Enrollment
340
High
DISTRICT 639 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 480026413754
KIPP Oak Cliff Academy
3837 SIMPSON STUART RD, DALLAS, TX 75241 · (972) 323-4240 · Dallas County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL340 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 8% of Texas public high schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
317 students
DISTRICT 91% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 98 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 102 | 30% |
| Grade 11 | 64 | 19% |
| Grade 12 | 76 | 22% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
38.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +2.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
25.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +17.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 2 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 17 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 6.0% | 32.0% | 24.0% | 38.0% |
| Mathematics | 15.0% | 10.0% | 41.0% | 34.0% |
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 | 38.0% | 25.0% |
| 2024-25 | 34.0% | 14.0% |
| 2023-24 | 28.0% | 13.0% |
| 2022-23 | 23.0% | 15.0% |
| 2021-22 | 27.0% | 4.0% |
| 2020-21 | 36.0% | 8.0% |
% 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
29.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 KIPP Oak Cliff Academy
KIPP Oak Cliff Academy's state test result (29.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| KIPP Oak Cliff Academy this school | 340 | 93.2% | 29.5% |
| Hearne JH/HS HEARNE | 341 | 90.0% | 20.5% |
| Marlin High MARLIN | 347 | 98.6% | 23.6% |
| Wheatley High School HOUSTON | 537 | 96.5% | 38.2% |
| Kashmere High School HOUSTON | 655 | 96.9% | 37.0% |
| James Madison High School DALLAS | 349 | 97.1% | 35.7% |
Matched among Texas high 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 KIPP Oak Cliff Academy ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.5% | #1,336 of 1,385 | #91 of 96 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #1,205 of 1,425 ▲ 144 | #82 of 100 ▲ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #1,271 of 1,425 ▼ 7 | #82 of 100 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.5pp | #702 of 1,184 | #41 of 98 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 340 | #1,102 of 2,107 | #92 of 133 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #261 of 1,344 | #1 of 101 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.7% | #559 of 1,346 | #29 of 101 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.2% | #111 of 1,522 | #20 of 107 |
Ranked against other public high 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
340
+60 (+21%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 340 | 29 | 11.7:1 | 93% (317) |
| 2023-24 | 319 | 26 | 12.3:1 | 90% (288) |
| 2022-23 | 295 | 33.7 | 8.8:1 | 84% (247) |
| 2020-21 | 280 | 21 | 13.3:1 | 96% (268) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for KIPP Oak Cliff Academy.
About KIPP Oak Cliff Academy
KIPP Oak Cliff Academy, located in DALLAS, Texas, is a small high school. There are 340 students enrolled, covering grades 9 through 12. That compares with an average of about 796 students for high schools in Texas.
The 56 schools in KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS enroll 33,437 students altogether, KIPP Oak Cliff Academy among them.
No group is above 50% at KIPP Oak Cliff Academy; the largest is Black, at 49%. After that, the student body is 48% Hispanic. Among all residents of Dallas County, the Black share is about 22%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 54%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 11.7:1. The school has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas is 3.4 students per teacher. In all, 93% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 77% average for public schools in Dallas County is 16 points.
KIPP Oak Cliff Academy holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 8% of Texas public high schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 33.9% for KIPP Oak Cliff Academy. The school posts 29.5%, 4.4 points below the prediction.
The school is in Dallas County, where median household income comes to 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%. Dallas County counts 771 public schools with about 459,645 students.
KIPP Oak Cliff Academy's nearest public school is Dr Frederick Haynes III Global Prep at Paul Quinn (less than a tenth of a mile). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. KIPP Oak Cliff Academy is 6th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
For locale, NCES codes KIPP Oak Cliff Academy as City: Large. The school is classified as a charter school in federal data.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased 21%. By 2024-25, the school had 11.7 students per teacher, compared with 13.3 in 2020-21.
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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
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Other schools in DALLAS
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- 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
- Dr Frederick Haynes III Global Prep at Paul Quinn0.0 mi · 232
- J N Ervin Elementary School0.4 mi · 743
- Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy at A Maceo Smith1.1 mi · 554
- Royce West Leadership School1.2 mi · 578
- Elisha M Pease Elementary School1.7 mi · 828
- Dr Frederick Douglass Todd Sr Middle School1.7 mi · 427
Frequently asked questions
About KIPP Oak Cliff AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at KIPP Oak Cliff Academy?
KIPP Oak Cliff Academy enrolls approximately 340 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does KIPP Oak Cliff Academy serve?
KIPP Oak Cliff Academy serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at KIPP Oak Cliff Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at KIPP Oak Cliff Academy is approximately 11.7:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at KIPP Oak Cliff Academy?
At KIPP Oak Cliff Academy, the student body is approximately 1% White, 48% Hispanic, 49% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees KIPP Oak Cliff Academy?
KIPP Oak Cliff Academy is overseen by KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS in Dallas County.
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