UPLIFT PINNACLE PREP PS

As a mid-tier elementary campus in DALLAS, Texas, UPLIFT PINNACLE PREP PS teaches 486 students from grades pre-K through 5, run under UPLIFT EDUCATION.

UPLIFT EDUCATION runs 45 schools in total, collectively educating 23,384 students. UPLIFT PINNACLE PREP PS is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, UPLIFT PINNACLE PREP PS records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 73% of enrollment. Other groups include 23% Black, 2% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 41%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, UPLIFT PINNACLE PREP PS records 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.5:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 89% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Dallas County's rate of about 77%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, UPLIFT PINNACLE PREP PS performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 35.1%, the actual is 26.5%, a residual of -8.6 points.

In the area at large, Dallas County reports that the typical household earns roughly $76,547 per year, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Dallas County's 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), UPLIFT PINNACLE PREP PS is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is ACADEMY OF DALLAS, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts UPLIFT PINNACLE PREP PS at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 33.7%.

The campus sits in an urban setting. UPLIFT PINNACLE PREP PS operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Trend over the last 7 years. UPLIFT PINNACLE PREP PS's enrollment has declined 17% since 2018, when it stood at 583 (now 486). The Hispanic share of enrollment declined from 82% to 73% over that span.

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