Enrollment
318
High
DISTRICT 414 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UPLIFT EDUCATION·NCES 480003022963
Uplift Ascend Prep High School
3301 TURF PARADISE PKWY, FORT WORTH, TX 76140 · (817) 768-4300 · Tarrant County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL318 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
201 students
DISTRICT 80% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 9 | 88 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 80 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 76 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 74 | 23% |
Student demographics
45%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
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
51.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -21.0pp since 2023
Mathematics
34.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 21 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 7.0% | 44.0% | 20.0% | 29.0% |
| Mathematics | 5.0% | 29.0% | 54.0% | 12.0% |
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 | 51.0% | 34.0% |
| 2024-25 | 57.0% | 34.0% |
| 2023-24 | 72.0% | 28.0% |
% 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
54.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Uplift Ascend Prep High School
Uplift Ascend Prep High School's state test result (54.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uplift Ascend Prep High School this school | 318 | 63.2% | 54.8% |
| Houston Academy for International Studies HOUSTON | 473 | 59.2% | 78.7% |
| Beaumont ISD Early College High School BEAUMONT | 321 | 70.1% | 76.3% |
| Young Men's Leadership Academy SAN ANTONIO | 242 | 59.9% | 34.1% |
| Harmony School of Excellence - Dallas DALLAS | 596 | 65.9% | 44.2% |
| Spring Early College Academy HOUSTON | 391 | 65.0% | 88.2% |
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 Uplift Ascend Prep High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.8% | #662 of 1,385 | #29 of 70 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #1,007 of 1,425 ▼ 118 | #48 of 76 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #953 of 1,425 ▼ 282 | #47 of 76 ▼ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 318 | #1,142 of 2,107 | #78 of 120 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #364 of 1,344 | #7 of 83 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.9% | #813 of 1,346 | #69 of 83 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.2% | #736 of 1,522 | #48 of 82 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 318 | 25.2 | 12.6:1 | 63% (201) |
| 2023-24 | 280 | 8.6 | 32.4:1 | 93% (259) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Uplift Ascend Prep High School.
About Uplift Ascend Prep High School
Located in FORT WORTH, Texas, Uplift Ascend Prep High School is a very small high school. It has an enrollment of 318 students in grades 9 through 12. On average, high schools in Texas enroll around 796, and this school is 60% below that mark.
UPLIFT EDUCATION enrolls 23,384 students in 45 schools, including Uplift Ascend Prep High School.
More than half of enrollment at Uplift Ascend Prep High School is Hispanic: 69%. Enrollment also includes 28% Black. The school's Hispanic share is 39 points above the 30% share among Tarrant County residents. The diversity index for Uplift Ascend Prep High School is 45%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 25.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 12.6:1. The gap from the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas is 2.5 students per teacher. On the income side, 63% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Tarrant County is similar, at 63%.
After adjusting for student poverty, Uplift Ascend Prep High School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 54.8%; the prediction is 46.7%.
The school is in Tarrant County, where median household income comes to about $84,207, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Tarrant County's 639 public schools enroll about 385,835 students and include Uplift Ascend Prep High School.
The closest school to Uplift Ascend Prep High School is Uplift Ascend Prep Middle School, located less than a tenth of a mile away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Uplift Ascend Prep High School. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Uplift Ascend Prep High School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large. The school is classified as a charter school in federal data.
Uplift Ascend Prep High School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
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Nearby schools
- Uplift Ascend Prep Middle School0.0 mi · 401
- Uplift Ascend Prep PS0.0 mi · 864
- 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 High SchoolHow many students attend Uplift Ascend Prep High School?
Uplift Ascend Prep High School enrolls approximately 318 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Uplift Ascend Prep High School serve?
Uplift Ascend Prep High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Uplift Ascend Prep High School?
Approximately 12.6:1 students per teacher at Uplift Ascend Prep High School.
What is the student diversity at Uplift Ascend Prep High School?
Student demographics at Uplift Ascend Prep High School are roughly 2% White, 69% Hispanic, 28% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Uplift Ascend Prep High School?
Uplift Ascend Prep High School is overseen by UPLIFT EDUCATION in Tarrant County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.