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Uplift Grand Prep High School

300 E CHURCH ST, GRAND PRAIRIE, TX 75050 · (972) 854-0600 · Dallas County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL385 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 44% of Texas public high 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.
  • DThree-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 high schools

Enrollment
385
High
DISTRICT 414 · STATE 796
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
309 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 913936%
Grade 109525%
Grade 118221%
Grade 126918%
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
123%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 24% · US 43%
Hispanic
33988%
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 54% · US 30%
Black
267%
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 13% · US 15%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 6% · US 6%
Two+
51%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 3% · US 5%
Native American
21%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
20152%
Female
18448%

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Test scores

STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
48.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +1.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
18.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +0.0pp since 2020

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 18 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 1 points since 2020, while math scores have held steady.

Performance levels, 2025-26

SubjectMasters Grade LevelMeets Grade LevelApproaches Grade LevelDid Not Meet Grade Level
Reading4.0%44.0%21.0%31.0%
Mathematics4.0%14.0%71.0%11.0%
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 yearReadingMathematics
2025-2648.0%18.0%
2024-2544.0%21.0%
2023-2452.0%23.0%
2022-2348.0%25.0%
2021-2236.0%22.0%
2020-2147.0%18.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
50.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.8pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 High School

Uplift Grand Prep High School's state test result (50.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Uplift Grand Prep High School this school38580.3%50.2%
Avalos P-Tech School
HOUSTON
40077.3%72.5%
Marine Creek Collegiate High School
FORT WORTH
35077.4%77.0%
Fox Technical High School
SAN ANTONIO
49981.4%52.3%
East Early College High School
HOUSTON
45878.2%82.3%
Uplift Atlas Prep High School
DALLAS
50384.9%42.3%
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 Grand Prep High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn TexasIn Dallas County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
50.2%#818 of 1,385#39 of 96
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
18.0%#1,341 of 1,425
▼ 132
#93 of 100
▼ 13
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
48.0%#1,014 of 1,425
▲ 19
#55 of 100
▼ 7
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-3.5pp#69 of 1,184#9 of 98
Enrollment
ranked largest first
385#1,037 of 2,107#86 of 133
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.4:1#459 of 1,344#10 of 101
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
21.9%#1,088 of 1,346#91 of 101
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
80.3%#387 of 1,522#55 of 107
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.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
385
+38 (+11%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 34.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2538528.813.4:180% (309)
2023-2436214.724.6:186% (310)
2022-2336314.924.4:184% (305)
2020-213471034.7:184% (291)
2017-18148437.3:174% (110)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Uplift Grand Prep High School.

Since 2017-18: students up 160% (148 to 385); teachers up 625% (4 to 28.8).

About Uplift Grand Prep High School

A low-enrollment high school in GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas, Uplift Grand Prep High School is part of UPLIFT EDUCATION. Its enrollment is 385 students, spread over grades 9 through 12. On average, high schools in Texas enroll around 796, and this school is 52% below that mark.

Uplift Grand Prep High School is one school in a 45-school district, UPLIFT EDUCATION, which enrolls 23,384 students.

Hispanic students are 88% of those enrolled at Uplift Grand Prep High School. The rest of enrollment is 7% Black and 3% White. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Dallas County's population at about 41%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 22%.

Its staff includes 28.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 13.4 students per teacher. The average for high schools in Texas, 15.1:1, is higher. Uplift Grand Prep High School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 80%. Public schools in Dallas County average a similar 77%.

On the allk12 Grade, Uplift Grand Prep High School lands at C+, ahead of 44% of Texas public high schools.

In Texas, Uplift Grand Prep High School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 50.2% actual against a predicted 39.4%.

Dallas County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $76,547 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Uplift Grand Prep High School shares Dallas County with 770 other public schools.

Uplift Grand Prep High School's nearest public school is Uplift Grand Prep Middle School (less than a tenth of a mile). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Uplift Grand Prep High School. By average proficiency, Uplift Grand Prep High School is 2nd among 9 schools close by.

By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. Federal records list Uplift Grand Prep High School as a charter school.

Enrollment was 385 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 347. The ratio was 34.7:1 in 2020-21 and 13.4:1 in 2024-25.

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Dallas County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Uplift Grand Prep High School
District
UPLIFT EDUCATION
Address
300 E CHURCH ST, GRAND PRAIRIE, TX 75050
Phone
(972) 854-0600
County
Dallas County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
385
Teachers (FTE)
29
Student–teacher ratio
13.4:1
Free and reduced lunch
309 (80%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
480003013588
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Uplift Grand Prep High School
What is the total enrollment at Uplift Grand Prep High School?
Uplift Grand Prep High School enrolls approximately 385 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Uplift Grand Prep High School serve?
Uplift Grand Prep High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Uplift Grand Prep High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Uplift Grand Prep High School is approximately 13.4:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Uplift Grand Prep High School?
At Uplift Grand Prep High School, the student body is approximately 3% White, 88% Hispanic, 7% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Uplift Grand Prep High School?
Uplift Grand Prep High School is overseen by UPLIFT EDUCATION in Dallas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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