UPLIFT WHITE ROCK HILLS PREP PS

UPLIFT WHITE ROCK HILLS PREP PS is a mid-sized primary school in DALLAS, Texas, run under UPLIFT EDUCATION. The school educates 640 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 23% larger than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

UPLIFT EDUCATION comprises 45 schools with combined enrollment of 23,384 students; UPLIFT WHITE ROCK HILLS PREP PS is among them.

Looking at the student body, UPLIFT WHITE ROCK HILLS PREP PS lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 69%. Other groups include 25% Black, 3% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 41%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.3:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Roughly 86% of students at UPLIFT WHITE ROCK HILLS PREP PS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Dallas County runs at roughly 77%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, UPLIFT WHITE ROCK HILLS PREP PS tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 36.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 41.4%.

Around the school, Dallas County reports that median household income runs about $76,547, 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 WHITE ROCK HILLS PREP PS is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: EDUARDO MATA MONTESSORI SCHOOL, around 0.9 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), UPLIFT WHITE ROCK HILLS PREP PS ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 41.0%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting. As a public charter, UPLIFT WHITE ROCK HILLS PREP PS runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Five-year trend. UPLIFT WHITE ROCK HILLS PREP PS's enrollment has increased 103% since 2018, when it stood at 315 (now 640). Hispanic enrollment moved from 65% to 69% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 21.4:1 in 2018 to 17.3:1 today.

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