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What's something UPLIFT HEIGHTS PREPARATORY PRI does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
944
Elementary
DISTRICT 632 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UPLIFT EDUCATION·NCES 480003012647
Uplift Heights Prep PS
2202 CALYPSO ST, DALLAS, TX 75212 · (214) 873-9700 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL944 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 13% of Texas public elementary schools
- DTest 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.
- 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
862 students
DISTRICT 80% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 91 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 141 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 133 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 135 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 147 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 138 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 159 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (141) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (159).
Student demographics
45%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
38.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +19.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
31.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +8.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 19 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 | 18.0% | 20.0% | 25.0% | 37.0% |
| Mathematics | 11.0% | 20.0% | 21.0% | 48.0% |
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 | 38.0% | 31.0% |
| 2024-25 | 35.0% | 27.0% |
| 2023-24 | 33.0% | 26.0% |
| 2022-23 | 25.0% | 26.0% |
| 2021-22 | 44.0% | 37.0% |
| 2020-21 | 19.0% | 23.0% |
% 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
34.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.0pp
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 PS
Uplift Heights Prep PS's state test result (25.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uplift Heights Prep PS this school | 944 | 91.3% | 25.7% |
| KIPP Mosaic Primary School HOUSTON | 1,092 | 91.9% | 30.7% |
| Greenspoint Elementary School HOUSTON | 755 | 92.8% | 32.3% |
| Anne Frank Elementary School DALLAS | 1,119 | 89.9% | 47.2% |
| Hemmenway Elementary School KATY | 947 | 88.6% | 39.9% |
| North Bend Elementary School HUMBLE | 768 | 90.5% | 30.1% |
Matched among Texas elementary 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 PS ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.7% | #4,001 of 4,401 | #372 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #3,793 of 4,466 ▲ 143 | #358 of 429 ▲ 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #3,806 of 4,466 ▲ 61 | #348 of 429 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.0pp | #1,558 of 3,998 | #118 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 944 | #142 of 4,938 | #7 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.0:1 | #4,448 of 4,622 | #422 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.8% | #2,805 of 4,628 | #223 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.3% | #920 of 4,789 | #157 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.7% | #2,481 of 2,838 | #248 of 274 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
944
-88 (-9%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
was 18.1:1
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 | 944 | 47.1 | 20.0:1 | 91% (862) |
| 2023-24 | 943 | 45.7 | 20.6:1 | 92% (866) |
| 2022-23 | 968 | 49 | 19.8:1 | 93% (903) |
| 2020-21 | 1,032 | 57 | 18.1:1 | 89% (918) |
| 2017-18 | 991 | 54.1 | 18.3:1 | 93% (917) |
| 2015-16 | 853 | 46 | 18.5:1 | 91% (772) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Uplift Heights Prep PS.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (991 to 944); teachers down 13% (54.1 to 47.1).
About Uplift Heights Prep PS
Uplift Heights Prep PS operates as a large elementary school in DALLAS, Texas. It reported 944 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in Texas have about 519 students on average; enrollment here is 82% higher.
Across its 45 schools, UPLIFT EDUCATION enrolls 23,384 students. Uplift Heights Prep PS is one of those schools.
The share of Hispanic students at Uplift Heights Prep PS is 69%, a majority. After that, the student body is 27% Black and 2% multiracial. Census figures show Dallas County is about 41% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 45, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Uplift Heights Prep PS is 20.0:1, based on 47.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Texas, 15.1:1, is lower. Uplift Heights Prep PS counts 91% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Dallas County, the average eligibility rate is 77%.
Among Texas public elementary schools, Uplift Heights Prep PS outscored 13%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Uplift Heights Prep PS, the prediction is 34.7% and the result is 25.7%.
Dallas County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to 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%. Public schools in Dallas County number 771, with about 459,645 students.
The closest school to Uplift Heights Prep PS is C F Carr Elementary School, located about 0.4 miles away. Uplift Heights Prep PS is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Uplift Heights Prep PS's average proficiency of 25.7% compares with 40.5% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. The school is classified as a charter school in federal data.
From 1,032 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 944 by 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 20.0 students per teacher, compared with 18.1 in 2020-21.
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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
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Nearby schools
- C F Carr Elementary School0.4 mi · 259
- Uplift Heights Healthcare Institute0.5 mi · 497
- Uplift Heights Prep Middle School0.5 mi · 448
- Dr L G Pinkston Sr High School0.6 mi · 1,264
- Dr Elba and Domingo Garcia West Dallas STEM School0.7 mi · 124
- Dallas Environmental Science Academy0.7 mi · 431
Frequently asked questions
About Uplift Heights Prep PSHow many students attend Uplift Heights Prep PS?
Uplift Heights Prep PS enrolls approximately 944 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Uplift Heights Prep PS serve?
Uplift Heights Prep PS serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Uplift Heights Prep PS have?
Uplift Heights Prep PS employs 47 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Uplift Heights Prep PS?
At Uplift Heights Prep PS, the student body is approximately 1% White, 69% Hispanic, 27% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Uplift Heights Prep PS in?
Uplift Heights Prep PS is part of UPLIFT EDUCATION.
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