Kipp Pleasant Grove Leadership Academy

Kipp Pleasant Grove Leadership Academy is a middle school located in Balch Springs, TX, serving grades 6–10 and approximately 526 students. Operated by Kipp Texas Public Schools, the campus sits about 9.9 miles from The Dallas's newsroom and is part of The Dallas's ongoing local education coverage.

The school employs roughly 37 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 14.2:1. That ratio is roughly in line with the state average for TX public schools.

Kipp Pleasant Grove Leadership Academy operates as a publicly funded charter school. These designations affect funding, enrollment policy, and the kinds of state and federal accountability measures the campus is subject to.

State accountability ratings for TEA are released annually and combine student achievement, growth, and closing-the-gaps metrics. The Dallas publishes rating updates as soon as they become public each fall, with comparisons to nearby campuses and prior-year trends.

Middle school transitions matter: The Dallas reports on Kipp Pleasant Grove Leadership Academy's academic offerings, athletics, and feeder-pattern shifts that determine where graduates attend high school.

Tip about Kipp Pleasant Grove Leadership Academy? Email editor@nexcom.media with the subject line "Kipp Pleasant Grove Leadership Academy". For more education coverage, see thedallas.org/schools or browse The Dallas's latest reporting at thedallas.org/news. This profile uses public data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) and is updated annually as new federal filings are released.