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UPLIFT WILLIAMS PREP PS
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About UPLIFT WILLIAMS PREP PS
UPLIFT WILLIAMS PREP PS, a mid-tier primary school in DALLAS, Texas, operated by UPLIFT EDUCATION, enrolls 584 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.
Across the 45 schools in UPLIFT EDUCATION (23,384 students total), UPLIFT WILLIAMS PREP PS accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
Demographically, UPLIFT WILLIAMS PREP PS logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (89%). The remainder comes out to 7% Black. By comparison, Dallas County as a whole is about 41% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.
In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting UPLIFT WILLIAMS PREP PS higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 91% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Dallas County's rate of about 77%.
After controlling for student poverty, UPLIFT WILLIAMS PREP PS tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 34.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 27.3%.
In the broader community, census data for Dallas County shows median household earnings sit near $76,547, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Dallas County's 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), UPLIFT WILLIAMS PREP PS is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is UPLIFT WILLIAMS PREP H S, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), UPLIFT WILLIAMS PREP PS ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 36.1%.
UPLIFT WILLIAMS PREP PS operates from a downtown location. UPLIFT WILLIAMS 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 WILLIAMS PREP PS's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 573 (now 584). Hispanic enrollment moved from 95% to 89% across the same window. Class-load math has loosened: from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 18.1:1 in 2025.
On the community side, members of the UPLIFT WILLIAMS PREP PS community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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