Uplift Heights Prep Middle School
Public middle school (charter) in Dallas, Texas · Uplift Education · Grades 6–8
Uplift Heights Prep Middle School serves 448 students in grades 6–8 in Dallas (Dallas County). It is one of 45 schools in Uplift Education. By enrollment it is the 1173rd largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 15.5 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 ÷ 28.82 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 | 480003012270 |
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 | 448 | 23,384 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 15.5 | 16.8 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 90.6% | 80.6% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 66% 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 Heights Prep Middle School in context
Size
Uplift Heights Prep Middle School is the 8th largest of Uplift Education's 13 middle schools; its 448 students are 1.9% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 3 miles away and have a median of 488 students, so Uplift Heights 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 6 with 151 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 148, against an average of 149 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 151 in grade 6 and 148 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 80.4% of enrollment, a higher share than across Uplift Education (64.8%). Black students are next, at 17.4%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
90.6% of students qualify 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
Uplift Heights Prep Middle School has 28.82 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 448 students would have about 31.1 teachers, so Uplift Heights Prep Middle School has 2.3 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
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 middle school is Dallas Environmental Science Academy, 0.8 miles away in Dallas ISD. There are 17 middle schools within 5 miles and 54 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 80.4% |
| Black | 17.4% |
| Asian | 0.9% |
| Two or more races | 0.9% |
| White | 0.4% |
47.3% of students are girls and 52.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 151 |
| Grade 7 | 149 |
| Grade 8 | 148 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2650 Canada Dr., Dallas, TX 75212
Phone: (214)442-7094
Website: uplifteducation.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Uplift Heights Prep Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Environmental Science Academy | Dallas ISD | 0.8 mi | 431 | 19.6 | 86.8% |
| West Dallas Junior High School | Dallas ISD | 0.9 mi | 353 | 16.4 | 97.5% |
| Raul Quintanilla Sr. Middle STEAM Academy | Dallas ISD | 2.0 mi | 556 | 15.9 | 95.1% |
| Rosemont Upper | Dallas ISD | 3.0 mi | 459 | 14.9 | 68.8% |
| Thomas J Rusk Middle School | Dallas ISD | 3.0 mi | 373 | 14.9 | 94.1% |
| Uplift Williams Prep Middle School | Uplift Education | 3.0 mi | 532 | 15.3 | 89.5% |
| W E Greiner Exploratory Arts Academy | Dallas ISD | 3.7 mi | 1,116 | 16.4 | 90.9% |
| William B Travis Vanguard Academy of Academically Tag | Dallas ISD | 3.8 mi | 517 | 17.2 | 18.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.