KIPP Oak Cliff Academy
Public high school (charter) in Dallas, Texas · KIPP Texas Public Schools · Grades 9–12
KIPP Oak Cliff Academy serves 340 students in grades 9–12 in Dallas (Dallas County). It is one of 54 schools in KIPP Texas Public Schools. By enrollment it is the 1109th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 11.7 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 29.04 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | KIPP Texas Public Schools |
| County | Dallas County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480026413754 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | KIPP Texas Public Schools | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 340 | 32,771 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 11.7 | 19.5 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 93.2% | 90.2% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 32% of Texas high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
KIPP Oak Cliff Academy in context
Size
Of the 14 high schools in KIPP Texas Public Schools, KIPP Oak Cliff Academy is the smallest, with 1% of the district's students. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 2.4 miles away with a median enrollment of 375; KIPP Oak Cliff Academy is close to their typical size.
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 grade 10 with 102 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 64, against an average of 85 per grade. This year grade 12 has 22% fewer students than grade 9 (76 against 98). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Black students: 48.5% here and 25.5% across KIPP Texas Public Schools. Hispanic students are next, at 47.6%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
93.2% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 90.2% across KIPP Texas Public Schools and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 29.04 full-time-equivalent teachers for 340 students, KIPP Oak Cliff Academy has 11.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 340 students would have about 24.3 teachers, so KIPP Oak Cliff Academy has 4.7 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
KIPP Oak Cliff Academy is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other high school is Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy at a Maceo Smith, 1.1 miles away in Dallas ISD. Within 10 miles there are 56 other high schools, 12 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 48.5% |
| Hispanic | 47.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.8% |
| White | 1.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.6% |
42.4% of students are girls and 57.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 98 |
| Grade 10 | 102 |
| Grade 11 | 64 |
| Grade 12 | 76 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3837 Simpson Stuart Rd, Dallas, TX 75241
Phone: (972)323-4240
Website: kipptexas.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: KIPP Oak Cliff Academy. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy at a Maceo Smith | Dallas ISD | 1.1 mi | 554 | 15.8 | 91.7% |
| Texans Can Academy - Grant East | Texans Can Academies | 2.0 mi | 205 | 41.4 | 77.6% |
| Wilmer-Hutchins High School | Dallas ISD | 2.2 mi | 921 | 15.2 | 97.9% |
| New Technical H S at B F Darrell High School | Dallas ISD | 2.2 mi | 407 | 16.8 | 90.4% |
| Kathlyn Joy Gilliam Collegiate Academy | Dallas ISD | 2.5 mi | 342 | 18.1 | 81.3% |
| Medlock Youth Village | Academy for Academic Excellence | 3.0 mi | 88 | 6.5 | 100% |
| Gateway Charter Academy - Middle - High School | Gateway Charter Academy | 3.7 mi | 196 | 12.9 | 97.4% |
| South Oak Cliff High School | Dallas ISD | 3.7 mi | 1,560 | 15.9 | 97.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.