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Enrollment
864
Elementary
DISTRICT 632 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UPLIFT EDUCATION·NCES 480003013809
Uplift Ascend Prep PS
3301 TURF PARADISE PKWY, FORT WORTH, TX 76140 · (469) 621-8500 · Tarrant County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL864 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
742 students
DISTRICT 80% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 100 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 125 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 126 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 126 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 137 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 111 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 139 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (125) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (139).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
34.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +10.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
33.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +17.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 10 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 | 12.0% | 22.0% | 27.0% | 39.0% |
| Mathematics | 12.0% | 21.0% | 21.0% | 46.0% |
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 | 34.0% | 33.0% |
| 2024-25 | 32.0% | 22.0% |
| 2023-24 | 25.0% | 23.0% |
| 2022-23 | 25.0% | 22.0% |
| 2021-22 | 36.0% | 31.0% |
| 2020-21 | 24.0% | 16.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
22.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 37% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Uplift Ascend Prep PS
Uplift Ascend Prep PS's state test result (22.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uplift Ascend Prep PS this school | 864 | 85.9% | 22.4% |
| Lakeland Elementary School HUMBLE | 919 | 87.3% | 30.1% |
| Clark Elementary School HOUSTON | 828 | 86.7% | 21.4% |
| Heritage Elementary School HOUSTON | 807 | 88.8% | 22.9% |
| Ginger McNabb Elementary School SPRING | 743 | 83.0% | 46.8% |
| Emery Elementary School KATY | 974 | 84.5% | 31.9% |
Matched among Texas elementary 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 Uplift Ascend Prep PS ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.4% | #4,181 of 4,401 | #305 of 330 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #3,607 of 4,466 ▲ 603 | #254 of 339 ▲ 61 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #4,081 of 4,466 ▼ 29 | #302 of 339 ▼ 10 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.0pp | #1,430 of 3,998 | #104 of 320 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 864 | #263 of 4,938 | #8 of 353 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.2:1 | #4,255 of 4,622 | #329 of 348 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.4% | #1,885 of 4,628 | #223 of 348 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.9% | #1,490 of 4,789 | #114 of 341 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
864
+129 (+18%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 864 | 47.5 | 18.2:1 | 86% (742) |
| 2023-24 | 867 | 59.3 | 14.6:1 | 88% (765) |
| 2022-23 | 920 | 64.4 | 14.3:1 | 86% (788) |
| 2020-21 | 735 | 61 | 12.1:1 | 88% (647) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Uplift Ascend Prep PS.
About Uplift Ascend Prep PS
Uplift Ascend Prep PS is a large elementary school found in FORT WORTH, Texas. A federal count lists 864 students at the school, in pre-K through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Texas is about 519, so this school runs 66% bigger than that.
The district, UPLIFT EDUCATION, has 23,384 students enrolled across 45 schools.
A majority of students at Uplift Ascend Prep PS, 57%, are Hispanic. Next come 34% Black, 6% multiracial, and 3% White. The county population is about 30% Hispanic. Uplift Ascend Prep PS has a diversity index of 55%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The count of teachers at Uplift Ascend Prep PS is 47.5 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 18.2:1. Among elementary schools in Texas, the typical ratio is 15.1:1. The school counts 742 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 86%. On average, public schools in Tarrant County report 63%.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Uplift Ascend Prep PS is -14.6 points, in the bottom 10% of Texas. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 22.4%, and the predicted rate is 37.0%.
Tarrant County has about 2,167,390 residents, and median household income is about $84,207, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 639 public schools in Tarrant County, with a combined enrollment of about 385,835.
The nearest other public school, Uplift Ascend Prep High School, is less than a tenth of a mile away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Uplift Ascend Prep PS. Uplift Ascend Prep PS places 7th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
In the federal locale system, Uplift Ascend Prep PS is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Uplift Ascend Prep PS is a public charter school.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Uplift Ascend Prep PS went from 735 students to 864. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 12.1:1 to 18.2:1.
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Tarrant County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,167,390
Census ACS
Median income
$84,207
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
639
385,835 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in UPLIFT EDUCATION
- Uplift Heights Prep PSElementary · 944 students
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- Uplift Hampton Prep PSElementary · 712 students
- Uplift Summit Prep PSElementary · 688 students
- Uplift Elevate Prep PSElementary · 650 students
Other schools in FORT WORTH
- V R Eaton High SchoolHigh · 3,288 students
- Timber Creek High SchoolHigh · 2,970 students
- North Crowley High SchoolHigh · 2,936 students
- Boswell High SchoolHigh · 2,445 students
- Chisholm Trail High SchoolHigh · 2,258 students
- Paschal High SchoolHigh · 2,127 students
Nearby schools
- Uplift Ascend Prep High School0.0 mi · 318
- Uplift Ascend Prep Middle School0.0 mi · 401
- Souder Elementary School0.2 mi · 315
- Hommel Elementary School0.9 mi · 282
- Charles Baxter Junior High School0.9 mi · 709
- Everman Academy High School1.0 mi · 68
Frequently asked questions
About Uplift Ascend Prep PSHow many students attend Uplift Ascend Prep PS?
Uplift Ascend Prep PS enrolls approximately 864 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Uplift Ascend Prep PS serve?
Uplift Ascend Prep PS serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Uplift Ascend Prep PS?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Uplift Ascend Prep PS is approximately 18.2:1 (48 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Uplift Ascend Prep PS?
Uplift Ascend Prep PS reports a student body of 3% White, 57% Hispanic, 34% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Uplift Ascend Prep PS?
Uplift Ascend Prep PS is overseen by UPLIFT EDUCATION in Tarrant County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.