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Enrollment
618
High
DISTRICT 639 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 480026413674
KIPP Pleasant Grove Leadership Academy
1500 S PEACHTREE RD, BALCH SPRINGS, TX 75180 · (972) 323-4235 · Dallas County
GRADES 06–12HIGH21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL618 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 4% 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.
- DThree-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
16.4:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
577 students
DISTRICT 91% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 6 | 109 | 18% |
| Grade 7 | 110 | 18% |
| Grade 8 | 105 | 17% |
| Grade 9 | 81 | 13% |
| Grade 10 | 81 | 13% |
| Grade 11 | 62 | 10% |
| Grade 12 | 70 | 11% |
Student demographics
50%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
41.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +14.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
24.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +4.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 41 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 up about 14 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 12.0% | 29.0% | 26.0% | 33.0% |
| Mathematics | 8.0% | 16.0% | 36.0% | 40.0% |
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 | 41.0% | 24.0% |
| 2024-25 | 38.0% | 18.0% |
| 2023-24 | 31.0% | 17.0% |
| 2022-23 | 40.0% | 30.0% |
| 2021-22 | 45.0% | 41.0% |
| 2020-21 | 27.0% | 20.0% |
% 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
30.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.7pp
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 Pleasant Grove Leadership Academy
KIPP Pleasant Grove Leadership Academy's state test result (30.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| KIPP Pleasant Grove Leadership Academy this school | 618 | 93.4% | 30.1% |
| KIPP Northeast College Preparatory HOUSTON | 614 | 94.1% | 38.3% |
| Houston High School SAN ANTONIO | 800 | 95.1% | 27.2% |
| Franklin D Roosevelt H S of Innovation DALLAS | 720 | 97.6% | 29.1% |
| IDEA Najim College Preparatory SAN ANTONIO | 474 | 89.7% | 44.4% |
| LBJ Early College High School AUSTIN | 734 | 88.6% | 29.6% |
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 Pleasant Grove Leadership Academy ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.1% | #1,330 of 1,385 | #90 of 96 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #1,227 of 1,425 ▲ 55 | #85 of 100 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #1,207 of 1,425 ▼ 25 | #74 of 100 ▼ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.5pp | #83 of 1,184 | #11 of 98 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 618 | #798 of 2,107 | #61 of 133 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #990 of 1,344 | #67 of 101 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.4% | #685 of 1,346 | #43 of 101 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.4% | #105 of 1,522 | #19 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
618
+139 (+29%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 23.9:1
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 | 618 | 37.6 | 16.4:1 | 93% (577) |
| 2023-24 | 642 | 38.3 | 16.8:1 | 94% (601) |
| 2022-23 | 526 | 37 | 14.2:1 | 90% (476) |
| 2020-21 | 479 | 20 | 23.9:1 | 93% (447) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for KIPP Pleasant Grove Leadership Academy.
About KIPP Pleasant Grove Leadership Academy
KIPP Pleasant Grove Leadership Academy operates as a small high school in BALCH SPRINGS, Texas. The school reports 618 students in grades 6 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in Texas is about 796 students.
The district, KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS, has 33,437 students enrolled across 56 schools.
KIPP Pleasant Grove Leadership Academy is 63% Hispanic by enrollment. Other students are 32% Black and 2% White. By comparison, Dallas County residents are about 41% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 50%, meaning two students picked at random have a 50% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
KIPP Pleasant Grove Leadership Academy counts 37.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 16.4 students for each one. This ratio sits 1.4 above the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas. About 93% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. It compares with 77% for public schools in Dallas County.
KIPP Pleasant Grove Leadership Academy is graded F by allk12, scoring above 4% of Texas public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, KIPP Pleasant Grove Leadership Academy is 3.7 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 30.1% actual, 33.8% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Texas.
County data help place the school in context: in Dallas County, the median household income is $76,547, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Dallas County is home to 771 public schools and about 459,645 public school students.
Nearest public school: McWhorter Elementary School, about 0.5 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: KIPP Pleasant Grove Leadership Academy ranks 7th of 9 nearby schools, at 30.1% versus a 37.4% average.
Under the NCES locale system, KIPP Pleasant Grove Leadership Academy is Suburb: Large. KIPP Pleasant Grove Leadership Academy is a public charter school.
Enrollment has grown by 139 students since 2020-21, to 618. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 16.4:1, from 23.9:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at KIPP Pleasant Grove Leadership Academy. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- KIPP Mosaic Primary SchoolElementary · 1,092 students
- KIPP Sharp PrepElementary · 1,078 students
- KIPP Connect Houston Primary SchoolElementary · 1,056 students
- KIPP Journey Primary SchoolElementary · 1,052 students
- KIPP Unity Primary SchoolElementary · 1,050 students
- KIPP Connect PreparatoryHigh · 979 students
Other schools in BALCH SPRINGS
- Young Women's Steam Academy at Balch Springs MiddlMiddle · 751 students
- Hodges Elementary SchoolElementary · 570 students
- Floyd Elementary SchoolElementary · 552 students
- Mackey Elementary SchoolElementary · 478 students
- Gray Elementary SchoolElementary · 409 students
Nearby schools
- McWhorter Elementary School0.5 mi · 501
- Golden Rule Southwest0.7 mi · 214
- John W Runyon Elementary School0.7 mi · 417
- Seabourn Elementary School0.8 mi · 573
- West Mesquite High School1.1 mi · 1,997
- Young Men's Leadership Academy at Fred F Florence1.1 mi · 467
Frequently asked questions
About KIPP Pleasant Grove Leadership AcademyHow large is KIPP Pleasant Grove Leadership Academy?
KIPP Pleasant Grove Leadership Academy enrolls approximately 618 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does KIPP Pleasant Grove Leadership Academy serve?
KIPP Pleasant Grove Leadership Academy serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many teachers does KIPP Pleasant Grove Leadership Academy have?
KIPP Pleasant Grove Leadership Academy employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
What is the student diversity at KIPP Pleasant Grove Leadership Academy?
Student demographics at KIPP Pleasant Grove Leadership Academy are roughly 2% White, 63% Hispanic, 32% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees KIPP Pleasant Grove Leadership Academy?
KIPP Pleasant Grove Leadership Academy is overseen by KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS in Dallas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.