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Enrollment
510
Middle
DISTRICT 461 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UPLIFT EDUCATION·NCES 480003012188
Uplift Hampton Prep Middle School
8915 S HAMPTON RD, DALLAS, TX 75237 · (214) 421-1982 · Dallas County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL510 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 21% of Texas public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
426 students
DISTRICT 80% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 168 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 166 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 176 | 35% |
Student demographics
52%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
52.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +30.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
28.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +16.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 30 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 | 20.0% | 32.0% | 25.0% | 23.0% |
| Mathematics | 4.0% | 24.0% | 39.0% | 33.0% |
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 | 52.0% | 28.0% |
| 2024-25 | 46.0% | 25.0% |
| 2023-24 | 47.0% | 27.0% |
| 2022-23 | 44.0% | 28.0% |
| 2021-22 | 48.0% | 30.0% |
| 2020-21 | 22.0% | 12.0% |
% 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
32.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Middle School
Uplift Hampton Prep Middle School's state test result (32.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uplift Hampton Prep Middle School this school | 510 | 83.5% | 32.4% |
| Nichols Junior High School ARLINGTON | 586 | 84.8% | 26.9% |
| W S Permenter Middle School CEDAR HILL | 456 | 77.9% | 34.1% |
| H Bob Daniel Sr Intermediate School DUNCANVILLE | 443 | 83.5% | 21.8% |
| Curtistene S McCowan Middle School GLENN HEIGHTS | 643 | 78.5% | 28.8% |
| Lincoln Middle School PORT ARTHUR | 619 | 85.1% | 22.5% |
Matched among Texas middle 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 Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.4% | #1,300 of 1,635 | #83 of 118 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #1,416 of 1,670 ▲ 30 | #101 of 123 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #925 of 1,670 ▲ 198 | #40 of 123 ▲ 12 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.0pp | #1,137 of 1,570 | #69 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 510 | #1,074 of 1,749 | #81 of 126 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.1:1 | #1,484 of 1,542 | #118 of 123 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.3% | #812 of 1,543 | #47 of 123 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.5% | #425 of 1,648 | #72 of 121 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +15.9% | #173 of 437 | #10 of 26 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
510
+25 (+5%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 510 | 26.7 | 19.1:1 | 84% (426) |
| 2023-24 | 479 | 27.2 | 17.6:1 | 84% (404) |
| 2022-23 | 465 | 29.8 | 15.6:1 | 88% (409) |
| 2020-21 | 485 | 28 | 17.3:1 | 81% (394) |
| 2017-18 | 440 | 32.4 | 13.6:1 | 75% (332) |
| 2015-16 | 338 | 22 | 15.4:1 | 79% (268) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Uplift Hampton Prep Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 16% (440 to 510); teachers down 18% (32.4 to 26.7).
About Uplift Hampton Prep Middle School
Uplift Hampton Prep Middle School is a small middle school in DALLAS, Texas, under UPLIFT EDUCATION. Students in grades 6 through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 510 students. Middle schools in Texas have about 643 students on average; enrollment here is 21% lower.
UPLIFT EDUCATION enrolls 23,384 students in 45 schools, including Uplift Hampton Prep Middle School.
The share of Black students at Uplift Hampton Prep Middle School is 59%, a majority. It is also 35% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Dallas County is roughly 22% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Uplift Hampton Prep Middle School scores 52%.
Uplift Hampton Prep Middle School has 26.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 19.1:1. Middle schools in Texas have an average ratio of 14.4:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 84%.
Uplift Hampton Prep Middle School holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 21% of Texas public middle schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Uplift Hampton Prep Middle School is 5.6 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Texas schools.
In Dallas County, 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%. Across Dallas County, 771 public schools serve about 459,645 students.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates Uplift Hampton Prep Middle School from the closest public school, Uplift Hampton Prep PS. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Uplift Hampton Prep Middle School's average proficiency of 32.4% compares with 36.3% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Uplift Hampton Prep Middle School is a public charter school.
The school's student count increased 5% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. The number of students per teacher increased from 17.3 to 19.1 over 4 years.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on athletics, class schedules, and weather closures here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Grand Prep PSElementary · 727 students
- Uplift Luna Prep PSElementary · 719 students
- Uplift Hampton Prep PSElementary · 712 students
- Uplift Summit Prep PSElementary · 688 students
Other schools in DALLAS
- Skyline High SchoolHigh · 3,837 students
- Lake Highlands High SchoolHigh · 2,972 students
- Oak Cliff Faith Family AcademyCombined · 2,670 students
- Bryan Adams H S Leadership AcademyHigh · 2,208 students
- W T White High SchoolHigh · 2,204 students
- Sunset High SchoolHigh · 2,164 students
Nearby schools
- Uplift Hampton Prep PS0.0 mi · 712
- Uplift Hampton Prep High School0.0 mi · 414
- Winfree Academy Charter School Dallas0.2 mi · 245
- David W Carter High School0.8 mi · 1,097
- Uplift Gradus Prep PS1.0 mi · 597
- D A Hulcy Steam Middle School1.0 mi · 400
Frequently asked questions
About Uplift Hampton Prep Middle SchoolHow large is Uplift Hampton Prep Middle School?
Uplift Hampton Prep Middle School enrolls approximately 510 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Uplift Hampton Prep Middle School serve?
Uplift Hampton Prep Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Uplift Hampton Prep Middle School?
Approximately 19.1:1 students per teacher at Uplift Hampton Prep Middle School.
How diverse is Uplift Hampton Prep Middle School?
Uplift Hampton Prep Middle School reports a student body of 35% Hispanic, 59% Black, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Uplift Hampton Prep Middle School?
Uplift Hampton Prep Middle 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.