UPLIFT ASCEND PREP PS

Set in FORT WORTH, Texas, UPLIFT ASCEND PREP PS is a sizable primary school, one of the schools within UPLIFT EDUCATION. It educates 864 students across grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 66% larger than typical.

UPLIFT EDUCATION comprises 45 schools with combined enrollment of 23,384 students; UPLIFT ASCEND PREP PS is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, UPLIFT ASCEND PREP PS records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 57% of enrollment; the rest is composed of 34% Black, 6% multiracial, 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 30% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, UPLIFT ASCEND PREP PS has 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.2:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 86% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Tarrant County's rate of about 63%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), On a poverty-adjusted basis, UPLIFT ASCEND PREP PS sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 36.4%; actual is 21.8%, a gap of -14.6 points.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Tarrant County put median household earnings sit near $84,207, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Tarrant County's 639 public schools (combined enrollment of about 385,835 students), UPLIFT ASCEND PREP PS is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is UPLIFT ASCEND PREP H S, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), UPLIFT ASCEND PREP PS ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 34.0%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting. As a public charter, UPLIFT ASCEND PREP PS runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

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