📍 135 W Wintergreen Rd, Desoto, Dallas County, 75115
Golden Rule Desoto is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Desoto, Dallas County. The school has 446 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Chenae Washington. It is part of the Golden Rule Charter School school district. It serves grades Pre-K–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 41.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1. It operates as a public charter school. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Golden Rule Desoto enrolls 446 students across grades Pre-K–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 41.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% Hispanic or Latino, 14% Black or African American and 1.6% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 372 | 83% |
| Black or African American | 63 | 14% |
| White | 7 | 1.6% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
411 of the school's 446 students (92%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 368 qualify for free lunch and 43 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Golden Rule Desoto is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). It operates as a public charter school. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 23, state house district 111.
Golden Rule Desoto is one of 6 schools in GOLDEN RULE CHARTER SCHOOL, based in DESOTO, Texas. The district serves 1,298 students district-wide and employs 121 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 446 students, Golden Rule Desoto is larger than the district average of about 216 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large