📍 1545 S Ewing Ave, Dallas, Dallas County, 75216
Kipp Truth Academy is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Dallas, Dallas County. The school has 467 pupils enrolled. The Principal is La'qoya Cooper. It is part of the Kipp Texas Public Schools school district. It serves grades 5–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 26.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.4:1. It operates as a public charter school. 24% of students are proficient in reading. 15% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Kipp Truth Academy enrolls 467 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 26.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% Hispanic or Latino, 43% Black or African American and 1.9% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 255 | 55% |
| Black or African American | 201 | 43% |
| White | 9 | 1.9% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
442 of the school's 467 students (95%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 437 qualify for free lunch and 5 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Kipp Truth Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, 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 100.
Kipp Truth Academy is one of 58 schools in KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS, based in HOUSTON, Texas. The district serves 32,771 students district-wide and employs 1,976 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 467 students, Kipp Truth Academy is smaller than the district average of about 565 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large