Uplift Heights Prep Ps
Public elementary school (charter) in Dallas, Texas · Uplift Education · Grades Pre-K–5
Uplift Heights Prep Ps serves 944 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Dallas (Dallas County). It is one of 45 schools in Uplift Education. By enrollment it is the 142nd largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 20 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 47.13 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| 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 | 480003012647 |
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 elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 944 | 23,384 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 20 | 16.8 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 91.3% | 80.6% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 96% of Texas elementary 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 Ps in context
Size
Uplift Heights Prep Ps is the largest of Uplift Education's 19 elementary schools; its 944 students are 4% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.9 miles away and have a median of 359 students, so Uplift Heights Prep Ps 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 5 with 159 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 91, against an average of 135 per grade. This year grade 5 has 13% more students than kindergarten (159 against 141). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 91 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 69.3% of enrollment, a higher share than across Uplift Education (64.8%). Black students are next, at 26.8%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
91.3% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 80.6% across Uplift Education and a median of 72% for Texas elementary 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 Ps has 47.13 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 20 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 944 students would have about 63.8 teachers, so Uplift Heights Prep Ps has 16.7 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
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 elementary school is C F Carr Elementary School, 0.4 miles away in Dallas ISD. There are 51 elementary schools within 5 miles and 180 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 69.3% |
| Black | 26.8% |
| Two or more races | 2% |
| White | 0.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Asian | 0.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
49.9% of students are girls and 50.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 91 |
| Kindergarten | 141 |
| Grade 1 | 133 |
| Grade 2 | 135 |
| Grade 3 | 147 |
| Grade 4 | 138 |
| Grade 5 | 159 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2202 Calypso St, Dallas, TX 75212
Phone: (214)873-9700
Website: uplifteducation.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Uplift Heights Prep Ps. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C F Carr Elementary School | Dallas ISD | 0.4 mi | 259 | 11.4 | 98.8% |
| Dr. Elba and Domingo Garcia West Dallas STEM School | Dallas ISD | 0.7 mi | 124 | 11 | 74.2% |
| Lorenzo De Zavala Elementary School | Dallas ISD | 1.3 mi | 369 | 13.2 | 96.7% |
| Jesus Moroles Expressive Arts Vanguard | Dallas ISD | 1.7 mi | 633 | 14.6 | 77.7% |
| Eladio R Martinez Learning Center | Dallas ISD | 2.1 mi | 547 | 15 | 99.3% |
| Esperanza Medrano Elementary School | Dallas ISD | 2.2 mi | 349 | 14 | 96.3% |
| Stevens Park Elementary School | Dallas ISD | 2.2 mi | 631 | 15.8 | 99.8% |
| Montessori Academy at Onesimo Hernandez Elementary School | Dallas ISD | 2.3 mi | 346 | 12.9 | 76% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.