Enrollment
214
Elementary
DISTRICT 216 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GOLDEN RULE CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 480023712372
Golden Rule Southwest
10747 BRUTON RD, DALLAS, TX 75217 · (469) 248-4463 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL214 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 47% of Texas public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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
12.6:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
207 students
DISTRICT 91% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 46 | 21% |
| Kindergarten | 23 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 24 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 27 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 24 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 26 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 25 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 19 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (23) is 21% larger than its 6th grade class (19).
Student demographics
1%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
35.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -5.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
24.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -24.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 5 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 24 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 16.0% | 19.0% | 23.0% | 42.0% |
| Mathematics | 10.0% | 14.0% | 27.0% | 49.0% |
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 | 35.0% | 24.0% |
| 2024-25 | 39.0% | 36.0% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 50.0% |
| 2022-23 | 33.0% | 36.0% |
| 2021-22 | 39.0% | 34.0% |
| 2020-21 | 40.0% | 48.0% |
% 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
38.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Southwest
Golden Rule Southwest's state test result (38.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Rule Southwest this school | 214 | 96.7% | 38.8% |
| Jose Bernabe Munoz Elementary School LA VILLA | 227 | 96.0% | 23.9% |
| Franklin Elementary School HOUSTON | 218 | 98.2% | 43.4% |
| Tony Gonzalez Elementary School SANTA MARIA | 224 | 99.6% | 36.5% |
| Crockett Elementary School HARLINGEN | 234 | 94.0% | 39.5% |
| San Pedro Fine Arts Academy ROBSTOWN | 243 | 95.1% | 26.6% |
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 Southwest ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.8% | #2,751 of 4,401 | #205 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #4,233 of 4,466 ▼ 1,124 | #407 of 429 ▼ 121 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #4,032 of 4,466 ▼ 482 | #372 of 429 ▼ 53 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.0pp | #648 of 3,998 | #89 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 214 | #4,584 of 4,938 | #427 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #583 of 4,622 | #32 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 0.9% | #4,539 of 4,628 | #433 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.7% | #308 of 4,789 | #70 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.5% | #976 of 2,838 | #106 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
214
-15 (-7%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 214 | 17 | 12.6:1 | 97% (207) |
| 2023-24 | 199 | 15.9 | 12.5:1 | 98% (195) |
| 2022-23 | 214 | 15.9 | 13.5:1 | 97% (207) |
| 2020-21 | 229 | 18 | 12.7:1 | 99% (226) |
| 2017-18 | 276 | 16 | 17.3:1 | 97% (269) |
| 2015-16 | 240 | 14 | 17.1:1 | 97% (232) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Golden Rule Southwest.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (276 to 214); teachers up 6% (16 to 17).
About Golden Rule Southwest
Golden Rule Southwest is a low-enrollment elementary school for students in DALLAS, Texas. It reported 214 students in pre-K through 6 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in Texas average about 519 students, which makes this school 59% below average.
Golden Rule Southwest is a school in GOLDEN RULE CHARTER SCHOOL. The district has 6 schools and 1,298 students.
Roughly 100% of students at Golden Rule Southwest are Hispanic. By comparison, Dallas County residents are about 41% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 1%.
Based on 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, Golden Rule Southwest has a ratio of 12.6:1. The average for elementary schools in Texas, 15.1:1, is higher. Income data for the school show 97% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 77% average for public schools in Dallas County, the school's rate is higher.
On the allk12 Grade, Golden Rule Southwest lands at B-, ahead of 47% of Texas public elementary schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 38.8%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 32.4%.
In Dallas County, the median household earns about $76,547 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Dallas County counts 771 public schools with about 459,645 students.
Golden Rule Southwest's nearest public school is John W Runyon Elementary School (about 0.6 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 40.3%; Golden Rule Southwest's is 38.8%, ranking 4th of 9.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large. Golden Rule Southwest holds a charter, making it a public charter school.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 214, compared with 229 in 2020-21.
The allk12 page for Golden Rule Southwest lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 Charter SchoolElementary · 490 students
- Golden Rule DesotoElementary · 402 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
- John W Runyon Elementary School0.6 mi · 417
- KIPP Pleasant Grove Leadership Academy0.7 mi · 618
- Young Men's Leadership Academy at Fred F Florence0.7 mi · 467
- Seabourn Elementary School0.8 mi · 573
- KIPP Pleasant Grove Primary School0.8 mi · 496
- School for the Talented & Gifted in Pleasant Grove0.9 mi · 385
Frequently asked questions
About Golden Rule SouthwestHow large is Golden Rule Southwest?
Golden Rule Southwest enrolls approximately 214 students in grades PK-06.
Is Golden Rule Southwest an elementary, middle, or high school?
Golden Rule Southwest is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Golden Rule Southwest?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Golden Rule Southwest is approximately 12.6:1 (17 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Golden Rule Southwest?
At Golden Rule Southwest, the student body is approximately 0% White, 100% Hispanic.
Is Golden Rule Southwest public or private?
Golden Rule Southwest is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by GOLDEN RULE CHARTER SCHOOL.
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