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Enrollment
448
Middle
DISTRICT 461 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UPLIFT EDUCATION·NCES 480003012270
Uplift Heights Prep Middle School
2650 CANADA DR, DALLAS, TX 75212 · (214) 442-7094 · Dallas County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL448 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 13% of Texas public middle 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.
- 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
406 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 | 151 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 149 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 148 | 33% |
Student demographics
32%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
45.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +22.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
26.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +14.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 22 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 14 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 18.0% | 27.0% | 31.0% | 24.0% |
| Mathematics | 6.0% | 20.0% | 44.0% | 30.0% |
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 | 45.0% | 26.0% |
| 2024-25 | 39.0% | 22.0% |
| 2023-24 | 35.0% | 16.0% |
| 2022-23 | 31.0% | 19.0% |
| 2021-22 | 30.0% | 19.0% |
| 2020-21 | 23.0% | 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
25.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Prep Middle School
Uplift Heights Prep Middle School's state test result (25.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uplift Heights Prep Middle School this school | 448 | 90.6% | 25.7% |
| IDEA Southeast College Preparatory FORT WORTH | 475 | 91.4% | 42.4% |
| KIPP Prime College Preparatory HOUSTON | 453 | 93.4% | 38.2% |
| Marshall Middle School HOUSTON | 456 | 94.3% | 34.5% |
| Kirby Middle School SAN ANTONIO | 423 | 90.1% | 24.2% |
| Digital Arts & Technology Academy at Adams Middle School GRAND PRAIRIE | 542 | 88.9% | 30.7% |
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 Heights Prep Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.7% | #1,498 of 1,635 | #106 of 118 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #1,496 of 1,670 ▲ 28 | #109 of 123 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #1,241 of 1,670 ▲ 162 | #66 of 123 ▲ 21 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.5pp | #743 of 1,570 | #37 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 448 | #1,174 of 1,749 | #96 of 126 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #990 of 1,542 | #80 of 123 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.4% | #1,184 of 1,543 | #92 of 123 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.6% | #232 of 1,648 | #42 of 121 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.9% | #663 of 942 | #70 of 80 |
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
448
-100 (-18%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 448 | 28.8 | 15.5:1 | 91% (406) |
| 2023-24 | 488 | 29 | 16.8:1 | 87% (423) |
| 2022-23 | 512 | 32.2 | 15.9:1 | 90% (463) |
| 2020-21 | 548 | 33 | 16.6:1 | 89% (488) |
| 2017-18 | 492 | 32 | 15.4:1 | 90% (441) |
| 2015-16 | 494 | 32 | 15.4:1 | 93% (458) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Uplift Heights Prep Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (492 to 448); teachers down 10% (32 to 28.8).
About Uplift Heights Prep Middle School
As a low-enrollment middle-grades school, Uplift Heights Prep Middle School serves students in DALLAS, Texas. The school offers grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 448 students. That puts enrollment 30% below the 643-student average for middle schools in Texas.
The 45 schools of UPLIFT EDUCATION, including Uplift Heights Prep Middle School, enroll 23,384 students.
Uplift Heights Prep Middle School is 80% Hispanic by enrollment. Other reported shares: 17% Black. That compares with about 41% Hispanic among all Dallas County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 32%.
A staff of 28.8 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 15.5:1. Compared with the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas, this school's ratio is higher. By family income, 91% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Dallas County is 77%.
Among Texas public middle schools, Uplift Heights Prep Middle School outscored 13%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
Test results at Uplift Heights Prep Middle School are 9.3 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (25.7% actual, 35.0% predicted).
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Dallas County show that median household income comes to about $76,547, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county's public schools total 771, with about 459,645 students.
Uplift Heights Prep Middle School is less than a tenth of a mile from Uplift Heights Healthcare Institute, its nearest public school. Uplift Heights Prep Middle School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Uplift Heights Prep Middle School ranks 6th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 25.7% against a local average of 41.6%.
Under the NCES locale system, Uplift Heights Prep Middle School is City: Large. NCES lists Uplift Heights Prep Middle School as a charter school.
Enrollment decreased by 18% across 4 years, from 548 in 2020-21 to 448 in 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 16.6:1 in 2020-21, and 15.5:1 in 2024-25.
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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 Healthcare Institute0.0 mi · 497
- Dr L G Pinkston Sr High School0.4 mi · 1,264
- Uplift Heights Prep PS0.5 mi · 944
- Dr Elba and Domingo Garcia West Dallas STEM School0.8 mi · 124
- Dallas Environmental Science Academy0.8 mi · 431
- C F Carr Elementary School0.8 mi · 259
Frequently asked questions
About Uplift Heights Prep Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Uplift Heights Prep Middle School?
Uplift Heights Prep Middle School enrolls approximately 448 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Uplift Heights Prep Middle School serve?
Uplift Heights Prep Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Uplift Heights Prep Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Uplift Heights Prep Middle School is approximately 15.5:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Uplift Heights Prep Middle School?
At Uplift Heights Prep Middle School, the student body is approximately 0% White, 80% Hispanic, 17% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Uplift Heights Prep Middle School?
Uplift Heights 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.