Uplift Summit Prep Middle School
Public middle school (charter) in Arlington, Texas · Uplift Education · Grades 6–8
Uplift Summit Prep Middle School serves 509 students in grades 6–8 in Arlington (Tarrant County). It is one of 45 schools in Uplift Education. By enrollment it is the 1080th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 19.2 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 ÷ 26.51 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Uplift Education |
| County | Tarrant County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 480003012239 |
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 | 509 | 23,384 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 19.2 | 16.8 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 84.3% | 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 Summit Prep Middle School in context
Size
Of the 13 middle schools in Uplift Education, Uplift Summit Prep Middle School is the 5th largest, with 2.2% of the district's students. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 4 miles away with a median enrollment of 745; Uplift Summit 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 7 with 172 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 168, against an average of 170 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 169 in grade 6 and 168 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 55.6% here and 64.8% across Uplift Education. Black students are next, at 35%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
84.3% 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 26.51 full-time-equivalent teachers for 509 students, Uplift Summit Prep Middle School has 19.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 509 students would have about 35.3 teachers, so Uplift Summit Prep Middle School has 8.8 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 Summit 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 Nichols Junior High School, 1.7 miles away in Arlington ISD. Within 10 miles there are 45 other middle schools, 7 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 | 55.6% |
| Black | 35% |
| Two or more races | 3.7% |
| White | 3.3% |
| Asian | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.6% |
57% of students are girls and 43% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 169 |
| Grade 7 | 172 |
| Grade 8 | 168 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1305 N Center St, Arlington, TX 76011
Phone: (817)287-5121
Website: uplifteducation.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Uplift Summit Prep Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nichols Junior High School | Arlington ISD | 1.7 mi | 586 | 12.1 | 84.8% |
| Shackelford Junior High School | Arlington ISD | 2.0 mi | 510 | 12.9 | 72.5% |
| Carter Junior High School | Arlington ISD | 2.1 mi | 735 | 13.5 | 92.8% |
| Bailey Junior High School | Arlington ISD | 3.6 mi | 754 | 13.9 | 67.9% |
| Gunn Junior High School | Arlington ISD | 4.3 mi | 879 | 13.4 | 68.6% |
| Workman Junior High School | Arlington ISD | 4.8 mi | 1,162 | 14.1 | 89.3% |
| Digital Arts & Technology Academy at Adams Middle School | Grand Prairie ISD | 5.0 mi | 542 | 12.4 | 88.9% |
| Central Junior High School | Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD | 5.1 mi | 1,061 | 14.8 | 60.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.