Uplift Wisdom Prep High School
Public high school (charter) in Dallas, Texas · Uplift Education · Grades 9–12
Uplift Wisdom Prep High School serves 351 students in grades 9–12 in Dallas (Dallas County). It is one of 45 schools in Uplift Education. By enrollment it is the 1088th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 12.8 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than 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 ÷ 27.32 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 | 480003014097 |
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 | 351 | 23,384 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 12.8 | 16.8 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 85.8% | 80.6% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 39% 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 Wisdom Prep High School in context
Size
Of the 13 high schools in Uplift Education, Uplift Wisdom Prep High School is the 11th largest, with 1.5% of the district's students. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 2.5 miles away with a median enrollment of 375; Uplift Wisdom Prep High School is close to their typical size.
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 107 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 76, against an average of 88 per grade. This year grade 12 has 15% fewer students than grade 9 (77 against 91). 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: 70.4% here and 64.8% across Uplift Education. Black students are next, at 27.1%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
85.8% 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 27.32 full-time-equivalent teachers for 351 students, Uplift Wisdom Prep High School has 12.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 351 students would have about 25.1 teachers, so Uplift Wisdom Prep High School has 2.2 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Uplift Wisdom 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 Gateway Charter Academy - Middle - High School, 1.4 miles away in Gateway Charter Academy. Within 10 miles there are 50 other high schools, 15 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 | 70.4% |
| Black | 27.1% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |
| White | 0.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Asian | 0.3% |
48.7% of students are girls and 51.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 91 |
| Grade 10 | 107 |
| Grade 11 | 76 |
| Grade 12 | 77 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
301 W Camp Wisdom Rd, Dallas, TX 75232
Phone: (214)653-6900
Website: uplifteducation.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Uplift Wisdom Prep High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gateway Charter Academy - Middle - High School | Gateway Charter Academy | 1.4 mi | 196 | 12.9 | 97.4% |
| Kathlyn Joy Gilliam Collegiate Academy | Dallas ISD | 1.8 mi | 342 | 18.1 | 81.3% |
| David W Carter High School | Dallas ISD | 1.8 mi | 1,097 | 15.7 | 91.2% |
| South Oak Cliff High School | Dallas ISD | 2.5 mi | 1,560 | 15.9 | 97.9% |
| Uplift Hampton Prep High School | Uplift Education | 2.6 mi | 414 | 13.6 | 82.1% |
| New Technical H S at B F Darrell High School | Dallas ISD | 2.7 mi | 407 | 16.8 | 90.4% |
| Winfree Academy Charter School Dallas | Winfree Academy Charter Schools | 2.7 mi | 245 | 55.7 | – |
| Barbara M Manns H S DAEP | Dallas ISD | 2.7 mi | 148 | 7.8 | 92.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.