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What's something UPLIFT ELEVATE PREPARATORY SCHOOL does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
650
Elementary
DISTRICT 632 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UPLIFT EDUCATION·NCES 480003013926
Uplift Elevate Prep PS
10800 CHAPIN RD, FORT WORTH, TX 76008 · (469) 621-8500 · Tarrant County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL650 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
509 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 | 105 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 92 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 99 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 88 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 108 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (92) is 12% larger than its 5th grade class (82).
Student demographics
67%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% . +20.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
48.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +38.0pp 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 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 20 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 38 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% | 20.0% | 34.0% |
| Mathematics | 22.0% | 26.0% | 15.0% | 37.0% |
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% | 48.0% |
| 2024-25 | 45.0% | 47.0% |
| 2023-24 | 37.0% | 42.0% |
| 2022-23 | 36.0% | 27.0% |
| 2021-22 | 41.0% | 20.0% |
| 2020-21 | 26.0% | 10.0% |
% 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
37.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Elevate Prep PS
Uplift Elevate Prep PS's state test result (37.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uplift Elevate Prep PS this school | 650 | 78.3% | 37.4% |
| Rivera Elementary School DENTON | 604 | 79.8% | 20.9% |
| Smith Elementary School SPRING | 624 | 80.1% | 26.9% |
| Cannaday Elementary School MESQUITE | 616 | 81.2% | 33.0% |
| Sallye R Moore College & Career Preparatory GRAND PRAIRIE | 608 | 76.8% | 43.6% |
| Academy at Carrie F Thomas NORTH RICHLAND HILLS | 586 | 75.6% | 39.1% |
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 Elevate Prep PS ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.4% | #2,895 of 4,401 | #177 of 330 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #1,907 of 4,466 ▼ 29 | #123 of 339 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #2,953 of 4,466 ▲ 20 | #205 of 339 ▼ 13 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +15.5pp | #804 of 3,998 | #56 of 320 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 650 | #1,250 of 4,938 | #65 of 353 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.2:1 | #4,261 of 4,622 | #330 of 348 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.7% | #827 of 4,628 | #124 of 348 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.3% | #2,071 of 4,789 | #151 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
650
+288 (+80%) 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 | 650 | 35.7 | 18.2:1 | 78% (509) |
| 2023-24 | 692 | 46.6 | 14.8:1 | 77% (530) |
| 2022-23 | 629 | 42.9 | 14.7:1 | 76% (476) |
| 2020-21 | 362 | 30 | 12.1:1 | 75% (271) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Uplift Elevate Prep PS.
About Uplift Elevate Prep PS
Among the schools in FORT WORTH, Texas, is Uplift Elevate Prep PS, a mid-sized elementary school. In all, 650 students attend the school in pre-K through 5. That puts enrollment 25% bigger than the 519-student average for elementary schools in Texas.
The district, UPLIFT EDUCATION, has 23,384 students enrolled across 45 schools.
Of every 100 students at Uplift Elevate Prep PS, about 47 are Hispanic, the largest group. The school is also 30% Black, 13% White, 7% multiracial, and 4% Asian. That is higher than the 30% Hispanic share among all Tarrant County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 67%.
On staff are 35.7 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 18.2:1. Elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1, 3.1 fewer students per teacher than here. Uplift Elevate Prep PS has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 78%. Public schools in Tarrant County average 63%.
The model predicts 40.3% for a school in Texas with Uplift Elevate Prep PS's free or reduced-price lunch share. Uplift Elevate Prep PS posts 37.4%.
Looking at the county, Tarrant County, median household income comes to about $84,207, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. The county has 639 public schools and about 385,835 students.
Measured in a straight line, Uplift Elevate Prep Middle School is less than a tenth of a mile from Uplift Elevate Prep PS. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Uplift Elevate Prep PS ranks 6th on average proficiency.
Uplift Elevate Prep PS is coded as Rural: Fringe in federal locale data. Uplift Elevate Prep PS is a publicly funded charter school.
Uplift Elevate Prep PS reported 362 students in 2020-21 and 650 in 2024-25. Changes that large sometimes follow a school adding or dropping grades, so the two figures may not cover the same grades. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased 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
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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 Elevate Prep Middle School0.0 mi · 267
- Uplift Elevate Prep High School0.0 mi · 209
- Tannahill Intermediate School1.3 mi · 921
- Blue Haze Elementary School1.4 mi · 735
- Founders Classical Academy - Fort Worth2.0 mi · 38
- North Elementary School2.7 mi · 800
Frequently asked questions
About Uplift Elevate Prep PSHow large is Uplift Elevate Prep PS?
Uplift Elevate Prep PS enrolls approximately 650 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Uplift Elevate Prep PS serve?
Uplift Elevate Prep PS serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Uplift Elevate Prep PS?
Approximately 18.2:1 students per teacher at Uplift Elevate Prep PS.
What is the student diversity at Uplift Elevate Prep PS?
Student demographics at Uplift Elevate Prep PS are roughly 13% White, 47% Hispanic, 30% Black, 4% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Uplift Elevate Prep PS in?
Uplift Elevate Prep PS is part of UPLIFT EDUCATION.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.