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KIPP Pleasant Grove Leadership Academy

PublicHighGrades 6–12Charter

1500 S Peachtree Rd, Balch Springs, TX 75180 · (972) 323-4235

Balch Springs’ School Grade C− better than 21% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
618
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
93%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–12
The gist

What stands out about KIPP Pleasant Grove Leadership Academy

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 18 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 29% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency14%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts24%
State average 41.8%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Texas’s 7,796 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1500 S Peachtree Rd, Balch Springs

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6109
Grade 7110
Grade 8105
Grade 981
Grade 1081
Grade 1162
Grade 1270
Enrollment over time
479’20
417’21
526’22
642’23
618’24

Up 29% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 63%Black 32%White 2%Two or more races 2%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about KIPP Pleasant Grove Leadership Academy from Balch Springs families.

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Texas’s other public schools; Balch Springs’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.