Uplift Hampton Prep High School
Public high school (charter) in Dallas, Texas · Uplift Education · Grades 9–12
Uplift Hampton Prep High School serves 414 students in grades 9–12 in Dallas (Dallas County). It is one of 45 schools in Uplift Education. By enrollment it is the 1007th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 13.6 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 30.55 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| 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 | 480003012200 |
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 | 414 | 23,384 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 13.6 | 16.8 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 82.1% | 80.6% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 45% 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 Hampton Prep High School in context
Size
Of the 13 high schools in Uplift Education, Uplift Hampton Prep High School is the 7th largest, with 1.8% of the district's students. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 2.6 miles away with a median enrollment of 194; Uplift Hampton Prep High School is larger 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 130 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 81, against an average of 104 per grade. This year grade 12 has 38% fewer students than grade 9 (81 against 130). 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
The largest group is Black students: 48.3% here and 23.2% across Uplift Education. Hispanic students are next, at 48.1%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
82.1% of its students are eligible 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
With 30.55 full-time-equivalent teachers for 414 students, Uplift Hampton Prep High School has 13.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 414 students would have about 29.6 teachers, so Uplift Hampton Prep High 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 high schools (14).
Location
Uplift Hampton Prep High School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other high school is Winfree Academy Charter School Dallas, 0.2 miles away in Winfree Academy Charter Schools. Within 10 miles there are 46 other high schools, 16 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 48.3% |
| Hispanic | 48.1% |
| Two or more races | 3.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
| White | 0.2% |
50% of students are girls and 50% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 130 |
| Grade 10 | 108 |
| Grade 11 | 95 |
| Grade 12 | 81 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
8915 S Hampton Rd, Dallas, TX 75237
Phone: (214)421-1982
Website: uplifteducation.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Uplift Hampton Prep High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winfree Academy Charter School Dallas | Winfree Academy Charter Schools | 0.2 mi | 245 | 55.7 | – |
| David W Carter High School | Dallas ISD | 0.8 mi | 1,097 | 15.7 | 91.2% |
| Iltexas Lancaster Desoto High School | International Leadership of Texas (Iltexas) | 2.6 mi | 191 | 8.9 | 83.2% |
| Mary E Smithey Pace High School | Duncanville ISD | 2.6 mi | 76 | 6.8 | 57.9% |
| Uplift Wisdom Prep High School | Uplift Education | 2.6 mi | 351 | 12.8 | 85.8% |
| Gateway Charter Academy - Middle - High School | Gateway Charter Academy | 2.9 mi | 196 | 12.9 | 97.4% |
| Premier H S - Desoto | Premier High Schools | 3.4 mi | 72 | 18 | 65.3% |
| Texasworks - Desoto | Texas Works | 3.4 mi | 11 | 5.5 | – |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.