UPLIFT WISDOM PREP PS

UPLIFT WISDOM PREP PS is an elementary school of moderately sized scale in DALLAS, Texas, run under UPLIFT EDUCATION, caters to 593 students in grades K through 5.

Across the 45 schools in UPLIFT EDUCATION (23,384 students total), UPLIFT WISDOM PREP PS accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, UPLIFT WISDOM PREP PS records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 61% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 37% Black. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 41%.

In terms of school funding signals, UPLIFT WISDOM PREP PS records 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 22.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Around 90% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Dallas County (around 77%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, UPLIFT WISDOM PREP PS sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 34.4%; this one delivers 29.4%.

In the area at large, Dallas County reports that 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%. In all, Dallas County runs 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), of which UPLIFT WISDOM PREP PS is one.

Nearest neighbor: WISDOM PREP MIDDLE, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around UPLIFT WISDOM PREP PS. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts UPLIFT WISDOM PREP PS at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 34.2%.

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

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