ISD | 1.5 mi | 538 | 15.5 | 91.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Golden Rule Charter School
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Rule Charter School | Elementary | Pre-K–8 | 490 |
| Golden Rule Desoto | Elementary | Pre-K–8 | 402 |
| Golden Rule Grand Prairie | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 78 |
| Golden Rule Schools Inc - Wilmer | Elementary | Pre-K–K | 15 |
| Golden Rule Southwest | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 214 |