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Uplift Luna Prep Ps

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-5

3701^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Uplift Luna Prep Ps is an elementary charter school in Dallas, TX, serving 719 students in grades PK-5, with about 89% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, and it is part of the Uplift Education district.

This school has experienced a significant decline in academic performance over the past several years. In the 2017-2018 school year, Uplift Luna Prep ranked in the 60th percentile statewide, but by the 2023-2024 school year, it had fallen to the 7th percentile. While there has been a slight recovery to the 20th percentile in the most recent data, the school remains well below its former performance levels. This steep decline is a key differentiator from nearby schools like Frank Guzick Elementary and Bayles Elementary, which have consistently ranked in the bottom 15-20% over the last three years. In contrast, Motley Elementary in Mesquite Independent School District (Isd) has shown a strong upward trend, moving from the 69th to the 80th percentile over the same period.

Academically, the school shows an uneven recovery. Reading scores have improved across all grades in the most recent year, but math scores remain significantly below the state average—for example, 4th-grade math proficiency is at 32.1% compared to the state's 49.3%. Science scores are also a major concern, with only 11.71% of 5th graders proficient, far below the state average of 29.57%. The school also has a higher student-to-teacher ratio of 19:1, compared to nearby Edwin J Kiest Elementary (14.3:1) and Range Elementary (11.1:1). Spending per student is about $9,709, which is lower than most Dallas Independent School District (Isd) schools in the area but comparable to some Mesquite ISD schools. Despite being part of a charter network, Uplift Luna Prep currently underperforms top Mesquite ISD schools like Motley Elementary, suggesting its challenges are school-specific rather than purely district-related.

719

Students ?

19.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,447

Per pupil spending ?

89.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9743 E Rl Thornton Fwy
Dallas, TX 75228

(214) 442-7882

District: Uplift Education

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

80.1%

African American:

14.6%

White:

2.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 6th percentile in 2023 → 20th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 20th (2026) from a 6th-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (37% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Reading scores 14 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school37%

District avg41%

Texas avg51%

3,701^st of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 40 pts since 2018

From top 40% (2018) to bottom 20% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 19Elementary Schools in the Uplift Education

665^th of 951Uplift Education among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	25.8	3701 of 4627	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.2	3841 of 4651	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	4402 of 4710	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	4374 of 4647	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.1	3780 of 4581	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.4	3272 of 4578	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.6	2074 of 4479	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.1	1730 of 4359	60.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	46.5	1209 of 2406	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.0	1313 of 1905	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.3	2219 of 2443	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	40.1	1451 of 2443	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.6	899 of 2421	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.4	967 of 2444	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.2	707 of 2515	71.9%	★★★★☆
2018	82.4	245 of 2483	90.1%	★★★★★

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	24.3	3833 of 4461	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.7	3000 of 4331	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.5	2071 of 4295	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.4	2701 of 4240	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	31.0	2177 of 2918	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	3462 of 3668	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	3524 of 3556	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	3034 of 3487	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.7	2735 of 3446	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.2	2098 of 3333	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.7	2289 of 3226	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.8	3834 of 4575	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.8	3102 of 3744	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	4253 of 4658	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	4354 of 4588	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	4013 of 4561	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.9	3327 of 4499	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.5	2089 of 4348	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.5	1775 of 4306	58.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	30.8	3411 of 4413	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.7	2781 of 3644	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	4165 of 4465	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	4159 of 4401	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	3678 of 4376	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.7	3057 of 4329	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.8	1748 of 4188	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.1	1639 of 4168	60.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	35.9	3170 of 4520	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.7	2757 of 3705	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	4363 of 4594	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	4344 of 4521	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	30.1	3507 of 4477	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.6	2957 of 4451	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.1	1111 of 4309	74.2%	★★★★☆
2018	65.4	1075 of 4264	74.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	30.2	3438 of 4582	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.7	2994 of 3739	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	4481 of 4647	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	4242 of 4585	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.6	3420 of 4563	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.2	3094 of 4498	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.8	2027 of 4357	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.3	1775 of 4319	58.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	39.4	2523 of 4301	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.2	2640 of 3549	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	4235 of 4292	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	4031 of 4086	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	45.1	1905 of 3952	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.9	2055 of 3799	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.1	1406 of 3684	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	28.8	2798 of 3558	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2026)50th percentile+30 vs school

Special Education (2026)41st percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)30th percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)25th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)25th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)23rd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)16th percentile-4 vs school

At Risk (2022)14th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading40%-14 vs state

