KIPP DESTINY EL

KIPP DESTINY EL, a close-knit primary school in DALLAS, Texas, operated by KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS, educates 413 students, covering grades pre-K through 4. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 20% below typical.

Across the 56 schools in KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS (33,437 students total), KIPP DESTINY EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, KIPP DESTINY EL lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (89%); the rest looks like 9% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 22% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, KIPP DESTINY EL has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.6:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 96% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Dallas County (around 77%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), KIPP DESTINY EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 32.1%, the actual is 21.5%, a residual of -10.6 points.

In the area at large, census data for Dallas County shows median household income runs about $76,547, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Dallas County runs 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), of which KIPP DESTINY EL is one.

Nearest neighbor: KIPP DESTINY MIDDLE, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts KIPP DESTINY EL at 4th of 6; the average score across the group is 27.5%.

The school occupies a downtown site. As a public charter, KIPP DESTINY EL runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

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