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KIPP Truth Academy

PublicMiddleGrades 5–8Charter

1545 S Ewing Ave, Dallas, TX 75216 · (972) 323-4215

Dallas’ School Grade C− better than 18% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
440
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
98%
Setting
City
Grades
5–8
The gist

What stands out about KIPP Truth Academy

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 22 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 18 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 13.7% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency15%
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 ↗

1545 S Ewing Ave, Dallas

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 593
Grade 6122
Grade 7109
Grade 8116
Enrollment over time
510’20
463’21
467’22
441’23
440’24

Down 13.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 50%Black 46%White 2%Two or more races 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about KIPP Truth Academy from Dallas 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; Dallas’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.