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Enrollment
490
Elementary
DISTRICT 216 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GOLDEN RULE CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 480023709189
Golden Rule Charter School
2602 W ILLINOIS AVE, DALLAS, TX 75233 · (214) 333-9330 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL490 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 39% of Texas public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
463 students
DISTRICT 91% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 56 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 40 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 44 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 66 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 55 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 56 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (40) is 29% smaller than its 8th grade class (56).
Student demographics
4%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
51.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +20.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
26.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -7.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 20 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 18.0% | 33.0% | 31.0% | 18.0% |
| Mathematics | 7.0% | 19.0% | 31.0% | 43.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 51.0% | 26.0% |
| 2024-25 | 48.0% | 32.0% |
| 2023-24 | 48.0% | 33.0% |
| 2022-23 | 45.0% | 28.0% |
| 2021-22 | 45.0% | 27.0% |
| 2020-21 | 31.0% | 33.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
36.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Golden Rule Charter School
Golden Rule Charter School's state test result (36.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Rule Charter School this school | 490 | 94.5% | 36.0% |
| Neal Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 482 | 94.8% | 29.9% |
| Collier Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 485 | 94.0% | 25.4% |
| Escandon Elementary School MCALLEN | 478 | 93.9% | 41.8% |
| Diamond Hill Elementary School FORT WORTH | 482 | 94.6% | 24.3% |
| Stafford El Visual and Performing Arts SAN ANTONIO | 503 | 94.2% | 28.9% |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Golden Rule Charter School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #3,063 of 4,401 | #245 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #4,133 of 4,466 ▼ 599 | #397 of 429 ▼ 63 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #2,338 of 4,466 ▲ 327 | #166 of 429 ▲ 39 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.0pp | #2,527 of 3,998 | #215 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 490 | #2,627 of 4,938 | #229 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #406 of 4,622 | #19 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 3.6% | #4,385 of 4,628 | #431 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.5% | #573 of 4,789 | #120 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.0% | #455 of 2,838 | #57 of 274 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
490
-238 (-33%) vs 2020
-19% since 2010-11, when it was 603
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 15.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 490 | 40.2 | 12.2:1 | 94% (463) |
| 2023-24 | 532 | 40.6 | 13.1:1 | 96% (512) |
| 2022-23 | 607 | 46.6 | 13.0:1 | 96% (581) |
| 2020-21 | 728 | 47 | 15.5:1 | 100% (725) |
| 2017-18 | 710 | 43 | 16.5:1 | 97% (688) |
| 2015-16 | 827 | 44 | 18.8:1 | 96% (795) |
| 2010-11 | 603 | 33 | 18.3:1 | 100% (600) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Golden Rule Charter School.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (710 to 490); teachers down 7% (43 to 40.2).
About Golden Rule Charter School
Golden Rule Charter School serves students in DALLAS, Texas, as a medium-sized elementary school. The student body numbers 490 students, from pre-K through 8.
The school serves as its own district in federal records.
Most students at Golden Rule Charter School are Hispanic: 98% of enrollment. Census figures show Dallas County is about 41% Hispanic. By the diversity index, Golden Rule Charter School comes in at 4%.
With 40.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Golden Rule Charter School was 12.2:1. The 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas is higher than this school's figure. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 94%. Public schools in Dallas County average 77%.
Golden Rule Charter School is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 39% of Texas public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Schools in Texas with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 33.3%. Golden Rule Charter School scores 36.0%.
Dallas County has these Census figures: median household income is about $76,547, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. The public schools of Dallas County number 771 and enroll about 459,645.
The next-closest public school is L V Stockard Middle School, about 0.3 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Golden Rule Charter School at 8th of 9.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large. NCES lists Golden Rule Charter School as a charter school.
Golden Rule Charter School saw enrollment fall 33% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The school's ratio fell from 15.5:1 to 12.2:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Dallas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,621,179
Census ACS
Median income
$76,547
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
771
459,645 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GOLDEN RULE CHARTER SCHOOL
- Golden Rule DesotoElementary · 402 students
- Golden Rule SouthwestElementary · 214 students
- Golden RuleElementary · 99 students
- Golden Rule Grand PrairieElementary · 78 students
- Golden Rule Schools Inc - WilmerElementary · 15 students
Other schools in DALLAS
- Skyline High SchoolHigh · 3,837 students
- Lake Highlands High SchoolHigh · 2,972 students
- Oak Cliff Faith Family AcademyCombined · 2,670 students
- Bryan Adams H S Leadership AcademyHigh · 2,208 students
- W T White High SchoolHigh · 2,204 students
- Sunset High SchoolHigh · 2,164 students
Nearby schools
- L V Stockard Middle School0.3 mi · 728
- Maria Moreno Steam Academy0.4 mi · 344
- Jimmie Tyler Brashear Elementary School0.6 mi · 598
- Leila P Cowart Elementary School0.7 mi · 515
- Zan Wesley Holmes Jr Middle School0.7 mi · 570
- Arturo Salazar Elementary School1.0 mi · 424
Frequently asked questions
About Golden Rule Charter SchoolHow many students attend Golden Rule Charter School?
Golden Rule Charter School enrolls approximately 490 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Golden Rule Charter School serve?
Golden Rule Charter School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many teachers does Golden Rule Charter School have?
Golden Rule Charter School employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Golden Rule Charter School?
Student demographics at Golden Rule Charter School are roughly 1% White, 98% Hispanic, 1% Black.
What district is Golden Rule Charter School in?
Golden Rule Charter School is part of GOLDEN RULE CHARTER SCHOOL.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.