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Enrollment
497
High
DISTRICT 414 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UPLIFT EDUCATION·NCES 480003013058
Uplift Heights Healthcare Institute
2650 CANADA DR, DALLAS, TX 75212 · (214) 442-7094 · Dallas County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL497 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 19% of Texas public high schools
- DTest 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.
- BThree-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
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
424 students
DISTRICT 80% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 161 | 32% |
| Grade 10 | 128 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 102 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 106 | 21% |
Student demographics
26%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% . +34.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
15.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +8.0pp 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 15 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 34 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 4.0% | 48.0% | 22.0% | 26.0% |
| Mathematics | 4.0% | 11.0% | 52.0% | 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% | 15.0% |
| 2024-25 | 45.0% | 13.0% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 6.0% |
| 2022-23 | 19.0% | 9.0% |
| 2021-22 | 27.0% | 13.0% |
| 2020-21 | 18.0% | 7.0% |
% 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
36.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% 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 Heights Healthcare Institute
Uplift Heights Healthcare Institute's state test result (36.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uplift Heights Healthcare Institute this school | 497 | 85.3% | 36.3% |
| School of Health Professions DALLAS | 497 | 83.7% | 88.6% |
| Marvin E Robinson School of Business and Mgmt DALLAS | 476 | 84.2% | 87.4% |
| Uplift Luna Prep High School DALLAS | 472 | 82.4% | 45.8% |
| Uplift Atlas Prep High School DALLAS | 503 | 84.9% | 42.3% |
| IDEA Health Professions College Preparatory AUSTIN | 376 | 86.4% | 56.0% |
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 Heights Healthcare Institute ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.3% | #1,230 of 1,385 | #79 of 96 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.0% | #1,382 of 1,425 ▼ 21 | #96 of 100 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #884 of 1,425 ▲ 117 | #45 of 100 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +19.5pp | #420 of 1,184 | #18 of 98 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 497 | #894 of 2,107 | #75 of 133 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #579 of 1,344 | #22 of 101 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.5% | #1,066 of 1,346 | #89 of 101 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.3% | #293 of 1,522 | #38 of 107 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.1% | #598 of 672 | #35 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 2024-25Enrollment
497
-43 (-8%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 497 | 35.1 | 14.2:1 | 85% (424) |
| 2023-24 | 495 | 35.1 | 14.1:1 | 87% (432) |
| 2022-23 | 537 | 36.3 | 14.8:1 | 87% (468) |
| 2020-21 | 540 | 40 | 13.5:1 | 91% (494) |
| 2017-18 | 487 | 35.3 | 13.8:1 | 85% (415) |
| 2015-16 | 271 | 18 | 15.1:1 | 91% (246) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Uplift Heights Healthcare Institute.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (487 to 497); teachers down 1% (35.3 to 35.1).
About Uplift Heights Healthcare Institute
As a small high school, Uplift Heights Healthcare Institute serves students in DALLAS, Texas. The school's enrollment of 497 students covers grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 38% lower than the average for high schools in Texas, which is about 796.
In UPLIFT EDUCATION, 45 schools enroll a combined 23,384 students.
The student body at Uplift Heights Healthcare Institute is 86% Hispanic. Other reported shares: 11% Black and 2% Asian. Dallas County's residents are about 41% Hispanic, 44 points below the school's share. The school's diversity index is 26%, meaning two students picked at random have a 26% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its teaching staff equals 35.1 full-time positions, a ratio of 14.2:1. On average, high schools in Texas have 15.1:1, compared with 14.2:1 here. Around 85% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals.
Uplift Heights Healthcare Institute is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 19% of Texas public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
In Texas, Uplift Heights Healthcare Institute is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 36.3% actual against a predicted 37.3%.
Uplift Heights Healthcare Institute is located in Dallas County, where the median household income is $76,547, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Besides Uplift Heights Healthcare Institute, Dallas County has 770 other public schools.
The nearest other public school, Uplift Heights Prep Middle School, is less than a tenth of a mile away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Uplift Heights Healthcare Institute ranks 4th of 8 on average proficiency.
Uplift Heights Healthcare Institute is coded as City: Large in federal locale data. The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement.
The school enrolled 497 students in 2024-25, 43 fewer than the 540 it had in 2020-21.
Discussions about Uplift Heights Healthcare Institute may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Heights Prep Middle School0.0 mi · 448
- Dr L G Pinkston Sr High School0.4 mi · 1,264
- Uplift Heights Prep PS0.5 mi · 944
- Dallas Environmental Science Academy0.8 mi · 431
- Dr Elba and Domingo Garcia West Dallas STEM School0.8 mi · 124
- C F Carr Elementary School0.8 mi · 259
Frequently asked questions
About Uplift Heights Healthcare InstituteHow large is Uplift Heights Healthcare Institute?
Uplift Heights Healthcare Institute enrolls approximately 497 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Uplift Heights Healthcare Institute serve?
Uplift Heights Healthcare Institute serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Uplift Heights Healthcare Institute?
Approximately 14.2:1 students per teacher at Uplift Heights Healthcare Institute.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Uplift Heights Healthcare Institute?
At Uplift Heights Healthcare Institute, the student body is approximately 1% White, 86% Hispanic, 11% Black, 2% Asian.
Is Uplift Heights Healthcare Institute public or private?
Uplift Heights Healthcare Institute 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.