UPLIFT SUMMIT PREP PS

UPLIFT SUMMIT PREP PS is one of the moderately sized elementary-level communitys in ARLINGTON, Texas, overseen by UPLIFT EDUCATION, with 688 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 33% above the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

UPLIFT SUMMIT PREP PS is one of 45 schools operated by UPLIFT EDUCATION, a district that caters to 23,384 students overall.

On the student-mix side, UPLIFT SUMMIT PREP PS lists that the most-represented group is Hispanic (53%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school logs 36% Black, 5% multiracial, 3% White. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 30%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.2:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Roughly 87% of students at UPLIFT SUMMIT PREP PS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of Tarrant County's rate of about 63%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), UPLIFT SUMMIT PREP PS sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 35.9%; this one delivers 34.8%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Tarrant County shows median household earnings sit near $84,207, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Tarrant County runs 639 public schools (combined enrollment of about 385,835 students), of which UPLIFT SUMMIT PREP PS is one.

Nearest neighbor: UPLIFT SUMMIT PREP H S, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around UPLIFT SUMMIT PREP PS. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts UPLIFT SUMMIT PREP PS at 3rd of 5; the average score across the group is 40.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area. UPLIFT SUMMIT PREP PS is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Five-year trend. UPLIFT SUMMIT PREP PS's enrollment has expanded 13% since 2018, when it stood at 608 (now 688). Over the same period, the Black share edged up from 27% to 36%. Class-load math has grew: from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 19.2:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.