Mathematics33%-14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)			STAAR Reading (2026)						STAAR Mathematics (2026)						STAAR Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Uplift Luna Prep Ps	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	9743 E Rl Thornton Fwy	Dallas	75228	Dallas County	Uplift Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 442-7882	719	38	19.0	89.2%	19 (2.6%)	105 (14.6%)	576 (80.1%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.9%)	25.8	3701^st of 4627 public elementary schools	20.0%		23.2	3841^st of 4651 public elementary schools	17.4%	140							42.2	30.6	48.6				31.8	32.1	36.5					$12,447
Trinity Basin Preparatory - Mesquite	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2901 E Meadows Blvd	Mesquite	75150	Dallas County	Trinity Basin Preparatory	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 946-9100	800	45	17.9	75.6%	92 (11.5%)	146 (18.3%)	516 (64.5%)	10 (1.3%)	18 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.3%)	19.4	4072^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	12.0%		33.1	3249^th of 4651 public elementary schools	30.1%	823							22.1	30.9	45.2	36.6	55.2	55.3	26.7	38.3	30.1	25.4	0.0	39.8	19.2	$9,509
George W Truett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1811 Gross Rd	Dallas	75228	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-8000	987	60	16.4	98.9%	22 (2.2%)	296 (30.0%)	632 (64.0%)	16 (1.6%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	14 (1.4%)	37.3	2930^th of 4627 public elementary schools	36.7%		55.1	1837^th of 4651 public elementary schools	60.5%	1093	46.7	60.3	55.6		13.3	46.2	30.2	32.5	42.6				36.8	47.4	52.9					$11,181
Range Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4060 Emerald Dr	Mesquite	75150	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 882-5180	587	45	12.9	86.5%	42 (7.2%)	79 (13.5%)	447 (76.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.7%)	27.6	3591^st of 4627 public elementary schools	22.4%		40.3	2751^st of 4651 public elementary schools	40.9%	840	33.3	38.9	47.1	33.3	11.1	18.2	37.3	41.4	47.9				27.1	39.7	35.9					$11,103
S S Conner Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3037 Greenmeadow Dr	Dallas	75228	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-8200	557	36	15.6	99.5%	10 (1.8%)	177 (31.8%)	347 (62.3%)	6 (1.1%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.6%)	24	3808^th of 4627 public elementary schools	17.7%		28.5	3527^th of 4651 public elementary schools	24.2%	281	47.4	71.1	66.7	33.3		0.0	36.0	29.0	26.3				23.2	47.4	31.9					$10,505
Frank Guzick Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5000 Berridge Ln	Dallas	75227	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-3900	680	43	16.0	95.6%	10 (1.5%)	198 (29.1%)	453 (66.6%)	5 (0.7%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.5%)	18.3	4138^th of 4627 public elementary schools	10.6%		20.6	3995^th of 4651 public elementary schools	14.1%	143	26.0	35.9	51.5	7.1	15.4	30.8	26.3	29.6	33.3				26.7	37.7	30.5					$11,134
Edwin J Kiest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2611 Healey Dr	Dallas	75228	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-5600	535	37	14.3	96.3%	13 (2.4%)	35 (6.5%)	482 (90.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	42.6	2541^st of 4627 public elementary schools	45.1%		35.1	3113^th of 4651 public elementary schools	33.1%	572	31.6	34.6	35.7		14.3		19.5	48.1	46.9	63.3			25.0	66.2	36.5	35.0				$11,131
Motley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3719 Moon Dr	Mesquite	75150	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 882-5080	244	22	11.1	90.6%	16 (6.6%)	14 (5.7%)	206 (84.4%)	5 (2.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	67.6	1239^th of 4627 public elementary schools	73.2%		74.9	932^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	80.0%	307	0.0	11.1					63.3	54.2	70.4				51.6	35.5	81.5					$14,253
Bayles Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2444 Telegraph Ave	Dallas	75228	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-8900	392	29	13.5	99.0%	9 (2.3%)	68 (17.3%)	304 (77.6%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	22.1	3931^st of 4627 public elementary schools	15.0%		26.9	3610^th of 4651 public elementary schools	22.4%	321	22.2	37.5	46.2	18.2	11.1	88.9	23.8	25.8	33.3	40.0			15.6	16.7	51.1	31.2				$13,083
Lawrence Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3811 Richman Dr	Mesquite	75150	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 882-7000	284	23	12.6	89.4%	18 (6.3%)	28 (9.9%)	229 (80.6%)	5 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	34.5	3118^th of 4627 public elementary schools	32.6%		54.9	1849^th of 4651 public elementary schools	60.2%	1269	18.2			9.1			28.6	48.8	51.2				17.9	56.1	31.7					$13,144

Frequently Asked Questions about Uplift Luna Prep Ps

How many students attend Uplift Luna Prep Ps?

In the 2024-25 school year, 719 students attended Uplift Luna Prep Ps.

What is the racial makeup of Uplift Luna Prep Ps?

Students at Uplift Luna Prep Ps are 80% Hispanic, 15% African American, 3% White, 2% Two or more races.

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Uplift Education

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Uplift Luna Prep Ps ranks in the bottom 20.0% of Texas elementary schools.

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