Wisdom Prep Middle School
Public middle school (charter) in Dallas, Texas · Uplift Education · Grades 6–8
Wisdom Prep Middle School serves 493 students in grades 6–8 in Dallas (Dallas County). It is one of 45 schools in Uplift Education. By enrollment it is the 1104th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 17.5 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 ÷ 28.25 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 | 480003013474 |
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 | 493 | 23,384 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 17.5 | 16.8 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 87.6% | 80.6% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 89% 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.
Wisdom Prep Middle School in context
Size
Wisdom Prep Middle School is the 7th largest of Uplift Education's 13 middle schools; its 493 students are 2.1% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 2.9 miles away and have a median of 414 students, so Wisdom Prep Middle 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 7 with 177 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 142, against an average of 164 per grade. This year grade 8 has 18% fewer students than grade 6 (142 against 174). 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
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 66.9% of enrollment, about the same share as across Uplift Education (64.8%). Black students are next, at 30.8%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
87.6% 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
Wisdom Prep Middle School has 28.25 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 17.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 493 students would have about 34.2 teachers, so Wisdom Prep Middle School has 6 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 Judge Louis a Bedford Jr. Law Academy, 1.4 miles away in Dallas ISD. There are 17 middle schools within 5 miles and 44 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 66.9% |
| Black | 30.8% |
| Two or more races | 1% |
| White | 0.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
48.7% of students are girls and 51.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 174 |
| Grade 7 | 177 |
| Grade 8 | 142 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
301 W Camp Wisdom Rd, Dallas, TX 75232
Phone: (469)621-8500
Website: uplifteducation.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Wisdom Prep Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Judge Louis a Bedford Jr. Law Academy | Dallas ISD | 1.4 mi | 509 | 15.2 | 97.4% |
| D a Hulcy STEAM Middle School | Dallas ISD | 2.2 mi | 400 | 14.8 | 93.3% |
| Uplift Hampton Prep Middle School | Uplift Education | 2.6 mi | 510 | 19.1 | 83.5% |
| Barbara M Manns Middle DAEP | Dallas ISD | 2.7 mi | 100 | 6.7 | 99% |
| Dr. Frederick Douglass Todd Sr. Middle School | Dallas ISD | 3.1 mi | 427 | 13.8 | 98.4% |
| Boude Storey Middle School | Dallas ISD | 3.1 mi | 379 | 15.2 | 97.6% |
| IDEA a W Brown College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 3.5 mi | 151 | 12.5 | 88.7% |
| T W Browne Middle School | Dallas ISD | 3.7 mi | 491 | 16.9 | 97.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.