Uplift Atlas Prep Middle School
Public middle school (charter) in Dallas, Texas · Uplift Education · Grades 6–8
Uplift Atlas Prep Middle School serves 422 students in grades 6–8 in Dallas (Dallas County). It is one of 45 schools in Uplift Education. By enrollment it is the 1224th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 14.5 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 29.09 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Uplift Education |
| County | Dallas County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 480003011187 |
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 | 422 | 23,384 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 14.5 | 16.8 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 87.4% | 80.6% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 51% 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 Atlas Prep Middle School in context
Size
Of the 13 middle schools in Uplift Education, Uplift Atlas Prep Middle School is the 10th largest, with 1.8% of the district's students. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 1.5 miles away with a median enrollment of 389; Uplift Atlas Prep Middle School is close to their typical size.
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 146 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 134, against an average of 141 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 142 in grade 6 and 134 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 85.5% here and 64.8% across Uplift Education. Black students are next, at 10.2%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
87.4% 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 29.09 full-time-equivalent teachers for 422 students, Uplift Atlas Prep Middle School has 14.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 422 students would have about 29.3 teachers, so Uplift Atlas Prep Middle School has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Uplift Atlas 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 Ilearn Virtual Academy at Dallas ISD, 0.7 miles away in Dallas ISD. Within 10 miles there are 61 other middle schools, 15 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 | 85.5% |
| Black | 10.2% |
| Two or more races | 2.6% |
| White | 1.2% |
| Asian | 0.5% |
50.5% of students are girls and 49.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 142 |
| Grade 7 | 146 |
| Grade 8 | 134 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
4600 Bryan St, Dallas, TX 75204
Phone: (214)821-7325
Website: uplifteducation.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Uplift Atlas Prep Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ilearn Virtual Academy at Dallas ISD | Dallas ISD | 0.7 mi | 32 | 4 | 81.3% |
| Ignite Middle at Jw Ray Learning Center | Dallas ISD | 0.8 mi | 292 | 15.4 | 94.2% |
| Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy | Dallas ISD | 0.8 mi | 486 | 16 | 90.7% |
| William B Travis Vanguard Academy of Academically Tag | Dallas ISD | 1.5 mi | 517 | 17.2 | 18.2% |
| J L Long Middle School | Dallas ISD | 1.6 mi | 1,079 | 16.3 | 63.7% |
| Billy Earl Dade Middle School | Dallas ISD | 2.1 mi | 599 | 13.9 | 99.2% |
| Dallas Hybrid Preparatory at Stephen J Hay | Dallas ISD | 2.4 mi | 111 | 9.4 | 73.9% |
| St Anthony School | St Anthony School | 2.8 mi | 116 | 16.4 | 87.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.