📍 1545 S Ewing Ave, Dallas, Dallas County, 75216
Kipp Truth el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Dallas, Dallas County. The school has 484 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Michelle Cummings. It is part of the Kipp Texas Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in an urban setting. The school employs 28.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1. It operates as a public charter school. 12% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Kipp Truth el enrolls 484 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 28.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% Black or African American, 48% Hispanic or Latino and 1.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 239 | 49% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 230 | 48% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 1.9% |
| White | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
452 of the school's 484 students (93%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 437 qualify for free lunch and 15 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 el 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 el 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 484 students, Kipp Truth el is close to the district average of about 565 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large