KIPP Truth Elementary School
Public elementary school (charter) in Dallas, Texas · KIPP Texas Public Schools · Grades Pre-K–4
KIPP Truth Elementary School serves 515 students in grades Pre-K–4 in Dallas (Dallas County). It is one of 54 schools in KIPP Texas Public Schools. By enrollment it is the 2369th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 20.6 students per full-time teacher, it has more 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 ÷ 24.98 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–4 |
| 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 | 480026413357 |
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 elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 515 | 32,771 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 20.6 | 19.5 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 96.5% | 90.2% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 97% 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.
KIPP Truth Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 22 elementary schools in KIPP Texas Public Schools, KIPP Truth Elementary School is the 16th largest, with 1.6% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.3 miles away and have a median of 457 students, so KIPP Truth Elementary School 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 2 with 102 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 71, against an average of 86 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 92 in kindergarten and 88 in grade 4. It also enrolls 71 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Black students are the largest group, at 58.1% of enrollment, a higher share than across KIPP Texas Public Schools (25.5%). Hispanic students are next, at 39.8%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
96.5% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 90.2% across KIPP Texas Public Schools and a median of 72% for Texas elementary 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
KIPP Truth Elementary School has 24.98 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 20.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 515 students would have about 34.8 teachers, so KIPP Truth Elementary School has 9.8 fewer.
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 city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other elementary school is Harrell Budd Elementary School, 0.5 miles away in Dallas ISD. There are 59 elementary schools within 5 miles and 167 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 58.1% |
| Hispanic | 39.8% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| White | 0.2% |
45.6% of students are girls and 54.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 71 |
| Kindergarten | 92 |
| Grade 1 | 84 |
| Grade 2 | 102 |
| Grade 3 | 78 |
| Grade 4 | 88 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1545 S Ewing Ave, Dallas, TX 75216
Phone: (972)323-4210
Website: kipptexas.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: KIPP Truth Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrell Budd Elementary School | Dallas ISD | 0.5 mi | 457 | 15.5 | 95.8% |
| Trinity Heights Gifted and Talented School | Dallas ISD | 0.7 mi | 398 | 16.2 | 76.6% |
| Felix G Botello Personalized Learning Elementary School | Dallas ISD | 1.2 mi | 581 | 15.7 | 94.8% |
| John F Peeler Elementary School | Dallas ISD | 1.3 mi | 353 | 16.4 | 95.2% |
| Cedar Crest Elementary School | Dallas ISD | 1.3 mi | 457 | 14.2 | 99.8% |
| Academy of Dallas | Academy of Dallas | 1.4 mi | 220 | – | 88.2% |
| Uplift Pinnacle Prep Ps | Uplift Education | 1.4 mi | 486 | 16.5 | 88.9% |
| Clinton P Russell Elementary School | Dallas ISD | 1.5 mi | 461 | 13.6 | 96.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.