Golden Rule Desoto
Golden Rule Charter School · Dallas County · Elementary
Golden Rule Desoto enrolled 402 students in 2025. In 2023, 58.3% of its 3rd-graders met grade level in math (Texas: 44.9%), and 52.8% in reading.
Small group: only ~5 Black students in a recent year here. One student can move a rate several points. Read the shaded 95% bands, not single-year jumps.
At a glance vs. Texas
Outcomes
College/career/military ready
Met Texas' readiness checklist: a qualifying test score, college credit, a career certificate, or military enlistment.
Exists from the class of 2017. A checklist, not a test. See Methods.
Enrolled in a Texas college
Enrolled in a Texas college or university the fall after graduating.
Texas colleges only: misses out-of-state, military, and trade paths. Runs through the class of 2022.
College entrance exams
Took the SAT or ACT
Share of graduates who took a college entrance exam.
Can top 100% where juniors test (the denominator is graduates).
State tests (high school)
Algebra I proficiency
Met grade level on the Algebra I STAAR, the state test nearly every student takes.
Biology proficiency
Met grade level on the Biology STAAR.
English II proficiency
Met grade level on the English II STAAR.
State tests (grades 3-8)
Grade 3 math
Met grade level on the grade-3 math STAAR.
TEA stopped publishing this breakout after data year 2023.
Grade 4 math
Met grade level on the grade-4 math STAAR.
TEA stopped publishing this breakout after data year 2023.
Grade 5 math
Met grade level on the grade-5 math STAAR.
TEA stopped publishing this breakout after data year 2023.
Grade 6 math
Met grade level on the grade-6 math STAAR.
TEA stopped publishing this breakout after data year 2023.
Grade 7 math
Met grade level on the grade-7 math STAAR.
TEA stopped publishing this breakout after data year 2023.
Grade 8 math
Met grade level on the grade-8 math STAAR.
TEA stopped publishing this breakout after data year 2023.
Grade 3 reading
Met grade level on the grade-3 reading STAAR.
TEA stopped publishing this breakout after data year 2023.
Grade 4 reading
Met grade level on the grade-4 reading STAAR.
TEA stopped publishing this breakout after data year 2023.
Grade 5 reading
Met grade level on the grade-5 reading STAAR.
TEA stopped publishing this breakout after data year 2023.
Grade 6 reading
Met grade level on the grade-6 reading STAAR.
TEA stopped publishing this breakout after data year 2023.
Grade 7 reading
Met grade level on the grade-7 reading STAAR.
TEA stopped publishing this breakout after data year 2023.
Grade 8 reading
Met grade level on the grade-8 reading STAAR.
TEA stopped publishing this breakout after data year 2023.
Advanced courses
Advanced course completion
Completed at least one advanced or dual-credit course (grades 11-12).
Took an AP/IB course
Enrolled in at least one AP or IB course.
Took an AP/IB exam
Took at least one AP or IB exam.
Enrollment
Enrollment
Students enrolled.
Every measure, latest year
| Measure | Year | All | Black | Hispanic | White | Low-income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College/career/military ready | 2024 | 72.7% | – | – | – | 62.5% |
| Algebra I proficiency | 2023 | 43.9% | – | – | – | 43.2% |
| Biology proficiency | 2023 | 47.2% | – | – | – | 43.8% |
| English II proficiency | 2023 | 41.9% | – | 46.2% | – | 44.4% |
| Grade 3 math | 2023 | 58.3% | 60% | 58.1% | – | 57.1% |
| Grade 4 math | 2023 | 50% | – | 59.1% | – | 56.5% |
| Grade 5 math | 2023 | 50% | – | 48% | – | 50% |
| Grade 6 math | 2023 | 25% | – | 30.4% | – | 25% |
| Grade 7 math | 2023 | 27.3% | – | – | – | 25% |
| Grade 8 math | 2023 | 33.3% | – | – | – | 30% |
| Grade 3 reading | 2023 | 52.8% | 60% | 51.6% | – | 51.4% |
| Grade 4 reading | 2023 | 73.1% | – | 72.7% | – | 78.3% |
| Grade 5 reading | 2023 | 53.3% | – | 52% | – | 53.3% |
| Grade 6 reading | 2023 | 32.1% | – | 34.8% | – | 29.2% |
| Grade 7 reading | 2023 | 54.5% | – | – | – | 50% |
| Grade 8 reading | 2023 | 61.9% | – | – | – | 60% |
| Advanced course completion | 2024 | 91.7% | – | – | – | 88.9% |
| Took an AP/IB course | 2024 | 9.1% | – | – | – | 12.5% |
| Took an AP/IB exam | 2024 | 0% | – | 0% | – | 0% |
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Years are the school year the students were measured in, not the report year. Missing points mean the state masked a small group for privacy, not zero. Data: Texas Education Agency TAPR. Download this school's data (JSON).