Middle Schools in Uplift Education

The Uplift Education network includes 13 middle schools serving grades 6-8 across the Dallas-Fort Worth area, with enrollments ranging from 267 to 591 students and a district-wide state ranking in the 30th percentile.

The standout school is Uplift North Hills Prep Middle, which ranks in the 98th percentile and is the only 5-star school in the network, with test scores often double or triple the district average—for example, 92% of its 7th graders are proficient in Reading versus the district average of 47%. In contrast, Uplift Ascend Prep Middle faces the greatest challenges, ranking in the 8th percentile with critically low math scores (10% proficient in 6th grade). Uplift Luna Prep Middle shows the most improvement, jumping from the 22nd to the 52nd percentile, while Uplift Infinity Prep Middle has high growth potential with strong Algebra I proficiency (75%). Uplift Elevate Prep Middle has a concerning dropout rate of 6.2%, the highest in the network.

Key findings reveal that when excluding North Hills Prep, the remaining 12 schools average a 22nd percentile ranking, indicating network-wide struggles masked by one elite campus. Mathematics is a crisis, with 6th-grade math proficiency averaging just 20.9% across most schools, and several reporting 0% in 7th-grade math. Social Studies is a universal weakness, with the network averaging only 21.4% proficient in 8th grade. Spending does not guarantee success—Wisdom Prep Middle spends the most per student ($13,555) but ranks in the 10th percentile, while lower-spending schools like Luna Prep and Infinity Prep outperform it. Uplift Williams Prep Middle and Infinity Prep show strength in Algebra I, significantly exceeding the state average of 54%.