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Enrollment
422
Middle
DISTRICT 461 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UPLIFT EDUCATION·NCES 480003011187
Uplift Atlas Prep Middle School
4600 BRYAN ST, DALLAS, TX 75204 · (214) 821-7325 · Dallas County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL422 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 22% of Texas public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
369 students
DISTRICT 80% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 142 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 146 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 134 | 32% |
Student demographics
26%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
44.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +17.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
36.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +19.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 17 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 19 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 16.0% | 28.0% | 28.0% | 28.0% |
| Mathematics | 6.0% | 30.0% | 38.0% | 26.0% |
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 | 44.0% | 36.0% |
| 2024-25 | 47.0% | 30.0% |
| 2023-24 | 43.0% | 25.0% |
| 2022-23 | 38.0% | 20.0% |
| 2021-22 | 45.0% | 22.0% |
| 2020-21 | 27.0% | 17.0% |
% 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
30.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Atlas Prep Middle School
Uplift Atlas Prep Middle School's state test result (30.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uplift Atlas Prep Middle School this school | 422 | 87.4% | 30.0% |
| Iltexas Houston Windmill Lakes Middle School HOUSTON | 449 | 87.3% | 21.5% |
| IDEA Lake Houston College Preparatory HOUSTON | 499 | 87.8% | 44.6% |
| Uplift Grand Prep Middle School GRAND PRAIRIE | 446 | 82.5% | 32.7% |
| Dallas Environmental Science Academy DALLAS | 431 | 86.8% | 75.3% |
| South Houston Intermediate School SO HOUSTON | 509 | 91.4% | 37.8% |
Matched among Texas middle 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 Atlas Prep Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #1,386 of 1,635 | #94 of 118 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #1,083 of 1,670 ▲ 189 | #71 of 123 ▲ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #1,300 of 1,670 ▼ 231 | #75 of 123 ▼ 26 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.0pp | #720 of 1,570 | #34 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 422 | #1,224 of 1,749 | #105 of 126 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #735 of 1,542 | #50 of 123 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.7% | #1,255 of 1,543 | #107 of 123 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.4% | #327 of 1,648 | #52 of 121 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.7% | #916 of 942 | #80 of 80 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
422
-38 (-8%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 422 | 29.1 | 14.5:1 | 87% (369) |
| 2023-24 | 442 | 26.6 | 16.6:1 | 89% (392) |
| 2022-23 | 440 | 31.6 | 13.9:1 | 91% (402) |
| 2020-21 | 460 | 32 | 14.4:1 | 88% (407) |
| 2017-18 | 425 | 28.9 | 14.7:1 | 89% (379) |
| 2015-16 | 424 | 27 | 15.7:1 | 88% (375) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Uplift Atlas Prep Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (425 to 422); teachers up 1% (28.9 to 29.1).
About Uplift Atlas Prep Middle School
Uplift Atlas Prep Middle School is a small middle-grades school in Texas, located in DALLAS. The school enrolls 422 students, from grades 6 through 8. Average enrollment for middle schools in Texas is about 643, so this school runs 34% smaller than that.
Uplift Atlas Prep Middle School sits within UPLIFT EDUCATION, which has 45 schools and 23,384 students.
Hispanic students make up 86% of enrollment at Uplift Atlas Prep Middle School. The remaining students are 10% Black and 3% multiracial. Census figures show Dallas County is about 41% Hispanic. Uplift Atlas Prep Middle School's diversity index is 26%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at the school number 29.1 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 14.5:1. That matches the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas fairly closely. Roughly 87% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Dallas County, the average is 77%.
Measured against Texas public middle schools, Uplift Atlas Prep Middle School receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Uplift Atlas Prep Middle School is 36.4%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 30.0%.
Dallas County has these Census figures: the median household income is $76,547, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Dallas County is home to 771 public schools and about 459,645 public school students.
Uplift Atlas Prep PS is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. The five-mile area around Uplift Atlas Prep Middle School holds at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Uplift Atlas Prep Middle School ranks 7th of 8 nearby schools, at 30.0% versus a 37.9% average.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Uplift Atlas Prep Middle School operates as a charter school, which is publicly funded and run under a charter.
The school enrolled 422 students in 2024-25, 38 fewer than the 460 it had in 2020-21.
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Dallas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,621,179
Census ACS
Median income
$76,547
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
771
459,645 students
Quick facts
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- W T White High SchoolHigh · 2,204 students
- Sunset High SchoolHigh · 2,164 students
Nearby schools
- Uplift Atlas Prep PS0.0 mi · 643
- Uplift Atlas Prep High School0.0 mi · 503
- Innovation Design Entrepreneurship Academy0.3 mi · 149
- Cesar Chavez Learning Center0.3 mi · 541
- Ignacio Zaragoza Elementary School0.5 mi · 292
- Solar Prep for Boys at John F Kennedy0.6 mi · 449
Frequently asked questions
About Uplift Atlas Prep Middle SchoolHow large is Uplift Atlas Prep Middle School?
Uplift Atlas Prep Middle School enrolls approximately 422 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Uplift Atlas Prep Middle School serve?
Uplift Atlas Prep Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Uplift Atlas Prep Middle School?
Approximately 14.5:1 students per teacher at Uplift Atlas Prep Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Uplift Atlas Prep Middle School?
At Uplift Atlas Prep Middle School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 86% Hispanic, 10% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Uplift Atlas Prep Middle School in?
Uplift Atlas Prep Middle School is part of UPLIFT EDUCATION.
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