Uplift Luna Prep High School
Public high school (charter) in Dallas, Texas · Uplift Education · Grades 9–12
Uplift Luna Prep High School serves 472 students in grades 9–12 in Dallas (Dallas County). It is one of 45 schools in Uplift Education. By enrollment it is the 939th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 14.3 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 ÷ 33.04 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 | 480003013197 |
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 | 472 | 23,384 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 14.3 | 16.8 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 82.4% | 80.6% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 52% 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 Luna Prep High School in context
Size
Uplift Luna Prep High School is the 5th largest of Uplift Education's 13 high schools; its 472 students are 2% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 2.9 miles away with a median enrollment of 1,760; Uplift Luna Prep High School is smaller 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 142 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 90, against an average of 118 per grade. This year grade 12 has 37% fewer students than grade 9 (90 against 142). 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 Hispanic students: 82.4% here and 64.8% across Uplift Education. Black students are next, at 14.2%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
82.4% 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 33.04 full-time-equivalent teachers for 472 students, Uplift Luna Prep High School has 14.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 472 students would have about 33.7 teachers, so Uplift Luna 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 Luna 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 Bryan Adams H S Leadership Academy, 1.7 miles away in Dallas ISD. Within 10 miles there are 52 other high schools, 11 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 | 82.4% |
| Black | 14.2% |
| White | 1.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.1% |
| Asian | 0.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
47.5% of students are girls and 52.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 142 |
| Grade 10 | 126 |
| Grade 11 | 114 |
| Grade 12 | 90 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
9743 E Rl Thornton Fwy, Dallas, TX 75228
Phone: (214)445-3300
Website: uplifteducation.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Uplift Luna Prep High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Adams H S Leadership Academy | Dallas ISD | 1.7 mi | 2,208 | 14.8 | 92.6% |
| Skyline High School | Dallas ISD | 1.8 mi | 3,837 | 16.9 | 92.2% |
| Pioneer Technology (Ptaa) Mesquite | Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy | 2.1 mi | 484 | 14.2 | 53.1% |
| North Mesquite High School | Mesquite ISD | 2.8 mi | 2,099 | 13.9 | 81.8% |
| Premier H S Mesquite | Premier High Schools | 3.1 mi | 103 | 24.4 | 89.3% |
| Inspired Vision Academy Secondary | Inspired Vision Academy | 3.7 mi | 558 | 16 | 99.5% |
| West Mesquite High School | Mesquite ISD | 3.7 mi | 1,997 | 13.8 | 84.9% |
| Poteet High School | Mesquite ISD | 3.9 mi | 1,523 | 13.8 | 64.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.