Uplift North Hills Prep Middle School
Public middle school (charter) in Irving, Texas · Uplift Education · Grades 6–8
Uplift North Hills Prep Middle School serves 502 students in grades 6–8 in Irving (Dallas County). It is one of 45 schools in Uplift Education. By enrollment it is the 1092nd largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 16.8 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 ÷ 29.81 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 | 480003007562 |
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 | 502 | 23,384 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 16.8 | 16.8 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 14.9% | 80.6% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 83% 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 North Hills Prep Middle School in context
Size
Uplift North Hills Prep Middle School is the 6th largest of Uplift Education's 13 middle schools; its 502 students are 2.1% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 3.8 miles away and have a median of 792 students, so Uplift North Hills Prep Middle 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 8 with 169 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 166, against an average of 167 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 166 in grade 6 and 169 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Asian students are the largest group, at 73.1% of enrollment, a higher share than across Uplift Education (6.4%). Hispanic students are next, at 13.1%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
14.9% 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 North Hills Prep Middle School has 29.81 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 502 students would have about 34.9 teachers, so Uplift North Hills Prep Middle School has 5.1 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 Field Middle School, 3.4 miles away in Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD. There are 10 middle schools within 5 miles and 39 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Asian | 73.1% |
| Hispanic | 13.1% |
| Black | 5.8% |
| White | 5.4% |
| Two or more races | 2.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
46% of students are girls and 54% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 166 |
| Grade 7 | 167 |
| Grade 8 | 169 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
606 E Royal Ln, Irving, TX 75039
Phone: (972)501-0645
Website: uplifteducation.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Uplift North Hills Prep Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Field Middle School | Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD | 3.4 mi | 864 | 13.2 | 77.9% |
| Travis Middle School | Irving ISD | 3.6 mi | 936 | 16.2 | 85.6% |
| Coppell Middle West | Coppell ISD | 3.6 mi | 1,230 | 16.4 | – |
| Francisco Pancho Medrano Junior High School | Dallas ISD | 3.7 mi | 669 | 17.6 | 99.9% |
| Houston Middle School | Irving ISD | 3.9 mi | 758 | 14 | 81.4% |
| Bush Middle School | Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD | 3.9 mi | 675 | 12.4 | 59.4% |
| Perry Middle School | Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD | 4.7 mi | 825 | 13.4 | 72.5% |
| Crockett Middle School | Irving ISD | 4.8 mi | 754 | 14.1 | 87.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.