Uplift Williams Prep High School
Public high school (charter) in Dallas, Texas · Uplift Education · Grades 9–12
Uplift Williams Prep High School serves 517 students in grades 9–12 in Dallas (Dallas County). It is one of 45 schools in Uplift Education. By enrollment it is the 881st largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 13.7 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 ÷ 37.83 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 | 480003012012 |
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 | 517 | 23,384 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 13.7 | 16.8 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 85.3% | 80.6% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 46% 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 Williams Prep High School in context
Size
Uplift Williams Prep High School is the 2nd largest of Uplift Education's 13 high schools; its 517 students are 2.2% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 3.5 miles away and have a median of 881 students, so Uplift Williams 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 10 with 150 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 109, against an average of 129 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 116 in grade 9 and 109 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 97.7% of enrollment, a higher share than across Uplift Education (64.8%). Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
85.3% of students qualify 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
Uplift Williams Prep High School has 37.83 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 517 students would have about 36.9 teachers, so Uplift Williams 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
NCES classifies its location as city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other high school is Letot Campus, 2.4 miles away in Academy for Academic Excellence. There are 11 high schools within 5 miles and 58 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 97.7% |
| Black | 0.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Asian | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 0.4% |
| White | 0.4% |
44.9% of students are girls and 55.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 116 |
| Grade 10 | 150 |
| Grade 11 | 142 |
| Grade 12 | 109 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1750 Viceroy Dr., Dallas, TX 75235
Phone: (214)276-0352
Website: uplifteducation.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Uplift Williams Prep High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Letot Campus | Academy for Academic Excellence | 2.4 mi | 45 | 5.3 | 100% |
| Uplift Heights Healthcare Institute | Uplift Education | 3.0 mi | 497 | 14.2 | 85.3% |
| Dr. L G Pinkston Senior High School | Dallas ISD | 3.4 mi | 1,264 | 15.5 | 95.3% |
| Thomas Jefferson High School | Dallas ISD | 3.4 mi | 1,516 | 14 | 97.6% |
| Highland Park High School | Highland Park ISD | 3.6 mi | 2,119 | 14.4 | – |
| Pass Learning Center | Garland ISD | 4.4 mi | 11 | – | – |
| Pass Learning Center | Richardson ISD | 4.4 mi | 10 | – | – |
| North Dallas High School | Dallas ISD | 4.5 mi | 1,300 | 16 | 91.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.