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Uplift Hampton Prep High School

8915 S HAMPTON RD, DALLAS, TX 75237 · (214) 421-1982 · Dallas County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL414 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 21% 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.
  • 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 high schools

Enrollment
414
High
DISTRICT 414 · STATE 796
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
340 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 913031%
Grade 1010826%
Grade 119523%
Grade 128120%
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
10%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 24% · US 43%
Hispanic
19948%
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 54% · US 30%
Black
20048%
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 13% · US 15%
Two+
133%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 3% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
20750%
Female
20750%

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Test scores

STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
53.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +17.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
19.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +15.0pp since 2020

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 19 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 15 points.

Performance levels, 2025-26

SubjectMasters Grade LevelMeets Grade LevelApproaches Grade LevelDid Not Meet Grade Level
Reading8.0%45.0%23.0%24.0%
Mathematics0.0%19.0%60.0%21.0%
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
2025-2653.0%19.0%
2024-2546.0%20.0%
2023-2444.0%20.0%
2022-2329.0%15.0%
2021-2236.0%10.0%
2020-2136.0%4.0%
% 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
39.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.6pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 39% 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 Hampton Prep High School

Uplift Hampton Prep High School's state test result (39.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Uplift Hampton Prep High School this school41482.1%39.3%
Carver H S for Applied Tech/Engineering/Arts
HOUSTON
70880.9%45.7%
Crockett High School
CROCKETT
37680.9%41.3%
Mickey Leland College Prep Academy for Young Men
HOUSTON
25176.5%42.3%
Kathlyn Joy Gilliam Collegiate Academy
DALLAS
34281.3%80.4%
Hearne JH/HS
HEARNE
34190.0%20.5%
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 Hampton Prep High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn TexasIn Dallas County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
39.3%#1,152 of 1,385#71 of 96
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
19.0%#1,324 of 1,425
▼ 92
#92 of 100
▼ 8
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
53.0%#845 of 1,425
▲ 130
#43 of 100
▲ 2
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+14.0pp#643 of 1,184#36 of 98
Enrollment
ranked largest first
414#1,000 of 2,107#84 of 133
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.6:1#479 of 1,344#11 of 101
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
53.5%#569 of 1,346#31 of 101
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
82.1%#353 of 1,522#51 of 107
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+25.8%#158 of 672#11 of 43
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
414
+58 (+16%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 12.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2541430.613.6:182% (340)
2023-244033013.4:183% (336)
2022-2338125.914.7:183% (315)
2020-213562812.7:180% (284)
2017-1832929.711.1:178% (258)
2015-163062412.8:172% (220)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Uplift Hampton Prep High School.

Since 2017-18: students up 26% (329 to 414); teachers up 3% (29.7 to 30.6).

About Uplift Hampton Prep High School

Uplift Hampton Prep High School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a high school in DALLAS, Texas. It enrolled 414 students in grades 9 through 12 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 48% lower than the average for high schools in Texas, which is about 796.

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

Uplift Hampton Prep High School's enrollment has no majority group, and Black students are the largest at 48%. Other students are 48% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. By comparison, Dallas County residents are about 22% Black. The chance that two students picked at random at Uplift Hampton Prep High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 53%.

Teacher staffing is 30.6 full-time equivalents, or about 13.6 students per teacher. Among high schools in Texas, the typical ratio is 15.1:1. About 82% of students, or 340, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

The allk12 Grade for Uplift Hampton Prep High School is C-. Compared with Texas public high schools, the school scored higher than 21% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.

Uplift Hampton Prep High School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 39.3% is within a point of the 38.6% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.

Federal survey data for Dallas County show that median household income is about $76,547, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. A total of 771 public schools operate in Dallas County, serving about 459,645 students.

The school nearest to Uplift Hampton Prep High School is Uplift Hampton Prep Middle School, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Within five miles of Uplift Hampton Prep High School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Uplift Hampton Prep High School places 2nd out of 8 schools in its immediate area.

On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large. Uplift Hampton Prep High School holds a charter, making it a public charter school.

Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count grew from 356 to 414.

Posts about school safety, transportation, and start times are welcome on this page. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.

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 Hampton Prep High School
District
UPLIFT EDUCATION
Address
8915 S HAMPTON RD, DALLAS, TX 75237
Phone
(214) 421-1982
County
Dallas County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
414
Teachers (FTE)
31
Student–teacher ratio
13.6:1
Free and reduced lunch
340 (82%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
480003012200
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Uplift Hampton Prep High School
How many students attend Uplift Hampton Prep High School?
Uplift Hampton Prep High School enrolls approximately 414 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Uplift Hampton Prep High School serve?
Uplift Hampton Prep High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Uplift Hampton Prep High School?
Approximately 13.6:1 students per teacher at Uplift Hampton Prep High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Uplift Hampton Prep High School?
At Uplift Hampton Prep High School, the student body is approximately 0% White, 48% Hispanic, 48% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Uplift Hampton Prep High School public or private?
Uplift Hampton Prep High School 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.
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