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Alumni: what's one memory from UPLIFT WILLIAMS PREPARATORY MIDDLE that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
532
Middle
DISTRICT 461 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UPLIFT EDUCATION·NCES 480003012035
Uplift Williams Prep Middle School
1750 VICEROY DR, DALLAS, TX 75235 · (214) 276-0352 · Dallas County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL532 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 38% of Texas public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
15.3:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
476 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 | 153 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 193 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 186 | 35% |
Student demographics
9%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
41.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +20.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
44.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +35.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 20 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 35 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 16.0% | 25.0% | 28.0% | 31.0% |
| Mathematics | 15.0% | 29.0% | 28.0% | 28.0% |
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 | 41.0% | 44.0% |
| 2024-25 | 46.0% | 49.0% |
| 2023-24 | 43.0% | 33.0% |
| 2022-23 | 50.0% | 39.0% |
| 2021-22 | 37.0% | 41.0% |
| 2020-21 | 21.0% | 9.0% |
% 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
36.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% 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 Williams Prep Middle School
Uplift Williams Prep Middle School's state test result (36.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uplift Williams Prep Middle School this school | 532 | 89.5% | 36.8% |
| Seale Junior High School ROBSTOWN | 533 | 88.9% | 23.8% |
| East Montana Middle School EL PASO | 496 | 88.9% | 34.2% |
| KIPP Intrepid Preparatory HOUSTON | 509 | 88.8% | 31.0% |
| Salvador Sanchez Middle School EL PASO | 544 | 88.2% | 49.5% |
| Socorro Middle School EL PASO | 510 | 88.6% | 32.2% |
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 Williams Prep Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.8% | #1,100 of 1,635 | #55 of 118 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #733 of 1,670 ▼ 199 | #42 of 123 ▼ 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #1,414 of 1,670 ▼ 292 | #90 of 123 ▼ 39 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.0pp | #167 of 1,570 | #27 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 532 | #1,040 of 1,749 | #77 of 126 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #940 of 1,542 | #73 of 123 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.1% | #1,403 of 1,543 | #121 of 123 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.5% | #263 of 1,648 | #44 of 121 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +23.4% | #121 of 437 | #8 of 26 |
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
532
-13 (-2%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 532 | 34.7 | 15.3:1 | 89% (476) |
| 2023-24 | 532 | 32 | 16.6:1 | 90% (479) |
| 2022-23 | 538 | 32.5 | 16.6:1 | 91% (489) |
| 2020-21 | 545 | 35 | 15.6:1 | 92% (504) |
| 2017-18 | 431 | 31 | 13.9:1 | 93% (400) |
| 2015-16 | 402 | 26 | 15.5:1 | 93% (374) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Uplift Williams Prep Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 23% (431 to 532); teachers up 12% (31 to 34.7).
About Uplift Williams Prep Middle School
Uplift Williams Prep Middle School is a small middle school in UPLIFT EDUCATION, located in DALLAS, Texas. Enrollment stands at 532 students, covering grades 6 through 8.
Enrollment across the 45 schools in UPLIFT EDUCATION totals 23,384 students.
At Uplift Williams Prep Middle School, 95% of students are Hispanic. The remaining students are 2% White. Census figures show Dallas County is about 41% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 9%.
Teacher count: 34.7 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 15.3:1. Compared with the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas, this school's ratio is higher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 89%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Dallas County is 77%.
Uplift Williams Prep Middle School holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 38% of Texas public middle schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Uplift Williams Prep Middle School is 1.3 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 36.8% actual, 35.5% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Texas.
American Community Survey estimates for Dallas County show that median household income comes to about $76,547, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. The county's public schools total 771, with about 459,645 students.
Uplift Williams Prep PS is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Uplift Williams Prep Middle School ranks 4th of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 36.8% against a local average of 40.5%.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics. This is a charter school, which is a tuition-free public school operating under a charter.
Federal data show 545 students in 2020-21 and 532 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%.
This community page is for conversations about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 Williams Prep PS0.0 mi · 584
- Uplift Williams Prep High School0.0 mi · 517
- Obadiah Knight Elementary School0.9 mi · 279
- Biomedical Preparatory at Ut Southwestern1.4 mi · 213
- Arlington Park Early Childhood Center1.6 mi · 77
- Uplift Triumph Prep PS1.7 mi · 480
Frequently asked questions
About Uplift Williams Prep Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Uplift Williams Prep Middle School?
Uplift Williams Prep Middle School enrolls approximately 532 students in grades 06-08.
Is Uplift Williams Prep Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Uplift Williams Prep Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Uplift Williams Prep Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Uplift Williams Prep Middle School is approximately 15.3:1 (35 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Uplift Williams Prep Middle School?
Uplift Williams Prep Middle School reports a student body of 2% White, 95% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Uplift Williams Prep Middle School?
Uplift Williams 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.