Uplift Hampton Prep Middle School
Public middle school (charter) in Dallas, Texas · Uplift Education · Grades 6–8
Uplift Hampton Prep Middle School serves 510 students in grades 6–8 in Dallas (Dallas County). It is one of 45 schools in Uplift Education. By enrollment it is the 1075th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 19.1 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 ÷ 26.7 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 | 480003012188 |
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 | 510 | 23,384 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 19.1 | 16.8 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 83.5% | 80.6% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 96% 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 Hampton Prep Middle School in context
Size
Uplift Hampton Prep Middle School is the 4th largest of Uplift Education's 13 middle schools; its 510 students are 2.2% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 2.7 miles away with a median enrollment of 430; Uplift Hampton 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 8 with 176 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 166, against an average of 170 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 168 in grade 6 and 176 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Black students: 59% here and 23.2% across Uplift Education. Hispanic students are next, at 35.5%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
83.5% 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 26.7 full-time-equivalent teachers for 510 students, Uplift Hampton Prep Middle School has 19.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 510 students would have about 35.4 teachers, so Uplift Hampton Prep Middle School has 8.7 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 Hampton 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 D a Hulcy STEAM Middle School, 1 miles away in Dallas ISD. Within 10 miles there are 40 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
| Black | 59% |
| Hispanic | 35.5% |
| Two or more races | 5.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
48.4% of students are girls and 51.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 168 |
| Grade 7 | 166 |
| Grade 8 | 176 |
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 Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D a Hulcy STEAM Middle School | Dallas ISD | 1.0 mi | 400 | 14.8 | 93.3% |
| J Herman Reed Middle School | Duncanville ISD | 2.5 mi | 460 | 12.3 | 83% |
| Wisdom Prep Middle School | Uplift Education | 2.6 mi | 493 | 17.5 | 87.6% |
| Glenn C Hardin Intermediate School | Duncanville ISD | 2.7 mi | 508 | 16.5 | 84.1% |
| Desoto West Middle School | Desoto ISD | 2.7 mi | 370 | 21.4 | 59.7% |
| Judge Louis a Bedford Jr. Law Academy | Dallas ISD | 2.7 mi | 509 | 15.2 | 97.4% |
| Grace R Brandenburg Intermediate School | Duncanville ISD | 2.9 mi | 345 | 12.4 | 84.9% |
| IDEA a W Brown College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 3.0 mi | 151 | 12.5 | 88.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.