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Enrollment
727
Elementary
DISTRICT 632 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UPLIFT EDUCATION·NCES 480003013157
Uplift Grand Prep PS
300 E CHURCH ST, GRAND PRAIRIE, TX 75050 · (972) 854-0600 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL727 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 20% 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.
- CBeats 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
18.2:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
631 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 | 85 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 102 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 98 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 107 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 109 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 113 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 113 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (102) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (113).
Student demographics
30%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% . +29.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
42.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +16.0pp 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 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 29 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 21.0% | 25.0% | 21.0% | 33.0% |
| Mathematics | 21.0% | 21.0% | 24.0% | 34.0% |
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% | 42.0% |
| 2024-25 | 42.0% | 38.0% |
| 2023-24 | 35.0% | 28.0% |
| 2022-23 | 33.0% | 41.0% |
| 2021-22 | 33.0% | 33.0% |
| 2020-21 | 17.0% | 26.0% |
% 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
30.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.6%
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 37% 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 Grand Prep PS
Uplift Grand Prep PS's state test result (30.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uplift Grand Prep PS this school | 727 | 86.8% | 30.3% |
| Iltexas Houston Windmill Lakes Elementary School HOUSTON | 736 | 87.6% | 16.2% |
| Uplift Luna Prep PS DALLAS | 719 | 89.2% | 24.9% |
| Houston Elementary School PORT ARTHUR | 689 | 88.7% | 45.0% |
| Hill Elementary School HOUSTON | 646 | 87.8% | 33.2% |
| Horn Elementary School HOUSTON | 675 | 90.2% | 35.1% |
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 Grand Prep PS ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.3% | #3,629 of 4,401 | #322 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #2,573 of 4,466 ▲ 328 | #218 of 429 ▲ 39 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #2,951 of 4,466 ▲ 303 | #233 of 429 ▲ 46 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.0pp | #1,837 of 3,998 | #147 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 727 | #759 of 4,938 | #49 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.2:1 | #4,265 of 4,622 | #403 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.5% | #3,403 of 4,628 | #317 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.8% | #1,406 of 4,789 | #215 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +34.6% | #206 of 1,307 | #18 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
727
+31 (+4%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 727 | 39.9 | 18.2:1 | 87% (631) |
| 2023-24 | 717 | 36.9 | 19.4:1 | 89% (638) |
| 2022-23 | 731 | 38.1 | 19.2:1 | 87% (636) |
| 2020-21 | 696 | 52 | 13.4:1 | 81% (562) |
| 2017-18 | 540 | 37.5 | 14.4:1 | 74% (399) |
| 2015-16 | 413 | 33 | 12.5:1 | 71% (295) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Uplift Grand Prep PS.
Since 2017-18: students up 35% (540 to 727); teachers up 6% (37.5 to 39.9).
About Uplift Grand Prep PS
Uplift Grand Prep PS is an elementary school with a street address in GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas. The student body numbers 727 students, from pre-K through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Texas) has about 519 students.
UPLIFT EDUCATION operates 45 schools. Combined enrollment is 23,384 students.
At Uplift Grand Prep PS, Hispanic students make up 82% of the student body. The school is also 14% Black and 2% White. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 41%. The chance that two students picked at random at Uplift Grand Prep PS belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 30%.
Federal data list 39.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at Uplift Grand Prep PS in 2024-25, for a ratio of 18.2:1. Among elementary schools in Texas, the typical ratio is 15.1:1. The lunch program counts 87% of students at Uplift Grand Prep PS as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is higher than the 77% average for public schools in Dallas County.
Uplift Grand Prep PS is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 20% of Texas public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Uplift Grand Prep PS's average proficiency rate on state tests of 30.3% is 6.3 points below the 36.6% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Within Dallas County, median household income is about $76,547, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Federal data list 771 public schools in Dallas County, with a combined enrollment of about 459,645.
Of nearby public schools, Uplift Grand Prep Middle School is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Its average proficiency rate of 30.3% is below the 41.8% average for nearby schools.
Locale data from NCES put Uplift Grand Prep PS in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large). Uplift Grand Prep PS is run as a public charter school.
The number of students grew from 696 to 727 over 4 years. The school's ratio rose from 13.4:1 to 18.2:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Uplift Grand Prep PS covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
Related schools
Other schools in UPLIFT EDUCATION
- Uplift Heights Prep PSElementary · 944 students
- Uplift Ascend Prep PSElementary · 864 students
- Uplift Luna Prep PSElementary · 719 students
- Uplift Hampton Prep PSElementary · 712 students
- Uplift Summit Prep PSElementary · 688 students
- Uplift Elevate Prep PSElementary · 650 students
Other schools in GRAND PRAIRIE
- South Grand Prairie High SchoolHigh · 3,239 students
- Grand Prairie High SchoolHigh · 2,817 students
- John A Dubiski Career High SchoolHigh · 1,574 students
- Bill Arnold Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,081 students
- Advantage AcademyCombined · 972 students
- Iltexas Grand Prairie Elementary SchoolElementary · 936 students
Nearby schools
- Uplift Grand Prep Middle School0.0 mi · 446
- Uplift Grand Prep High School0.0 mi · 385
- Grand Prairie High School0.4 mi · 2,817
- Delmas F Morton Elementary School0.5 mi · 578
- Grand Prairie Fine Arts Academy0.5 mi · 877
- Stephen F Austin Environmental Science Academy0.7 mi · 605
Frequently asked questions
About Uplift Grand Prep PSHow many students attend Uplift Grand Prep PS?
Uplift Grand Prep PS enrolls approximately 727 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Uplift Grand Prep PS serve?
Uplift Grand Prep PS serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Uplift Grand Prep PS have?
Uplift Grand Prep PS employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Uplift Grand Prep PS?
Student demographics at Uplift Grand Prep PS are roughly 2% White, 82% Hispanic, 14% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Uplift Grand Prep PS public or private?
Uplift Grand Prep PS is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by UPLIFT EDUCATION.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.