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Enrollment
584
Elementary
DISTRICT 632 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UPLIFT EDUCATION·NCES 480003012026
Uplift Williams Prep PS
1750 VICEROY DR, DALLAS, TX 75235 · (214) 276-0352 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL584 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 13% of Texas public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
532 students
DISTRICT 80% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 42 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 67 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 90 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 99 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 99 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 103 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 35% smaller than its 5th grade class (103).
Student demographics
20%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
29.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +9.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
17.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +2.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 17 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 9 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 10.0% | 19.0% | 23.0% | 48.0% |
| Mathematics | 4.0% | 13.0% | 23.0% | 60.0% |
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 | 29.0% | 17.0% |
| 2024-25 | 40.0% | 32.0% |
| 2023-24 | 33.0% | 33.0% |
| 2022-23 | 27.0% | 32.0% |
| 2021-22 | 30.0% | 29.0% |
| 2020-21 | 20.0% | 15.0% |
% 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
29.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% 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 PS
Uplift Williams Prep PS's state test result (29.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uplift Williams Prep PS this school | 584 | 91.1% | 29.4% |
| KIPP Paseo Primary School AUSTIN | 560 | 90.9% | 34.6% |
| Eiland Elementary School KLEIN | 564 | 92.4% | 54.5% |
| James Bowie Fine Arts Academy GRAND PRAIRIE | 618 | 92.1% | 37.0% |
| East Terrell Hills Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 584 | 90.9% | 27.6% |
| Garcia-Leza Ec/PK/K HOUSTON | 617 | 93.5% | N/A |
Matched among Texas elementary 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 PS ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.4% | #3,721 of 4,401 | #336 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.0% | #4,406 of 4,466 ▼ 875 | #423 of 429 ▼ 90 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #4,295 of 4,466 ▼ 833 | #407 of 429 ▼ 99 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.5pp | #546 of 3,998 | #75 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 584 | #1,732 of 4,938 | #132 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.1:1 | #4,240 of 4,622 | #400 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.6% | #3,772 of 4,628 | #367 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.1% | #942 of 4,789 | #161 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.9% | #1,184 of 1,307 | #108 of 118 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
584
-32 (-5%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 19.3:1
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 | 584 | 32.3 | 18.1:1 | 91% (532) |
| 2023-24 | 598 | 31.3 | 19.1:1 | 93% (559) |
| 2022-23 | 601 | 28.8 | 20.9:1 | 92% (552) |
| 2020-21 | 616 | 32 | 19.3:1 | 91% (558) |
| 2017-18 | 573 | 35.4 | 16.2:1 | 89% (512) |
| 2015-16 | 536 | 32 | 16.8:1 | 92% (491) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Uplift Williams Prep PS.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (573 to 584); teachers down 9% (35.4 to 32.3).
About Uplift Williams Prep PS
Uplift Williams Prep PS is an elementary school in DALLAS, Texas, reachable at (214) 276-0352. The school enrolls 584 students, from pre-K through 5.
UPLIFT EDUCATION oversees Uplift Williams Prep PS and 44 other schools, with 23,384 students in total.
Federal enrollment data show Uplift Williams Prep PS is 89% Hispanic. Other groups include 7% Black. The county population is about 41% Hispanic. Uplift Williams Prep PS's diversity index is 20%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at the school number 32.3 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 18.1:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Roughly 91% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Dallas County, the average eligibility rate is 77%.
allk12 grades Uplift Williams Prep PS a D. The grade compares the school only with Texas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Uplift Williams Prep PS would be expected to post about 34.8%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 29.4%.
Uplift Williams Prep PS is located in Dallas County, where the median household income is $76,547, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Besides Uplift Williams Prep PS, Dallas County has 770 other public schools.
The nearest public school is Uplift Williams Prep Middle School, at less than a tenth of a mile. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 41.7%, higher than Uplift Williams Prep PS's 29.4%.
Federal data place Uplift Williams Prep PS in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. It is a charter school, open to the public and funded by taxpayers.
Federal data show a 5% enrollment decrease, from 616 in 2020-21 to 584 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 19.3:1 to 18.1:1.
The Uplift Williams Prep PS community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
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Nearby schools
- Uplift Williams Prep Middle School0.0 mi · 532
- 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 PSHow many students attend Uplift Williams Prep PS?
Uplift Williams Prep PS enrolls approximately 584 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Uplift Williams Prep PS serve?
Uplift Williams Prep PS serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Uplift Williams Prep PS?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Uplift Williams Prep PS is approximately 18.1:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Uplift Williams Prep PS?
Student demographics at Uplift Williams Prep PS are roughly 2% White, 89% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Uplift Williams Prep PS in?
Uplift Williams Prep PS is part of UPLIFT EDUCATION.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.