Uplift Ascend Prep High School
Public high school (charter) in Fort Worth, Texas · Uplift Education · Grades 9–12
Uplift Ascend Prep High School serves 318 students in grades 9–12 in Fort Worth (Tarrant County). It is one of 45 schools in Uplift Education. By enrollment it is the 1148th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 12.6 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 25.17 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Uplift Education |
| County | Tarrant County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 480003022963 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Uplift Education | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 318 | 23,384 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 12.6 | 16.8 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 63.2% | 80.6% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 38% of Texas high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Uplift Ascend Prep High School in context
Size
Of the 13 high schools in Uplift Education, Uplift Ascend Prep High School is the 12th largest, with 1.4% of the district's students. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 4 miles away and have a median of 673 students, so Uplift Ascend Prep High School is smaller than most of them.
As a charter school it is publicly funded and charges no tuition, but it is run under a charter rather than directly by a local school board.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 9 with 88 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 74, against an average of 80 per grade. This year grade 12 has 16% fewer students than grade 9 (74 against 88). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 68.9% of enrollment, a higher share than across Uplift Education (64.8%). Black students are next, at 27.7%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
63.2% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 80.6% across Uplift Education and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Uplift Ascend Prep High School has 25.17 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 318 students would have about 22.7 teachers, so Uplift Ascend Prep High School has 2.5 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other high school is Everman Academy High School, 1 miles away in Everman ISD. There are 5 high schools within 5 miles and 43 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 68.9% |
| Black | 27.7% |
| White | 1.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Asian | 0.3% |
50.6% of students are girls and 49.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 88 |
| Grade 10 | 80 |
| Grade 11 | 76 |
| Grade 12 | 74 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3301 Turf Paradise Pkwy, Fort Worth, TX 76140
Phone: (817)768-4300
Website: uplifteducation.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Uplift Ascend Prep High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Everman Academy High School | Everman ISD | 1.0 mi | 68 | 13.1 | 97.1% |
| Everman High School | Everman ISD | 1.5 mi | 1,529 | 16.9 | 95.2% |
| Tarrant County College South/Fort Worth Collegiate High School | Fort Worth ISD | 2.5 mi | 347 | 19.9 | 80.4% |
| O D Wyatt High School | Fort Worth ISD | 3.5 mi | 1,499 | 15.4 | 92.7% |
| Kennedale High School | Kennedale ISD | 4.4 mi | 943 | 14.6 | 50.8% |
| Uplift Mighty Prep High School | Uplift Education | 5.1 mi | 402 | 14.9 | 88.3% |
| Paint Rock Panther Academy | Paint Rock ISD | 5.1 mi | 23 | 5.1 | – |
| South Hills High School | Fort Worth ISD | 5.3 mi | 1,846 | 16 | 90.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.