Uplift Ascend Prep Middle School
Public middle school (charter) in Fort Worth, Texas · Uplift Education · Grades 6–8
Uplift Ascend Prep Middle School serves 401 students in grades 6–8 in Fort Worth (Tarrant County). It is one of 45 schools in Uplift Education. By enrollment it is the 1256th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 16.9 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas middle school (14.4).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,719 Texas middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 23.79 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| 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 | 480003014125 |
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 middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 401 | 23,384 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 16.9 | 16.8 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 87% | 80.6% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 84% of Texas middle 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 Middle School in context
Size
Of the 13 middle schools in Uplift Education, Uplift Ascend Prep Middle School is the 11th largest, with 1.7% of the district's students. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 3.6 miles away with a median enrollment of 540; Uplift Ascend Prep Middle 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 7 with 149 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 124, against an average of 134 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 128 in grade 6 and 124 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 61.3% here and 64.8% across Uplift Education. Black students are next, at 30.2%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
87% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 80.6% across Uplift Education and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle 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
With 23.79 full-time-equivalent teachers for 401 students, Uplift Ascend Prep Middle School has 16.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 401 students would have about 27.8 teachers, so Uplift Ascend Prep Middle School has 4 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Uplift Ascend Prep Middle School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other middle school is Charles Baxter Junior High School, 0.9 miles away in Everman ISD. Within 10 miles there are 42 other middle schools, 8 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 61.3% |
| Black | 30.2% |
| Two or more races | 5.5% |
| White | 3% |
50.9% of students are girls and 49.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 128 |
| Grade 7 | 149 |
| Grade 8 | 124 |
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 Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Baxter Junior High School | Everman ISD | 0.9 mi | 709 | 12.9 | 95.8% |
| Roy Johnson STEM Academy | Everman ISD | 2.1 mi | 441 | 11.6 | 92.5% |
| Kennedale Junior High School | Kennedale ISD | 3.0 mi | 624 | 13.6 | 59.8% |
| Forest Oak Middle School | Fort Worth ISD | 3.6 mi | 1,044 | 13.4 | 96.4% |
| IDEA Southeast College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 3.6 mi | 475 | 20.2 | 91.4% |
| Int'l Newcomer Academy | Fort Worth ISD | 4.1 mi | 429 | 17 | 98.4% |
| IDEA Edgecliff College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 4.3 mi | 604 | 15.5 | 78.8% |
| Academy of Visual and Performing Arts | Academy of Visual and Performing Arts | 4.8 mi | 146 | 7.4 | 2.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.