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Enrollment
643
Elementary
DISTRICT 632 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UPLIFT EDUCATION·NCES 480003011186
Uplift Atlas Prep PS
1835 YOUNG ST, DALLAS, TX 75201 · (214) 821-7325 · Dallas County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL643 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 35% of Texas public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
578 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 91 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 100 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 113 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 105 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 121 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 113 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (91) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (113).
Student demographics
37%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
46.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +25.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
38.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +21.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 25 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 21 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 20.0% | 26.0% | 25.0% | 29.0% |
| Mathematics | 15.0% | 23.0% | 23.0% | 39.0% |
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 | 46.0% | 38.0% |
| 2024-25 | 44.0% | 33.0% |
| 2023-24 | 48.0% | 33.0% |
| 2022-23 | 34.0% | 26.0% |
| 2021-22 | 37.0% | 25.0% |
| 2020-21 | 21.0% | 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
33.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 PS
Uplift Atlas Prep PS's state test result (33.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uplift Atlas Prep PS this school | 643 | 89.9% | 33.5% |
| Houston Elementary School PORT ARTHUR | 689 | 88.7% | 45.0% |
| Hobbs Williams Elementary School GRAND PRAIRIE | 632 | 89.6% | 25.4% |
| Hill Elementary School HOUSTON | 646 | 87.8% | 33.2% |
| Kujawa Ec/PK/K HOUSTON | 650 | 91.8% | N/A |
| Uplift Luna Prep PS DALLAS | 719 | 89.2% | 24.9% |
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 Atlas Prep PS ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.5% | #3,312 of 4,401 | #287 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #3,036 of 4,466 ▲ 383 | #268 of 429 ▲ 52 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #2,950 of 4,466 ▲ 115 | #232 of 429 ▲ 16 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.0pp | #1,162 of 3,998 | #88 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 643 | #1,291 of 4,938 | #91 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.1:1 | #4,230 of 4,622 | #399 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.1% | #3,181 of 4,628 | #277 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.9% | #1,091 of 4,789 | #184 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.2% | #880 of 1,307 | #80 of 118 |
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
643
-74 (-10%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 18.9:1
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 | 643 | 35.6 | 18.1:1 | 90% (578) |
| 2023-24 | 706 | 33.3 | 21.2:1 | 90% (633) |
| 2022-23 | 679 | 33.8 | 20.1:1 | 92% (624) |
| 2020-21 | 717 | 38 | 18.9:1 | 90% (648) |
| 2017-18 | 600 | 33.8 | 17.8:1 | 84% (506) |
| 2015-16 | 600 | 36 | 16.7:1 | 85% (507) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Uplift Atlas Prep PS.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (600 to 643); teachers up 5% (33.8 to 35.6).
About Uplift Atlas Prep PS
In DALLAS, Texas, Uplift Atlas Prep PS is a mid-sized elementary school. The school runs kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 643 students. That compares with an average of about 519 students for elementary schools in Texas.
A total of 45 schools make up UPLIFT EDUCATION, with 23,384 students enrolled.
At Uplift Atlas Prep PS, 78% of students are Hispanic. Smaller groups are 16% Black, 3% multiracial, and 2% Asian. For comparison, the population of Dallas County is roughly 41% Hispanic. The diversity index for Uplift Atlas Prep PS is 37%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Uplift Atlas Prep PS has 35.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 18.1:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 90% at Uplift Atlas Prep PS. The rate at public schools in Dallas County averages 77%, lower than here.
Among Texas public elementary schools, Uplift Atlas Prep PS outscored 35%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 33.5%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 35.3%.
In Dallas County, home to about 2,621,179 people, the median household earns about $76,547 a year, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Dallas County's 771 public schools enroll about 459,645 students and include Uplift Atlas Prep PS.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates Uplift Atlas Prep PS from the closest public school, Uplift Atlas Prep Middle School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 37.4%; Uplift Atlas Prep PS's is 33.5%, ranking 4th of 8.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Uplift Atlas Prep PS holds a charter, making it a public charter school.
Enrollment decreased 10% over 4 years, reaching 643 in 2024-25.
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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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Nearby schools
- Uplift Atlas Prep Middle School0.0 mi · 422
- Uplift Atlas Prep High School0.0 mi · 503
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- 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 PSWhat is the total enrollment at Uplift Atlas Prep PS?
Uplift Atlas Prep PS enrolls approximately 643 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Uplift Atlas Prep PS serve?
Uplift Atlas Prep PS serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Uplift Atlas Prep PS?
Approximately 18.1:1 students per teacher at Uplift Atlas Prep PS.
How diverse is Uplift Atlas Prep PS?
Uplift Atlas Prep PS reports a student body of 1% White, 78% Hispanic, 16% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Uplift Atlas Prep PS in?
Uplift Atlas Prep PS is part of UPLIFT EDUCATION.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.